The first table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Applications Packager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Bedfordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Application Packager
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Packager 4 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 2.105% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.198% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Average daily rate £350 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £309 £300 £275
% change year-on-year
+3.00% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.75 £34.25 £30.77
% change year-on-year
-16.05% +11.32%
All Job Titles
Bedfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
182 252 269
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 95.79% 92.65% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 124 127
Average daily rate £350 £363 £323
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.44% +12.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £188 £225 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £520 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 14 12
Average hourly rate £20.70 £29.00 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.63% +114.81%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.96 £12.00 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £42.50 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Applications Packager
East of England

Applications Packager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Packager across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Applications Packager Jobs Demand Trend

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Packager across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Applications Packager Daily Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Packager within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Dunstable - 1 £325 -
Applications Packager
East of England

Applications Packager
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Applications Packager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Applications Packager in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 3 (75.00%) XenApp
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
3 2 (50.00%) MS Excel
3 2 (50.00%) Windows XP
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Citrix
3 2 (50.00%) MSI
3 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 2 (50.00%) VMware
3 2 (50.00%) AppSense
4 1 (25.00%) Application Packaging
4 1 (25.00%) LANDesk
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (25.00%) AppDNA
4 1 (25.00%) XenDesktop
4 1 (25.00%) InstallShield
4 1 (25.00%) AdminStudio
4 1 (25.00%) Citrix Certification
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (25.00%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (25.00%) HP
4 1 (25.00%) Dell
4 1 (25.00%) DNA

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Applications Packager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Applications Packager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (25.00%) Application Packaging
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) MSI
2 1 (25.00%) InstallShield
2 1 (25.00%) AdminStudio
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Windows XP
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) DNA
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Citrix Certification
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 3 (75.00%) XenApp
3 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (25.00%) XenDesktop
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) AppDNA
1 1 (25.00%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Citrix
1 2 (50.00%) VMware
1 2 (50.00%) AppSense
2 1 (25.00%) LANDesk
2 1 (25.00%) HP
2 1 (25.00%) Dell
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
required by my financial services client based in the Dunstable area of Bedfordshire. Essential skills include. 3 + years application packaging which must include strong App-V experience sequencing...
Unite Human Resources
Rate: From £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
Application Packager required for a financial services organisation. Skills/Exp required:- Extensive experience with Microsoft Active directory services in the enterprise.- Experience of App-V technologies in the...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £300 - £400 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013