The first table below looks at the demand for ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK - - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
3231 4304 4332
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 6.964% 7.385% 7.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 1927 2251 2355
Average daily rate £400 £414 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.32% -8.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £225 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 229 229
Average hourly rate £18.50 £16.72 £27.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.64% -38.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £110.00 £36.80 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.35 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+7.03% -43.62%

ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) Jobs Demand Trend

ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) within the UK.

ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) Hourly Rate Trend