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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 494 520
Rank change year-on-year -119 +26 +38
Contract jobs citing Software Packaging 22 18 13
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.047% 0.064% 0.041%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.22% 0.25% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 11 8
10th Percentile £379 £203 £268
25th Percentile £399 £220 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -12.62% +28.75%
75th Percentile £463 £563 £564
90th Percentile £515 £725 £579
UK median daily rate £426 £450 £545
% change year-on-year -5.28% -17.43% +36.25%
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 9,900 7,112 7,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.27% 25.48% 24.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,509 4,807 5,152
10th Percentile £381 £356 £360
25th Percentile £449 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.27% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 171 159
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £27.60
25th Percentile £53.43 £41.42 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -16.92% +9.62%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £72.00 £73.80
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £50.72 £65.00
% change year-on-year +28.15% -21.97% +10.11%

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 13 October 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 13 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
London -79 8 £450 -21.74% 10
North West - 8 £448 - 2
North of England - 8 £448 - 2
Midlands -42 3 £411 +86.93%
South East -64 3 £363 -30.95% 1
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 (4.55%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Entra ID
2 5 (22.73%) Azure
2 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (31.82%) DNS
2 6 (27.27%) Network Security
2 6 (27.27%) TCP/IP
2 6 (27.27%) VPN
3 5 (22.73%) DHCP
4 3 (13.64%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (13.64%) Wireless
5 2 (9.09%) Firewall
5 2 (9.09%) LAN
5 2 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (4.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.64%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 6 (27.27%) MSI
General
1 14 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (18.18%) Finance
3 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
4 3 (13.64%) Front Office
5 2 (9.09%) Local Government
6 1 (4.55%) Banking
6 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (18.18%) Administrator
2 3 (13.64%) Analyst
2 3 (13.64%) Desktop Analyst
2 3 (13.64%) Desktop Support
2 3 (13.64%) Desktop Support Analyst
2 3 (13.64%) Support Analyst
2 3 (13.64%) Systems Administrator
2 3 (13.64%) Windows Systems Administrator
3 2 (9.09%) Consultant
3 2 (9.09%) CyberArk Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) IT Administrator
3 2 (9.09%) IT Consultant
3 2 (9.09%) IT Support
3 2 (9.09%) Support Consultant
3 2 (9.09%) Windows Administrator
3 2 (9.09%) Windows Consultant
4 1 (4.55%) Applications Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Platform Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) LDAP
1 1 (4.55%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Management Information System
1 3 (13.64%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) EPoS
3 1 (4.55%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 22 (100.00%) Windows
2 8 (36.36%) Windows 10
3 4 (18.18%) Windows Server
4 1 (4.55%) Apple iOS
4 1 (4.55%) Debian
4 1 (4.55%) Linux
4 1 (4.55%) Ubuntu
4 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) ITIL
2 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (36.36%) Software Deployment
3 7 (31.82%) Application Packaging
3 7 (31.82%) Root Cause Analysis
4 6 (27.27%) Change Management
4 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (22.73%) Operational Stability
5 5 (22.73%) Problem Management
6 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
6 4 (18.18%) ITSM
6 4 (18.18%) Project Delivery
6 4 (18.18%) Risk Management
7 3 (13.64%) Computer Science
7 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (13.64%) ETRM
7 3 (13.64%) Incident Management
7 3 (13.64%) Knowledge Management
7 3 (13.64%) Logistics
7 3 (13.64%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 17 (77.27%) PowerShell
2 4 (18.18%) SQL
2 4 (18.18%) VBScript
3 3 (13.64%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) SC Cleared
1 7 (31.82%) Security Cleared
2 4 (18.18%) Degree
3 3 (13.64%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (13.64%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.55%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.55%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (45.45%) Active Directory
2 3 (13.64%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (63.64%) SCCM
2 12 (54.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (13.64%) SCOM
4 1 (4.55%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 17 (77.27%) Microsoft
2 7 (31.82%) BeyondTrust
3 4 (18.18%) CyberArk
4 3 (13.64%) McAfee
5 2 (9.09%) F5
5 2 (9.09%) Palo Alto
5 2 (9.09%) Zscaler
6 1 (4.55%) Apple
6 1 (4.55%) Bloomberg
6 1 (4.55%) HP
6 1 (4.55%) Samsung