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The table below looks at the demand for Application Packaging skills across the UK 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packaging
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank484549
Rank change on same period last yearUp+65
Matching contract IT job ads87123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.124 %
As % of the category below0.526 %0.507 %
Daily rates quoted3840
Average minimum daily rate£297£312
Average daily rate£308£333
% change on same period last year-7.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£296
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted828
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£26.71
Average hourly rate£27.50£29.00
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£31.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£29.40
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1655524259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.13 %24.37 %
Daily rates quoted54697384
Average minimum daily rate£349£361
Average daily rate£375£384
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted9791482
Average minimum hourly rate£29.53£30.12
Average hourly rate£31.67£32.33
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.81£34.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Application Packaging within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

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 within the UK.

Application Packaging Hourly Rate Trend

Application Packaging
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Application Packaging within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Application Packaging Hourly Rate Histogram

Application Packaging
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandUp+5383£312-5.41 %
LondonUp+6342£311-9.67 %
South WestUp+1116£355+26.77 %
City of LondonNo change016£293-2.42 %
South EastUp+2914£314+5.10 %
GloucestershireNew entry-13£366-
East of EnglandNew entry-10£285-
SurreyNew entry-8--
HertfordshireNew entry-7£291-
BerkshireUp+366£314+2.11 %
GloucesterNew entry-6£400-
CheltenhamNew entry-6£314-
BracknellUp+154£314-
Potters BarNew entry-3£413-
StainesNew entry-3--
LeedsDown-93--
West YorkshireUp+23--
SomersetNew entry-3£300-
YorkshireUp+73--
CambridgeshireNew entry-3£273-
ScotlandUp+162--
North WestUp+152£248-6.60 %
CheshireNew entry-2£248-
TauntonNew entry-2--
PeterboroughNew entry-2£175-
HuntingdonNew entry-1£370-
ChesterNew entry-1--
RuncornNew entry-1£248-
NewburyNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--

Application Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1124 (65.61 %)Windows
259 (31.22 %)Microsoft
356 (29.63 %)Citrix
450 (26.46 %)Active Directory
548 (25.40 %)Windows Server 2003
644 (23.28 %)MSI
741 (21.69 %)Finance
839 (20.63 %)VBScript
938 (20.11 %)Windows XP
1032 (16.93 %)ITIL
1131 (16.40 %)Microsoft Certification
1131 (16.40 %)Altiris
1230 (15.87 %)MCSE
1329 (15.34 %)SMS
1428 (14.81 %)Windows 2000
1526 (13.76 %)Banking
1624 (12.70 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1723 (12.17 %)MS Exchange
1821 (11.11 %)VB
1821 (11.11 %)Migration
1919 (10.05 %)Security Cleared
2018 (9.524 %)InstallShield
2117 (8.995 %)Windows Vista
2216 (8.466 %)VMware
2315 (7.937 %)SoftGrid
2414 (7.407 %)Remedy
2513 (6.878 %)Investment Banking
2513 (6.878 %)Business Desktop Deployment
2612 (6.349 %)Asset Management
2612 (6.349 %)SQL

