Microsoft App-V Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft App-V skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft App-V over the 3 months to 23 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 System Software category.

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
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Application Virtualisation (formerly Softricity SoftGrid)
Rank 258 340 418
Rank change year-on-year
+82 +78
Contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V 324 241 173
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.699% 0.413% 0.279%
As % of the System Software category 7.457% 5.227% 3.867%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 140 91
Average daily rate £343 £325 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.38% -21.21%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £420 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £320 £288
% change year-on-year
+1.56% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 8 5
Average hourly rate £19.02 £26.00 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-26.84% +8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £24.45 £23.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.25 £37.00 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £33.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year
-42.42% +34.69%
All System Software
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category		 4345 4611 4474
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 9.377% 7.899% 7.209%
Number of daily rates quoted 2092 2219 1964
Average daily rate £350 £340 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £200 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £308
% change year-on-year
- +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 586 622 664
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.20 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £35.40 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.03% -5.71%

Microsoft App-V
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft App-V within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Microsoft App-V Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft App-V
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V within the UK.

Microsoft App-V Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft App-V
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft App-V within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Microsoft App-V Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft App-V
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft App-V within the UK.

Microsoft App-V Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft App-V
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft App-V within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Microsoft App-V Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft App-V
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 Microsoft App-V within the UK over the 3 months to 23 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
England +90 284 £340 +4.61%
London +49 107 £356 +1.78%
South East +81 89 £325 -13.33%
City of London +20 39 £373 +10.37%
North West +32 37 £315 -0.78%
Scotland -3 23 £363 +20.83%
Berkshire +27 22 £375 -16.66%
Cheshire +18 22 £311 -2.20%
Reading +28 20 £438 -2.77%
West Midlands -2 18 £365 +12.30%
Hampshire +11 15 £270 +11.34%
Surrey +26 13 £250 -40.47%
Lancashire - 12 £325 -
Kent +8 11 £280 -20.00%
South West +14 10 £318 +10.43%
Edinburgh +11 9 - -
Shropshire +1 9 £380 +36.44%
Telford 0 9 £380 +36.44%
Buckinghamshire +13 8 £350 -
Havant - 8 - -
Midlands - 8 £375 -
Oxfordshire +13 7 £340 +0.74%
Milton Keynes +12 7 £350 -
Crewe +9 7 - -
Oxford +8 7 £340 +13.33%
East of England +3 7 £268 -23.57%
Staines - 7 £375 -
East Midlands -2 6 £445 +36.92%
Runcorn - 6 - -
Gloucestershire - 6 £310 -

Microsoft App-V
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Microsoft App-V 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 Microsoft App-V.

1 443 (75.73%) Windows
2 336 (57.44%) Microsoft
3 333 (56.92%) SCCM
4 326 (55.73%) Windows 7
5 310 (52.99%) Citrix
6 254 (43.42%) MSI
7 172 (29.40%) Active Directory
8 168 (28.72%) XenApp
9 147 (25.13%) Windows XP
10 138 (23.59%) Application Packaging
11 136 (23.25%) AppSense
12 116 (19.83%) InstallShield
13 115 (19.66%) Windows Server 2008
14 112 (19.15%) Migration
15 102 (17.44%) VMware
16 100 (17.09%) Security Cleared
17 90 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
17 90 (15.38%) VBScript
18 86 (14.70%) MS Excel
19 82 (14.02%) XenDesktop
20 76 (12.99%) PowerShell
20 76 (12.99%) SC Cleared
21 75 (12.82%) Finance
22 71 (12.14%) Windows Server 2003
23 65 (11.11%) VB
24 63 (10.77%) Microsoft Certification
25 62 (10.60%) ITIL
25 62 (10.60%) Wise Package Studio
26 51 (8.718%) AdminStudio
27 44 (7.521%) QA

