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This section looks at the demand for Software Packaging skills within the Kent 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Packaging
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank89-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.247 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£31,433£34,073
% change on same period last year-7.74 %
Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads534595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.292 %0.250 %
Salaries quoted447511
Average minimum salary£31,859£31,524
Average salary£34,796£33,913
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Average maximum salary£37,734£36,302
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Software Packaging South EastSoftware Packaging
South East

Software Packaging
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Software Packaging Salary Trend

Software Packaging
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

115 (100.00 %)Finance
115 (100.00 %)Altiris
212 (80.00 %)Health
212 (80.00 %)Pensions
33 (20.00 %)VBScript
33 (20.00 %)Windows
33 (20.00 %)WMI
42 (13.33 %)MCSE
42 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (13.33 %)MSI
42 (13.33 %)InstallShield
42 (13.33 %)SQL
42 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
51 (6.667 %)Investment Management
51 (6.667 %)Application Packaging

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %)WMI
21 (6.667 %)Application Packaging
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)MSI
12 (13.33 %)InstallShield
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (100.00 %)Finance
212 (80.00 %)Health
212 (80.00 %)Pensions
32 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (80.00 %)Deployment Specialist
28 (53.33 %)Applications Specialist
34 (26.67 %)Software Packager
42 (13.33 %)Deployment Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Applications Packager
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Windows
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)Investment Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (20.00 %)VBScript
22 (13.33 %)SQL
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)MCSE
12 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (100.00 %)Altiris