The first table below looks at the demand for GAAP skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GAAP over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Berkshire region.

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.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Rank 118 136 -
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -
Contract jobs citing GAAP 1 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.041% 0.033% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.617% 0.362% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £325 £320
% change year-on-year
- +1.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.50 - -
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
162 276 216
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 6.658% 9.005% 7.392%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 93 65
Average daily rate £359 £350 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.42% +7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £148 £125 £184
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £455 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 14 17
Average hourly rate £14.50 £15.00 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.33% -45.45%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.54 £10.60 £10.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.10 £38.00 £46.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.35 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+7.03% -45.50%
GAAP
South East

GAAP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing GAAP across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Berkshire GAAP Jobs Demand Trend

GAAP
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GAAP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire GAAP Daily Rate Trend

GAAP
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GAAP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire GAAP Hourly Rate Trend

GAAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAAP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading - 1 - -
GAAP
South East

GAAP
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing GAAP also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited GAAP.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Hyperion
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Modelling

GAAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing GAAP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited GAAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Hyperion