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The table below looks at the demand for Citrix MetaFrame skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MetaFrame over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix MetaFrame
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank131147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.680 %4.848 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£140£397
Average daily rate£145£405
% change on same period last year-64.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£150£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£315
% change on same period last year-25.98 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.20
Average hourly rate-£18.45
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£19.28
% change on same period last year+23.74 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads294330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.418 %0.333 %
Daily rates quoted5858
Average minimum daily rate£207£293
Average daily rate£221£305
% change on same period last year-27.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£234£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£323
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted83103
Average minimum hourly rate£18.69£22.28
Average hourly rate£20.00£23.29
% change on same period last year-14.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.32£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.38£21.38
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
MetaFrame EnglandMetaFrame
England

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.

MetaFrame
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MetaFrame across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

East of England MetaFrame Demand Trend

MetaFrame
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MetaFrame across the East of England region.

East of England MetaFrame Daily Rate Trend

MetaFrame
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MetaFrame across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

East of England MetaFrame Daily Rate Histogram

MetaFrame
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MetaFrame across the East of England region.

East of England MetaFrame Hourly Rate Trend

MetaFrame
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MetaFrame within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 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
EssexNew entry-2£145-
MetaFrame EnglandMetaFrame
England

MetaFrame
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MetaFrame 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 MetaFrame.

15 (71.43 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Citrix
24 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (42.86 %)HP
33 (42.86 %)Microsoft
42 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
42 (28.57 %)Compaq
42 (28.57 %)Dell
42 (28.57 %)MS Office
42 (28.57 %)Windows XP
42 (28.57 %)Internet
42 (28.57 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (28.57 %)VERITAS
42 (28.57 %)Remedy
42 (28.57 %)Norton AntiVirus
42 (28.57 %)Spreadsheet
42 (28.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
51 (14.29 %)WMI
51 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 5.5
51 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (14.29 %)Fat Client
51 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
51 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
51 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
51 (14.29 %)Sophos
51 (14.29 %)Lotus
51 (14.29 %)Thin Client
51 (14.29 %)OpenView Configuration Management
51 (14.29 %)MS Exchange

MetaFrame
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MetaFrame 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 MetaFrame. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)ADSI
11 (14.29 %)WMI
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)Lotus Domino
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
11 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 5.5
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Office
12 (28.57 %)Spreadsheet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)Internet
21 (14.29 %)DHCP
21 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Coordinator
12 (28.57 %)Server Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Manager
21 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
21 (14.29 %)Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Systems Administrator
21 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Administrator
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Thin Client
11 (14.29 %)Fat Client
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (28.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
32 (28.57 %)Windows XP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
11 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
11 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
11 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)VBScript
11 (14.29 %)VB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
11 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
11 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (28.57 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (28.57 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (14.29 %)OpenView
21 (14.29 %)OpenView Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Citrix
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft
23 (42.86 %)HP
32 (28.57 %)Compaq
32 (28.57 %)Dell
32 (28.57 %)VERITAS
32 (28.57 %)Remedy
41 (14.29 %)Sophos
41 (14.29 %)Lotus
41 (14.29 %)Novell