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The table below looks at the demand for Software Packaging skills within the North West 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Packaging
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-275
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads05
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted05
Average minimum salary-£35,000
Average salary-£39,500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£44,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,076£34,636
% change on same period last year-13.16 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36354629
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.122 %1.984 %
Salaries quoted31943909
Average minimum salary£29,169£31,541
Average salary£32,007£34,885
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Average maximum salary£34,844£38,229
UK excluding London average salary£35,966£36,644
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Software Packaging EnglandSoftware Packaging
England

Software Packaging
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Software Packaging Salary Trend

Software Packaging
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Tivoli
14 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (100.00 %)Games
14 (100.00 %)SoftGrid
14 (100.00 %)Altiris
14 (100.00 %)Degree
23 (75.00 %)Application Packaging
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)MS Excel
23 (75.00 %)HTTP
23 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (75.00 %)SSL
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)Education
32 (50.00 %)IIS

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)Application Packaging
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (100.00 %)SoftGrid
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)HTTP
13 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (75.00 %)SSL
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Games
22 (50.00 %)Education
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Applications Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Deployment Specialist
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)Java
13 (75.00 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (100.00 %)Tivoli
14 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Altiris
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft