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This section looks at the demand for Application Packaging skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Application Packaging over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packaging
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank708779
Rank change on same period last yearUp+71
Matching permanent IT job ads193202
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.085 %
As % of the category below0.337 %0.283 %
Salaries quoted160153
Average minimum salary£33,652£34,270
Average salary£36,155£36,951
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum salary£38,658£39,632
UK excluding London average salary£33,349£33,479
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching permanent IT job ads5729271325
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled31.28 %29.95 %
Salaries quoted4967758920
Average minimum salary£37,027£38,785
Average salary£40,617£42,616
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Average maximum salary£44,207£46,448
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Application Packaging UKApplication Packaging
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Application Packaging
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Application Packaging across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

England Application Packaging Demand Trend

Application Packaging
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Application Packaging across the England region.

England Application Packaging Salary Trend

Application Packaging
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Application Packaging across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England Application Packaging Salary Histogram

Application Packaging
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Packaging within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LondonUp+9680£39,276-14.65 %
South EastUp+4649£36,102+4.10 %
East of EnglandUp+3624£26,937+1.26 %
YorkshireNew entry-20£45,000-
South WestDown-1610£35,889+14.53 %
East MidlandsUp+104£29,750+4.38 %
North WestUp+124£26,750-17.69 %
North EastUp+132£28,500-5.00 %
West MidlandsDown-452£55,000+67.86 %
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Application Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Application 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Application Packaging.

1293 (75.32 %)Windows
2192 (49.36 %)Microsoft
3172 (44.22 %)Active Directory
4134 (34.45 %)Windows XP
586 (22.11 %)MSI
685 (21.85 %)MS Excel
782 (21.08 %)Microsoft Certification
874 (19.02 %)Citrix
874 (19.02 %)Windows Server 2003
968 (17.48 %)VBScript
1067 (17.22 %)ITIL
1067 (17.22 %)Windows Vista
1164 (16.45 %)MCSE
1164 (16.45 %)SQL
1262 (15.94 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1352 (13.37 %)Windows 2000
1352 (13.37 %)Finance
1352 (13.37 %)Altiris
1446 (11.83 %)LANDesk
1446 (11.83 %)MS Office
1544 (11.31 %)InstallShield
1544 (11.31 %)VMware
1643 (11.05 %)MCP
1741 (10.54 %)VB
1838 (9.769 %)MS Exchange
1935 (8.997 %)TCP/IP
2034 (8.740 %)WAN
2034 (8.740 %)Retail
2133 (8.483 %)Citrix Presentation Server
2133 (8.483 %)Linux

