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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Software Packaging skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Software Packaging over the 3 months to 15 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category.

 Software Packaging
Location
3 months to
15 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank446446590
Rank change year-on-year
No change0Up+144
Matching contract IT job ads31816
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.066 %0.020 %0.020 %
As % of the Application Development category0.245 %0.091 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted1923
Average daily rate£180£218£345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-17.24 %-36.95 %
UK excluding London average daily rate£195£218-
% change year-on-year
-10.34 %-
Hourly rates quoted130
Average hourly rate£70.00£21.50-
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+225.58 %-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£70.00£21.50-
% change year-on-year
+225.58 %-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryAll Application Development
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
12670882219621
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK26.81 %21.95 %24.06 %
Daily rates quoted644230636322
Average daily rate£380£350£360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.570 %-2.770 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£218£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£500£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£325
% change year-on-year
--7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted4235001242
Average hourly rate£30.00£30.00£32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£17.00£15.00£19.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£42.50£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£30.00£32.50
% change year-on-year
-5.830 %-7.690 %

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.

Software Packaging
Demand Trend

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

Software Packaging Demand Trend

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Packaging within the UK.

Software Packaging Daily Rate Trend

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Packaging within the UK over the 3 months to 15 March 2010.

Software Packaging Daily Rate Histogram

Software Packaging
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Packaging within the UK.

Software Packaging Hourly Rate Trend

Software Packaging
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Packaging within the UK over the 3 months to 15 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandDown-831£180-17.24 %
LondonDown-4716£180-
South EastUp+214£180-40.00 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-8£180-
Milton KeynesNew entry-7£180-
City of LondonNew entry-6£137-
BerkshireUp+113--
PortsmouthUp+73--
HampshireNo change03--
East of EnglandNew entry-1£210-
EssexNew entry-1£210-

Software Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Software 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 Software Packaging.

121 (42.86 %)Microsoft
217 (34.69 %)SCCM
316 (32.65 %)Windows
414 (28.57 %)Active Directory
414 (28.57 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
511 (22.45 %)MSI
610 (20.41 %)VBScript
610 (20.41 %)Security Cleared
78 (16.33 %)LANDesk
78 (16.33 %)Technical Architecture
78 (16.33 %)MCSE
78 (16.33 %)Microsoft Certification
87 (14.29 %)Citrix
87 (14.29 %)SQL
87 (14.29 %)SQL Server
87 (14.29 %)Government
87 (14.29 %)Law
87 (14.29 %)Legal
87 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (14.29 %)Banking
96 (12.24 %).NET Framework
96 (12.24 %).NET
96 (12.24 %)MS Office
105 (10.20 %)Windows XP
105 (10.20 %)SC Cleared
114 (8.163 %)Billing
114 (8.163 %)Altiris
114 (8.163 %)VMware
114 (8.163 %)Education
114 (8.163 %)DV Cleared

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Software 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 Software Packaging. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
16 (12.24 %).NET
16 (12.24 %).NET Framework
24 (8.163 %)WMI
32 (4.082 %)ADSI
41 (2.041 %)WSH
41 (2.041 %)Application Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (2.041 %)SharePoint
11 (2.041 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.041 %)Documentum
11 (2.041 %)LiveLink
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
16 (12.24 %)MS Office
24 (8.163 %)MS Excel
24 (8.163 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (2.041 %)SoftGrid
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (4.082 %)Network Security
21 (2.041 %)LAN
21 (2.041 %)WAN
21 (2.041 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.041 %)Firewall
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (14.29 %)SQL Server
17 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (4.082 %)AdminStudio
21 (2.041 %)InstallShield
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
17 (14.29 %)Government
17 (14.29 %)Law
17 (14.29 %)Legal
17 (14.29 %)Banking
24 (8.163 %)Billing
24 (8.163 %)Education
33 (6.122 %)Finance
42 (4.082 %)International Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
118 (36.73 %)Analyst
27 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
36 (12.24 %)Technical Support
45 (10.20 %)Desktop Analyst
54 (8.163 %)Applications Packager
54 (8.163 %)Consultant
54 (8.163 %)Technical Support Analyst
54 (8.163 %)Technical Analyst
63 (6.122 %)Software Packager
63 (6.122 %)Network Technician
72 (4.082 %)Project Manager
72 (4.082 %)Technical Project Manager
72 (4.082 %)Technical Manager
81 (2.041 %)Applications Engineer
81 (2.041 %)Technology Consultant
81 (2.041 %)Service Desk Analyst
81 (2.041 %)Systems Engineer
81 (2.041 %)Solutions Architect
81 (2.041 %)Systems Support
81 (2.041 %)Support Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (4.082 %)Replication
21 (2.041 %)PKI
21 (2.041 %)Fat Client
21 (2.041 %)Client/Server
21 (2.041 %)Thin Client
21 (2.041 %)Biometrics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
116 (32.65 %)Windows
25 (10.20 %)Windows XP
33 (6.122 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.082 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
18 (16.33 %)Technical Architecture
24 (8.163 %)Service Management
24 (8.163 %)Migration
24 (8.163 %)Incident Management
33 (6.122 %)ITIL
33 (6.122 %)Project Management
33 (6.122 %)Change Management
33 (6.122 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (6.122 %)Validation
33 (6.122 %)Capacity Planning
42 (4.082 %)Operations Management
51 (2.041 %)Test Scripting
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
110 (20.41 %)VBScript
27 (14.29 %)SQL
34 (8.163 %)JavaScript
43 (6.122 %)VB
43 (6.122 %)Shell Script
43 (6.122 %)PowerShell
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
110 (20.41 %)Security Cleared
28 (16.33 %)MCSE
28 (16.33 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (10.20 %)SC Cleared
44 (8.163 %)DV Cleared
52 (4.082 %)Degree
61 (2.041 %)CCA
61 (2.041 %)Citrix Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.041 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
114 (28.57 %)Active Directory
23 (6.122 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (4.082 %)vSphere
41 (2.041 %)Terminal Server
41 (2.041 %)VMware Workstation
41 (2.041 %)Citrix Presentation Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
117 (34.69 %)SCCM
214 (28.57 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
311 (22.45 %)MSI
42 (4.082 %)OpenView Configuration Management
42 (4.082 %)Norton AntiVirus
51 (2.041 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
121 (42.86 %)Microsoft
28 (16.33 %)LANDesk
37 (14.29 %)Citrix
44 (8.163 %)VMware
44 (8.163 %)Altiris
53 (6.122 %)Symantec
61 (2.041 %)Open Text
61 (2.041 %)HP
61 (2.041 %)CA
61 (2.041 %)Reuters
61 (2.041 %)Bloomberg
61 (2.041 %)AppSense
61 (2.041 %)Opsware