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The table below looks at the demand for Software Packaging skills within the Glasgow 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Packaging
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.690 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£365
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£343
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
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£26.88-
% change on same period last year-
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads136290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.311 %
Daily rates quoted36105
Average minimum daily rate£290£330
Average daily rate£312£346
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted320
Average minimum hourly rate£17.40£27.78
Average hourly rate£19.35£28.24
% change on same period last year-31.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.30£28.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Software Packaging ScotlandSoftware Packaging
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.

Software Packaging
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Software Packaging Daily Rate Trend

Software Packaging
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Altiris

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Applications Packager
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Altiris