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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 520 | 466 | 542 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +76 | +157 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V | 23 | 40 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.075% | 0.13% | 0.054% |
| As % of the System Software category | 0.60% | 1.12% | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £400 | £374 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £432 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £553 | £527 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £580 | £541 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.87 | £34.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £56.75 | £34.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +64.48% | -42.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.62 | £34.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 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 | 3,860 | 3,570 | 4,958 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 12.58% | 11.77% | 12.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,550 | 2,287 | 3,419 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £212 | £195 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £380 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £723 | £713 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 131 | 79 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.44 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £21.46 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £50.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.00% | +33.33% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.26 | £66.00 | £65.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.50 | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| UK median hourly rate | £33.39 | £31.75 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.15% | -27.43% | +75.00% |
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.
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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 2 December 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 2 December 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 | +13 | 10 | £525 | +10.53% | 1 |
| South West | +2 | 8 | £345 | -36.11% | |
| South East | -15 | 3 | £500 | +2.56% | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
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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: