Quality Management Contracts

Quality Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Quality Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Quality Management over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 347 398 545
Rank change year-on-year +51 +147 +17
Contract jobs citing Quality Management 241 311 315
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.56% 0.55% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.62% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 199 202
10th Percentile £363 £361 £276
25th Percentile £455 £440 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £606 £650 £638
90th Percentile £692 £721 £712
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £530 £427
% change year-on-year -6.98% +24.24% +11.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 9
10th Percentile £14.91 £54.18 £16.85
25th Percentile £16.25 - £18.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £36.41
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +92.25% +1.14%
75th Percentile £56.25 - £48.75
90th Percentile £58.75 £73.60 £55.51
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year -70.00% +241.46% -43.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Quality Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

Quality Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Quality Management over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Quality Management over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Management within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
England +54 217 £513 -6.82% 373
UK excluding London +40 136 £493 -6.98% 343
Work from Home +57 72 £513 -5.09% 86
London +54 72 £594 +8.05% 69
North of England +67 68 £493 -1.40% 76
North West +56 56 £493 -5.19% 48
South East -15 27 £550 -18.40% 73
Midlands +32 23 £500 +33.33% 62
West Midlands +21 14 £200 -46.67% 39
East Midlands +14 9 £575 - 23
North East - 9 £600 - 15
East of England 0 7 £550 +83.33% 42
South West -5 7 £490 -11.27% 43
Scotland +28 5 £425 +11.48% 33
Yorkshire +16 5 £600 +36.36% 17

