| Architect |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 40 | 32 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -8 |  +21 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 27 | 29 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 3.093 % | 3.594 % | 1.581 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.444 % | 3.951 % | 1.738 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £460 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £340 | £450 | £375 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £438 | £596 | £650 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £425 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £25.62 | £38.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.18 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 784 | 734 | 1093 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 89.81 % | 90.95 % | 90.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 266 | 176 | 216 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £350 | £340 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £138 | £149 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £413 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 81 | 86 | 144 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £17.25 | £17.25 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.02 | £10.50 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £28.50 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
