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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5072
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.167 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£190
Average daily rate-£190
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£190
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£253
% change on same period last year+25.80 %
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£31.38£29.00
% change on same period last year+8.18 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads6001111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.951 %1.183 %
Daily rates quoted178178
Average minimum daily rate£321£313
Average daily rate£347£327
% change on same period last year+6.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted2155
Average minimum hourly rate£17.70£22.36
Average hourly rate£19.61£24.25
% change on same period last year-19.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.52£26.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Applications Packager ScotlandApplications Packager
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Applications Packager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

11 (50.00 %)SMS
11 (50.00 %)MSI
11 (50.00 %)Application Packaging
11 (50.00 %)SCCM

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)Application Packaging
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)SMS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)MSI
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)SCCM