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The table below looks at the demand for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) skills within the Scotland 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 GMP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGood Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank101126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.846 %0.855 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£800-
Average daily rate£800-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£800-
UK excluding London average daily rate£473-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.30£27.80
% change on same period last year+30.57 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads52117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.070 %0.115 %
Daily rates quoted2019
Average minimum daily rate£288£299
Average daily rate£310£318
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£354
% change on same period last year+6.75 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£20.81£17.00
Average hourly rate£22.69£18.50
% change on same period last year+22.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.56£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.82£25.74
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
GMP UKGMP
UK

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.

GMP
Demand Trend

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

Scotland GMP Demand Trend

GMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland GMP Daily Rate Trend

GMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
StrathclydeNew entry-1£800-
GMP UKGMP
UK

GMP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

15 (71.43 %)GAMP
15 (71.43 %)GLP
15 (71.43 %)LIMS
24 (57.14 %)Information Management
33 (42.86 %)Validation
42 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
42 (28.57 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (14.29 %)Quality Management
51 (14.29 %)Government
51 (14.29 %)QA
51 (14.29 %)CAPA

GMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Pharmaceutical
12 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
21 (14.29 %)Government
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Business Analyst
15 (71.43 %)Analyst
23 (42.86 %)LIMS Business Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Senior Manager
31 (14.29 %)QA Manager
31 (14.29 %)Contracts Manager
31 (14.29 %)Senior QA Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (71.43 %)LIMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Information Management
23 (42.86 %)Validation
31 (14.29 %)Quality Management
31 (14.29 %)CAPA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (71.43 %)GAMP
15 (71.43 %)GLP
21 (14.29 %)QA