APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center) England> London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring APQC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited APQC over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
APQC 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 London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
2,066
2,410
3,374
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
16.41%
13.72%
13.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,360
1,690
2,481
10th Percentile
£313
£350
£360
25th Percentile
£413
£431
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£550
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-4.55%
-4.35%
+4.55%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£700
90th Percentile
£763
£800
£800
England median daily rate
£500
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
30
62
37
10th Percentile
£21.13
£12.70
£19.27
25th Percentile
£25.15
£17.81
£21.24
Median hourly rate
£34.50
£23.99
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
+43.81%
-4.04%
-43.82%
75th Percentile
£50.31
£43.75
£55.00
90th Percentile
£70.84
£57.13
£81.00
England median hourly rate
£32.50
£24.00
£39.42
% change year-on-year
+35.42%
-39.12%
+46.00%
APQC Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing APQC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
APQC Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing APQC in London.
APQC Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing APQC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for APQC.
APQC Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
