| Solution Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 51 | 37 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 14 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.014 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.650 % | 2.478 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £500 | £530 |
| Average daily rate | £525 | £665 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.01 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £551 | £800 |
| 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 | 615 | 565 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.820 % | 0.572 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 159 | 143 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £323 | £349 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £390 | £417 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 98 | 47 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.93 | £20.56 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.95 | £21.33 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.61 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.96 | £22.10 |
| 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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
