| Architect |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 41 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +17 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1186 | 1301 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.564 % | 1.360 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.001 % | 3.169 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 467 | 513 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £482 | £495 |
| Average daily rate | £518 | £530 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £555 | £564 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £468 | £462 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £41.00 | £42.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £44.42 | £48.06 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.57 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £47.83 | £53.22 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £44.22 | £45.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.18 % |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 29641 | 41048 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.08 % | 42.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12370 | 15159 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £408 | £427 |
| Average daily rate | £437 | £457 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £467 | £486 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1564 | 2059 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.75 | £24.32 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.36 | £26.01 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.98 | £27.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.39 | £25.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.63 % |
|
We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
