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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the East of England 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank129150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.154 %0.155 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£267
% change on same period last year+8.98 %
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£32.00£28.13
% change on same period last year+13.77 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads32424524
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.565 %4.572 %
Daily rates quoted9761376
Average minimum daily rate£313£317
Average daily rate£334£335
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted498720
Average minimum hourly rate£21.19£26.14
Average hourly rate£22.50£27.51
% change on same period last year-18.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.82£28.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Applications Packager Daily Rate Trend

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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CambridgeshireUp+173--
HertfordshireNew entry-2--
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

Applications Packager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

112 (92.31 %)MSI
211 (84.62 %)Windows
310 (76.92 %)InstallShield
47 (53.85 %)Microsoft
47 (53.85 %)XML
56 (46.15 %)SharePoint
65 (38.46 %)XSD
65 (38.46 %)Workflow
65 (38.46 %)WebServices
65 (38.46 %)WCF
65 (38.46 %)WF
65 (38.46 %)PowerShell
73 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
73 (23.08 %)COM+
73 (23.08 %)SQL
73 (23.08 %).NET
73 (23.08 %)SQL Server
82 (15.38 %)Ant
82 (15.38 %)Windows XP
82 (15.38 %)SMS
82 (15.38 %)Configuration Management
82 (15.38 %)Continuous Integration
91 (7.692 %)Altiris
91 (7.692 %)Application Packaging
91 (7.692 %)Health
91 (7.692 %)VMware
91 (7.692 %)MCSE
91 (7.692 %)ISEB
91 (7.692 %)Citrix
91 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (53.85 %)XML
25 (38.46 %)XSD
25 (38.46 %)WCF
25 (38.46 %)WF
25 (38.46 %)WebServices
33 (23.08 %).NET
33 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
33 (23.08 %)COM+
41 (7.692 %)Application Packaging
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (46.15 %)SharePoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)SMS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (92.31 %)MSI
210 (76.92 %)InstallShield
32 (15.38 %)Ant
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Health
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (84.62 %)Windows
22 (15.38 %)Windows XP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)Workflow
22 (15.38 %)Continuous Integration
22 (15.38 %)Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (38.46 %)PowerShell
23 (23.08 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)MCSE
11 (7.692 %)ISEB
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.692 %)OpenView Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)Citrix
21 (7.692 %)VMware
21 (7.692 %)Altiris