| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 134 | 115 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 23 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.023 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.255 % | 0.614 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £448 | £384 |
| Average daily rate | £448 | £423 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.76 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £448 | £463 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £447 | £461 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £60.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £60.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £60.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £41.93 | £46.39 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.61 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3534 | 3747 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.711 % | 3.791 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 819 | 800 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £364 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 421 | 363 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.71 | £21.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.79 | £22.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.86 | £24.30 |
| 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 Technical Architect across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
