The first table below looks at the demand for Application Packaging skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Application Packaging over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Application Packaging
Rank 165 181 161
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -20
Permanent jobs citing Application Packaging 34 9 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.676% 0.195% 0.246%
As % of the Application Development category 1.670% 0.456% 0.654%
Number of salaries quoted 29 9 10
Average salary £42,500 £37,500 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% +13.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,500 £37,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,200 £44,000 £36,250
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
All Application Development
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2036 1972 1529
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 40.48% 42.73% 37.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1820 1773 1397
Average salary £37,000 £36,250 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.06% +3.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,985 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Application Packaging
England

Application Packaging
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Application Packaging across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands Application Packaging Jobs Demand Trend

Application Packaging
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Application Packaging Salary Trend

Application Packaging
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Application Packaging across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Midlands Application Packaging Salary Histogram

Application Packaging
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Packaging within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Coventry - 14 £47,000 -
Solihull - 8 £40,000 -
Birmingham - 4 £42,500 -
Worcestershire - 4 £34,500 -
Warwickshire - 2 £45,000 -
Staffordshire - 1 £26,850 -
Application Packaging
England

Application Packaging
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 32 (86.49%) SCCM
2 31 (83.78%) Microsoft
3 24 (64.86%) VMware
4 23 (62.16%) HP
5 22 (59.46%) Windows
6 16 (43.24%) Citrix
7 12 (32.43%) SCOM
7 12 (32.43%) VMware Infrastructure
7 12 (32.43%) Windows Server 2008
8 11 (29.73%) Firewall
8 11 (29.73%) VMware Workstation
8 11 (29.73%) Handset
8 11 (29.73%) Active Directory
8 11 (29.73%) MS Exchange
8 11 (29.73%) VB
9 10 (27.03%) SQL Server
9 10 (27.03%) SLA
9 10 (27.03%) Cisco
9 10 (27.03%) Dell
9 10 (27.03%) SAN
9 10 (27.03%) MSI
9 10 (27.03%) Change Control
10 9 (24.32%) SharePoint 2010
10 9 (24.32%) Lync
10 9 (24.32%) NAS
10 9 (24.32%) Windows 7
10 9 (24.32%) Clustering
10 9 (24.32%) Wireless
10 9 (24.32%) SharePoint
11 8 (21.62%) Project Management

Application Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Platforms
1 11 (29.73%) MS Exchange
2 9 (24.32%) SharePoint 2010
2 9 (24.32%) Lync
2 9 (24.32%) SharePoint
3 2 (5.405%) IIS
3 2 (5.405%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (5.405%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (2.703%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (2.703%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 5 (13.51%) MS Excel
2 4 (10.81%) MS Office
3 1 (2.703%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (29.73%) Firewall
2 10 (27.03%) SAN
3 9 (24.32%) NAS
3 9 (24.32%) Wireless
4 4 (10.81%) DHCP
4 4 (10.81%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (27.03%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (27.03%) MSI
General
1 2 (5.405%) Automotive
2 1 (2.703%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (37.84%) Applications Packager
2 9 (24.32%) Consultant
3 8 (21.62%) Technical Consultant
3 8 (21.62%) Infrastructure Consultant
3 8 (21.62%) Technical Infrastructure Consultant
4 3 (8.108%) Desktop Engineer
5 2 (5.405%) Server Engineer
5 2 (5.405%) Senior Server Engineer
5 2 (5.405%) Systems Administrator
5 2 (5.405%) Administrator
6 1 (2.703%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 1 (2.703%) Desktop Technician
6 1 (2.703%) Desktop Support
6 1 (2.703%) Analyst
6 1 (2.703%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (2.703%) Support Analyst
6 1 (2.703%) 2nd Line Support
6 1 (2.703%) Windows Support Analyst
6 1 (2.703%) Deployment Engineer
6 1 (2.703%) Microsoft Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 11 (29.73%) Handset
2 9 (24.32%) Clustering
3 4 (10.81%) Thin Client
3 4 (10.81%) Fat Client
4 1 (2.703%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 22 (59.46%) Windows
2 12 (32.43%) Windows Server 2008
3 9 (24.32%) Windows 7
4 2 (5.405%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (5.405%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.03%) Change Control
2 8 (21.62%) Project Management
3 4 (10.81%) ITIL
4 2 (5.405%) Workflow
5 1 (2.703%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (2.703%) ITIL V3
5 1 (2.703%) Data Protection
5 1 (2.703%) Migration
5 1 (2.703%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (29.73%) VB
2 8 (21.62%) PowerShell
3 4 (10.81%) VBScript
4 2 (5.405%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (8.108%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (8.108%) MCSA
1 3 (8.108%) MCITP
2 2 (5.405%) MCSE
2 2 (5.405%) MCP
3 1 (2.703%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (27.03%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (32.43%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (29.73%) VMware Workstation
2 11 (29.73%) Active Directory
3 2 (5.405%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (5.405%) VMware ESX
3 2 (5.405%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.703%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 32 (86.49%) SCCM
2 12 (32.43%) SCOM
3 7 (18.92%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 2 (5.405%) NetBackup
4 2 (5.405%) MOM
4 2 (5.405%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (5.405%) WSUS
Vendors
1 31 (83.78%) Microsoft
2 24 (64.86%) VMware
3 23 (62.16%) HP
4 16 (43.24%) Citrix
5 10 (27.03%) Cisco
5 10 (27.03%) Dell
6 3 (8.108%) CA
7 2 (5.405%) Symantec
8 1 (2.703%) Veeam
8 1 (2.703%) Oracle
8 1 (2.703%) AppSense
Coventry
The requirement is for a candidate experienced with desktop and server deployment using SCCM, HP Client Automation, or Radia. The role will sit in one division of the...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry
This role involves a certain degree of application packaging and hardware knowledge. The team works together with other areas of the business to define and build the clients'...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry
This role involves a certain degree of application packaging and hardware knowledge. The team works together with other areas of the business to define and build the clients'...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013