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The table below looks at the demand for Application Packaging skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Application Packaging over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packaging
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank101141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.361 %0.238 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£314-
Average daily rate£314-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£314-
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£276
% change on same period last year+18.94 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00£24.31
% change on same period last year+39.84 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads466842
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.731 %0.916 %
Daily rates quoted123216
Average minimum daily rate£313£333
Average daily rate£334£354
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£333
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted3778
Average minimum hourly rate£29.04£37.48
Average hourly rate£30.77£38.65
% change on same period last year-20.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.49£39.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.97£31.52
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
Application Packaging South EastApplication Packaging
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Application Packaging
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Application Packaging across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Berkshire Application Packaging Demand Trend

Application Packaging
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Application Packaging across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Application Packaging Daily Rate Trend

Application Packaging
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Application Packaging across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Application Packaging Hourly Rate Trend

Application Packaging
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Packaging within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BracknellUp+139£314-
SloughNew entry-1--
Application Packaging South EastApplication Packaging
South East

Application Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Application Packaging also 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 that cited Application Packaging.

111 (44.00 %)Windows
210 (40.00 %)VBScript
39 (36.00 %)Altiris
39 (36.00 %)Security Cleared
47 (28.00 %)DV Cleared
47 (28.00 %)SoftGrid
47 (28.00 %)Microsoft
47 (28.00 %)Active Directory
47 (28.00 %)HP
55 (20.00 %)MS Excel
64 (16.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
73 (12.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
73 (12.00 %)Remedy
73 (12.00 %)ITIL
73 (12.00 %)salesforce.com
73 (12.00 %)SQL
82 (8.000 %)Windows 2000
82 (8.000 %)SQL Server
82 (8.000 %)Citrix
82 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (8.000 %)TestDirector
82 (8.000 %)MSI
82 (8.000 %)Finance
82 (8.000 %)Legal
82 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
91 (4.000 %)SCCM
91 (4.000 %)PowerShell
91 (4.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (4.000 %)Validation
91 (4.000 %)Migration

Application Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Application Packaging also 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 that cited Application Packaging. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (28.00 %)SoftGrid
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.000 %)SMS
11 (4.000 %)DHCP
11 (4.000 %)DNS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.000 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)TestDirector
12 (8.000 %)MSI
21 (4.000 %)InstallShield
21 (4.000 %)Visual Studio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Finance
12 (8.000 %)Legal
21 (4.000 %)Telecoms
21 (4.000 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (44.00 %)Support Engineer
210 (40.00 %)Applications Packager
36 (24.00 %)Applications Support
36 (24.00 %)3rd Line Support
44 (16.00 %)Applications Support Engineer
44 (16.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
53 (12.00 %)Server Engineer
53 (12.00 %)Server Support Engineer
53 (12.00 %)Development Support Engineer
53 (12.00 %)Implementation Engineer
53 (12.00 %)Server Support
62 (8.000 %)Tester
62 (8.000 %)PC Engineer
62 (8.000 %)PC Support
62 (8.000 %)PC Support Engineer
71 (4.000 %)Citrix Engineer
71 (4.000 %)Citrix Support
71 (4.000 %)Consultant
71 (4.000 %)Technical Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (44.00 %)Windows
22 (8.000 %)Windows 2000
22 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (4.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (4.000 %)Windows NT
31 (4.000 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (36.00 %)Security Cleared
27 (28.00 %)DV Cleared
33 (12.00 %)ITIL
42 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
51 (4.000 %)Validation
51 (4.000 %)Migration
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (40.00 %)VBScript
23 (12.00 %)SQL
31 (4.000 %)C
31 (4.000 %)VB
31 (4.000 %)PowerShell
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)MCSE
11 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (28.00 %)Active Directory
21 (4.000 %)VMware Workstation
21 (4.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (16.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (12.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (4.000 %)SCCM
31 (4.000 %)Tivoli
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (36.00 %)Altiris
27 (28.00 %)Microsoft
27 (28.00 %)HP
33 (12.00 %)salesforce.com
33 (12.00 %)Remedy
42 (8.000 %)Citrix
51 (4.000 %)CA
51 (4.000 %)VMware