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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 Chester 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2023
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below6.579 %5.195 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£317
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£23.00£20.00
% change on same period last year+15.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.18£20.61
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads7677
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted119
Average minimum daily rate£372£210
Average daily rate£380£217
% change on same period last year+75.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£223
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted219
Average minimum hourly rate£20.52£22.25
Average hourly rate£21.52£22.54
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.52£22.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Citrix CheshireCitrix
Cheshire

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Citrix Daily Rate Trend

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Chester Citrix Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

18 (57.14 %)Active Directory
25 (35.71 %)Windows
25 (35.71 %)Remedy
34 (28.57 %)Oracle
34 (28.57 %)DNS
34 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
43 (21.43 %)DHCP
43 (21.43 %)UNIX
43 (21.43 %)Windows XP
43 (21.43 %)MS Office
43 (21.43 %)SAP
43 (21.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (21.43 %)Microsoft
52 (14.29 %)Incident Management
52 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (14.29 %)Migration
52 (14.29 %)SQL Server
52 (14.29 %)SQL
52 (14.29 %)ITIL
52 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
52 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
61 (7.143 %)Legato
61 (7.143 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
61 (7.143 %)Dell
61 (7.143 %)BusinessObjects
61 (7.143 %)Citrix Certification
61 (7.143 %)TOAD
61 (7.143 %)Broadband
61 (7.143 %)N-Tier
61 (7.143 %).NET

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %).NET
11 (7.143 %)ASP
11 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
11 (7.143 %)Application Packaging
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
23 (21.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)IIS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (21.43 %)MS Office
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (28.57 %)DNS
23 (21.43 %)DHCP
32 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
41 (7.143 %)Broadband
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)SQL Server
21 (7.143 %)BusinessObjects
21 (7.143 %)TOAD
21 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
21 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.143 %)Telecoms
11 (7.143 %)Finance
11 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (21.43 %)Analyst
13 (21.43 %)Server Engineer
21 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Engineer
21 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (7.143 %)IT Support Analyst
21 (7.143 %)Technical Specialist
21 (7.143 %)Trainer
21 (7.143 %)Systems Administrator
21 (7.143 %)Analyst Programmer
21 (7.143 %)Programmer
21 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
21 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support
21 (7.143 %)Administrator
21 (7.143 %)Wintel Engineer
21 (7.143 %)SQL Server Analyst
21 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
21 (7.143 %)UNIX Operator
21 (7.143 %).NET Analyst Programmer
21 (7.143 %)Server Analyst
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)N-Tier
11 (7.143 %)PDA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows
23 (21.43 %)UNIX
23 (21.43 %)Windows XP
32 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (7.143 %)AIX
41 (7.143 %)Windows NT
41 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Incident Management
12 (14.29 %)Migration
12 (14.29 %)ITIL
21 (7.143 %)CRM
21 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
21 (7.143 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (7.143 %)Data Security
21 (7.143 %)Time Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (7.143 %)C#
21 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
21 (7.143 %)Citrix Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (57.14 %)Active Directory
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)Legato
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (35.71 %)Remedy
24 (28.57 %)Oracle
33 (21.43 %)SAP
33 (21.43 %)Microsoft
41 (7.143 %)Dell
41 (7.143 %)Business Objects