Microsoft App-V
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Microsoft App-V 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 Microsoft App-V. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 138 (23.59%) Application Packaging
2 35 (5.983%) Software Packaging
3 13 (2.222%) XML
4 9 (1.538%) .NET
4 9 (1.538%) WSH
5 7 (1.197%) XML Schema
6 6 (1.026%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.855%) JSP
8 4 (0.684%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.513%) COM
10 2 (0.342%) CSS
10 2 (0.342%) HTML
10 2 (0.342%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 21 (3.590%) MS Exchange
2 16 (2.735%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.735%) IIS
3 10 (1.709%) Exchange Server 2010
4 8 (1.368%) CloudStack
5 7 (1.197%) SharePoint Server
6 6 (1.026%) Lotus Notes
6 6 (1.026%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (0.855%) Exchange Server 2003
8 4 (0.684%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.342%) Lync
9 2 (0.342%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.171%) Office Communications Server
10 1 (0.171%) Apache
Applications
1 86 (14.70%) MS Excel
2 39 (6.667%) MS Office
3 7 (1.197%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.171%) MS Project
4 1 (0.171%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.342%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.171%) assyst
2 1 (0.171%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 29 (4.957%) Firewall
2 25 (4.274%) SAN
3 21 (3.590%) TCP/IP
4 15 (2.564%) Internet
5 12 (2.051%) DNS
6 11 (1.880%) LAN
6 11 (1.880%) WAN
7 10 (1.709%) NetScaler
8 9 (1.538%) VPN
8 9 (1.538%) Ethernet
9 7 (1.197%) SMS
10 6 (1.026%) NAS
11 4 (0.684%) Extranet
11 4 (0.684%) Intranet
12 3 (0.513%) DSL
12 3 (0.513%) DHCP
12 3 (0.513%) WLAN
12 3 (0.513%) SSL
13 2 (0.342%) HTTP
13 2 (0.342%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.222%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.197%) SQL Server 2005
3 5 (0.855%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (0.342%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.171%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 254 (43.42%) MSI
2 116 (19.83%) InstallShield
3 62 (10.60%) Wise Package Studio
4 51 (8.718%) AdminStudio
5 3 (0.513%) Selenium
5 3 (0.513%) Bugzilla
5 3 (0.513%) QuickTest Pro
5 3 (0.513%) LoadRunner
5 3 (0.513%) WinRunner
6 2 (0.342%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 2 (0.342%) TestDirector
6 2 (0.342%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 75 (12.82%) Finance
2 33 (5.641%) Banking
3 27 (4.615%) Law
4 21 (3.590%) Legal
5 16 (2.735%) Telecoms
6 14 (2.393%) Local Government
7 12 (2.051%) Investment Banking
8 9 (1.538%) Publishing
9 5 (0.855%) Retail
10 3 (0.513%) Financial Institution
10 3 (0.513%) Back Office
10 3 (0.513%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.513%) Advertising
11 2 (0.342%) Marketing
11 2 (0.342%) French Language
12 1 (0.171%) German Language
12 1 (0.171%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.171%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.171%) Front Office
12 1 (0.171%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 240 (41.03%) Applications Packager
2 56 (9.573%) Analyst
3 41 (7.009%) Consultant
4 26 (4.444%) Architect
5 24 (4.103%) Citrix Engineer
6 20 (3.419%) Support Engineer
7 16 (2.735%) Service Analyst
7 16 (2.735%) Service Desk Analyst
8 15 (2.564%) Applications Specialist
9 14 (2.393%) Technical Architect
10 13 (2.222%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 12 (2.051%) Administrator
11 12 (2.051%) Citrix Support
12 11 (1.880%) 2nd Line Support
13 10 (1.709%) Support Analyst
13 10 (1.709%) Citrix Specialist
13 10 (1.709%) Desktop Engineer
14 9 (1.538%) SCCM Consultant
14 9 (1.538%) Team Leader
14 9 (1.538%) Infrastructure Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.761%) Blackberry
2 14 (2.393%) Thin Client
2 14 (2.393%) Fat Client
3 10 (1.709%) Clustering
3 10 (1.709%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.368%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.026%) Cryptography
5 6 (1.026%) Taxonomies
6 5 (0.855%) Computer Science
7 4 (0.684%) SaaS
8 3 (0.513%) PKI
9 2 (0.342%) NHS
9 2 (0.342%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.342%) CMDB
9 2 (0.342%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.171%) PaaS
10 1 (0.171%) Visualisation
10 1 (0.171%) Freedom of Information Act
10 1 (0.171%) Mathematics
10 1 (0.171%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 443 (75.73%) Windows
2 326 (55.73%) Windows 7
3 147 (25.13%) Windows XP
4 115 (19.66%) Windows Server 2008
5 71 (12.14%) Windows Server 2003
6 37 (6.325%) Windows Vista
7 13 (2.222%) Windows 8
8 11 (1.880%) Linux
9 7 (1.197%) Windows 2000
10 6 (1.026%) Mac OS X
10 6 (1.026%) SUSE
11 5 (0.855%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 5 (0.855%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.855%) Windows NT
