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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Packager in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank101139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.210 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£240-
Average daily rate£273-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£305-
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£260
% change on same period last year+22.44 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.38£20.00
% change on same period last year+56.87 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads23803502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.843 %3.820 %
Daily rates quoted534816
Average minimum daily rate£336£324
Average daily rate£357£340
% change on same period last year+5.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted274309
Average minimum hourly rate£19.37£20.91
Average hourly rate£20.61£22.24
% change on same period last year-7.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.85£23.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
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.

Applications Packager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Packager across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Yorkshire Applications Packager Demand Trend

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Packager across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Applications Packager Daily Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Applications Packager across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Applications Packager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Packager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Packager within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
South YorkshireUp+265£273-
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

Applications Packager
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Applications Packager in their job title 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 with Applications Packager in their job title.

16 (75.00 %)Windows
16 (75.00 %)MSI
25 (62.50 %)InstallShield
34 (50.00 %)Terminal Services
34 (50.00 %)Windows XP
34 (50.00 %)SMS
34 (50.00 %)VB
34 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
34 (50.00 %)Citrix
34 (50.00 %)SoftGrid
42 (25.00 %)Application Packaging
42 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
51 (12.50 %)Business Desktop Deployment
51 (12.50 %)Novell eDirectory
51 (12.50 %)SCCM
51 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
51 (12.50 %)Novell
51 (12.50 %)Microsoft
51 (12.50 %)Active Directory
51 (12.50 %)VBScript
51 (12.50 %)NetWare
51 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (12.50 %)ZENworks
51 (12.50 %)Government
51 (12.50 %)Manufacturing

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Applications Packager in their job title 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 with Applications Packager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %)Application Packaging
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (50.00 %)SoftGrid
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)SMS
14 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (75.00 %)MSI
25 (62.50 %)InstallShield
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Government
11 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)Windows
24 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (12.50 %)NetWare
31 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (12.50 %)Business Desktop Deployment
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)VB
21 (12.50 %)VBScript
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Terminal Services
21 (12.50 %)Novell eDirectory
21 (12.50 %)Active Directory
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (12.50 %)ZENworks
11 (12.50 %)SCCM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (12.50 %)Novell
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft