Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Technical Architecture |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 306 | 267 | 272 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -39 |  +5 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 309 | 386 | 297 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.529 % | 0.642 % | 0.538 % |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.791 % | 0.960 % | 0.856 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 221 | 136 |
| Average daily rate | £488 | £450 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £330 | £325 | £270 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £600 | £588 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £440 | £410 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £34.00 |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £20.26 | - | £25.20 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | - | £41.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.00 | - | - |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category | 39065 | 40190 | 34705 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 66.83 % | 66.81 % | 62.88 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22448 | 22849 | 17437 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £438 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £275 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £588 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £348 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1270 | 1438 | 1236 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £29.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £13.50 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
