| Messaging Architect |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 248 | 293 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +45 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 7 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.044 % | 0.043 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £420 |
| Average daily rate | - | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £480 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11411 | 16150 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.42 % | 15.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2943 | 4160 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1352 | 2039 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.46 | £25.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.96 | £27.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.37 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.47 | £28.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
|
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 Messaging Architect across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.