Quality Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.83%) Confluence
1 2 (0.83%) Documentum
2 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (6.22%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (3.32%) MS Visio
5 5 (2.07%) Simulink
5 5 (2.07%) Stateflow
5 5 (2.07%) TargetLink
6 2 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (9.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (4.98%) SAP QM
3 7 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (2.49%) SAP PP
5 5 (2.07%) Siebel CRM
6 3 (1.24%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.83%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.41%) HFM
8 1 (0.41%) Hyperion Planning
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.41%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.41%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.41%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.41%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.41%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.41%) SAP PP-PI
8 1 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 22 (9.13%) Azure
2 14 (5.81%) Power Platform
3 10 (4.15%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.66%) WhatsApp
5 3 (1.24%) AWS
6 2 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.83%) Azure Stack
6 2 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (0.83%) GCP
6 2 (0.83%) OCI
6 2 (0.83%) Veeva
7 1 (0.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.90%) WAN
2 6 (2.49%) Firewall
2 6 (2.49%) LAN
2 6 (2.49%) VLAN
2 6 (2.49%) VoIP
2 6 (2.49%) VPN
2 6 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.66%) Fibre Channel
3 4 (1.66%) SAN
4 1 (0.41%) 2G
4 1 (0.41%) 3G
4 1 (0.41%) 4G
4 1 (0.41%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.41%) Network Security
4 1 (0.41%) RNC
4 1 (0.41%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.05%) Metadata
2 15 (6.22%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (5.81%) Power BI
4 10 (4.15%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.90%) MySQL
5 7 (2.90%) SQL Server
5 7 (2.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.66%) Data Mining
6 4 (1.66%) SAP HANA
7 3 (1.24%) Siebel EIM
8 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.41%) Big Data
9 1 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.41%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.41%) Power Query
9 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.90%) ERwin
1 7 (2.90%) Git
1 7 (2.90%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 5 (2.07%) Bitbucket
2 5 (2.07%) Subversion
3 4 (1.66%) JIRA
4 2 (0.83%) ClearCase
4 2 (0.83%) ClearQuest
5 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.41%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 94 (39.00%) Social Skills
2 58 (24.07%) Analytical Skills
3 45 (18.67%) Finance
4 24 (9.96%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.05%) Banking
5 17 (7.05%) Manufacturing
6 11 (4.56%) Automotive
7 10 (4.15%) Legal
8 9 (3.73%) Pharmaceutical
9 8 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.90%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.49%) Aerospace
11 6 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.49%) Retail
12 4 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.66%) Retail Banking
13 3 (1.24%) Local Government
14 2 (0.83%) Dutch Language
14 2 (0.83%) Military
14 2 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 30 (12.45%) Analyst
1 30 (12.45%) Consultant
2 19 (7.88%) Architect
3 17 (7.05%) SAP Consultant
4 16 (6.64%) Project Manager
5 14 (5.81%) Capacity Manager
5 14 (5.81%) Data Architect
5 14 (5.81%) Problem Manager
5 14 (5.81%) SAP QM Consultant
6 12 (4.98%) Availability Manager
6 12 (4.98%) Capacity and Availability Manager
7 11 (4.56%) Data Analyst
8 10 (4.15%) Governance Analyst
8 10 (4.15%) Governance Manager
9 9 (3.73%) Portfolio Manager
9 9 (3.73%) Senior
10 8 (3.32%) Software Asset Manager
10 8 (3.32%) Software Manager
11 7 (2.90%) Management Consultant
11 7 (2.90%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.24%) React Native
2 2 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.83%) PySpark
2 2 (0.83%) YAML
3 1 (0.41%) BAPI
3 1 (0.41%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 34 (14.11%) Management Information System
2 32 (13.28%) Virtual Team
3 11 (4.56%) CMDB
4 10 (4.15%) Driving Licence
5 6 (2.49%) Algorithms
5 6 (2.49%) Clustering
6 5 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.07%) Life Science
7 4 (1.66%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.66%) Virtual Reality
8 3 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.24%) HP Storage
8 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.83%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.83%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.83%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.83%) FMCG
9 2 (0.83%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.15%) Linux
1 10 (4.15%) Windows
2 6 (2.49%) Mac OS
2 6 (2.49%) Windows 10
2 6 (2.49%) Windows Server
2 6 (2.49%) Windows Server 2012
2 6 (2.49%) Windows Server 2019
3 4 (1.66%) AIX
3 4 (1.66%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (29.88%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (20.33%) Project Management
3 46 (19.09%) Mentoring
4 45 (18.67%) Service Management
4 45 (18.67%) Statistics
5 41 (17.01%) Agile
6 34 (14.11%) Data Governance
7 32 (13.28%) ITIL
8 29 (12.03%) Data Management
8 29 (12.03%) Problem Management
8 29 (12.03%) Root Cause Analysis
9 28 (11.62%) Virtual Team Management
10 26 (10.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (9.96%) QMS
12 23 (9.54%) Data Modelling
13 22 (9.13%) Migration
14 21 (8.71%) Project Delivery
15 20 (8.30%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (8.30%) Time Management
16 19 (7.88%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.22%) SQL
2 11 (4.56%) C
3 9 (3.73%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.49%) C++
5 5 (2.07%) MATLAB
5 5 (2.07%) Python
6 2 (0.83%) ABAP
7 1 (0.41%) Bash
7 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.41%) Java
Qualifications
1 82 (34.02%) Security Cleared
2 75 (31.12%) SC Cleared
3 37 (15.35%) Degree
4 11 (4.56%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.90%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.24%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.24%) PMP
7 2 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.83%) CISM
7 2 (0.83%) CISSP
7 2 (0.83%) PhD
7 2 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (0.83%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.41%) APMP
8 1 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.41%) HNC
8 1 (0.41%) HND
8 1 (0.41%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.41%) PgMP
8 1 (0.41%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (26.56%) Data Quality
2 22 (9.13%) GDPR
3 20 (8.30%) QA
4 13 (5.39%) PMO
5 8 (3.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 6 (2.49%) ISO 9001
7 5 (2.07%) AUTOSAR
7 5 (2.07%) ISO 26262
7 5 (2.07%) MISRA
7 5 (2.07%) MISRA C
8 3 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (1.24%) NEBOSH
9 2 (0.83%) GxP
9 2 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.83%) ISO17020
10 1 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.41%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (2.49%) Active Directory
1 6 (2.49%) Hyper-V
1 6 (2.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (2.49%) Autotask
1 6 (2.49%) Failover Clustering
1 6 (2.49%) Jamf Pro
1 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (2.49%) SCCM
2 4 (1.66%) EMC NetWorker
3 3 (1.24%) HP Data Protector
3 3 (1.24%) NetBackup
3 3 (1.24%) Terraform
4 2 (0.83%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.41%) Ansible
Vendors
1 34 (14.11%) SAP
2 21 (8.71%) Microsoft
3 16 (6.64%) Oracle
4 8 (3.32%) Informatica
5 7 (2.90%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.90%) VMware
6 6 (2.49%) Apple
6 6 (2.49%) Ariba
6 6 (2.49%) Datto
6 6 (2.49%) HP
7 5 (2.07%) Cisco
7 5 (2.07%) Siebel
8 4 (1.66%) Brocade
8 4 (1.66%) EMC
8 4 (1.66%) Facebook
8 4 (1.66%) Instagram
8 4 (1.66%) Liquidlogic
9 3 (1.24%) Databricks
9 3 (1.24%) Dynatrace
9 3 (1.24%) Splunk