21 CFR Part 11 Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for 21 CFR Part 11 skills across the UK with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 21 CFR Part 11 over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

21 CFR Part 11
Location England London South East UK	3 months to 6 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	569	643
Rank change on same period last year	+74
Matching contract IT job ads	2	29
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.029 %
As % of the category below	0.066 %	0.683 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum daily rate	-	-
Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	1	14
Average minimum hourly rate	£40.00	£29.21
Average hourly rate	£42.50	£31.21
% change on same period last year	+36.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£45.00	£33.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£42.50	£31.21
% change on same period last year	+36.15 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance UK
Matching contract IT job ads	3014	4245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	4.210 %	4.265 %
Daily rates quoted	1006	1388
Average minimum daily rate	£364	£372
Average daily rate	£389	£395
% change on same period last year	-1.49 %
Average maximum daily rate	£414	£418
UK excluding London average daily rate	£367	£346
% change on same period last year	+6.00 %
Hourly rates quoted	313	456
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.54	£22.12
Average hourly rate	£24.33	£23.94
% change on same period last year	+1.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£26.12	£25.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.05	£25.23
% change on same period last year	-0.73 %

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.

21 CFR Part 11
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 21 CFR Part 11 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

21 CFR Part 11
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 21 CFR Part 11 within the UK.

21 CFR Part 11
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 21 CFR Part 11 within the UK.

21 CFR Part 11
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 21 CFR Part 11 within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
England	+83	2	-	-
London	+67	1	-	-
South East	+39	1	-	-

21 CFR Part 11
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing 21 CFR Part 11 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 21 CFR Part 11.

1 28 (82.35 %) Pharmaceutical 2 20 (58.82 %) Validation 3 19 (55.88 %) QA 4 14 (41.18 %) GMP 5 12 (35.29 %) GLP 6 10 (29.41 %) Quality Management 6 10 (29.41 %) GCP 7 8 (23.53 %) Document Management 8 7 (20.59 %) GxP 8 7 (20.59 %) Manufacturing 8 7 (20.59 %) Computer Science 9 4 (11.76 %) QMS 9 4 (11.76 %) Chemicals 10 3 (8.824 %) Electric 10 3 (8.824 %) Degree

10 3 (8.824 %) GAMP 10 3 (8.824 %) Project Management 11 2 (5.882 %) ERP 11 2 (5.882 %) ISO9001 11 2 (5.882 %) Informatics 11 2 (5.882 %) Change Management 12 1 (2.941 %) Management Information System 12 1 (2.941 %) Risk Management 12 1 (2.941 %) ISTQB 12 1 (2.941 %) Risk Assessment 12 1 (2.941 %) ISEB 12 1 (2.941 %) C++ 12 1 (2.941 %) SAP 12 1 (2.941 %) TickIT 12 1 (2.941 %) Sarbanes-Oxley

21 CFR Part 11
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing 21 CFR Part 11 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 21 CFR Part 11. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General 1 28 (82.35 %) Pharmaceutical 2 7 (20.59 %) Manufacturing 3 4 (11.76 %) Chemicals 4 3 (8.824 %) Electric	Job Titles 1 4 (11.76 %) Quality Manager 2 3 (8.824 %) Project Manager 2 3 (8.824 %) Computer Engineer 3 2 (5.882 %) Systems Engineer 3 2 (5.882 %) Software Engineer 3 2 (5.882 %) Analyst 3 2 (5.882 %) Quality Engineer 4 1 (2.941 %) QA Analyst 4 1 (2.941 %) Quality Analyst 4 1 (2.941 %) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous 1 7 (20.59 %) Computer Science 2 2 (5.882 %) Informatics 3 1 (2.941 %) Management Information System	Processes & Methodologies 1 20 (58.82 %) Validation 2 10 (29.41 %) Quality Management 3 8 (23.53 %) Document Management 4 4 (11.76 %) QMS 5 3 (8.824 %) Project Management 6 2 (5.882 %) ERP 6 2 (5.882 %) Change Management 7 1 (2.941 %) Risk Management 7 1 (2.941 %) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages 1 1 (2.941 %) C++	Qualifications 1 3 (8.824 %) Degree 2 1 (2.941 %) ISEB 2 1 (2.941 %) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 19 (55.88 %) QA 2 14 (41.18 %) GMP 3 12 (35.29 %) GLP 4 10 (29.41 %) GCP 5 7 (20.59 %) GxP 6 3 (8.824 %) GAMP 7 2 (5.882 %) ISO9001 8 1 (2.941 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 8 1 (2.941 %) TickIT	Vendors 1 1 (2.941 %) SAP