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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the Glasgow 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
Rank4864
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.188 %0.214 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£160£190
Average daily rate£170£208
% change on same period last year-18.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£180£225
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 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads533936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.845 %0.996 %
Daily rates quoted140263
Average minimum daily rate£284£319
Average daily rate£306£336
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted4178
Average minimum hourly rate£16.83£17.84
Average hourly rate£17.77£19.08
% change on same period last year-6.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.70£20.32
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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Applications Packager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (50.00 %)MSI
21 (50.00 %)InstallShield
21 (50.00 %)SoftGrid
21 (50.00 %)Altiris
21 (50.00 %)Software Packaging
21 (50.00 %)SCCM
21 (50.00 %)VB

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)Software Packaging
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)SoftGrid
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)MSI
11 (50.00 %)InstallShield
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)VB
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (50.00 %)SCCM
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Altiris