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The table below looks at the demand for GxP skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GxP over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGxP
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank110141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.036 %0.980 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£535-
Average daily rate£543-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£550-
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£388
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.00£40.60
% change on same period last year-11.33 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads193204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.303 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted3452
Average minimum daily rate£378£332
Average daily rate£399£352
% change on same period last year+13.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£357
% change on same period last year+3.22 %
Hourly rates quoted1630
Average minimum hourly rate£14.77£21.23
Average hourly rate£16.08£22.69
% change on same period last year-29.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.39£24.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.35£23.85
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
GxP South EastGxP
South East

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.

GxP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GxP across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Berkshire GxP Demand Trend

GxP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire GxP Daily Rate Trend

GxP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire GxP Hourly Rate Trend

GxP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GxP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
MaidenheadNew entry-1--
GxP South EastGxP
South East

GxP
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing GxP 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 GxP.

15 (83.33 %)SAP
15 (83.33 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (66.67 %)Validation
24 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (50.00 %)QA
33 (50.00 %)Volume Testing
33 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
33 (50.00 %)SAP XI
33 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
33 (50.00 %)Health
33 (50.00 %)SAP BW
33 (50.00 %)webMethods
42 (33.33 %)Test Management
51 (16.67 %)ServiceCenter
51 (16.67 %)EDMS
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)OpenView
51 (16.67 %)HP
51 (16.67 %)Change Management
51 (16.67 %)Document Management

GxP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing GxP 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 GxP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)SAP XI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)SAP BW
21 (16.67 %)EDMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Health
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Test Manager
14 (66.67 %)SAP Manager
14 (66.67 %)SAP Test Manager
21 (16.67 %)SAP Tester
21 (16.67 %)Coordinator
21 (16.67 %)Tester
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Validation
14 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (50.00 %)Volume Testing
23 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
23 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
32 (33.33 %)Test Management
41 (16.67 %)Document Management
41 (16.67 %)ITIL
41 (16.67 %)Change Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (83.33 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (50.00 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)OpenView
11 (16.67 %)ServiceCenter
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)SAP
23 (50.00 %)webMethods
31 (16.67 %)HP