Application Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (4.762 %).NET
22 (1.058 %)Software Packaging
31 (0.529 %)WSH
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (12.17 %)MS Exchange
29 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (2.646 %)Lotus Notes
44 (2.116 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (1.587 %)BizTalk Server
53 (1.587 %)CMS
62 (1.058 %)IIS
71 (0.529 %)Exchange Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (5.820 %)MS Office
210 (5.291 %)MS Excel
35 (2.646 %)Spreadsheet
42 (1.058 %)MS Project
51 (0.529 %)Acrobat
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (7.937 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.529 %)Summit
21 (0.529 %)assyst
21 (0.529 %)SalesLogix
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (15.34 %)SMS
212 (6.349 %)DNS
36 (3.175 %)TCP/IP
44 (2.116 %)WAN
52 (1.058 %)DHCP
52 (1.058 %)LAN
52 (1.058 %)SAN
52 (1.058 %)IP Telephony
52 (1.058 %)Cisco IPT
61 (0.529 %)Internet
61 (0.529 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (5.291 %)SQL Server
23 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
144 (23.28 %)MSI
218 (9.524 %)InstallShield
37 (3.704 %)AdminStudio
43 (1.587 %)TestDirector
51 (0.529 %)Visual Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (21.69 %)Finance
226 (13.76 %)Banking
313 (6.878 %)Investment Banking
48 (4.233 %)Government
57 (3.704 %)Legal
57 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
64 (2.116 %)Law
73 (1.587 %)Front Office
73 (1.587 %)Telecoms
73 (1.587 %)Auditing
82 (1.058 %)Retail
91 (0.529 %)Pensions
91 (0.529 %)Back Office
91 (0.529 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.529 %)Financial Institution
91 (0.529 %)Automotive
91 (0.529 %)Electric
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (19.58 %)Analyst
236 (19.05 %)Applications Packager
317 (8.995 %)Support Engineer
414 (7.407 %)Service Analyst
414 (7.407 %)Service Desk Analyst
512 (6.349 %)Desktop Support
610 (5.291 %)Consultant
610 (5.291 %)Applications Support
610 (5.291 %)3rd Line Support
79 (4.762 %)Desktop Engineer
79 (4.762 %)Deployment Engineer
79 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
87 (3.704 %)Project Manager
96 (3.175 %)Desktop Analyst
105 (2.646 %)Systems Engineer
105 (2.646 %)Desktop Support Engineer
114 (2.116 %)Applications Consultant
114 (2.116 %)Infrastructure Engineer
114 (2.116 %)Test Manager
114 (2.116 %)Applications Support Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (3.704 %)Blackberry
17 (3.704 %)Fixed Income
25 (2.646 %)Equities
33 (1.587 %)Clustering
42 (1.058 %)Management Information System
42 (1.058 %)Derivative
51 (0.529 %)Mathematics
51 (0.529 %)Computer Science
51 (0.529 %)Client/Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1124 (65.61 %)Windows
248 (25.40 %)Windows Server 2003
338 (20.11 %)Windows XP
428 (14.81 %)Windows 2000
517 (8.995 %)Windows Vista
68 (4.233 %)Windows NT
73 (1.587 %)NetWare
73 (1.587 %)UNIX
82 (1.058 %)Solaris
82 (1.058 %)Windows Server 2008
91 (0.529 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (0.529 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (16.93 %)ITIL
221 (11.11 %)Migration
319 (10.05 %)Security Cleared
413 (6.878 %)Business Desktop Deployment
512 (6.349 %)Asset Management
68 (4.233 %)Incident Management
68 (4.233 %)DV Cleared
68 (4.233 %)Data Migration
76 (3.175 %)BC Cleared
85 (2.646 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (2.646 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (2.646 %)Change Management
85 (2.646 %)Configuration Management
85 (2.646 %)Project Management
94 (2.116 %)PRINCE2
94 (2.116 %)Matrix Management
94 (2.116 %)Test Scripting
94 (2.116 %)SC Cleared
103 (1.587 %)Programme Management
103 (1.587 %)Problem Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (20.63 %)VBScript
221 (11.11 %)VB
312 (6.349 %)SQL
47 (3.704 %)VB.NET
56 (3.175 %)Perl
62 (1.058 %)PowerShell
71 (0.529 %)C++
71 (0.529 %)Java
71 (0.529 %)Euclid
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (16.40 %)Microsoft Certification
230 (15.87 %)MCSE
310 (5.291 %)MCP
49 (4.762 %)Degree
54 (2.116 %)Citrix Certification
54 (2.116 %)CNA
54 (2.116 %)Novell Certification
63 (1.587 %)CCEA
63 (1.587 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
72 (1.058 %)PRINCE2 Certification
81 (0.529 %)ITIL Certification
81 (0.529 %)HNC
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.762 %)QA
21 (0.529 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (26.46 %)Active Directory
29 (4.762 %)VMware Infrastructure
38 (4.233 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (1.587 %)Novell eDirectory
43 (1.587 %)Backup Exec
43 (1.587 %)MetaFrame
52 (1.058 %)Terminal Server
52 (1.058 %)Terminal Services
52 (1.058 %)VMware ESX
52 (1.058 %)Xen
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (12.70 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
29 (4.762 %)SCCM
36 (3.175 %)MOM
45 (2.646 %)Unicenter
45 (2.646 %)ZENworks
45 (2.646 %)WSUS
54 (2.116 %)BMC Marimba
54 (2.116 %)OpenView Configuration Management
63 (1.587 %)Norton AntiVirus
72 (1.058 %)SCOM
81 (0.529 %)Legato
81 (0.529 %)Tivoli
81 (0.529 %)OpenView
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (31.22 %)Microsoft
256 (29.63 %)Citrix
331 (16.40 %)Altiris
416 (8.466 %)VMware
514 (7.407 %)Remedy
610 (5.291 %)HP
79 (4.762 %)Reuters
79 (4.762 %)Bloomberg
79 (4.762 %)AppSense
88 (4.233 %)Novell
96 (3.175 %)LANDesk
96 (3.175 %)McAfee Security
105 (2.646 %)Lotus
105 (2.646 %)CA
114 (2.116 %)Macrovision
123 (1.587 %)salesforce.com
123 (1.587 %)Red Hat
123 (1.587 %)Symantec
132 (1.058 %)Dell
132 (1.058 %)Intel