Application Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Application 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Application Packaging. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (2.828 %)WMI
210 (2.571 %)Software Packaging
35 (1.285 %)WS-I
42 (0.514 %)J2EE
51 (0.257 %)DCOM
51 (0.257 %)CSS
51 (0.257 %)XML
51 (0.257 %)Middleware
51 (0.257 %)HTML
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
138 (9.769 %)MS Exchange
219 (4.884 %)IIS
318 (4.627 %)Apache
318 (4.627 %)Exchange Server 2003
417 (4.370 %)Tomcat
417 (4.370 %)Exchange Server 2000
513 (3.342 %)SharePoint
513 (3.342 %)Lotus Notes
513 (3.342 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (0.514 %)Lotus Domino
62 (0.514 %)WebLogic
71 (0.257 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
185 (21.85 %)MS Excel
246 (11.83 %)MS Office
33 (0.771 %)Spreadsheet
42 (0.514 %)MS Visio
51 (0.257 %)Acrobat
51 (0.257 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.257 %)Photoshop
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (5.141 %)SoftGrid
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (8.997 %)TCP/IP
234 (8.740 %)WAN
330 (7.712 %)SMS
420 (5.141 %)SAN
518 (4.627 %)LAN
616 (4.113 %)DNS
714 (3.599 %)DHCP
87 (1.799 %)IPX
87 (1.799 %)IPX/SPX
96 (1.542 %)Firewall
105 (1.285 %)Intranet
114 (1.028 %)HTTP
123 (0.771 %)Internet
123 (0.771 %)SSL
132 (0.514 %)VPN
132 (0.514 %)VLAN
141 (0.257 %)Cisco IOS
141 (0.257 %)Cisco PIX
141 (0.257 %)Cisco ASA
141 (0.257 %)Gigabit Ethernet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (6.170 %)SQL Server
23 (0.771 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.257 %)MySQL
31 (0.257 %)Oracle 9i
31 (0.257 %)SQL Server 2000
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
186 (22.11 %)MSI
244 (11.31 %)InstallShield
332 (8.226 %)AdminStudio
41 (0.257 %)Subversion
41 (0.257 %)StarTeam
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
152 (13.37 %)Finance
234 (8.740 %)Retail
319 (4.884 %)Banking
410 (2.571 %)Law
410 (2.571 %)Pensions
59 (2.314 %)Health
67 (1.799 %)Insurance
76 (1.542 %)Government
76 (1.542 %)Games
85 (1.285 %)Legal
93 (0.771 %)Back Office
102 (0.514 %)Financial Institution
102 (0.514 %)Construction
102 (0.514 %)Education
102 (0.514 %)Investment Banking
111 (0.257 %)Aerospace
111 (0.257 %)Automotive
111 (0.257 %)Front Office
111 (0.257 %)Electronics
111 (0.257 %)Telecoms
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
176 (19.54 %)Team Leader
265 (16.71 %)Applications Packager
359 (15.17 %)Analyst
434 (8.740 %)Desktop Support
523 (5.913 %)Support Analyst
622 (5.656 %)Network Technician
721 (5.398 %)Desktop Team Leader
820 (5.141 %)Technical Analyst
820 (5.141 %)Citrix Specialist
918 (4.627 %)Desktop Analyst
918 (4.627 %)Support Engineer
1016 (4.113 %)Technical Support
1112 (3.085 %)3rd Line Support
1211 (2.828 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1211 (2.828 %)Administrator
1211 (2.828 %)Consultant
1211 (2.828 %)Desktop Engineer
1310 (2.571 %)Applications Support
148 (2.057 %)Systems Administrator
148 (2.057 %)Support Team Leader
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (7.198 %)Clustering
211 (2.828 %)AS400
39 (2.314 %)Client/Server
44 (1.028 %)Equities
44 (1.028 %)Fixed Income
52 (0.514 %)Blackberry
52 (0.514 %)Mainframe
61 (0.257 %)Replication
61 (0.257 %)Video Conferencing
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1293 (75.32 %)Windows
2134 (34.45 %)Windows XP
374 (19.02 %)Windows Server 2003
467 (17.22 %)Windows Vista
552 (13.37 %)Windows 2000
633 (8.483 %)Linux
723 (5.913 %)NetWare
723 (5.913 %)Windows 2000 Server
820 (5.141 %)Red Hat Linux
94 (1.028 %)Windows NT
102 (0.514 %)Mac OS X
102 (0.514 %)UNIX
102 (0.514 %)Solaris
111 (0.257 %)Debian
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (17.22 %)ITIL
224 (6.170 %)PRINCE2
319 (4.884 %)Data Protection
415 (3.856 %)Business Desktop Deployment
512 (3.085 %)Asset Management
611 (2.828 %)Service Delivery
710 (2.571 %)Load Balancing
710 (2.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
710 (2.571 %)Security Cleared
88 (2.057 %)Problem Management
97 (1.799 %)SC Cleared
106 (1.542 %)Release Management
106 (1.542 %)Validation
106 (1.542 %)Software Engineering
115 (1.285 %)Data Management
124 (1.028 %)Configuration Management
124 (1.028 %)Project Management
124 (1.028 %)Supplier Management
124 (1.028 %)Migration
133 (0.771 %)Investment Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
168 (17.48 %)VBScript
264 (16.45 %)SQL
341 (10.54 %)VB
47 (1.799 %)Perl
55 (1.285 %)C
63 (0.771 %)Java
71 (0.257 %)C++
71 (0.257 %)Python
71 (0.257 %)Shell Script
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
182 (21.08 %)Microsoft Certification
264 (16.45 %)MCSE
343 (11.05 %)MCP
426 (6.684 %)Citrix Certification
521 (5.398 %)Degree
618 (4.627 %)MCSA
717 (4.370 %)CCEA
810 (2.571 %)CCA
94 (1.028 %)MCDST
103 (0.771 %)ISEB
112 (0.514 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
121 (0.257 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
121 (0.257 %)CCNA
121 (0.257 %)Cisco Certification
121 (0.257 %)ITIL Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (3.599 %)QA
210 (2.571 %)SLA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1172 (44.22 %)Active Directory
233 (8.483 %)Citrix Presentation Server
312 (3.085 %)MetaFrame
49 (2.314 %)VMware Infrastructure
57 (1.799 %)VMware ESX
57 (1.799 %)Terminal Services
65 (1.285 %)Terminal Server
73 (0.771 %)VMware Server
81 (0.257 %)ISA Server
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
162 (15.94 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
229 (7.455 %)OpenView Configuration Management
323 (5.913 %)ZENworks
419 (4.884 %)SCCM
512 (3.085 %)SCOM
512 (3.085 %)MOM
67 (1.799 %)Tivoli
76 (1.542 %)OpenView
84 (1.028 %)BMC Marimba
92 (0.514 %)Unicenter
92 (0.514 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
92 (0.514 %)Norton AntiVirus
101 (0.257 %)MIMEsweeper
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1192 (49.36 %)Microsoft
274 (19.02 %)Citrix
352 (13.37 %)Altiris
446 (11.83 %)LANDesk
544 (11.31 %)VMware
629 (7.455 %)Novell
722 (5.656 %)Macrovision
820 (5.141 %)Red Hat
820 (5.141 %)Intel
919 (4.884 %)HP
1013 (3.342 %)Lotus
1110 (2.571 %)McAfee Security
129 (2.314 %)Remedy
138 (2.057 %)Reuters
138 (2.057 %)Bloomberg
138 (2.057 %)Kaspersky
147 (1.799 %)NetApp
147 (1.799 %)IBM
156 (1.542 %)Novadigm
165 (1.285 %)Peregrine