Applications Packager Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Application Packager
UK > Work from Home

The median Application Packager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 298 331 471
Rank change year-on-year +33 +140 +152
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Packager 6 14 6
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.061% 0.091% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.098% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 5
10th Percentile £376 £380 £320
25th Percentile £416 £405 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £536 £468 £413
90th Percentile £578 £470 £435
UK median daily rate £550 £450 £463
% change year-on-year +22.22% -2.70% +17.09%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Applications Packager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Applications Packager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Applications Packager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Applications Packager.

Applications Packager daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Packager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Applications Packager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Applications Packager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Packager
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Applications Packager.

Applications Packager hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Packager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Applications Packager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring Applications Packager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) MSI
3 4 (66.67%) SCCM
4 3 (50.00%) PowerShell
4 3 (50.00%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (50.00%) Application Packaging
4 3 (50.00%) QA
4 3 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (33.33%) Compatibility Testing
5 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
5 2 (33.33%) Project Management
5 2 (33.33%) Legal
5 2 (33.33%) Migration
5 2 (33.33%) Windows 7
5 2 (33.33%) User Experience
5 2 (33.33%) Microservices
5 2 (33.33%) OneDrive
5 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
5 2 (33.33%) Windows 10
5 2 (33.33%) Cloud Native
5 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (16.67%) Software Delivery
6 1 (16.67%) Software Deployment
6 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity

Applications Packager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (33.33%) OneDrive
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) MSI
General
1 2 (33.33%) Legal
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Cloud Native
2 1 (16.67%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (33.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (33.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Application Packaging
1 3 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Compatibility Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Microservices
2 2 (33.33%) Migration
2 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 2 (33.33%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Software Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Software Deployment
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft