Microsoft Application Virtualisation (AppV) formerly Softricity SoftGrid
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Microsoft App-V skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 471 | 487 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +72 | +144 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V | 41 | 41 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.15% | 0.12% | 0.074% |
| As % of the System Software category | 1.21% | 1.06% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 19 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £372 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £432 | £414 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.53% | +4.35% | -10.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £488 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £578 | £485 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £432 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.53% | +2.86% | -6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.80 | £34.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £56.75 | £34.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +64.48% | -9.04% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £58.05 | £34.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £58.49 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £56.75 | £34.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +64.48% | -1.43% |
All System Software Skills
England
Microsoft App-V falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 3,382 | 3,850 | 5,482 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 12.17% | 11.69% | 13.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,173 | 2,584 | 3,763 |
| 10th Percentile | £214 | £218 | £198 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £380 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | - | -2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £609 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £693 | £731 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.10% | -4.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 97 | 101 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £14.16 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £17.00 | £18.28 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £24.50 | £47.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.06% | -48.85% | +117.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.00 | £63.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.60 | £80.00 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £34.00 | £24.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.78% | -51.00% | +127.27% |
Microsoft App-V
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Microsoft App-V as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft App-V.
Microsoft App-V
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft App-V in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
Microsoft App-V
Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft App-V.
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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 Microsoft App-V within the England region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +22 | 15 | £531 | +18.06% | 1 |
| South East | +21 | 14 | £575 | +33.10% | |
| South West | +31 | 8 | £345 | -37.27% | 1 |
| North of England | -14 | 3 | £275 | -31.25% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £275 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £700 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £700 | - | |
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Microsoft App-V
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: