Hourly wages for tech professionals hit a record high during the fourth quarter of 2005, according to a report released Monday. According to the Yoh Index of Technology Wages, hourly pay increased by 3.1 percent to an average of $30.27 per hour between October 10, 2005 and November 6, 2005. Since the fourth quarter of 2001, wages for "high-impact technology professionals" have rise nearly 11 percent, the firm found. <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060206/tc_zd/170810">The positions in the most demand</A> include SAP functional consultants, who commanded an average of $75.09 pr hour. Data warehouse architects, CRM managers, hardware/firmware engineers and a generic project manager classification rounded out the top five.