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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 481 516
Rank change year-on-year -132 +35 +73
Contract jobs citing Software Packaging 20 20 12
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.044% 0.072% 0.036%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.24% 0.33% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 14 5
10th Percentile £300 £208 £315
25th Percentile £380 £221 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £419 £350
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +19.64% -30.00%
75th Percentile £459 £663 £450
90th Percentile £475 £706 £479
UK median daily rate £402 £419 £473
% change year-on-year -4.00% -11.38% -5.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile - - £19.04
25th Percentile - - £22.10
Median hourly rate £17.50 £60.00 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -70.83% +152.10% -60.33%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
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 8,457 6,078 7,324
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.49% 22.01% 22.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,528 4,153 5,023
10th Percentile £366 £350 £359
25th Percentile £431 £411 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £514 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.24% -6.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 158 216
10th Percentile £28.58 £31.25 £24.09
25th Percentile £45.94 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £58.60
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -6.15% -2.33%
75th Percentile £73.11 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.03 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.45% -0.23% -8.33%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 West -41 7 £404 +4.13% 3
North of England -73 7 £404 +4.13% 3
Midlands -50 4 £411 +86.93%
South East -72 4 £450 -14.29%
London -76 4 £375 -40.00%
East Midlands - 3 £411 -
South West -43 1 £300 +46.34%
West Midlands -47 1 - -
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 2 (10.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (30.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (20.00%) Azure
2 4 (20.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (5.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (30.00%) DHCP
1 6 (30.00%) DNS
2 5 (25.00%) TCP/IP
3 4 (20.00%) VPN
4 3 (15.00%) LAN
4 3 (15.00%) Network Security
4 3 (15.00%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (15.00%) Wireless
5 2 (10.00%) WAN
6 1 (5.00%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 7 (35.00%) MSI
2 1 (5.00%) AdminStudio
2 1 (5.00%) InstallShield
2 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 15 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (30.00%) Finance
3 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Front Office
4 2 (10.00%) Banking
4 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (20.00%) Administrator
2 3 (15.00%) Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Desktop Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Desktop Support
2 3 (15.00%) Desktop Support Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Support Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Systems Administrator
2 3 (15.00%) Windows Systems Administrator
3 2 (10.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 2 (10.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 2 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) IT Administrator
3 2 (10.00%) Service Desk Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Service Desk Support
3 2 (10.00%) Support Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Windows Administrator
4 1 (5.00%) Applications Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Platform Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (10.00%) iPhone
2 2 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.00%) EPoS
3 1 (5.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 20 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (35.00%) Windows 10
3 6 (30.00%) Windows Server
4 2 (10.00%) Linux
4 2 (10.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (5.00%) Debian
5 1 (5.00%) Mac OS
5 1 (5.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) ITIL
2 7 (35.00%) Application Packaging
3 6 (30.00%) Problem Management
4 5 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 5 (25.00%) Software Deployment
5 4 (20.00%) Change Management
5 4 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 4 (20.00%) ITSM
5 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 4 (20.00%) Task Automation
6 3 (15.00%) Asset Management
6 3 (15.00%) Computer Science
6 3 (15.00%) ETRM
6 3 (15.00%) Incident Management
6 3 (15.00%) Knowledge Management
6 3 (15.00%) Logistics
6 3 (15.00%) Programme Governance
6 3 (15.00%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 13 (65.00%) PowerShell
2 5 (25.00%) SQL
3 4 (20.00%) VBScript
4 3 (15.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (35.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (30.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (20.00%) Degree
4 3 (15.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (10.00%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (5.00%) RHCE
6 1 (5.00%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (45.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (15.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (70.00%) SCCM
2 7 (35.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (15.00%) SCOM
4 2 (10.00%) AirWatch
5 1 (5.00%) Ansible
5 1 (5.00%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 15 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (20.00%) BeyondTrust
3 3 (15.00%) McAfee
4 2 (10.00%) Bloomberg
4 2 (10.00%) HP
5 1 (5.00%) CyberArk
5 1 (5.00%) Tenable