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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 Buckinghamshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5862
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads2430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.030 %
As % of the category below4.688 %4.518 %
Daily rates quoted54
Average minimum daily rate£292£225
Average daily rate£307£283
% change on same period last year+8.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£318
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted39
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£31.17
Average hourly rate£22.50£32.77
% change on same period last year-31.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£34.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.62£20.83
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads512664
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.682 %0.662 %
Daily rates quoted131151
Average minimum daily rate£325£299
Average daily rate£339£314
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted9280
Average minimum hourly rate£20.87£29.15
Average hourly rate£22.11£30.30
% change on same period last year-27.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.35£31.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Citrix South EastCitrix
South East

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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Citrix Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-414£290+2.72 %
High WycombeNew entry-3--
AylesburyNew entry-1--
Citrix South EastCitrix
South East

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

137 (86.05 %)Windows
221 (48.84 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (41.86 %)Active Directory
415 (34.88 %)Windows 2000
512 (27.91 %)Windows XP
512 (27.91 %)MS Exchange
512 (27.91 %)Microsoft
512 (27.91 %)Security Cleared
611 (25.58 %)MS Office
710 (23.26 %)Government
88 (18.60 %)SC Cleared
97 (16.28 %)HP
106 (13.95 %)Compaq
106 (13.95 %)JD Edwards
106 (13.95 %)TCP/IP
106 (13.95 %)Oracle
106 (13.95 %)SQL
106 (13.95 %)AS400
106 (13.95 %)French Language
115 (11.63 %)German Language
115 (11.63 %)Terminal Server
115 (11.63 %)ITIL
115 (11.63 %)Business Intelligence
115 (11.63 %)Cisco
115 (11.63 %)MS Excel
124 (9.302 %)Sun
124 (9.302 %)Microsoft Certification
124 (9.302 %)OVOW
133 (6.977 %)Back Office
133 (6.977 %)Operations Management

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (27.91 %)MS Exchange
23 (6.977 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (2.326 %)IIS
41 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2000
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (25.58 %)MS Office
25 (11.63 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.95 %)TCP/IP
23 (6.977 %)Ethernet
32 (4.651 %)3G
32 (4.651 %)2G
32 (4.651 %)LAN
41 (2.326 %)WAN
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.651 %)SQL Server
21 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2005
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (23.26 %)Government
23 (6.977 %)Back Office
32 (4.651 %)Health
41 (2.326 %)Auditing
41 (2.326 %)Telecoms
41 (2.326 %)Electric
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (46.51 %)Analyst
218 (41.86 %)Support Analyst
311 (25.58 %)Helpdesk Analyst
410 (23.26 %)Helpdesk Support
59 (20.93 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
66 (13.95 %)Messaging Specialist
74 (9.302 %)2nd Line Support
74 (9.302 %)Support Engineer
83 (6.977 %)3rd Line Support
83 (6.977 %)Systems Support
83 (6.977 %)Problem Manager
83 (6.977 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
92 (4.651 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
92 (4.651 %)Systems Support Analyst
92 (4.651 %)1st Line Support
92 (4.651 %)Systems Analyst
92 (4.651 %)Consultant
101 (2.326 %)Systems Administrator
101 (2.326 %)Systems Engineer
101 (2.326 %)Network Consultant
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (13.95 %)AS400
16 (13.95 %)French Language
25 (11.63 %)German Language
32 (4.651 %)Clustering
41 (2.326 %)CESG
41 (2.326 %)Computer Science
41 (2.326 %)Dutch Language
41 (2.326 %)Italian Language
41 (2.326 %)Spanish Language
41 (2.326 %)CMDB
41 (2.326 %)Fat Client
41 (2.326 %)Thin Client
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (86.05 %)Windows
221 (48.84 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (34.88 %)Windows 2000
412 (27.91 %)Windows XP
52 (4.651 %)Solaris
52 (4.651 %)Windows Vista
52 (4.651 %)Windows Server 2008
52 (4.651 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.326 %)Windows NT
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (27.91 %)Security Cleared
28 (18.60 %)SC Cleared
35 (11.63 %)ITIL
35 (11.63 %)Business Intelligence
43 (6.977 %)Operations Management
51 (2.326 %)Problem Management
51 (2.326 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.326 %)DV Cleared
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (13.95 %)SQL
22 (4.651 %)VB
31 (2.326 %)VBA
31 (2.326 %)VBScript
31 (2.326 %)C
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.302 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (6.977 %)MCP
32 (4.651 %)MCSE
32 (4.651 %)Degree
41 (2.326 %)ITIL Certification
41 (2.326 %)MCSA
41 (2.326 %)CCNA
41 (2.326 %)CCA
41 (2.326 %)Citrix Certification
41 (2.326 %)Cisco Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (41.86 %)Active Directory
25 (11.63 %)Terminal Server
31 (2.326 %)Terminal Services
31 (2.326 %)ISA Server
31 (2.326 %)Xen
31 (2.326 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (2.326 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (2.326 %)VMware Infrastructure
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (9.302 %)OVOW
22 (4.651 %)OVPI
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (27.91 %)Microsoft
27 (16.28 %)HP
36 (13.95 %)Compaq
36 (13.95 %)JD Edwards
36 (13.95 %)Oracle
45 (11.63 %)Cisco
54 (9.302 %)Sun
63 (6.977 %)Altiris
72 (4.651 %)VMware