The first table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire 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 49 54 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Packager 1 8 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.183% 1.166% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.201% 1.221% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Average daily rate £270 £295 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.47% -
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
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
497 655 503
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 90.86% 95.48% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 316 238
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £225 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £443 £463 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 78 91
Average hourly rate £22.50 £19.75 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.92% +46.29%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.80 £10.50 £11.38
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £50.00 £34.00
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 Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Applications Packager Daily Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Applications Packager Hourly 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 Cambridgeshire 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
Peterborough +3 1 £270 -
Applications Packager
East of England

Applications Packager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 16 (94.12%) Windows
1 16 (94.12%) Microsoft App-V
2 15 (88.24%) MSI
3 14 (82.35%) Microsoft
4 13 (76.47%) InstallShield
4 13 (76.47%) VBScript
4 13 (76.47%) VB
4 13 (76.47%) VMware
4 13 (76.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (70.59%) SLA
6 11 (64.71%) Validation
7 10 (58.82%) SCCM
8 9 (52.94%) Citrix
9 7 (41.18%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (41.18%) Terminal Services
9 7 (41.18%) Remedy
9 7 (41.18%) MCSE
10 5 (29.41%) AdminStudio
11 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
12 2 (11.76%) Windows 7
12 2 (11.76%) Application Packaging
12 2 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
13 1 (5.882%) PowerShell
13 1 (5.882%) Windows Vista
13 1 (5.882%) Software Architecture
13 1 (5.882%) Wise Package Studio
13 1 (5.882%) AppDNA
13 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
13 1 (5.882%) Finance
13 1 (5.882%) Stakeholder Management

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 2 (11.76%) Application Packaging
Development Applications
1 15 (88.24%) MSI
2 13 (76.47%) InstallShield
3 5 (29.41%) AdminStudio
4 1 (5.882%) Wise Package Studio
General
1 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
1 1 (5.882%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 16 (94.12%) Windows
2 2 (11.76%) Windows 7
3 1 (5.882%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Validation
2 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
3 2 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (5.882%) Software Architecture
4 1 (5.882%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.882%) DNA
Programming Languages
1 13 (76.47%) VBScript
1 13 (76.47%) VB
2 1 (5.882%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (41.18%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (70.59%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (94.12%) Microsoft App-V
2 13 (76.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (41.18%) Terminal Services
4 1 (5.882%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (58.82%) SCCM
2 1 (5.882%) AppDNA
Vendors
1 14 (82.35%) Microsoft
2 13 (76.47%) VMware
3 9 (52.94%) Citrix
4 7 (41.18%) Remedy
5 1 (5.882%) Dell