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This section looks at the demand for Software Packaging skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Packaging over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Packaging
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank543590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads1643
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.096 %0.198 %
Daily rates quoted114
Average minimum daily rate£300£327
Average daily rate£300£335
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£343
UK excluding London average daily rate-£318
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted311
Average minimum hourly rate£14.67£25.82
Average hourly rate£17.50£28.36
% change on same period last year-38.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.33£30.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£32.81
% change on same period last year-39.04 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1659721751
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.12 %22.01 %
Daily rates quoted56776807
Average minimum daily rate£353£373
Average daily rate£379£400
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9341365
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£31.01
Average hourly rate£32.79£33.51
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£36.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Software Packaging UKSoftware Packaging
UK

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.

Software Packaging
Demand Trend

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

England Software Packaging Demand Trend

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Software Packaging Daily Rate Trend

Software Packaging
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Software Packaging Hourly Rate Trend

Software Packaging
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Packaging across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England Software Packaging Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Packaging
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Packaging within the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
South EastUp+4410--
LondonUp+543£300-21.31 %
North EastNew entry-2--
West MidlandsUp+61--
Software Packaging UKSoftware Packaging
UK

Software Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Software 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 Software Packaging.

133 (84.62 %)Windows
218 (46.15 %)HP
314 (35.90 %)OpenView Configuration Management
314 (35.90 %)TCP/IP
413 (33.33 %)VBScript
413 (33.33 %)Microsoft
512 (30.77 %)Security Cleared
611 (28.21 %)Configuration Management
710 (25.64 %)Active Directory
710 (25.64 %)Microsoft Certification
710 (25.64 %)Windows Server 2003
710 (25.64 %)VB
710 (25.64 %)MCSE
89 (23.08 %)Borland
89 (23.08 %)MSI
89 (23.08 %)StarTeam
98 (20.51 %)SQL
98 (20.51 %)Windows 2000
107 (17.95 %)SMS
116 (15.38 %)LAN
116 (15.38 %)WAN
116 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
116 (15.38 %)MS Office
116 (15.38 %)WSH
116 (15.38 %)Finance
125 (12.82 %)Government
125 (12.82 %)VMware
125 (12.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
125 (12.82 %)SAN
125 (12.82 %)ISA Server

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Software 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 Software Packaging. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.38 %)WSH
25 (12.82 %)ASP
31 (2.564 %)DCOM
31 (2.564 %)ODBC
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
25 (12.82 %)IIS
25 (12.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (10.26 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.564 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (15.38 %)MS Office
24 (10.26 %)MS Project
33 (7.692 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.564 %)Microsoft CRM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (35.90 %)TCP/IP
27 (17.95 %)SMS
36 (15.38 %)WAN
36 (15.38 %)LAN
45 (12.82 %)SAN
54 (10.26 %)Firewall
54 (10.26 %)VPN
63 (7.692 %)IP Telephony
72 (5.128 %)Internet
72 (5.128 %)VLAN
72 (5.128 %)Cisco PIX
72 (5.128 %)Kerberos
72 (5.128 %)VoIP
72 (5.128 %)LDAP
81 (2.564 %)ISDN
81 (2.564 %)DNS
81 (2.564 %)3G
81 (2.564 %)Intrusion Detection
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.564 %)SQL Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (23.08 %)MSI
19 (23.08 %)StarTeam
22 (5.128 %)ClearCase
22 (5.128 %)InstallShield
31 (2.564 %)AdminStudio
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.38 %)Finance
25 (12.82 %)Government
33 (7.692 %)Banking
33 (7.692 %)Investment Banking
41 (2.564 %)Legal
41 (2.564 %)Financial Institution
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (30.77 %)Applications Packager
25 (12.82 %)Infrastructure Engineer
33 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
33 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
33 (7.692 %)Analyst
42 (5.128 %)Support Engineer
42 (5.128 %)Server Support
42 (5.128 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
42 (5.128 %)Desktop Analyst
42 (5.128 %)UNIX Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Deployment Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Senior Infrastructure Manager
51 (2.564 %)PC Support
51 (2.564 %)Senior Analyst
51 (2.564 %)Desktop Support Analyst
51 (2.564 %)Technical Analyst
51 (2.564 %)VB Developer
51 (2.564 %)Infrastructure Manager
51 (2.564 %)Senior Technical Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)Blackberry
21 (2.564 %)Management Information System
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (84.62 %)Windows
210 (25.64 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (20.51 %)Windows 2000
45 (12.82 %)Windows XP
52 (5.128 %)Solaris
52 (5.128 %)Linux
52 (5.128 %)UNIX
61 (2.564 %)Mac OS X
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (30.77 %)Security Cleared
211 (28.21 %)Configuration Management
34 (10.26 %)Service Delivery
43 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
43 (7.692 %)Project Management
52 (5.128 %)ITIL
52 (5.128 %)Benchmarking
52 (5.128 %)Validation
61 (2.564 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (2.564 %)CRM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (33.33 %)VBScript
210 (25.64 %)VB
38 (20.51 %)SQL
42 (5.128 %)Perl
42 (5.128 %)Shell Script
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (25.64 %)MCSE
110 (25.64 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (10.26 %)Cisco Certification
24 (10.26 %)CCNP
33 (7.692 %)CCNA
42 (5.128 %)Sun Certification
42 (5.128 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (2.564 %)MCSA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (25.64 %)Active Directory
25 (12.82 %)ISA Server
33 (7.692 %)VMware ESX
33 (7.692 %)Terminal Services
42 (5.128 %)NetBackup
51 (2.564 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (2.564 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (35.90 %)OpenView Configuration Management
23 (7.692 %)OpenView
32 (5.128 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (5.128 %)WSUS
41 (2.564 %)BMC Marimba
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (46.15 %)HP
213 (33.33 %)Microsoft
39 (23.08 %)Borland
45 (12.82 %)VMware
54 (10.26 %)Cisco
63 (7.692 %)Avaya
72 (5.128 %)Sun
72 (5.128 %)Red Hat
72 (5.128 %)VERITAS
72 (5.128 %)McAfee Security
81 (2.564 %)Hummingbird
81 (2.564 %)Lotus
81 (2.564 %)Symantec
81 (2.564 %)AppSense
81 (2.564 %)Altiris
81 (2.564 %)BladeLogic
81 (2.564 %)LANDesk
81 (2.564 %)IBM
81 (2.564 %)BMC
81 (2.564 %)Citrix
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