The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft App-V skills in IT contracts advertised for the Warwickshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft App-V over the 3 months to 18 June 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 for the Warwickshire region.

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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Application Virtualisation (formerly Softricity SoftGrid)
Rank 30 - 25
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V 3 0 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 1.316% - 2.242%
As % of the System Software category 7.143% - 18.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £252 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £325 £286
% change year-on-year
+6.15% +13.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
Average hourly rate - - £24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.52 £33.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
-40.84% +37.50%
All System Software
Warwickshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
42 22 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 18.42% 9.283% 12.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 4 10
Average daily rate £254 £275 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.63% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £186 £275 £155
10% offered a daily rate of more than £388 £560 £305
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £324 £310
% change year-on-year
+0.30% +4.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 9 10
Average hourly rate £12.50 £13.00 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -45.83%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.90 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £16.70 £25.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.00 £17.00 £16.75
% change year-on-year
- +1.49%
Microsoft App-V
West Midlands

Microsoft App-V
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Warwickshire 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 across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Microsoft App-V Daily Rate Trend

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 across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Microsoft App-V Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft App-V
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region 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 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows XP
1 4 (100.00%) Citrix
1 4 (100.00%) MSI
1 4 (100.00%) SCCM
1 4 (100.00%) XenApp
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 7
2 3 (75.00%) VBScript
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 3 (75.00%) VMware
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (50.00%) Finance
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (25.00%) Technical Architecture

Microsoft App-V
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region 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.

Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) MSI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Support Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Support
2 1 (25.00%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (25.00%) IT Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) IT Support
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows XP
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 7
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (25.00%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) VBScript
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) XenApp
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Citrix
2 3 (75.00%) VMware
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
3rd Line Support Analyst - Warwickshire I am currently looking for a 3rd Line Support Analyst on an initial 3 month contract onsite for a client who is rolling...
Crimson Ltd
Rate: £250 - £258 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
App-V/MSI/Citrix Xen App/SCCM/VMWare. My client is looking for a number of 3rd line support analysts in the West Midlands area The work will...
Reed Technology
Rate: £200 - £300 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013