| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 72 | 97 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +25 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 51 | 43 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.069 % | 0.042 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.699 % | 1.284 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 17 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £372 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.04 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £430 | £420 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £446 | £475 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £36.67 | £47.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £38.00 | £50.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.33 | £54.00 |
| 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 | 3001 | 3349 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.057 % | 3.303 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 750 | 771 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £326 |
| Average daily rate | £343 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.41 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £364 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 296 | 469 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.60 | £21.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.09 | £23.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.30 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.58 | £24.67 |
| 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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.