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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT jobs within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Packager in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank138146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads51
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.187 %0.033 %
Salaries quoted51
Average minimum salary£25,800£35,000
Average salary£27,140£40,000
% change on same period last year-32.15 %
Average maximum salary£28,480£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,464£32,798
% change on same period last year-7.11 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26682991
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.557 %1.282 %
Salaries quoted24312674
Average minimum salary£31,356£31,622
Average salary£34,331£34,174
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Average maximum salary£37,306£36,726
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Applications Packager North WestApplications Packager
North West

Applications Packager
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Applications Packager Demand Trend

Applications Packager
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Applications Packager across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire Applications Packager Salary Trend

Applications Packager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Packager across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cheshire Applications Packager Salary Histogram

Applications Packager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Packager within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
RuncornNew entry-1£29,500-
Applications Packager North WestApplications Packager
North West

Applications Packager
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Applications Packager in their job title.

110 (76.92 %)Windows
28 (61.54 %)MSI
37 (53.85 %)OpenView Configuration Management
37 (53.85 %)Application Packaging
46 (46.15 %)InstallShield
46 (46.15 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (38.46 %)Active Directory
55 (38.46 %)Citrix
64 (30.77 %)VBScript
64 (30.77 %)Windows XP
64 (30.77 %)SMS
64 (30.77 %)SCCM
72 (15.38 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (15.38 %)BMC Marimba
72 (15.38 %)Windows NT
72 (15.38 %)SoftGrid
72 (15.38 %)Altiris
72 (15.38 %)TCP/IP
72 (15.38 %)CA
72 (15.38 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
81 (7.692 %)Finance
81 (7.692 %)Publishing
81 (7.692 %)Validation
81 (7.692 %)Microsoft
81 (7.692 %)VB
81 (7.692 %)ITIL
81 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
81 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Applications Packager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (53.85 %)Application Packaging
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (15.38 %)SoftGrid
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (30.77 %)SMS
22 (15.38 %)TCP/IP
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (61.54 %)MSI
26 (46.15 %)InstallShield
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Finance
11 (7.692 %)Publishing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (76.92 %)Windows
26 (46.15 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (30.77 %)Windows XP
42 (15.38 %)Windows NT
42 (15.38 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
21 (7.692 %)Validation
21 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (7.692 %)ITIL
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (30.77 %)VBScript
21 (7.692 %)VB
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (38.46 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (53.85 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (30.77 %)SCCM
32 (15.38 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (15.38 %)BMC Marimba
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (38.46 %)Citrix
22 (15.38 %)CA
22 (15.38 %)Altiris
31 (7.692 %)Microsoft