| Solution Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 26 | 9 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -17 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.765 % | 13.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £600 | £575 |
| Average daily rate | £650 | £738 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £700 | £900 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £497 | £476 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.28 % |
| 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 | £41.75 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 170 | 60 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.227 % | 0.061 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 26 | 14 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £370 | £380 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £470 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.71 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £560 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 52 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.44 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.43 | £29.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.62 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.42 | £30.50 |
| 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 Solutions Architect across the Newport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
