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The table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certification in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Citrix Certification over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix Certification
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5966
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.041 %2.655 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£393
% change on same period last year-12.56 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£30.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£27.60
% change on same period last year+3.76 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads98113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.138 %0.114 %
Daily rates quoted3733
Average minimum daily rate£271£315
Average daily rate£284£316
% change on same period last year-10.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted197
Average minimum hourly rate£18.04£30.00
Average hourly rate£21.07£30.00
% change on same period last year-29.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Citrix Certification North WestCitrix Certification
North West

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.

Citrix Certification
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Citrix Certification Demand Trend

Citrix Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Citrix Certification Daily Rate Trend

Citrix Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Citrix Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix Certification within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ChesterUp+21--
SandbachNew entry-1£288-
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Citrix Certification North WestCitrix Certification
North West

Citrix Certification
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Citrix Certification 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 Certification.

14 (100.00 %)Citrix
23 (75.00 %)CCA
23 (75.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (50.00 %)IIS
32 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
32 (50.00 %)CCEA
32 (50.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (50.00 %)SAN
32 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (25.00 %)Migration
41 (25.00 %)VMware
41 (25.00 %)Altiris
41 (25.00 %)PDA
41 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (25.00 %)Broadband
41 (25.00 %)LAN
41 (25.00 %)WAN
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)Active Directory
41 (25.00 %)MS Office
41 (25.00 %)MCSE
41 (25.00 %)Windows XP

Citrix Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Citrix Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)IIS
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (25.00 %)Broadband
21 (25.00 %)LAN
21 (25.00 %)WAN
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Applications Packager
11 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
11 (25.00 %)IT Support Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Citrix Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Citrix Specialist
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Engineer
11 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)PDA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (25.00 %)Migration
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)CCA
22 (50.00 %)CCEA
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)MCSE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)Altiris
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft