The first table below 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 19 June 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.

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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Rank 530 558 577
Rank change year-on-year
+28 +19
Contract jobs citing GAAP 11 12 24
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.023% 0.021% 0.039%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.327% 0.279% 0.550%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 14
Average daily rate £493 £500 £488
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.50% +2.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £339 £320 £375
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £650 £570
UK excluding London average daily rate £493 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
+51.53% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Average hourly rate £26.50 - £32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.50 - -
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
3368 4300 4365
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 7.000% 7.409% 7.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 1993 2207 2450
Average daily rate £400 £410 £445
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.43% -7.86%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £238
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £388
% change year-on-year
- -9.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 226 275
Average hourly rate £19.00 £17.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.76% -32.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £10.63 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £37.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.25 £16.72 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+9.15% -44.26%

GAAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

GAAP Jobs Demand Trend

GAAP
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GAAP within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

GAAP Daily Rate Histogram

GAAP
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 11 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 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +12 11 £493 -1.50% 2
London +23 6 £409 -22.14% 2
North West - 2 - -
South East +27 1 - -
Reading - 1 - -
Berkshire - 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - - - -
Hampshire - - - -
City of London - - - -
Manchester - - - -
High Wycombe - - - -

GAAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

1 16 (88.89%) Finance
2 11 (61.11%) SAP
3 6 (33.33%) ACCA
3 6 (33.33%) General Ledger
4 5 (27.78%) Telecoms
4 5 (27.78%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (27.78%) SAP CO
4 5 (27.78%) SAP FI
5 4 (22.22%) CIMA
5 4 (22.22%) MS Excel
6 3 (16.67%) Oracle
6 3 (16.67%) MS Office
6 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 3 (16.67%) Hyperion
6 3 (16.67%) Legal
6 3 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (11.11%) Migration
7 2 (11.11%) Process Management
7 2 (11.11%) CCAB
7 2 (11.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (11.11%) NHS
7 2 (11.11%) SAP BW
7 2 (11.11%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (11.11%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (11.11%) Broadband
7 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (11.11%) Degree
7 2 (11.11%) Italian Language
7 2 (11.11%) Oracle 11g

GAAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

Applications
1 4 (22.22%) MS Excel
2 3 (16.67%) MS Office
3 1 (5.556%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (27.78%) SAP FI/CO
1 5 (27.78%) SAP CO
1 5 (27.78%) SAP FI
2 2 (11.11%) SAP BPC
3 1 (5.556%) SAP Business One
3 1 (5.556%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) SAP BW
1 2 (11.11%) Oracle 10g
1 2 (11.11%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (11.11%) Oracle 11g
1 2 (11.11%) Oracle BI EE
General
1 16 (88.89%) Finance
2 6 (33.33%) General Ledger
3 5 (27.78%) Telecoms
4 3 (16.67%) Legal
5 2 (11.11%) Italian Language
6 1 (5.556%) French Language
6 1 (5.556%) Banking
6 1 (5.556%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (33.33%) Consultant
2 4 (22.22%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
2 4 (22.22%) SAP Consultant
3 3 (16.67%) Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Functional Consultant
4 2 (11.11%) Oracle Functional Consultant
4 2 (11.11%) Oracle Consultant
4 2 (11.11%) Financial Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) OBIEE Consultant
5 1 (5.556%) Functional Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (5.556%) Business Consultant
5 1 (5.556%) Project Manager
5 1 (5.556%) Business Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 2 (11.11%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.11%) Migration
1 2 (11.11%) Process Management
1 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) Test Scripting
2 1 (5.556%) Financial Modelling
2 1 (5.556%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.556%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (33.33%) ACCA
2 4 (22.22%) CIMA
3 2 (11.11%) CCAB
3 2 (11.11%) Degree
3 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (5.556%) IAS 39
Vendors
1 11 (61.11%) SAP
2 3 (16.67%) Oracle
2 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (16.67%) Hyperion
3 1 (5.556%) Sun
3 1 (5.556%) SunGard
South West London
We are looking for a qualified Accountant (UK or European Equivalent) or QBE with a full range of experience across the balance sheet with proven stakeholder management experience...
Volt
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
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