12 3 (0.513%) Windows 2000 Server
12 3 (0.513%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (19.15%) Migration
2 62 (10.60%) ITIL
3 37 (6.325%) Service Management
4 32 (5.470%) User Acceptance Testing
4 32 (5.470%) Software Deployment
5 29 (4.957%) Software Distribution
6 20 (3.419%) Validation
7 17 (2.906%) Service Delivery
8 10 (1.709%) Document Management
8 10 (1.709%) Test Scripting
9 9 (1.538%) System Testing
9 9 (1.538%) DNA
10 7 (1.197%) Security Architecture
10 7 (1.197%) Compatibility Testing
10 7 (1.197%) Incident Management
10 7 (1.197%) Root Cause Analysis
10 7 (1.197%) Information Security
11 6 (1.026%) PRINCE2
11 6 (1.026%) Workflow
11 6 (1.026%) TQM
Programming Languages
1 90 (15.38%) VBScript
2 76 (12.99%) PowerShell
3 65 (11.11%) VB
4 35 (5.983%) SQL
5 9 (1.538%) VB.NET
5 9 (1.538%) C#
6 6 (1.026%) C
7 4 (0.684%) Perl
7 4 (0.684%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 100 (17.09%) Security Cleared
2 76 (12.99%) SC Cleared
3 63 (10.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 32 (5.470%) MCSE
5 26 (4.444%) MCP
6 24 (4.103%) Degree
6 24 (4.103%) MCITP
7 21 (3.590%) Citrix Certification
8 17 (2.906%) DV Cleared
9 13 (2.222%) CCA
10 9 (1.538%) CCEE
10 9 (1.538%) MCSA
11 6 (1.026%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (0.855%) MCTS
12 5 (0.855%) Linux+ Certification
12 5 (0.855%) CISSP
13 4 (0.684%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.513%) CCIA
14 3 (0.513%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.513%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.521%) QA
2 29 (4.957%) SLA
3 5 (0.855%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.684%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.171%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.171%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 172 (29.40%) Active Directory
2 168 (28.72%) XenApp
3 90 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 82 (14.02%) XenDesktop
5 28 (4.786%) Hyper-V
6 25 (4.274%) XenServer
7 17 (2.906%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 17 (2.906%) Terminal Services
8 13 (2.222%) vSphere
9 11 (1.880%) VMware ESX
10 7 (1.197%) IAG
10 7 (1.197%) UAG
11 4 (0.684%) MetaFrame
11 4 (0.684%) vCloud
12 3 (0.513%) VMware ESXi
13 2 (0.342%) Terminal Server
14 1 (0.171%) Xen
14 1 (0.171%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 333 (56.92%) SCCM
2 36 (6.154%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 19 (3.248%) SCOM
3 19 (3.248%) AppDNA
4 12 (2.051%) ZENworks
5 10 (1.709%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 10 (1.709%) WSUS
6 6 (1.026%) Unicenter
7 4 (0.684%) ChangeBASE
7 4 (0.684%) Sysprep
8 3 (0.513%) NetBackup
8 3 (0.513%) Tivoli
8 3 (0.513%) MOM
9 2 (0.342%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.342%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
9 2 (0.342%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.171%) Plesk
10 1 (0.171%) HP SIM
10 1 (0.171%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.171%) Opalis
Vendors
1 336 (57.44%) Microsoft
2 310 (52.99%) Citrix
3 136 (23.25%) AppSense
4 102 (17.44%) VMware
5 41 (7.009%) HP
6 38 (6.496%) Altiris
7 21 (3.590%) CA
8 18 (3.077%) Lumension
9 16 (2.735%) Remedy
10 14 (2.393%) Novell
10 14 (2.393%) Symantec
11 12 (2.051%) Cisco
12 11 (1.880%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.538%) NetApp
14 8 (1.368%) Dell
15 7 (1.197%) FrontRange
16 6 (1.026%) EMC
16 6 (1.026%) Royalblue
16 6 (1.026%) Lotus
17 5 (0.855%) LANDesk
Systems Administrator - AppV
Edinburgh, Scotland
Multiple systems Administrators - (Windows 7, AppV, Citrix, SCCM) - Edinburgh (3 months)A fantastic opportunity has arisen with a leading Edinburgh based company for a Systems Administrator.
Computer Futures
Posted: 16 May 2013
Application packager - MSI / App-V / Testing
City, London
My Client is in urgent need of an experienced Application Packager to start as soon as possible! The successful candidate will be familiar with the full life cyle...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £260 - £340 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
App-V Application Packager
London
The Packaging will consist of building silent installation packages in a MSI/MST format and performing initial installation testing on Windows 7 before hand off to the client...
I.T. Skillfinder
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 17 May 2013
Application Packager - App-V
South East England
Job Title: Applications PackagerDuration: 6 monthsLocation: South EastApplications Packager / AppV SpecialistROLE:Working on a high profile global programme. Windows7 migration.Certification and Packaging of PC Desktop and Server...
Rate: £300 - £385 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Application Packager
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Our major client based in Lytham currently require an Application Packager for an initial 3 month contract. Role: The programme is replacing 160,000 desktops as part of...
