The first table below looks at the demand for QMS skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited QMS over the 3 months to 24 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the South East 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Management System (QMS)
Rank 214 236 250
Rank change year-on-year
+22 +14
Contract jobs citing QMS 10 3 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.128% 0.030% 0.029%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.189% 0.045% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 0
Average daily rate £330 £320 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £343 £331 £350
% change year-on-year
+3.39% -5.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Average hourly rate £47.50 - £41.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 £12.01 £50.00
% change year-on-year
+295.66% -75.99%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5291 6603 6683
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.89% 65.08% 64.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2748 3170 3050
Average daily rate £375 £363 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 323 365
Average hourly rate £26.98 £26.25 £34.41
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.76% -23.70%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.15 £13.50 £13.54
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
QMS
England

QMS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing QMS across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East QMS Jobs Demand Trend

QMS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East QMS Daily Rate Trend

QMS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East QMS Hourly Rate Trend

QMS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QMS within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 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
Hampshire - 5 £380 -
Surrey +15 1 - -
Buckinghamshire +7 1 - -
Berkshire - 1 £280 -
QMS
England

QMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing QMS 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 QMS.

1 7 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 6 (42.86%) Finance
2 6 (42.86%) SC Cleared
2 6 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 5 (35.71%) Manufacturing
4 4 (28.57%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (28.57%) Oracle HRMS
4 4 (28.57%) SQL
4 4 (28.57%) Oracle
4 4 (28.57%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (28.57%) Local Government
4 4 (28.57%) Business Development
4 4 (28.57%) QA
5 3 (21.43%) Degree
5 3 (21.43%) Security Management
5 3 (21.43%) HND
6 2 (14.29%) ITIL
6 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) Service Delivery
6 2 (14.29%) Oracle Payroll
6 2 (14.29%) SLA
6 2 (14.29%) Project Management
6 2 (14.29%) Economics
6 2 (14.29%) Resource Management
6 2 (14.29%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (7.143%) Git (software)
7 1 (7.143%) Change Control
7 1 (7.143%) Data Analytics
7 1 (7.143%) Analytics
7 1 (7.143%) Jenkins

QMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing QMS 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 QMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.143%) SharePoint
1 1 (7.143%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (7.143%) MS Project
1 1 (7.143%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle HRMS
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle Payroll
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle EBS R12
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (7.143%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (7.143%) Git (software)
1 1 (7.143%) Jenkins
1 1 (7.143%) ClearCase
1 1 (7.143%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 6 (42.86%) Finance
2 5 (35.71%) Manufacturing
3 4 (28.57%) Local Government
4 1 (7.143%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Consultant
2 4 (28.57%) Functional Consultant
3 3 (21.43%) Oracle Functional Consultant
3 3 (21.43%) Oracle Consultant
3 3 (21.43%) QA Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Operations Manager
5 1 (7.143%) Coordinator
5 1 (7.143%) Project Manager
5 1 (7.143%) Business Analyst
5 1 (7.143%) Analyst
5 1 (7.143%) QA Engineer
5 1 (7.143%) Project Coordinator
5 1 (7.143%) Quality Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Economics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 4 (28.57%) Business Development
3 3 (21.43%) Security Management
4 2 (14.29%) ITIL
4 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 2 (14.29%) Service Delivery
4 2 (14.29%) Project Management
4 2 (14.29%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.143%) Change Control
5 1 (7.143%) Data Analytics
5 1 (7.143%) Analytics
5 1 (7.143%) Content Management
5 1 (7.143%) Document Management
5 1 (7.143%) Configuration Management
5 1 (7.143%) PRINCE2
5 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 6 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 3 (21.43%) Degree
2 3 (21.43%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) QA
2 2 (14.29%) SLA
3 1 (7.143%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle
Rochester, Kent
The successful candidate will be required to process requisitions, adhere to Purchasing Quality Management System, deal with and place orders with suppliers using the procurement system and feedback...
Advantage Resourcing
Salary: £18 per hour
Posted: 24 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
Follows all EHS and Quality policies and procedures (including ISO's) Maintains production records, paperwork and systems transactions including Oracle... Quality Specific Goals: Aware of and comply with...
Experis Engineering
Salary: £7.50 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Amersham, Buckinghamshire
The Microbiologist must have previous Microbilogy and Sterilty experience along with previous experience of GMP, Environmental Monotoring and Microbiological Identification... Key responsibilities/essential functions include: Deliver product & environmental...
Experis Engineering
Rate: £13.0 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013
South East
We are looking for a person to act as the glue between Customer, Director and Product - A strong business facing Project Manager who has knowledge of PEGA systems...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £500 - £550
Posted: 21 May 2013