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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the London 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank404458
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching contract IT job ads1219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.040 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted611
Average minimum daily rate£297£310
Average daily rate£313£321
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£279£296
% change on same period last year-5.68 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.18
Average hourly rate-£29.93
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.33£25.00
% change on same period last year+9.33 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads3033743517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled40.03 %43.34 %
Daily rates quoted1294716296
Average minimum daily rate£407£422
Average daily rate£436£451
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted16602229
Average minimum hourly rate£23.28£24.09
Average hourly rate£24.91£25.81
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.54£27.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London 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 London region.

London Applications Packager Daily Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Packager across the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

London Applications Packager Daily Rate Histogram

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 London region.

London Applications Packager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Packager within the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
City of LondonDown-322£350-1.46 %
LutonNew entry-1£160-
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

Applications Packager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

132 (60.38 %)Windows
222 (41.51 %)MSI
316 (30.19 %)Citrix
414 (26.42 %)Application Packaging
510 (18.87 %)Microsoft Certification
510 (18.87 %)Windows XP
510 (18.87 %)MCSE
69 (16.98 %)SQL
69 (16.98 %)Finance
69 (16.98 %)Migration
78 (15.09 %)VMware
78 (15.09 %)IIS
87 (13.21 %)Microsoft
87 (13.21 %)LAN
87 (13.21 %)SMS
87 (13.21 %)WAN
87 (13.21 %)SAN
87 (13.21 %)Banking
87 (13.21 %)Windows Vista
96 (11.32 %)Altiris
96 (11.32 %)User Acceptance Testing
96 (11.32 %)Windows Server 2003
96 (11.32 %)OpenView Configuration Management
105 (9.434 %)InstallShield
105 (9.434 %)PRINCE2
105 (9.434 %)VBScript
114 (7.547 %)Active Directory
114 (7.547 %)MS Excel
114 (7.547 %)Windows 2000
114 (7.547 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (26.42 %)Application Packaging
23 (5.660 %).NET
23 (5.660 %)Software Packaging
31 (1.887 %)XML
31 (1.887 %)WSH
31 (1.887 %)WF
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (15.09 %)IIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.547 %)MS Excel
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.774 %)SoftGrid
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (13.21 %)LAN
17 (13.21 %)SMS
17 (13.21 %)WAN
17 (13.21 %)SAN
21 (1.887 %)IMAP4
21 (1.887 %)POP3
21 (1.887 %)SMTP
21 (1.887 %)DHCP
21 (1.887 %)DNS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.774 %)SQL Server
21 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2005
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (41.51 %)MSI
25 (9.434 %)InstallShield
31 (1.887 %)AdminStudio
31 (1.887 %)Visual Studio
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (16.98 %)Finance
27 (13.21 %)Banking
32 (3.774 %)Investment Banking
32 (3.774 %)Law
41 (1.887 %)Legal
41 (1.887 %)Back Office
41 (1.887 %)Telecoms
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.887 %)Thin Client
11 (1.887 %)Client/Server
11 (1.887 %)Fat Client
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (60.38 %)Windows
210 (18.87 %)Windows XP
37 (13.21 %)Windows Vista
46 (11.32 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (7.547 %)Windows 2000
63 (5.660 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (1.887 %)UNIX
71 (1.887 %)AIX
71 (1.887 %)HPUX
71 (1.887 %)Solaris
71 (1.887 %)Linux
71 (1.887 %)Windows NT
71 (1.887 %)NetWare
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (16.98 %)Migration
26 (11.32 %)User Acceptance Testing
35 (9.434 %)PRINCE2
41 (1.887 %)Configuration Management
41 (1.887 %)Web Development
41 (1.887 %)Workflow
41 (1.887 %)UML
41 (1.887 %)BC Cleared
41 (1.887 %)Security Cleared
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (16.98 %)SQL
25 (9.434 %)VBScript
32 (3.774 %)C#
41 (1.887 %)Perl
41 (1.887 %)VB
41 (1.887 %)VB.NET
41 (1.887 %)Python
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (18.87 %)Microsoft Certification
110 (18.87 %)MCSE
22 (3.774 %)MCP
31 (1.887 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.774 %)QA
21 (1.887 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (7.547 %)Active Directory
23 (5.660 %)Terminal Services
32 (3.774 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (3.774 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (3.774 %)MetaFrame
41 (1.887 %)Terminal Server
41 (1.887 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (11.32 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (7.547 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (3.774 %)SCCM
32 (3.774 %)ZENworks
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (30.19 %)Citrix
28 (15.09 %)VMware
37 (13.21 %)Microsoft
46 (11.32 %)Altiris
52 (3.774 %)AppSense
61 (1.887 %)Symantec
61 (1.887 %)Softricity
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