| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 53 | 64 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.596 % | 0.238 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £459 | £500 |
| Average daily rate | £538 | £500 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.53 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £617 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £446 | £475 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.20 % |
| 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 | £43.77 | £48.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 877 | 841 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.185 % | 0.829 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 267 | 198 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £353 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 132 | 84 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.44 | £19.07 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.35 | £20.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +32.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.26 | £22.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
