The first table below looks at the demand for Software 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 Software Packaging over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Packaging
Rank - 182 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Packaging 0 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.044% -
As % of the Application Development category - 0.103% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Average salary - £24,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £34,357 £32,528 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+5.62% +0.08%
All Application Development
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2032 1945 1582
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 40.58% 42.84% 37.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1815 1745 1445
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £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%
Software Packaging
England

Software Packaging
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Software Packaging Jobs Demand Trend

Software Packaging
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Software Packaging Salary Trend

Software Packaging
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 8 (88.89%) SQL
1 8 (88.89%) SQL Server
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
1 8 (88.89%) Citrix
1 8 (88.89%) MSI
1 8 (88.89%) SCCM
1 8 (88.89%) SCOM
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft App-V
2 6 (66.67%) Software Deployment
2 6 (66.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (22.22%) COM
4 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
4 1 (11.11%) MS Office
4 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
4 1 (11.11%) XenApp
4 1 (11.11%) XenDesktop

Software Packaging
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 2 (22.22%) COM
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
1 1 (11.11%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) SQL Server
2 6 (66.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (88.89%) MSI
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) SCCM Administrator
1 7 (77.78%) Administrator
2 1 (11.11%) Coordinator
2 1 (11.11%) SCCM Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (11.11%) XenApp
2 1 (11.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 8 (88.89%) SCCM
1 8 (88.89%) SCOM
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
1 8 (88.89%) Citrix