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The table below looks at the demand for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) 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 GCP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGood Clinical Practice (GCP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank574620
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching contract IT job ads533
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.033 %
As % of the category below0.159 %0.737 %
Daily rates quoted116
Average minimum daily rate£450£400
Average daily rate£550£425
% change on same period last year+29.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£650£450
UK excluding London average daily rate-£411
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£34.90
Average hourly rate£32.50£35.40
% change on same period last year-8.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£35.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£35.40
% change on same period last year-8.19 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Matching contract IT job ads31534476
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.262 %4.414 %
Daily rates quoted10951472
Average minimum daily rate£372£384
Average daily rate£400£407
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£354
% change on same period last year+6.75 %
Hourly rates quoted304452
Average minimum hourly rate£21.98£23.15
Average hourly rate£23.70£25.00
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.42£26.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.82£25.74
% change on same period last year-7.48 %

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.

GCP
Demand Trend

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

GCP Demand Trend

GCP
Daily Rate Trend

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

GCP Daily Rate Trend

GCP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

GCP Hourly Rate Trend

GCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GCP within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

GCP Hourly Rate Histogram

GCP
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GCP within the UK 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
EnglandUp+405£550+29.41 %
South EastUp+322--
LondonUp+762£550+4.76 %
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
SurreyNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1£550-
MidlandsNew entry-1--

GCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GCP 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 GCP.

132 (71.11 %)Pharmaceutical
214 (31.11 %)Computer Science
214 (31.11 %)QA
312 (26.67 %)GMP
312 (26.67 %)GLP
411 (24.44 %)SAS
510 (22.22 %)GxP
510 (22.22 %)21 CFR Part 11
67 (15.56 %)Genesys
67 (15.56 %)CTI
67 (15.56 %)VoIP
67 (15.56 %)ITIL
67 (15.56 %)Mathematics
76 (13.33 %)Life Science
76 (13.33 %)Degree
76 (13.33 %)WFM
76 (13.33 %)SQL
76 (13.33 %)SQL Server
76 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
76 (13.33 %)SLA
76 (13.33 %)Statistics
76 (13.33 %)Quality Management
76 (13.33 %)Validation
84 (8.889 %)Document Management
84 (8.889 %)Finance
84 (8.889 %)MS Excel
93 (6.667 %)SAP
93 (6.667 %)Manufacturing
93 (6.667 %)Statistical Analysis
93 (6.667 %)Home Office

GCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GCP 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 GCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (24.44 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (8.889 %)MS Excel
22 (4.444 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.444 %)Oracle Clinical
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (15.56 %)VoIP
17 (15.56 %)CTI
26 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
32 (4.444 %)ISDN
32 (4.444 %)SS7
32 (4.444 %)ISUP
32 (4.444 %)INAP
41 (2.222 %)Cisco IPT
41 (2.222 %)PBX
41 (2.222 %)3G
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (13.33 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (71.11 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (8.889 %)Finance
33 (6.667 %)Manufacturing
33 (6.667 %)Home Office
42 (4.444 %)Marketing
42 (4.444 %)Telecoms
51 (2.222 %)Chemicals
51 (2.222 %)Health
51 (2.222 %)Auditing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (24.44 %)Programmer
29 (20.00 %)SAS Programmer
35 (11.11 %)Quality Manager
35 (11.11 %)Analyst
35 (11.11 %)Senior Programmer
43 (6.667 %)Senior SAS Programmer
43 (6.667 %)Solutions Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Senior Solutions Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Senior Business Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Business Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Author
43 (6.667 %)Technical Author
43 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
52 (4.444 %)Senior Manager
52 (4.444 %)Support Engineer
52 (4.444 %)Clinical Data Manager
52 (4.444 %)Data Manager
52 (4.444 %)Senior Quality Manager
61 (2.222 %)Technical Writer
61 (2.222 %)Statistician
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (31.11 %)Computer Science
27 (15.56 %)Mathematics
36 (13.33 %)Statistics
36 (13.33 %)Life Science
42 (4.444 %)Informatics
42 (4.444 %)Biotechnology
51 (2.222 %)IVR
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.444 %)Windows
21 (2.222 %)VMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (15.56 %)ITIL
26 (13.33 %)Quality Management
26 (13.33 %)Validation
26 (13.33 %)WFM
34 (8.889 %)Document Management
43 (6.667 %)Statistical Analysis
52 (4.444 %)Migration
52 (4.444 %)Data Management
52 (4.444 %)Change Management
61 (2.222 %)ERP
61 (2.222 %)Biostatistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (13.33 %)SQL
22 (4.444 %)SAS Macro
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.33 %)Degree
22 (4.444 %)SAS Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (31.11 %)QA
212 (26.67 %)GMP
212 (26.67 %)GLP
310 (22.22 %)GxP
310 (22.22 %)21 CFR Part 11
46 (13.33 %)SLA
52 (4.444 %)ISO9001
52 (4.444 %)CDISC
61 (2.222 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
61 (2.222 %)TickIT
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.444 %)Unicenter
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (15.56 %)Genesys
23 (6.667 %)SAP
32 (4.444 %)CA
32 (4.444 %)Oracle
41 (2.222 %)Cisco