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This section looks at the demand for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) skills within the Glasgow 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 GAAP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.556 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£383
% change on same period last year+4.34 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£19.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.42-
% change on same period last year-
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads1828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted86
Average minimum daily rate£322£268
Average daily rate£346£290
% change on same period last year+19.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£361
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£19.38-
Average hourly rate£19.94-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.98£24.91
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
GAAP ScotlandGAAP
Scotland

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.

GAAP
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow GAAP Demand Trend

GAAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow GAAP Hourly Rate Trend

GAAP
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)ERP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Sage
11 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Pensions

GAAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Pensions
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ERP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Sage