| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 33 | 48 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.412 % | 0.505 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £455 | £455 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.13 % |
| 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 | £45.25 | £47.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.40 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 354 | 594 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.495 % | 0.597 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 52 | 60 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £320 | £326 |
| Average daily rate | £347 | £343 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.94 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £360 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 36 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.32 | £32.48 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.43 | £35.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.55 | £38.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
