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The table below looks at the demand for Application Packaging skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Application Packaging over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packaging
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.225 %0.354 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£436
Average daily rate-£436
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£299
% change on same period last year+9.46 %
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£34.00£17.75
% change on same period last year+91.54 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads444848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.713 %0.911 %
Daily rates quoted113158
Average minimum daily rate£334£318
Average daily rate£361£334
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2546
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£26.43
Average hourly rate£27.99£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.10£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
Application Packaging UKApplication Packaging
UK

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.

Application Packaging
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Application Packaging Demand Trend

Application Packaging
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Application Packaging across the Scotland region.

Scotland Application Packaging Daily Rate Trend

Application Packaging
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Application Packaging across the Scotland region.

Scotland Application Packaging Hourly Rate Trend

Application Packaging
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Packaging within the Scotland 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
EdinburghUp+241--
Application Packaging UKApplication Packaging
UK

Application Packaging
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Application 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 Application Packaging.

11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
11 (25.00 %)Dell
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (25.00 %)InstallShield
11 (25.00 %)AdminStudio
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Macrovision
11 (25.00 %)SCCM

Application Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Application 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 Application Packaging. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)InstallShield
11 (25.00 %)AdminStudio
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Consultant
11 (25.00 %)Applications Packager
11 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Technical Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Migration
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (25.00 %)SCCM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)Dell
11 (25.00 %)Macrovision