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This section looks at the demand for GxP skills across the UK with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited GxP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGxP
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank573618
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching contract IT job ads1531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.033 %
As % of the category below0.502 %0.714 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£325
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£115.00£33.50
Average hourly rate£116.00£34.42
% change on same period last year+237.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£117.00£35.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£34.75
% change on same period last year-7.91 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance UKQuality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Matching contract IT job ads29864344
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.937 %4.608 %
Daily rates quoted10031505
Average minimum daily rate£373£395
Average daily rate£401£421
% change on same period last year-4.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£447
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£376
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Hourly rates quoted305438
Average minimum hourly rate£23.10£23.93
Average hourly rate£24.78£25.55
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£27.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.52£24.90
% change on same period last year-5.54 %

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.

GxP
Demand Trend

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

GxP Demand Trend

GxP
Daily Rate Trend

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

GxP Daily Rate Trend

GxP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

GxP Hourly Rate Trend

GxP
Top 8 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing GxP within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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+4415--
South EastUp+2612--
KentUp+97--
BuckinghamshireUp+64--
LondonUp+693--
BrentfordNew entry-3--
SandwichDown-41--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--

GxP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GxP 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 GxP.

133 (70.21 %)Pharmaceutical
223 (48.94 %)GCP
313 (27.66 %)Validation
412 (25.53 %)Quality Management
412 (25.53 %)GLP
59 (19.15 %)Degree
59 (19.15 %)QA
68 (17.02 %)QMS
68 (17.02 %)Oracle
77 (14.89 %)Solaris
77 (14.89 %)GMP
77 (14.89 %)21 CFR Part 11
77 (14.89 %)Sun
86 (12.77 %)Windows
86 (12.77 %)Management Information System
86 (12.77 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
95 (10.64 %)Windows Server 2003
95 (10.64 %)SAP
95 (10.64 %)LAN
95 (10.64 %)WAN
95 (10.64 %)Computer Science
104 (8.511 %)WebSphere
104 (8.511 %)BusinessObjects XI
104 (8.511 %)TCP/IP
104 (8.511 %)Unix
104 (8.511 %)WebSphere Application Server
104 (8.511 %)Business Objects
104 (8.511 %)Java
104 (8.511 %)BusinessObjects
113 (6.383 %)Change Management

GxP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GxP 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 GxP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
14 (8.511 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
14 (8.511 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (2.128 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
11 (2.128 %)MS Office
11 (2.128 %)MS Excel
11 (2.128 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
12 (4.255 %)Summit
Communications & Networking
15 (10.64 %)LAN
15 (10.64 %)WAN
24 (8.511 %)TCP/IP
33 (6.383 %)SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (8.511 %)BusinessObjects
14 (8.511 %)BusinessObjects XI
21 (2.128 %)EDMS
21 (2.128 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.128 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.128 %)Oracle 10g
General
133 (70.21 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (6.383 %)Auditing
31 (2.128 %)FMCG
31 (2.128 %)Finance
31 (2.128 %)Legal
31 (2.128 %)General Ledger
31 (2.128 %)Marketing
Job Titles
114 (29.79 %)Analyst
212 (25.53 %)Business Analyst
310 (21.28 %)Senior Business Analyst
310 (21.28 %)Senior Analyst
310 (21.28 %)Solutions Analyst
310 (21.28 %)Senior Solutions Analyst
46 (12.77 %)Project Manager
55 (10.64 %)Author
64 (8.511 %)Technical Author
73 (6.383 %)Developer
73 (6.383 %)Architect
73 (6.383 %)Quality Manager
82 (4.255 %)Auditor
82 (4.255 %)SAP Consultant
82 (4.255 %)2nd Line Support
82 (4.255 %)Consultant
91 (2.128 %)Support Analyst
91 (2.128 %)Oracle Developer
91 (2.128 %)Technical Analyst
91 (2.128 %)PL/SQL Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (12.77 %)Management Information System
25 (10.64 %)Computer Science
32 (4.255 %)Informatics
41 (2.128 %)Life Science
41 (2.128 %)Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
17 (14.89 %)Solaris
26 (12.77 %)Windows
35 (10.64 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (8.511 %)Unix
51 (2.128 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.128 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
113 (27.66 %)Validation
212 (25.53 %)Quality Management
38 (17.02 %)QMS
43 (6.383 %)Data Protection
43 (6.383 %)Change Management
52 (4.255 %)GAP Analysis
52 (4.255 %)ERP
52 (4.255 %)Project Management
52 (4.255 %)Document Management
52 (4.255 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.128 %)Load Testing
61 (2.128 %)CAPA
61 (2.128 %)Six Sigma
61 (2.128 %)Risk Assessment
61 (2.128 %)Risk Management
Programming Languages
14 (8.511 %)Java
21 (2.128 %)PL/SQL
21 (2.128 %)SQL
21 (2.128 %)ABAP
Qualifications
19 (19.15 %)Degree
21 (2.128 %)CISSP
21 (2.128 %)CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
123 (48.94 %)GCP
212 (25.53 %)GLP
39 (19.15 %)QA
47 (14.89 %)GMP
47 (14.89 %)21 CFR Part 11
56 (12.77 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
63 (6.383 %)ISO9001
71 (2.128 %)GAMP
System Software
12 (4.255 %)Active Directory
Vendors
18 (17.02 %)Oracle
27 (14.89 %)Sun
35 (10.64 %)SAP
44 (8.511 %)Business Objects
53 (6.383 %)NetApp
53 (6.383 %)StorageTek
53 (6.383 %)VERITAS
61 (2.128 %)Lotus
61 (2.128 %)Microsoft
61 (2.128 %)Citrix
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