GAAP Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring GAAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 209 - 178
Rank change year-on-year - - +57
Contract jobs citing GAAP 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.021% - 0.086%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.14% - 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £600 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
England median hourly rate £55.00 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 739 490 692
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 15.60% 13.69% 14.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 514 296 406
10th Percentile £305 £250 £265
25th Percentile £364 £356 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 £491
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -8.26% -1.90%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £638 £680 £650
England median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 21 29
10th Percentile £16.59 - £15.46
25th Percentile £30.00 £15.50 £17.14
Median hourly rate £52.78 £20.19 £28.30
Median % change year-on-year +161.39% -28.66% +15.51%
75th Percentile £61.25 £24.76 £61.25
90th Percentile £67.00 £29.50 £75.60
England median hourly rate £25.15 £30.11 £35.95
% change year-on-year -16.46% -16.26% +59.88%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

GAAP job vacancy trend in the North of England

GAAP
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GAAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GAAP

GAAP
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GAAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GAAP

GAAP
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAAP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
North West - 1 - -
GAAP
England

GAAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP