The first table below looks at the demand for GMP skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GMP over the 3 months to 17 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 London 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Rank 382 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing GMP 3 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.014% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.186% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £488 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £469 £350 £650
% change year-on-year
+33.92% -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
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
1610 2107 2401
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 7.456% 7.868% 7.685%
Number of daily rates quoted 1097 1307 1556
Average daily rate £450 £463 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.70% -2.63%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £283 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £650 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 64 55
Average hourly rate £32.75 £17.87 £18.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+83.31% -3.43%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.98 £11.70 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £37.20 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.35 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+7.03% -43.62%
GMP
England

GMP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London GMP Jobs Demand Trend

GMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

London GMP Daily Rate 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 London region.

London GMP Hourly Rate Trend

GMP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the London region over the 3 months to 17 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
Brentford - 1 £525 -
City of London - 1 £450 -
GMP
England

GMP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) FMCG
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management

GMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

General
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Manager
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Supply Chain Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
1 1 (33.33%) Logistics
1 1 (33.33%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP