GAAP Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring GAAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 123 143
Rank change year-on-year -1 +20 -
Contract jobs citing GAAP 2 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.12% 0.095% 0.072%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.55% 0.60% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £320
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £475 - £320

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
City of London

GAAP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 362 334 437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 20.82% 15.87% 15.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 182 327
10th Percentile £325 £348 £400
25th Percentile £413 £450 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £555 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -3.43% -2.13%
75th Percentile £688 £650 £695
90th Percentile £825 £750 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £588
% change year-on-year - -6.38% +1.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £26.53 - -
25th Percentile £26.57 - £71.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 - £72.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +271.79%
75th Percentile £56.75 - £73.75
90th Percentile £75.95 - -
Central London median hourly rate £34.24 £35.00 £72.50
% change year-on-year -2.17% -51.72% +249.40%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GAAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

GAAP job vacancy trend in the City of London

GAAP
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing GAAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing GAAP

GAAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Accountant
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Controller
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CCAB
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
2 1 (50.00%) IFRS 17