Quality Management Contracts

Quality Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Quality Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Quality Management over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 361 413 557
Rank change year-on-year +52 +144 +4
Contract jobs citing Quality Management 242 300 323
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.54% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.60% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 194 208
10th Percentile £355 £363 £275
25th Percentile £450 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £612 £671 £638
90th Percentile £713 £721 £716
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £530 £438
% change year-on-year -6.98% +20.92% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 7
10th Percentile £14.91 £54.18 £17.75
25th Percentile £16.25 - £19.75
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £36.41
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +92.25% +1.14%
75th Percentile £56.25 - £42.58
90th Percentile £58.75 £73.60 £50.33
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 falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,161 49,793 79,038
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.16% 89.64% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,765 34,463 55,606
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,583 1,678 1,849
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.66 £15.90
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.02 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% +36.35% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £64.59 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £33.14 £21.00
% change year-on-year +15.02% +57.82% -

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 +78 220 £525 -4.55% 395
UK excluding London +47 134 £493 -6.98% 365
London +50 77 £600 +9.09% 68
Work from Home +54 72 £513 -5.09% 106
North of England +72 67 £493 -1.40% 81
North West +47 54 £493 -5.19% 48
South East -6 25 £550 -18.46% 79
Midlands +25 23 £425 +13.33% 68
West Midlands +19 14 £200 -46.67% 44
North East - 10 £600 - 18
East Midlands +11 9 £575 - 24
East of England -2 7 £550 +83.33% 39
South West -3 7 £490 -20.78% 46
Scotland +28 5 £425 +11.48% 38
Yorkshire +3 5 £600 +36.36% 19

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 (6.20%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (4.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (3.72%) 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 19 (7.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (4.13%) SAP QM
3 7 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (2.48%) SAP PP
5 4 (1.65%) 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 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 25 (10.33%) Azure
2 14 (5.79%) Power Platform
3 11 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.65%) 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 8 (3.31%) WAN
2 7 (2.89%) Firewall
2 7 (2.89%) LAN
2 7 (2.89%) VLAN
2 7 (2.89%) VoIP
2 7 (2.89%) VPN
2 7 (2.89%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.65%) Fibre Channel
3 4 (1.65%) SAN
4 1 (0.41%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.41%) Network Security
4 1 (0.41%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.26%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (7.85%) Metadata
3 14 (5.79%) Power BI
4 12 (4.96%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.89%) MySQL
5 7 (2.89%) SQL Server
5 7 (2.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.65%) Data Mining
6 4 (1.65%) SAP HANA
7 3 (1.24%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.83%) Big Data
8 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.83%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.83%) Siebel EIM
9 1 (0.41%) DB2
9 1 (0.41%) Essbase
9 1 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.89%) ERwin
1 7 (2.89%) Git
1 7 (2.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 5 (2.07%) Bitbucket
2 5 (2.07%) Subversion
3 4 (1.65%) 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 98 (40.50%) Social Skills
2 59 (24.38%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (19.01%) Finance
4 24 (9.92%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.02%) Banking
5 17 (7.02%) Manufacturing
6 11 (4.55%) Automotive
7 10 (4.13%) Legal
8 9 (3.72%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.48%) Aerospace
10 6 (2.48%) Retail
10 6 (2.48%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.65%) Retail Banking
12 3 (1.24%) Local Government
13 2 (0.83%) Dutch Language
13 2 (0.83%) Military
13 2 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 32 (13.22%) Analyst
2 29 (11.98%) Consultant
3 23 (9.50%) Architect
4 18 (7.44%) Data Architect
5 17 (7.02%) SAP Consultant
6 16 (6.61%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.79%) Capacity Manager
7 14 (5.79%) Problem Manager
7 14 (5.79%) SAP QM Consultant
8 12 (4.96%) Availability Manager
8 12 (4.96%) Capacity and Availability Manager
8 12 (4.96%) Data Analyst
9 10 (4.13%) Governance Analyst
9 10 (4.13%) Governance Manager
10 9 (3.72%) Portfolio Manager
10 9 (3.72%) Senior
11 8 (3.31%) Software Asset Manager
11 8 (3.31%) Software Manager
12 7 (2.89%) PMO Analyst
12 7 (2.89%) 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 35 (14.46%) Management Information System
2 32 (13.22%) Virtual Team
3 11 (4.55%) CMDB
3 11 (4.55%) Driving Licence
4 7 (2.89%) Clustering
5 6 (2.48%) Algorithms
6 5 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.65%) Life Science
7 4 (1.65%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.65%) Virtual Reality
8 3 (1.24%) HP Storage
8 3 (1.24%) Reference Data
8 3 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.83%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.83%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.83%) FMCG
9 2 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.83%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.55%) Windows
2 10 (4.13%) Linux
3 7 (2.89%) Mac OS
3 7 (2.89%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.89%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.48%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (2.48%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.65%) AIX
5 4 (1.65%) Solaris
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (30.17%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (20.25%) Project Management
3 46 (19.01%) Mentoring
4 45 (18.60%) Service Management
4 45 (18.60%) Statistics
5 41 (16.94%) Agile
6 37 (15.29%) Data Governance
7 32 (13.22%) ITIL
8 29 (11.98%) Data Management
8 29 (11.98%) Problem Management
9 28 (11.57%) Virtual Team Management
10 27 (11.16%) Root Cause Analysis
11 25 (10.33%) Data Modelling
12 24 (9.92%) Continuous Improvement
12 24 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
13 23 (9.50%) QMS
14 22 (9.09%) Project Delivery
15 21 (8.68%) ETL
15 21 (8.68%) Migration
16 20 (8.26%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.44%) SQL
2 11 (4.55%) C
3 10 (4.13%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.48%) 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 (33.88%) Security Cleared
2 73 (30.17%) SC Cleared
3 36 (14.88%) Degree
4 13 (5.37%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.89%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.24%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.24%) PMP
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%) BPSS Clearance
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 67 (27.69%) Data Quality
2 23 (9.50%) GDPR
3 18 (7.44%) QA
4 14 (5.79%) PMO
5 8 (3.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 6 (2.48%) 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 4 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (1.24%) NEBOSH
10 2 (0.83%) GxP
10 2 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.41%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 7 (2.89%) Active Directory
1 7 (2.89%) Hyper-V
1 7 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (2.89%) Autotask
1 7 (2.89%) Failover Clustering
1 7 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
1 7 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (2.89%) SCCM
2 4 (1.65%) 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 32 (13.22%) SAP
2 23 (9.50%) Microsoft
3 18 (7.44%) Oracle
4 8 (3.31%) Informatica
4 8 (3.31%) VMware
5 7 (2.89%) Datto
5 7 (2.89%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.48%) Apple
6 6 (2.48%) Ariba
6 6 (2.48%) HP
7 5 (2.07%) Cisco
8 4 (1.65%) Brocade
8 4 (1.65%) EMC
8 4 (1.65%) Facebook
8 4 (1.65%) Instagram
8 4 (1.65%) Liquidlogic
8 4 (1.65%) Siebel
9 3 (1.24%) Databricks
9 3 (1.24%) Dynatrace
9 3 (1.24%) Splunk