South West Application Packaging Contracts
Home Directory About
 
Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

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

 Application Packaging
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008		Same period last year
Rank122145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads1318
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.019 %
As % of the category below1.519 %1.486 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£359£247
Average daily rate£359£249
% change on same period last year+44.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£276
% change on same period last year+18.94 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.50
Average hourly rate-£21.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00£24.31
% change on same period last year+39.84 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8561211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.348 %1.298 %
Daily rates quoted208284
Average minimum daily rate£296£326
Average daily rate£322£344
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted135178
Average minimum hourly rate£25.22£30.62
Average hourly rate£27.44£33.38
% change on same period last year-17.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.66£36.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Application Packaging EnglandApplication Packaging
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.

Application Packaging
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Application Packaging Daily Rate Trend

Application Packaging
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Application Packaging across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Application Packaging Daily Rate Histogram

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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
GloucestershireUp+1313£359-
Application Packaging EnglandApplication Packaging
England

Application Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (46.43 %)Security Cleared
211 (39.29 %)DV Cleared
38 (28.57 %)Citrix
38 (28.57 %)SoftGrid
47 (25.00 %)Windows
47 (25.00 %)VBScript
47 (25.00 %)MSI
56 (21.43 %)SMS
56 (21.43 %)Active Directory
65 (17.86 %)Government
74 (14.29 %)VMware
74 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
74 (14.29 %)HP
74 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
74 (14.29 %)MCSE
74 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (10.71 %)TestDirector
83 (10.71 %)Remedy
83 (10.71 %)Citrix Certification
83 (10.71 %)CCEA
83 (10.71 %)SC Cleared
83 (10.71 %)Auditing
83 (10.71 %)Change Management
83 (10.71 %)VMware Infrastructure
92 (7.143 %)Migration
92 (7.143 %)AppSense
92 (7.143 %)Xen
92 (7.143 %)Altiris
92 (7.143 %)Network Design

Application Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.571 %)MS Exchange
11 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 2003
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.571 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (28.57 %)SoftGrid
21 (3.571 %)assyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (21.43 %)SMS
22 (7.143 %)SAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (25.00 %)MSI
23 (10.71 %)TestDirector
31 (3.571 %)Visual Studio
31 (3.571 %)InstallShield
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (17.86 %)Government
23 (10.71 %)Auditing
31 (3.571 %)Finance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (28.57 %)Applications Packager
24 (14.29 %)Test Manager
33 (10.71 %)Tester
33 (10.71 %)Consultant
42 (7.143 %)Deployment Analyst
42 (7.143 %)Analyst
51 (3.571 %)Software Test Manager
51 (3.571 %)Applications Specialist
51 (3.571 %)Applications Developer
51 (3.571 %)Developer
51 (3.571 %)Network Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Support Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Applications Support
51 (3.571 %)Technical Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Support Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Citrix Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Applications Tester
51 (3.571 %)Software Manager
51 (3.571 %)Deployment Specialist
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)Management Information System
11 (3.571 %)Clustering
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (25.00 %)Windows
24 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
24 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.571 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (3.571 %)Windows NT
31 (3.571 %)Windows XP
31 (3.571 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (46.43 %)Security Cleared
211 (39.29 %)DV Cleared
34 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
43 (10.71 %)SC Cleared
43 (10.71 %)Change Management
52 (7.143 %)Migration
52 (7.143 %)Network Design
61 (3.571 %)Test Management
61 (3.571 %)ITIL
61 (3.571 %)Service Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (25.00 %)VBScript
21 (3.571 %)VB
21 (3.571 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.29 %)MCSE
14 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (10.71 %)Citrix Certification
23 (10.71 %)CCEA
32 (7.143 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.571 %)QA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (21.43 %)Active Directory
23 (10.71 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (7.143 %)Xen
41 (3.571 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.571 %)Unicenter
11 (3.571 %)MOM
11 (3.571 %)OpenView Configuration Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (28.57 %)Citrix
24 (14.29 %)HP
24 (14.29 %)VMware
33 (10.71 %)Remedy
42 (7.143 %)AppSense
42 (7.143 %)Altiris
51 (3.571 %)Sophos
51 (3.571 %)Microsoft
51 (3.571 %)CA
51 (3.571 %)NetApp
51 (3.571 %)Red Hat
About us|Contact us|Copyright|Disclaimer
IT Jobs Watch, Tracking the IT Job Market
Updated 21 November 2008
Copyright © 2008 Paradigm Software (UK) Limited. All rights reserved.