Software Packaging Contract Job Trends in England

Software Packaging
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Software Packaging skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 616 487 516
Rank change year-on-year -129 +29 +63
Contract jobs citing Software Packaging 21 17 12
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.045% 0.062% 0.037%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.21% 0.24% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 10 7
10th Percentile £378 £202 £335
25th Percentile £398 £220 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £388 £535
Median % change year-on-year +14.52% -27.57% +33.75%
75th Percentile £488 £575 £568
90th Percentile £515 £725 £580
UK median daily rate £438 £388 £550
% change year-on-year +12.90% -29.55% +37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 3
Median hourly rate £17.50 £60.00 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -70.83% +152.10% -60.33%
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £60.00 £23.80
% change year-on-year -70.83% +152.10% -60.33%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

Software Packaging falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,826 7,020 8,026
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.21% 25.48% 24.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,471 4,762 5,262
10th Percentile £380 £355 £363
25th Percentile £447 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -0.90%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £666
90th Percentile £738 £738 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 170 176
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.57 £35.50
25th Percentile £54.37 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £66.66 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.20% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.68
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.70 £62.50
% change year-on-year +18.83% -12.48% +4.17%

Software Packaging
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Packaging relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Software Packaging job vacancy trend in England

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Software Packaging.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Software Packaging

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Packaging in England over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Software Packaging in England

Software Packaging
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Software Packaging.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Software Packaging

Software 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 Software Packaging within the England region over the 6 months to 29 September 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 - 9 £490 - 3
North West - 9 £490 - 3
London -88 6 £450 -21.74% 8
Midlands -41 3 £411 +86.93%
South East -66 3 £363 -30.95% 2
East Midlands - 3 £411 -
Software Packaging
UK

Software Packaging
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.76%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 5 (23.81%) Entra ID
1 5 (23.81%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (19.05%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (33.33%) DNS
2 6 (28.57%) TCP/IP
2 6 (28.57%) VPN
3 5 (23.81%) DHCP
3 5 (23.81%) Network Security
4 3 (14.29%) Firewall
4 3 (14.29%) Wireless
5 2 (9.52%) LAN
5 2 (9.52%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (9.52%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (4.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 6 (28.57%) MSI
General
1 15 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Finance
3 3 (14.29%) Front Office
3 3 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 2 (9.52%) Local Government
5 1 (4.76%) Banking
5 1 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (19.05%) Administrator
2 3 (14.29%) Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) Desktop Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) Desktop Support
2 3 (14.29%) Desktop Support Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) Support Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) Systems Administrator
2 3 (14.29%) Windows Systems Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) CyberArk Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) IT Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) Windows Administrator
4 1 (4.76%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 1 (4.76%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Applications Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) IT Support
4 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Service Desk Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) LDAP
1 1 (4.76%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Management Information System
1 3 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.76%) EPoS
3 1 (4.76%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 21 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 5 (23.81%) Windows Server
4 2 (9.52%) Linux
5 1 (4.76%) Debian
5 1 (4.76%) Mac OS
5 1 (4.76%) Ubuntu
5 1 (4.76%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) ITIL
2 8 (38.10%) Software Deployment
3 7 (33.33%) Application Packaging
3 7 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 5 (23.81%) Change Management
4 5 (23.81%) Operational Stability
4 5 (23.81%) Problem Management
4 5 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (19.05%) Data Protection
5 4 (19.05%) ITSM
5 4 (19.05%) Risk Management
6 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
6 3 (14.29%) ETRM
6 3 (14.29%) Incident Management
6 3 (14.29%) Knowledge Management
6 3 (14.29%) Logistics
6 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
6 3 (14.29%) Runbook
6 3 (14.29%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) PowerShell
2 4 (19.05%) SQL
2 4 (19.05%) VBScript
3 3 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 4 (19.05%) Degree
3 3 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.76%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (4.76%) RHCE
4 1 (4.76%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.76%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 3 (14.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (66.67%) SCCM
2 10 (47.62%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (14.29%) SCOM
4 1 (4.76%) AirWatch
4 1 (4.76%) Ansible
4 1 (4.76%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 16 (76.19%) Microsoft
2 7 (33.33%) BeyondTrust
3 4 (19.05%) CyberArk
4 3 (14.29%) McAfee
5 2 (9.52%) F5
5 2 (9.52%) Palo Alto
5 2 (9.52%) Zscaler
6 1 (4.76%) Bloomberg
6 1 (4.76%) HP