Application Packaging Contract Job Trends in England
Application Packaging
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Application Packaging skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 554 | 444 | 437 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -110 | -7 | +69 |
| Contract jobs citing Application Packaging | 95 | 74 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.24% | 0.29% | 0.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 47 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £341 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £380 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +18.42% | -24.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | £615 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £652 | £591 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +18.42% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59.10 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £59.50 | £23.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +150.00% | -60.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £59.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59.90 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £70.00 | £59.50 | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +150.00% | -60.33% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
England
Application Packaging falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 39,550 | 25,580 | 27,549 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 85.13% | 90.91% | 86.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,832 | 16,199 | 16,775 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £417 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £639 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,107 | 1,630 | 1,072 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.54 | £14.50 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.69 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.00 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.09% | -39.40% | -7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £44.75 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.40 | £67.50 | £74.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.08 | £39.59 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.51% | -36.66% | -9.82% |
Application Packaging Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Application Packaging relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Application Packaging Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Application Packaging.
Application Packaging Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Application Packaging in England over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Application Packaging Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Application Packaging.
Application Packaging Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Packaging within the England region over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -37 | 38 | £420 | +46.09% | 6 |
| North West | -16 | 37 | £420 | +46.09% | 4 |
| London | -91 | 25 | £500 | +8.11% | 11 |
| South West | -40 | 11 | £450 | +30.43% | 6 |
| East of England | -20 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 2 |
| Midlands | -45 | 6 | £550 | -8.33% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 6 | £550 | -8.33% | 1 |
| South East | -69 | 5 | £550 | +2.42% | 6 |
| North East | - | 1 | £290 | - | |
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Application Packaging Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITIL | 24.2% | 23 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 21.1% | 20 |
| 3 | Migration | 18.9% | 18 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 17.9% | 17 |
| 5 | Root Cause Analysis | 15.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Deployment Automation | 14.7% | 14 |
| 6 | DevOps | 14.7% | 14 |
| 6 | Test Automation | 14.7% | 14 |
| 6 | User Experience | 14.7% | 14 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Management | 11.6% | 11 |
| 11 | Infrastructure as Code | 10.5% | 10 |
| 11 | Zero Trust | 10.5% | 10 |
| 13 | Agile | 9.5% | 9 |
| 14 | Service Management | 8.4% | 8 |
| 14 | Software Deployment | 8.4% | 8 |
| 14 | Validation | 8.4% | 8 |
| 17 | Task Automation | 7.4% | 7 |
| 17 | Technical Leadership | 7.4% | 7 |
| 17 | User Acceptance Testing | 7.4% | 7 |
| 20 | Change Management | 6.3% | 6 |