The first table below looks at the demand for GMP skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GMP 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 Bristol 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
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing GMP 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 0.189% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.857% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £513 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £513 £350 £650
% change year-on-year
+46.42% -46.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £17.50
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
35 40 26
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 6.629% 4.768% 4.194%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 31 14
Average daily rate £325 £375 £395
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% -5.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £237 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £474
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £157.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.35 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+7.03% -45.50%
GMP
South West

GMP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bristol GMP Jobs Demand Trend

GMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol GMP Hourly Rate Trend

GMP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing GMP 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 GMP.

1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) GAMP
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (50.00%) Internet
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering

GMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing GMP 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 GMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Test Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GAMP