Microsoft Application Virtualisation (AppV) formerly Softricity SoftGrid
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Microsoft App-V skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 608 | 480 | 552 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -128 | +72 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft App-V | 38 | 43 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.076% | 0.15% | 0.085% |
| As % of the System Software category | 0.77% | 1.18% | 0.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 29 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £400 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £500 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £550 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | +22.22% | -4.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £588 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £600 | £552 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £380 | £575 | £466 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.91% | +23.39% | -6.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £23.80 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £58.49 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £58.49 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +69.54% |
All System Software Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 4,914 | 3,630 | 4,752 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.79% | 12.26% | 10.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,272 | 2,391 | 3,274 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | £214 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £385 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £600 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £694 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 185 | 86 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.96 | £14.99 | £14.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £15.44 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.00 | £28.00 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +82.14% | +15.80% | -55.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.00 | £66.00 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £88.38 | £76.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.00 | £37.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.00% | +36.36% | -36.60% |
Microsoft App-V
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft App-V relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft App-V.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft App-V over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft App-V.
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Top 8 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 15 June 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 |
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| England | -109 | 38 | £625 | +13.64% | 2 |
| London | -54 | 30 | £625 | +13.64% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -132 | 6 | £380 | -33.91% | 3 |
| Work from Home | -51 | 5 | £525 | +10.53% | 2 |
| Midlands | -52 | 4 | £488 | -30.36% | |
| West Midlands | -58 | 4 | £488 | -30.36% | |
| North West | -40 | 2 | £268 | - | |
| North of England | -78 | 2 | £268 | -2.73% |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: