GAAP Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring GAAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 129 145
Rank change year-on-year - +16 +36
Contract jobs citing GAAP 0 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley - 0.047% 0.078%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 0.33% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - £400 -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 371 303 465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 18.88% 14.13% 18.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 140 242
10th Percentile £301 £260 £148
25th Percentile £412 £392 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £697 £749
South East median daily rate £500 £495 £523
% change year-on-year +1.01% -5.26% +12.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 12 26
10th Percentile £15.13 £15.55 £24.30
25th Percentile £18.33 £31.31 £30.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £61.50 £50.53
Median % change year-on-year -41.46% +21.71% +140.61%
75th Percentile £81.50 £63.75 £71.62
90th Percentile £89.63 £64.73 £79.78
South East median hourly rate £36.00 £53.00 £54.37
% change year-on-year -32.08% -2.52% +158.90%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

GAAP job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

GAAP
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing GAAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing GAAP

GAAP
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing GAAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing GAAP