The first part of the table below looks at the demand for GAAP skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GAAP over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank862833729
Rank change year-on-year
Down-29Down-104
Matching permanent IT job ads133223
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.011 %0.026 %0.024 %
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category0.120 %0.323 %0.327 %
Number of salaries quoted72017
Average salary£75,000£85,000£60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76 %+41.66 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£54,000£41,950£48,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£79,000£93,000£95,500
UK excluding London average salary£57,500£42,000£52,500
% change year-on-year
+36.90 %-20.00 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryAll Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
1083698937034
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK8.986 %8.068 %7.367 %
Number of salaries quoted890781565641
Average salary£45,000£45,000£45,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£29,500£27,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£70,000£72,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£41,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43 %+2.50 %

GAAP
Demand Trend

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

GAAP Demand Trend

GAAP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing GAAP within the UK.

GAAP Salary Trend

GAAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GAAP over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

GAAP Salary Histogram

GAAP
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GAAP within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-3312£75,000-11.76 %
LondonDown-2510£75,000-11.76 %
City of LondonUp+72--
ScotlandUp+81--
North EastNew entry-1£30,000-
East MidlandsNew entry-1£85,000-
DurhamNew entry-1£30,000-

GAAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT 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 IT job ads sampled that cited GAAP.

124 (92.31 %)Finance
211 (42.31 %)ACCA
310 (38.46 %)CIMA
46 (23.08 %)Project Management
46 (23.08 %)MS Visio
46 (23.08 %)Banking
55 (19.23 %)Asset Management
55 (19.23 %)SAP
55 (19.23 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
64 (15.38 %)Sun
64 (15.38 %)Risk Management
64 (15.38 %)GAP Analysis
64 (15.38 %)Management Information System
64 (15.38 %)Legal
64 (15.38 %)Solvency II
73 (11.54 %)Portfolio Management
73 (11.54 %)Hedge funds
73 (11.54 %)Process Architecture
73 (11.54 %)Investment Banking
73 (11.54 %)Degree
73 (11.54 %)Back Office
73 (11.54 %)SunGard
82 (7.692 %)LAN
82 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
82 (7.692 %)French Language
82 (7.692 %)Italian Language
82 (7.692 %)Spanish Language
82 (7.692 %)Retail
82 (7.692 %)Retail Banking
91 (3.846 %)Financial Analysis

GAAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT 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 IT job ads sampled that cited GAAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
16 (23.08 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (3.846 %)SAP SD
11 (3.846 %)SAP FI
11 (3.846 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (3.846 %)SAP CO
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (7.692 %)LAN
21 (3.846 %)DNS
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
124 (92.31 %)Finance
26 (23.08 %)Banking
34 (15.38 %)Legal
43 (11.54 %)Investment Banking
43 (11.54 %)Back Office
52 (7.692 %)Retail Banking
52 (7.692 %)French Language
52 (7.692 %)Italian Language
52 (7.692 %)Spanish Language
52 (7.692 %)Retail
61 (3.846 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
19 (34.62 %)Analyst
25 (19.23 %)Financial Analyst
32 (7.692 %)Process Analyst
32 (7.692 %)Report Analyst
41 (3.846 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
41 (3.846 %)SAP Consultant
41 (3.846 %)Management Accountant
41 (3.846 %)Wintel Analyst
41 (3.846 %)Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (15.38 %)Management Information System
23 (11.54 %)Hedge funds
31 (3.846 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
31 (3.846 %)NHS
31 (3.846 %)Clustering
31 (3.846 %)Credit Risk
31 (3.846 %)Market Risk
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
11 (3.846 %)Windows
11 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
16 (23.08 %)Project Management
25 (19.23 %)Asset Management
34 (15.38 %)GAP Analysis
34 (15.38 %)Risk Management
43 (11.54 %)Process Architecture
43 (11.54 %)Portfolio Management
52 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (3.846 %)Financial Analysis
61 (3.846 %)Investment Management
61 (3.846 %)Cash Management
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
111 (42.31 %)ACCA
210 (38.46 %)CIMA
33 (11.54 %)Degree
41 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
41 (3.846 %)CCA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (19.23 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (15.38 %)Solvency II
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (3.846 %)Active Directory
11 (3.846 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
15 (19.23 %)SAP
24 (15.38 %)Sun
33 (11.54 %)SunGard
41 (3.846 %)CA
41 (3.846 %)VMware