| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 40 | 51 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 15 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.020 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.311 % | 0.172 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £459 | - |
| Average daily rate | £538 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £617 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £445 | £479 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.03 % |
| 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 | £45.44 | £47.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 649 | 582 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.856 % | 0.580 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 178 | 142 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £311 | £363 |
| Average daily rate | £342 | £398 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.02 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £374 | £434 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 101 | 63 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.51 | £18.66 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.23 | £20.36 |
| % change on same period last year | +43.57 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.95 | £22.06 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
