GMP Contracts in England

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GMP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited GMP over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 529 628 762
Rank change year-on-year +99 +134 -155
Contract jobs citing GMP 14 20 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.038% 0.040% 0.030%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.26% 0.30% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 11 11
10th Percentile - - £400
25th Percentile £363 £563 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £600 £638
Median % change year-on-year -27.08% -5.88% +31.71%
75th Percentile £563 £641 £716
90th Percentile £675 £838 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +23.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Median hourly rate £14.27 £14.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% - -
UK median hourly rate £14.27 £14.00 -
% change year-on-year +1.93% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GMP is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,296 6,738 9,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.23% 13.35% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,372 4,584 6,397
10th Percentile £300 £276 £288
25th Percentile £407 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -2.86% +2.44% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 348 206 260
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.94 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.14 £19.50 £16.44
Median hourly rate £22.42 £41.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.98% +50.91% +30.95%
75th Percentile £45.00 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.41 £79.88 £68.30
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £37.50 £28.00
% change year-on-year -44.00% +33.93% +33.02%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GMP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GMP in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GMP in England.

Daily rate trend for GMP in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GMP in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for GMP in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing GMP in England.

Hourly rate trend for GMP in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the England region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +19 7 £375 - 23
South West - 4 - - 7
London +100 2 £650 +10.64% 15
North of England +22 1 - - 36
North West +17 1 - - 16
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
General
1 11 (78.57%) Pharmaceutical
2 9 (64.29%) Manufacturing
3 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) QA Specialist
2 4 (28.57%) Author
2 4 (28.57%) Technical Author
3 3 (21.43%) Development Specialist
3 3 (21.43%) Product Specialist
4 2 (14.29%) Project Manager
5 1 (7.14%) IT Manager
5 1 (7.14%) IT Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (50.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Biotechnology
2 5 (35.71%) Change Control
2 5 (35.71%) Decision-Making
2 5 (35.71%) Project Management
3 4 (28.57%) Chemistry
4 3 (21.43%) ERP
5 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (14.29%) Human Resource Management
5 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 2 (14.29%) Supply Chain Management
6 1 (7.14%) Data Entry
6 1 (7.14%) Logistics
6 1 (7.14%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (35.71%) QA
2 2 (14.29%) GAMP
2 2 (14.29%) GxP
3 1 (7.14%) Accessibility
3 1 (7.14%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 5 (35.71%) Adobe