| Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 17 | 14 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 20 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.020 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.509 % | 7.968 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £485 | £600 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | £650 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £515 | £700 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £465 | £457 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.89 % |
| 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 | £43.81 | £45.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 169 | 251 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.225 % | 0.254 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 35 | 46 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £374 | £287 |
| Average daily rate | £383 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | +26.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £392 | £317 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 11 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.66 | £32.47 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.78 | £36.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.82 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.90 | £39.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Architect across the Newcastle region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
