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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 543 | 442 | 533 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -101 | +91 | +97 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V | 24 | 38 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.066% | 0.15% | 0.045% |
| As % of the System Software category | 0.56% | 1.17% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £421 | £435 | £443 |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | £500 | £465 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £535 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.41% | +1.90% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £575 | £555 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £586 | £583 |
| UK median daily rate | £580 | £515 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.62% | -1.90% | +15.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £56.75 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £56.75 | - |
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 | 4,291 | 3,235 | 4,178 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 11.82% | 12.75% | 11.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,941 | 2,168 | 2,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £205 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £387 | £307 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +10.53% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £523 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.40% | +8.96% | -8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 139 | 77 | 210 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.40 | £14.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.16 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £32.50 | £27.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.62% | +18.69% | -28.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £86.95 | £76.53 |
| UK median hourly rate | £38.47 | £33.25 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.70% | -16.88% | - |
Microsoft App-V
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft App-V relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Microsoft App-V
Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft App-V.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft App-V in England over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.
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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 5 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -41 | 18 | £625 | +6.84% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 1 |
| South West | -32 | 2 | £325 | -39.81% | |
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Microsoft App-V
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: