GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence Contract Job Trends

ACPO Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.017% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.25 - -
Median hourly rate £15.50 - -
75th Percentile £15.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.50 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,888 5,020 6,832
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.68% 13.41% 14.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,764 2,919 4,620
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £400 £393 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% +4.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 236 256
10th Percentile £13.60 £13.26 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.50 £17.18 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £36.75
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -25.17% +49.36%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.59 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £79.89
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £38.75
% change year-on-year -9.09% -29.03% +74.16%

GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence job vacancy trend in the UK

GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence

GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 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
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
England - 1 - - 1
UK excluding London - 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 - - 1

GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 1 (100.00%) ISO17020
1 1 (100.00%) QA