Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the North West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank125140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.066 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£285
Average daily rate-£285
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£260
% change on same period last year+22.44 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£29.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.38£20.00
% change on same period last year+56.87 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Applications Packager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Packager within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
CheshireNew entry-1--
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

Applications Packager
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

13 (100.00 %)VBScript
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Active Directory
22 (66.67 %)VB
22 (66.67 %)Windows NT
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (66.67 %)MSI
22 (66.67 %)InstallShield
22 (66.67 %)VMware
22 (66.67 %)SoftGrid
22 (66.67 %)SC Cleared
22 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
31 (33.33 %)PowerShell
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (33.33 %)BC Cleared
31 (33.33 %)Application Packaging
31 (33.33 %)SCCM
31 (33.33 %)VMware Workstation
31 (33.33 %)Validation
31 (33.33 %)Tivoli
31 (33.33 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
31 (33.33 %)MCSE
31 (33.33 %)Citrix
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (33.33 %)CA

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)Application Packaging
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (66.67 %)SoftGrid
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)MSI
12 (66.67 %)InstallShield
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows NT
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)SC Cleared
12 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Validation
21 (33.33 %)BC Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)VBScript
22 (66.67 %)VB
31 (33.33 %)PowerShell
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)MCSE
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (33.33 %)VMware Workstation
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (33.33 %)Tivoli
11 (33.33 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (33.33 %)SCCM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)VMware
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Citrix
21 (33.33 %)CA