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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Packager role in IT jobs within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Packager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank249276
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads54
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.053 %0.032 %
Salaries quoted54
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£30,010£32,798
% change on same period last year-8.50 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads938312607
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.432 %5.425 %
Salaries quoted815810562
Average minimum salary£32,485£34,571
Average salary£36,299£38,388
% change on same period last year-5.44 %
Average maximum salary£40,112£42,204
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

Applications Packager
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Applications Packager Salary Trend

Applications Packager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Packager across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
CheshireDown-15£27,140-32.15 %
Applications Packager EnglandApplications Packager
England

Applications Packager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

112 (80.00 %)Windows
28 (53.33 %)MSI
37 (46.67 %)Citrix
37 (46.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
37 (46.67 %)Application Packaging
46 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (40.00 %)InstallShield
55 (33.33 %)Active Directory
64 (26.67 %)Windows XP
64 (26.67 %)SMS
64 (26.67 %)VBScript
64 (26.67 %)SCCM
64 (26.67 %)Altiris
73 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (13.33 %)Migration
82 (13.33 %)VMware
82 (13.33 %)SoftGrid
82 (13.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (13.33 %)BMC Marimba
82 (13.33 %)Service Delivery
82 (13.33 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
82 (13.33 %)SAN
82 (13.33 %)CA
82 (13.33 %)IIS
82 (13.33 %)SQL
82 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
82 (13.33 %)WAN
82 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
82 (13.33 %)LAN
82 (13.33 %)Windows NT

Applications Packager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (46.67 %)Application Packaging
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (13.33 %)SoftGrid
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (26.67 %)SMS
22 (13.33 %)WAN
22 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (13.33 %)SAN
22 (13.33 %)LAN
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (53.33 %)MSI
26 (40.00 %)InstallShield
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Finance
11 (6.667 %)Publishing
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (80.00 %)Windows
26 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (26.67 %)Windows XP
42 (13.33 %)Windows NT
42 (13.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
22 (13.33 %)Service Delivery
22 (13.33 %)Migration
31 (6.667 %)ITIL
31 (6.667 %)Validation
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (26.67 %)VBScript
22 (13.33 %)SQL
31 (6.667 %)VB
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (33.33 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (46.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (26.67 %)SCCM
32 (13.33 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (13.33 %)BMC Marimba
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)Citrix
24 (26.67 %)Altiris
32 (13.33 %)CA
32 (13.33 %)VMware
41 (6.667 %)Microsoft