The first table below looks at the demand for InstallShield skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited InstallShield over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Flexera InstallShield
Rank 99 123 -
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -
Contract jobs citing InstallShield 19 9 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.815% 0.289% -
As % of the Development Applications category 7.510% 3.586% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 0
Average daily rate £278 £280 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.89% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £280 £285 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.75% -12.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £32.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 £34.25 £30.38
% change year-on-year
+38.68% +12.72%
All Development Applications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
253 251 220
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 10.85% 8.068% 7.213%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 130 115
Average daily rate £313 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £265 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £416 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 16 2
Average hourly rate £37.50 £25.93 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+44.62% -13.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.80 £16.15 £29.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £128.00 £33.32 £31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
InstallShield
England

InstallShield
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing InstallShield across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North West InstallShield Jobs Demand Trend

InstallShield
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing InstallShield across the North West region.

North West InstallShield Daily Rate Trend

InstallShield
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing InstallShield across the North West region.

North West InstallShield Hourly Rate Trend

InstallShield
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing InstallShield within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire +9 11 - -
Manchester +5 3 £270 -3.57%
Lancashire - 3 - -
Merseyside +4 1 - -
Cumbria - 1 £285 -
InstallShield
England

InstallShield
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing InstallShield 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 InstallShield.

1 21 (75.00%) MSI
1 21 (75.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 17 (60.71%) Windows 7
2 17 (60.71%) Windows
3 16 (57.14%) VB
3 16 (57.14%) Security Cleared
3 16 (57.14%) Application Packaging
4 13 (46.43%) AdminStudio
5 12 (42.86%) VBScript
5 12 (42.86%) SC Cleared
6 11 (39.29%) Windows XP
7 10 (35.71%) Wise Package Studio
8 8 (28.57%) Microsoft
9 7 (25.00%) MS Excel
9 7 (25.00%) SCCM
9 7 (25.00%) Software Packaging
9 7 (25.00%) Finance
10 5 (17.86%) Novell
10 5 (17.86%) SQL Server
10 5 (17.86%) XenApp
11 4 (14.29%) Visual Studio
11 4 (14.29%) VSS/SourceSafe
11 4 (14.29%) SQL
11 4 (14.29%) T-SQL
11 4 (14.29%) FoxPro (VFP)
11 4 (14.29%) ClearQuest
11 4 (14.29%) ZENworks
11 4 (14.29%) Citrix
11 4 (14.29%) Migration
11 4 (14.29%) VMware

InstallShield
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing InstallShield 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 InstallShield. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (57.14%) Application Packaging
2 7 (25.00%) Software Packaging
3 1 (3.571%) .NET Framework
3 1 (3.571%) ASP.NET 2.0
3 1 (3.571%) WCF
3 1 (3.571%) .NET
3 1 (3.571%) ASP.NET
Applications
1 7 (25.00%) MS Excel
2 3 (10.71%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.86%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.571%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (3.571%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (3.571%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (3.571%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 21 (75.00%) MSI
2 13 (46.43%) AdminStudio
3 10 (35.71%) Wise Package Studio
4 4 (14.29%) Visual Studio
4 4 (14.29%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 4 (14.29%) ClearQuest
4 4 (14.29%) FinalBuilder
5 1 (3.571%) NUnit
General
1 7 (25.00%) Finance
2 4 (14.29%) Banking
3 3 (10.71%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (82.14%) Applications Packager
2 4 (14.29%) Software Packager
2 4 (14.29%) Analyst
2 4 (14.29%) Support Analyst
3 3 (10.71%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (10.71%) Senior Support Analyst
4 1 (3.571%) Software Developer
4 1 (3.571%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.571%) Fat Client
1 1 (3.571%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.571%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 17 (60.71%) Windows 7
1 17 (60.71%) Windows
2 11 (39.29%) Windows XP
3 1 (3.571%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (14.29%) Migration
1 4 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
1 4 (14.29%) Software Deployment
2 3 (10.71%) Change Management
2 3 (10.71%) ITIL
3 1 (3.571%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (3.571%) Extreme Programming
3 1 (3.571%) Compatibility Testing
3 1 (3.571%) Unit Testing
3 1 (3.571%) MVC
3 1 (3.571%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (57.14%) VB
2 12 (42.86%) VBScript
3 4 (14.29%) SQL
3 4 (14.29%) T-SQL
3 4 (14.29%) FoxPro (VFP)
3 4 (14.29%) VB6
3 4 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 16 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 12 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 3 (10.71%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (3.571%) Degree
4 1 (3.571%) MCSE
4 1 (3.571%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.143%) QA
2 1 (3.571%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 21 (75.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 5 (17.86%) XenApp
3 4 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (10.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (25.00%) SCCM
2 4 (14.29%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 8 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 5 (17.86%) Novell
3 4 (14.29%) Citrix
3 4 (14.29%) VMware
Manchester, North West
Application PackagerApplication Packager required for a large Windows 7 deployment based in Manchester.Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities or Duties:The Application Packager will have specific accountability with regard to:...
Rate: £250 - £350 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Skills: Wise, MSI, APPV, ORCA, Packaging, Enterprise Desktop Deployment, AdminStudio, InstallSheild, Windows 7, SCCM, SCOM... * Good knowledge of VB Scripting and Citrix... * MCDST qualification essential, MCITP / MCSE qualification...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Rate: From £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Skills: Wise, MSI, APPV, ORCA, Packaging, Enterprise Desktop Deployment, AdminStudio, InstallSheild, Windows 7, SCCM, SCOM... * Good knowledge of VB Scripting and Citrix... * MCDST qualification essential, MCITP / MCSE qualification...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Rate: From £250 to £300 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013