| Lead Architect |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 57 | 78 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.214 % | 0.242 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £600 | - |
| Average daily rate | £600 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £600 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £669 | £610 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £42.75 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 933 | 1651 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.326 % | 1.667 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 133 | 288 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £366 | £385 |
| Average daily rate | £387 | £407 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £409 | £429 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 69 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.76 | £21.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.47 | £22.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.19 | £22.94 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Lead Architect across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
