Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for HAZOP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited HAZOP over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 598 708 861
Rank change year-on-year +110 +153 -163
Contract jobs citing HAZOP 2 8 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.014% 0.002%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.032% 0.10% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £435 -
25th Percentile - £450 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £488 £265
Median % change year-on-year - +83.96% +32.50%
75th Percentile - £538 £273
90th Percentile - £560 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £488 £265
% change year-on-year - +83.96% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £42.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £42.50 -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

HAZOP is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,170 7,903 11,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.30% 13.38% 13.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,917 5,433 8,103
10th Percentile £297 £280 £297
25th Percentile £403 £413 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £514
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +2.24% +8.11%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £623
90th Percentile £750 £738 £712
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £479 £450
% change year-on-year +1.77% +6.44% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 383 236 302
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.29 £12.02
25th Percentile £13.18 £18.50 £16.50
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +27.27% +30.95%
75th Percentile £45.00 £59.46 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.50 £77.50 £66.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.00 £32.50 £21.05
% change year-on-year -44.62% +54.43% +0.10%

HAZOP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing HAZOP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HAZOP in the UK

HAZOP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for HAZOP in the UK

HAZOP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for HAZOP in the UK

HAZOP
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HAZOP within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
UK excluding London +53 2 - - 35
England +114 1 - - 38
Scotland +41 1 - - 6
Midlands +29 1 - - 7
West Midlands +23 1 - - 7

HAZOP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Account Executive
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) FMCG
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) FMEA
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Monte Carlo Method
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NEBOSH