Advanced Resource Managers
Posted: 22 May 2013
Application Packager
Bedfordshire, South East
Application Packager required for a financial services organisation. Skills/Exp required:- Extensive experience with Microsoft Active directory services in the enterprise.- Experience of App-V technologies in the...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £300 - £400 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Application Packager - App-V - MSI - Bedfordshire
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
required by my financial services client based in the Dunstable area of Bedfordshire. Essential skills include. 3 + years application packaging which must include strong App-V experience sequencing...
Unite Human Resources
Rate: From £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Server / Windows Engineer- SCCM / SCOM / Config Manager
Staines, Middlesex
Very strong SCCM and SCOM skills are required for the roles, the Server Engineer should have excellent experience throughout their previous roles. Essential experience for the Server Engineer...
ComputAppoint
Rate: market rates
Posted: 21 May 2013
Windows 7 Sys Admin, App-sense, App-V, Packaging-City Investment Bank
City, London
Windows 7 System Administrator - App-sense, App-V, Packaging Consultant - City Global Investment Banking Client... This role is City based and a strong knowledge of Windows Systems Administration...
Spargonet Consulting Plc
Rate: £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
SCCM SUPPORT ENGINEER - SC CLEARED
Preston, Lancashire
Provides account administration support via Active Directory. * Provides request fulfilment support across varying services such as Software Deployment Main Responsibilities * Problem solve across MS Office Suite, operating systems (...
LA International
Posted: 20 May 2013
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
Glasgow, Scotland
Very strong experience working in an Intel support role. Experience working in a data centre environment a significant advantage.Experience working in a global organization an advantage.Technical...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £250.00 - £350.00 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Application Packager APP V 4.5, 4.6 (MSI, WISE)
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: 17 May 2013
Application Packager App-V, 4.5, 4.6 (wise msi)
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
Windows Architect / End user Architect / Desktop Architect
London
It is essential that as the Windows 7 Architect / End user Architect / Desktop Architect - (Windows 7,SCCM, Script) you have previously designed and deployed Windows 7/8 on...
TEKsystems
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Test Analyst (Citrix)
City, London
The successful candidate will have practical knowledge of software testing processes and tools such as Quality Centre, strong experience of testing in a Citrix XenApp/AppSense/App-V...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £300 - £360 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
DESKTOP SUPPORT ENGINEER / 2ND LINE SUPPORT - SC CLEARED
Preston, Lancashire
Provides account administration support via Active Directory. * Provides request fulfilment support across varying services such as Software Deployment Main Responsibilities * Problem solve across MS Office Suite, operating systems (...
LA International
Posted: 20 May 2013
Citrix Consultants - London - Ad-hoc / interim
West London
The Citrix Consultant will have advanced knowledge of XenDesktop, XenApp, XenServer and would ideally also be very familiar with other Citrix products like AppV, Access Gateway, Netscaler etc...
Orderwork
Rate: Competitive dayrates
Posted: 6 May 2013
Microsoft Windows Client Platform Specialist, Staines
Staines, Middlesex
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 \ 2008 \ 2012. Microsoft Windows 7 \ 8. Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2012... Microsoft Windows Client Unattended Builds. Microsoft SCCM Software Distribution. Microsoft SCOM and...
EarthStream Global
Rate: From £350 to £500 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Test Analyst, QTP, Citrix
City, London
TEST ANALYST, QTP, CITRIX, AUTOMATION, REGRESSION, LAW... The TEST ANALYST will need to demonstrate practical knowledge of tes processes and be able to show strong working experience within...
Aston Carter
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
1st Line Service Desk Analyst
Reading, Berkshire
TECHNICAL SKILLS Sound understanding of Service Desk toolsets (VMWare Service Manager (VSM), Touchpaper, CA Unicentre, RoyalBlue, Frontrange, Remedy, etc.) Practical experience in supporting at a 1st line level,...
Experis IT
Posted: 17 May 2013
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