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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT contracts within the Edinburgh 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5265
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads99
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.521 %2.133 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£315-
Average daily rate£334-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£353-
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£319
% change on same period last year-6.22 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£18.33
Average hourly rate£16.00£18.33
% change on same period last year-12.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£18.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.62£20.69
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads357422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.503 %0.426 %
Daily rates quoted10159
Average minimum daily rate£330£344
Average daily rate£355£363
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted1635
Average minimum hourly rate£19.89£17.09
Average hourly rate£21.32£17.97
% change on same period last year+18.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.74£18.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Citrix ScotlandCitrix
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Citrix Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

119 (73.08 %)Windows
215 (57.69 %)Active Directory
312 (46.15 %)Microsoft
411 (42.31 %)VMware
510 (38.46 %)Novell
68 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
68 (30.77 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
77 (26.92 %)Back Office
77 (26.92 %)Finance
86 (23.08 %)Microsoft Certification
86 (23.08 %)VMware Infrastructure
95 (19.23 %)MCSE
95 (19.23 %)MS Excel
95 (19.23 %)HP
104 (15.38 %)SQL
104 (15.38 %)VERITAS
104 (15.38 %)Citrix Presentation Server
113 (11.54 %)Fat Client
113 (11.54 %)Windows Vista
113 (11.54 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
113 (11.54 %)Thin Client
113 (11.54 %)Terminal Services
113 (11.54 %)SAN
113 (11.54 %)OpenView
113 (11.54 %)TCP/IP
113 (11.54 %)Windows XP
113 (11.54 %)McAfee Security
113 (11.54 %)Clustering
122 (7.692 %)Government
122 (7.692 %)Telecoms

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2003
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (19.23 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.54 %)TCP/IP
13 (11.54 %)SAN
21 (3.846 %)LAN
21 (3.846 %)SMS
21 (3.846 %)WAN
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (26.92 %)Finance
17 (26.92 %)Back Office
22 (7.692 %)Telecoms
22 (7.692 %)Government
31 (3.846 %)Banking
31 (3.846 %)Pensions
31 (3.846 %)Financial Institution
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (26.92 %)Analyst
23 (11.54 %)Systems Analyst
23 (11.54 %)Support Engineer
23 (11.54 %)Desktop Support
32 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
32 (7.692 %)Architect
32 (7.692 %)Senior Analyst
32 (7.692 %)Network Analyst
32 (7.692 %)Senior Systems Analyst
32 (7.692 %)Senior Support Engineer
41 (3.846 %)Citrix Specialist
41 (3.846 %)Senior Desktop Engineer
41 (3.846 %)Citrix Support
41 (3.846 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (3.846 %)Technical Analyst
41 (3.846 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (3.846 %)Technical Specialist
41 (3.846 %)Server Engineer
41 (3.846 %)Project Manager
41 (3.846 %)Consultant
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (11.54 %)Thin Client
13 (11.54 %)Clustering
13 (11.54 %)Fat Client
21 (3.846 %)Blackberry
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (73.08 %)Windows
28 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (11.54 %)Windows Vista
33 (11.54 %)Windows XP
41 (3.846 %)NetWare
41 (3.846 %)Linux
41 (3.846 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (3.846 %)UNIX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (3.846 %)ITIL
11 (3.846 %)Project Management
11 (3.846 %)System Testing
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (15.38 %)SQL
22 (7.692 %)VB
31 (3.846 %)C
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (23.08 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (19.23 %)MCSE
31 (3.846 %)MCP
31 (3.846 %)CNA
31 (3.846 %)Novell Certification
31 (3.846 %)ITIL Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.846 %)QA
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (57.69 %)Active Directory
26 (23.08 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (15.38 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (11.54 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
43 (11.54 %)Terminal Services
52 (7.692 %)VMware ESX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (30.77 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (11.54 %)OpenView
32 (7.692 %)MOM
32 (7.692 %)ARCserve
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (46.15 %)Microsoft
211 (42.31 %)VMware
310 (38.46 %)Novell
45 (19.23 %)HP
54 (15.38 %)VERITAS
63 (11.54 %)McAfee Security
72 (7.692 %)Cisco
72 (7.692 %)CommVault
81 (3.846 %)Remedy