Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for GAAP skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GAAP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

LinkGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank400570
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+170
Matching contract IT job ads912
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.026 %0.016 %
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category0.528 %0.387 %
Daily rates quoted84
Average daily rate£500£450
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year+11.11 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£313
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£530£535
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£338
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average hourly rate-£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£22.50
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceAll Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
17053100
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK4.963 %4.026 %
Daily rates quoted6551057
Average daily rate£363£400
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-9.370 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£213£245
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£586
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£375
% change on same period last year-13.21 %
Hourly rates quoted127318
Average hourly rate£17.24£21.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-17.90 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.05£10.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£33.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.60£21.00
% change on same period last year-25.71 %

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.

GAAP
Demand Trend

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

GAAP Demand Trend

GAAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

GAAP Daily Rate Trend

GAAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GAAP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

GAAP Daily Rate Histogram

GAAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

GAAP Hourly Rate Trend

GAAP
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAAP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+1849£500+11.11 %
LondonUp+1346£500-4.76 %
City of LondonNew entry-5£500-
South WestNew entry-3£450-
WiltshireNew entry-3£450-
SwindonNew entry-3£450-

GAAP
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

112 (92.31 %)Finance
25 (38.46 %)Banking
34 (30.77 %)OO
34 (30.77 %)Data Modelling
34 (30.77 %)Rational Rose
34 (30.77 %)Investment Banking
43 (23.08 %)SAP
43 (23.08 %)Change Management
52 (15.38 %)JD Edwards
52 (15.38 %)Business Analysis
61 (7.692 %)French Language
61 (7.692 %)Insurance
61 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management

GAAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (30.77 %)Rational Rose
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (92.31 %)Finance
25 (38.46 %)Banking
34 (30.77 %)Investment Banking
41 (7.692 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Business Analyst
15 (38.46 %)Analyst
24 (30.77 %)Consultant
24 (30.77 %)Data Analyst
24 (30.77 %)Business Data Analyst
32 (15.38 %)SAP Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Senior Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Project Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)French Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)OO
14 (30.77 %)Data Modelling
23 (23.08 %)Change Management
32 (15.38 %)Business Analysis
41 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)SAP
22 (15.38 %)JD Edwards