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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the Birmingham region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Packager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.351 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£173-
Average daily rate£179-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£186-
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£296
% change on same period last year-5.68 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.33£25.00
% change on same period last year+9.33 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads666972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.879 %0.968 %
Daily rates quoted165236
Average minimum daily rate£296£329
Average daily rate£321£357
% change on same period last year-10.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted62148
Average minimum hourly rate£20.58£15.86
Average hourly rate£22.24£16.85
% change on same period last year+32.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.90£17.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Applications Packager West MidlandsApplications Packager
West Midlands

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.

Applications Packager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Packager across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Birmingham Applications Packager Demand Trend

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Applications Packager Daily Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Packager across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Birmingham Applications Packager Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Packager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Applications Packager across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Applications Packager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

114 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (92.86 %)Active Directory
312 (85.71 %)Microsoft
312 (85.71 %)Windows 2000
411 (78.57 %)Windows NT
411 (78.57 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
411 (78.57 %)Migration
510 (71.43 %)Windows XP
69 (64.29 %)NetWare
77 (50.00 %)Client/Server
86 (42.86 %)MS Excel
94 (28.57 %)System Testing
102 (14.29 %)SMS
102 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
111 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
111 (7.143 %)WAN
111 (7.143 %)MS Office
111 (7.143 %)MCSE
111 (7.143 %)LAN

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (42.86 %)MS Excel
21 (7.143 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)SMS
21 (7.143 %)WAN
21 (7.143 %)LAN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (50.00 %)Client/Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (100.00 %)Windows
212 (85.71 %)Windows 2000
311 (78.57 %)Windows NT
410 (71.43 %)Windows XP
59 (64.29 %)NetWare
62 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (78.57 %)Migration
24 (28.57 %)System Testing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (7.143 %)MCSE
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (92.86 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (78.57 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (85.71 %)Microsoft