GMP Contracts in England

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring GMP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GMP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 479 528 633
Rank change year-on-year +49 +105 +128
Contract jobs citing GMP 6 14 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.025% 0.038% 0.040%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.16% 0.26% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 8 11
10th Percentile £303 - -
25th Percentile £304 £363 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £391 £438 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% -27.08% -5.88%
75th Percentile £513 £563 £641
90th Percentile - £675 £838
UK median daily rate £391 £500 £600
% change year-on-year -21.75% -16.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £11.30
25th Percentile - - £12.13
Median hourly rate - £14.27 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year - +1.93% -
75th Percentile - - £43.50
90th Percentile - - £60.90
UK median hourly rate - £14.27 £14.00
% change year-on-year - +1.93% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GMP 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,865 5,295 6,738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.87% 14.24% 13.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,481 3,378 4,585
10th Percentile £270 £300 £276
25th Percentile £400 £408 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -
75th Percentile £635 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 347 206
10th Percentile £17.78 £10.95 £13.94
25th Percentile £22.27 £13.09 £19.50
Median hourly rate £34.75 £22.34 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.55% -46.17% +50.91%
75th Percentile £65.00 £45.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £79.11 £67.38 £79.88
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £20.80 £37.50
% change year-on-year +65.85% -44.53% +33.93%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GMP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GMP in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GMP in England.

Daily rate trend for GMP in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GMP in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GMP in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing GMP in England.

Hourly rate trend for GMP in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East - 2 £475 - 8
London +37 1 £307 -52.83% 13
East of England +24 1 £308 -18.00% 7
North of England +19 1 - - 10
North East - 1 - -
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Metadata
General
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Law
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Pensions Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Compliance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IT Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) QA Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Linux Command Line
1 2 (33.33%) Virtual Team
2 1 (16.67%) Life Science
2 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (16.67%) Active Listening
2 1 (16.67%) Biotechnology
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) CAPA
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (16.67%) Compliance Management
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Due Diligence
2 1 (16.67%) Internal Audit
2 1 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) QMS
2 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (16.67%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) Python
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO 9001
1 2 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (16.67%) GLP
2 1 (16.67%) Good Clinical Practice
2 1 (16.67%) GRC
2 1 (16.67%) GxP
2 1 (16.67%) ISO 13485
2 1 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (16.67%) SOX 404