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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT contracts within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Citrix over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2944
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads2326
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.026 %
As % of the category below8.614 %5.029 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£243£278
Average daily rate£243£284
% change on same period last year-14.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£243£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£331
% change on same period last year-5.92 %
Hourly rates quoted517
Average minimum hourly rate£20.60£12.52
Average hourly rate£21.70£13.81
% change on same period last year+57.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.80£15.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.76£18.93
% change on same period last year+4.40 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads267517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.356 %0.523 %
Daily rates quoted66104
Average minimum daily rate£304£334
Average daily rate£316£355
% change on same period last year-10.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted2284
Average minimum hourly rate£20.30£14.71
Average hourly rate£21.12£15.62
% change on same period last year+35.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.94£16.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Citrix West MidlandsCitrix
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Citrix Systems.

Citrix
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Citrix across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Birmingham Citrix Demand Trend

Citrix
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Citrix across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Citrix Daily Rate Trend

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham Citrix Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Citrix across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Citrix Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham Citrix Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Citrix also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Citrix.

131 (45.59 %)Active Directory
230 (44.12 %)Windows
327 (39.71 %)Microsoft
417 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
514 (20.59 %)Citrix Presentation Server
613 (19.12 %)Cisco
712 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
712 (17.65 %)SoftGrid
810 (14.71 %)Citrix Certification
810 (14.71 %)LAN
810 (14.71 %)Windows 2000
99 (13.24 %)CCA
108 (11.76 %)Windows NT
108 (11.76 %)Windows XP
108 (11.76 %)WAN
117 (10.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
117 (10.29 %)MS Excel
126 (8.824 %)VPN
126 (8.824 %)ITIL
126 (8.824 %)MS Office
126 (8.824 %)SLA
126 (8.824 %)HP
126 (8.824 %)Exchange Server 2000
135 (7.353 %)Exchange Server 5.5
135 (7.353 %)VMware
135 (7.353 %)DNS
144 (5.882 %)SQL Server
144 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
144 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
144 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Citrix also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Citrix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.471 %)HTML
11 (1.471 %).NET
11 (1.471 %)ASP.NET
11 (1.471 %)XML
11 (1.471 %).NET Framework
11 (1.471 %)Application Packaging
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
27 (10.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (8.824 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (7.353 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (1.471 %)Lotus Notes
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.29 %)MS Excel
26 (8.824 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (17.65 %)SoftGrid
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (14.71 %)LAN
28 (11.76 %)WAN
36 (8.824 %)VPN
45 (7.353 %)DNS
54 (5.882 %)Firewall
54 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
63 (4.412 %)DHCP
72 (2.941 %)SAN
72 (2.941 %)DSL
72 (2.941 %)Wireless
81 (1.471 %)SMS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.882 %)SQL Server
21 (1.471 %)MS Access
21 (1.471 %)SQL Server 2000
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.471 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (1.471 %)Back Office
11 (1.471 %)Finance
11 (1.471 %)Aerospace
11 (1.471 %)Construction
11 (1.471 %)Government
11 (1.471 %)Legal
11 (1.471 %)Insurance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (19.12 %)Analyst
113 (19.12 %)Citrix Engineer
28 (11.76 %)Senior Citrix Engineer
37 (10.29 %)Support Engineer
46 (8.824 %)2nd Line Support
55 (7.353 %)Service Desk Analyst
55 (7.353 %)Helpdesk Analyst
55 (7.353 %)Service Analyst
64 (5.882 %)Citrix Administrator
64 (5.882 %)3rd Line Support
64 (5.882 %)Network Engineer
64 (5.882 %)Network Manager
64 (5.882 %)Administrator
73 (4.412 %)Infrastructure Engineer
73 (4.412 %)Helpdesk Support
73 (4.412 %)Cisco Engineer
73 (4.412 %)Support Analyst
73 (4.412 %)Citrix Support
82 (2.941 %)Cisco Network Engineer
82 (2.941 %)1st Line Support
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.412 %)Thin Client
13 (4.412 %)Fat Client
22 (2.941 %)NHS
31 (1.471 %)Blackberry
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (44.12 %)Windows
210 (14.71 %)Windows 2000
38 (11.76 %)Windows NT
38 (11.76 %)Windows XP
44 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.471 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.824 %)ITIL
24 (5.882 %)Migration
31 (1.471 %)PRINCE2
31 (1.471 %)OO
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.471 %)C
11 (1.471 %)C#
11 (1.471 %)VB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (14.71 %)Citrix Certification
39 (13.24 %)CCA
42 (2.941 %)CCNA
42 (2.941 %)MCP
42 (2.941 %)MCSE
42 (2.941 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.471 %)MCSA
51 (1.471 %)CCEA
51 (1.471 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (8.824 %)SLA
21 (1.471 %)ISO27001
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
131 (45.59 %)Active Directory
214 (20.59 %)Citrix Presentation Server
33 (4.412 %)MetaFrame
33 (4.412 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.471 %)NetBackup
41 (1.471 %)Terminal Server
41 (1.471 %)VMware Infrastructure
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (2.941 %)MOM
31 (1.471 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (1.471 %)MAILsweeper
31 (1.471 %)DameWare
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (39.71 %)Microsoft
213 (19.12 %)Cisco
36 (8.824 %)HP
45 (7.353 %)VMware
53 (4.412 %)Remedy
53 (4.412 %)Novell
53 (4.412 %)VERITAS
62 (2.941 %)Compaq
62 (2.941 %)Altiris
62 (2.941 %)LANDesk
71 (1.471 %)IBM
71 (1.471 %)Dell
71 (1.471 %)Lotus
71 (1.471 %)Symantec
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