The first table below looks at the demand for GMP skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GMP 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 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Rank 521 581 574
Rank change year-on-year
+60 -7
Contract jobs citing GMP 8 3 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.017% 0.005% 0.016%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.245% 0.070% 0.234%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 3
Average daily rate £488 £350 £650
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+39.28% -46.15%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £380 £350 £490
10% offered a daily rate of more than £560 £350 £690
UK excluding London average daily rate £463 £350 £650
% change year-on-year
+32.14% -46.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £13.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £13.32
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
3266 4270 4266
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 7.040% 7.322% 6.988%
Number of daily rates quoted 1945 2220 2342
Average daily rate £400 £415 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.61% -7.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £239 £230 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £600 £602
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 223 233
Average hourly rate £19.00 £16.72 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.63% -42.34%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £59.50 £37.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.75 £16.35 £30.50
% change year-on-year
+8.56% -46.39%

GMP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

GMP Jobs Demand Trend

GMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

GMP Daily Rate Trend

GMP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GMP within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

GMP Daily Rate Histogram

GMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

GMP Hourly Rate Trend

GMP
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the UK 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
England +49 4 £525 +50.00%
London - 3 £488 -
Highlands - 1 £350 -
Scotland - 1 £350 -
Inverness - 1 £350 -
Brentford - 1 £525 -
South East - 1 £575 -
City of London - 1 £450 -
Oxfordshire - 1 £575 -

GMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GMP 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 GMP.

1 9 (50.00%) Project Management
2 8 (44.44%) Pharmaceutical
2 8 (44.44%) Validation
3 6 (33.33%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 6 (33.33%) Manufacturing
4 5 (27.78%) Degree
4 5 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (27.78%) GxP
5 4 (22.22%) Change Control
6 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
6 3 (16.67%) NHS
6 3 (16.67%) PRINCE2
7 2 (11.11%) SAP
7 2 (11.11%) Data Modelling
7 2 (11.11%) GAMP
7 2 (11.11%) Master Data Management
7 2 (11.11%) Mobile App
7 2 (11.11%) Test Strategy
7 2 (11.11%) Test Management
7 2 (11.11%) Test Scripting
7 2 (11.11%) Data Integration
7 2 (11.11%) Data Security
7 2 (11.11%) QA
7 2 (11.11%) Data Management
7 2 (11.11%) Logistics
7 2 (11.11%) Business Analysis
7 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
8 1 (5.556%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (5.556%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (5.556%) Dynamics GP

GMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GMP 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 GMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 1 (5.556%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (5.556%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (5.556%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle SCM
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (5.556%) Agresso
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.556%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.556%) Oracle Reports
General
1 8 (44.44%) Pharmaceutical
2 6 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Architect
1 4 (22.22%) Validation Specialist
2 3 (16.67%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Integration Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Test Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Systems Manager
3 2 (11.11%) SAP Architect
4 1 (5.556%) ERP Project Manager
4 1 (5.556%) SAP Solutions Architect
4 1 (5.556%) Supply Chain Manager
4 1 (5.556%) ERP Manager
4 1 (5.556%) Validation Engineer
4 1 (5.556%) QA Leader
4 1 (5.556%) Oracle Consultant
4 1 (5.556%) Oracle Functional Consultant
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Test Manager
4 1 (5.556%) Functional Consultant
4 1 (5.556%) Consultant
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 3 (16.67%) NHS
2 2 (11.11%) Mobile App
2 2 (11.11%) Data Integration
3 1 (5.556%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Project Management
2 8 (44.44%) Validation
3 5 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (22.22%) Change Control
5 3 (16.67%) PRINCE2
6 2 (11.11%) Data Modelling
6 2 (11.11%) Master Data Management
6 2 (11.11%) Test Strategy
6 2 (11.11%) Test Management
6 2 (11.11%) Test Scripting
6 2 (11.11%) Data Security
6 2 (11.11%) Data Management
6 2 (11.11%) Logistics
6 2 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
7 1 (5.556%) Software Engineering
7 1 (5.556%) Lean Manufacturing
7 1 (5.556%) System Testing
7 1 (5.556%) Time Management
7 1 (5.556%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.556%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (33.33%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 5 (27.78%) GxP
3 2 (11.11%) GAMP
3 2 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (11.11%) SAP
2 1 (5.556%) NetSuite
2 1 (5.556%) Epicor
2 1 (5.556%) Baan
2 1 (5.556%) JD Edwards
2 1 (5.556%) Sage
2 1 (5.556%) Oracle
2 1 (5.556%) PeopleSoft
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