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This section looks at the demand for Software 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 Software Packaging over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Packaging
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank833909
Rank change on same period last yearUp+76
Matching permanent IT job ads6481
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.110 %0.113 %
Salaries quoted4461
Average minimum salary£32,694£44,279
Average salary£35,111£45,680
% change on same period last year-23.13 %
Average maximum salary£37,528£47,082
UK excluding London average salary£31,954£34,388
% change on same period last year-7.07 %
England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching permanent IT job ads5803371917
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled31.23 %29.98 %
Salaries quoted5025559400
Average minimum salary£37,047£38,806
Average salary£40,621£42,616
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Average maximum salary£44,195£46,426
UK excluding London average salary£35,949£36,837
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Software Packaging UKSoftware Packaging
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Software Packaging
Demand Trend

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

England Software Packaging Demand Trend

Software Packaging
Salary Trend

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

England Software Packaging Salary Trend

Software Packaging
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Packaging across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England Software Packaging Salary Histogram

Software Packaging
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Packaging within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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
South EastUp+5742£32,510-13.79 %
LondonUp+6519£39,847-40.69 %
YorkshireUp+72--
West MidlandsUp+52£25,000-28.57 %
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Software Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Software Packaging.

139 (42.39 %)Windows
229 (31.52 %)UNIX
327 (29.35 %)Linux
327 (29.35 %)Perl
426 (28.26 %)Oracle
426 (28.26 %)SQL Server
523 (25.00 %)C++
523 (25.00 %)Altiris
622 (23.91 %)CentOS
622 (23.91 %)MySQL
622 (23.91 %)DB2
622 (23.91 %)Python
721 (22.83 %)Ant
820 (21.74 %)Finance
820 (21.74 %)Windows XP
820 (21.74 %)TCP/IP
820 (21.74 %)Microsoft
918 (19.57 %)Health
1015 (16.30 %)MSI
1015 (16.30 %)Pensions
1113 (14.13 %)Active Directory
1211 (11.96 %)Microsoft Certification
1211 (11.96 %)Red Hat
1211 (11.96 %)MS Excel
1211 (11.96 %)Red Hat Linux
1310 (10.87 %)Problem Management
1310 (10.87 %)Application Packaging
1310 (10.87 %)SQL
1310 (10.87 %)Citrix
149 (9.783 %)Windows Server 2003

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Software Packaging. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (10.87 %)Application Packaging
23 (3.261 %)WMI
31 (1.087 %)WSH
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (7.609 %)MS Exchange
25 (5.435 %)Lotus Notes
34 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (3.261 %)GroupWise
52 (2.174 %)Lotus Domino
52 (2.174 %)IIS
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (11.96 %)MS Excel
28 (8.696 %)MS Office
31 (1.087 %)MS Visio
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (4.348 %)SoftGrid
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (21.74 %)TCP/IP
27 (7.609 %)Intrusion Detection
35 (5.435 %)LDAP
44 (4.348 %)Firewall
53 (3.261 %)SSH
53 (3.261 %)SSL
53 (3.261 %)HTTP
62 (2.174 %)IPX
62 (2.174 %)IPX/SPX
62 (2.174 %)Kerberos
62 (2.174 %)LAN
62 (2.174 %)WAN
71 (1.087 %)DHCP
71 (1.087 %)SMS
71 (1.087 %)VPN
71 (1.087 %)DNS
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (28.26 %)SQL Server
222 (23.91 %)DB2
222 (23.91 %)MySQL
34 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (22.83 %)Ant
215 (16.30 %)MSI
38 (8.696 %)InstallShield
38 (8.696 %)AdminStudio
41 (1.087 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (1.087 %)ClearCase
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (21.74 %)Finance
218 (19.57 %)Health
315 (16.30 %)Pensions
47 (7.609 %)Games
54 (4.348 %)Banking
54 (4.348 %)Investment Banking
63 (3.261 %)Legal
72 (2.174 %)Financial Institution
72 (2.174 %)Education
72 (2.174 %)FMCG
81 (1.087 %)Law
81 (1.087 %)Retail
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (22.83 %)Analyst
213 (14.13 %)Deployment Specialist
311 (11.96 %)Applications Specialist
49 (9.783 %)Desktop Analyst
58 (8.696 %)Support Analyst
67 (7.609 %)Security Engineer
67 (7.609 %)Infrastructure Engineer
67 (7.609 %)Release Engineer
76 (6.522 %)Technical Analyst
76 (6.522 %)Technical Support
76 (6.522 %)Administrator
85 (5.435 %)Service Analyst
85 (5.435 %)Applications Packager
85 (5.435 %)Software Engineer
94 (4.348 %)3rd Line Support
94 (4.348 %)Technical Support Analyst
94 (4.348 %)Technical Specialist
94 (4.348 %)Senior Software Engineer
94 (4.348 %)Software Packager
103 (3.261 %)UNIX Administrator
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.348 %)Clustering
23 (3.261 %)Blackberry
32 (2.174 %)Firmware
41 (1.087 %)EPoS
41 (1.087 %)Replication
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (42.39 %)Windows
229 (31.52 %)UNIX
327 (29.35 %)Linux
422 (23.91 %)CentOS
520 (21.74 %)Windows XP
611 (11.96 %)Red Hat Linux
79 (9.783 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
79 (9.783 %)Windows Server 2003
86 (6.522 %)Solaris
94 (4.348 %)AIX
94 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
101 (1.087 %)HPUX
101 (1.087 %)SUSE
101 (1.087 %)Windows 2000 Server
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (10.87 %)Problem Management
26 (6.522 %)Configuration Management
34 (4.348 %)Project Management
34 (4.348 %)Asset Management
43 (3.261 %)Penetration Testing
43 (3.261 %)Risk Analysis
43 (3.261 %)Service Delivery
43 (3.261 %)Test Scripting
52 (2.174 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (2.174 %)Integration Testing
61 (1.087 %)Validation
61 (1.087 %)Investment Management
61 (1.087 %)Benchmarking
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (29.35 %)Perl
223 (25.00 %)C++
322 (23.91 %)Python
410 (10.87 %)SQL
57 (7.609 %)VBScript
65 (5.435 %)Shell Script
73 (3.261 %)Java
82 (2.174 %)VB
91 (1.087 %)C
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (11.96 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (8.696 %)MCSE
35 (5.435 %)Degree
43 (3.261 %)MCSA
43 (3.261 %)CCNA
43 (3.261 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.087 %)RHCE
51 (1.087 %)Sun Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.348 %)SLA
23 (3.261 %)QA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (14.13 %)Active Directory
23 (3.261 %)Snort
31 (1.087 %)Backup Exec
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (8.696 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (4.348 %)Tivoli
31 (1.087 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
31 (1.087 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (1.087 %)CONTROL-M
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (28.26 %)Oracle
223 (25.00 %)Altiris
320 (21.74 %)Microsoft
411 (11.96 %)Red Hat
510 (10.87 %)Citrix
66 (6.522 %)VERITAS
66 (6.522 %)VMware
75 (5.435 %)LANDesk
75 (5.435 %)Lotus
84 (4.348 %)Novell
93 (3.261 %)CheckPoint
93 (3.261 %)Sun
93 (3.261 %)Cisco
93 (3.261 %)Nokia
102 (2.174 %)Remedy
102 (2.174 %)HP
102 (2.174 %)Peregrine
111 (1.087 %)BMC
111 (1.087 %)Symantec
111 (1.087 %)Dell