The first table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certification in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Citrix Certification over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix Certification
Rank 451 448 445
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -3
Contract jobs citing Citrix Certification 67 115 128
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.161% 0.215% 0.224%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.902% 1.238% 1.418%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 74 73
Average daily rate £360 £330 £308
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.09% +7.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £167 £238
10% offered a daily rate of more than £449 £425 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £278 £265
% change year-on-year
+26.12% +4.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 7
Average hourly rate £25.00 £22.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.63% -12.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.00 £19.00 £21.53
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £27.50 £31.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £20.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -20.00%
All Qualifications
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
7428 9291 9029
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 17.89% 17.40% 15.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3948 4922 4412
Average daily rate £378 £388 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.58% +3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 418 516 619
Average hourly rate £23.35 £22.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.13% -2.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £42.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Citrix Certification
UK

Citrix Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Citrix Certification across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England Citrix Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Citrix Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Citrix Certification Daily Rate Trend

Citrix Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix Certification across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Citrix Certification Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +8 38 £355 +4.41%
South East +24 11 £350 -
East of England +16 9 £398 +32.50%
West Midlands +4 6 £175 -33.96%
South West +29 1 £450 +29.96%
North West +10 1 £350 -
Yorkshire -17 1 £375 +102.70%
Citrix Certification
UK

Citrix Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1 151 (96.79%) Citrix
2 121 (77.56%) Windows
3 110 (70.51%) CCA
4 91 (58.33%) XenApp
5 79 (50.64%) VMware
6 74 (47.44%) Windows Server 2008
7 73 (46.79%) Microsoft Certification
8 68 (43.59%) Active Directory
9 66 (42.31%) Microsoft
10 62 (39.74%) MCSE
10 62 (39.74%) Windows Server 2003
11 56 (35.90%) XenDesktop
12 47 (30.13%) AppSense
13 45 (28.85%) VMware Infrastructure
14 40 (25.64%) CCEA
15 35 (22.44%) Finance
16 33 (21.15%) CCEE
17 32 (20.51%) SAN
17 32 (20.51%) Cisco Certification
18 31 (19.87%) XenServer
19 28 (17.95%) MS Exchange
20 25 (16.03%) Cisco
21 23 (14.74%) HP
21 23 (14.74%) MCITP
22 22 (14.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
22 22 (14.10%) PowerShell
22 22 (14.10%) DNS
23 21 (13.46%) CCNA
23 21 (13.46%) ITIL
24 20 (12.82%) SQL

Citrix Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

Application Development
1 3 (1.923%) Application Packaging
2 2 (1.282%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 28 (17.95%) MS Exchange
2 19 (12.18%) Exchange Server 2007
3 16 (10.26%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (3.846%) Exchange Server 2003
5 5 (3.205%) IIS
5 5 (3.205%) SharePoint
6 4 (2.564%) Exchange Server 2000
7 3 (1.923%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.641%) Lotus Notes
8 1 (0.641%) Apache
8 1 (0.641%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 11 (7.051%) MS Excel
2 4 (2.564%) MS Office
3 2 (1.282%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.641%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 32 (20.51%) SAN
2 22 (14.10%) DNS
3 18 (11.54%) Firewall
3 18 (11.54%) WAN
4 17 (10.90%) NetScaler
5 15 (9.615%) DHCP
5 15 (9.615%) LAN
6 13 (8.333%) TCP/IP
7 12 (7.692%) Internet
8 11 (7.051%) Cisco IOS
8 11 (7.051%) Cisco PIX
8 11 (7.051%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (2.564%) VoIP
10 3 (1.923%) NAS
11 2 (1.282%) WAAS
11 2 (1.282%) Wireless
11 2 (1.282%) VPN
11 2 (1.282%) Ethernet
12 1 (0.641%) HTTPS
12 1 (0.641%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (10.90%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.769%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (4.487%) SQL Server 2005
4 5 (3.205%) SQL Server 2000
5 2 (1.282%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (1.282%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 2 (1.282%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.282%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (5.128%) MSI
2 5 (3.205%) AdminStudio
3 2 (1.282%) Selenium
3 2 (1.282%) Bugzilla
3 2 (1.282%) InstallShield
3 2 (1.282%) WinRunner
3 2 (1.282%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (1.282%) LoadRunner
General
1 35 (22.44%) Finance
2 7 (4.487%) Banking
3 5 (3.205%) Telecoms
4 4 (2.564%) Local Government
4 4 (2.564%) German Language
4 4 (2.564%) Law
5 3 (1.923%) Back Office
5 3 (1.923%) Investment Banking
6 2 (1.282%) French Language
6 2 (1.282%) Retail
6 2 (1.282%) Spanish Language
6 2 (1.282%) Publishing
6 2 (1.282%) Legal
7 1 (0.641%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.641%) Electronics
7 1 (0.641%) Front Office
7 1 (0.641%) Financial Institution
7 1 (0.641%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 38 (24.36%) Citrix Engineer
2 23 (14.74%) 3rd Line Support
3 20 (12.82%) Support Engineer
4 18 (11.54%) Consultant
5 17 (10.90%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 15 (9.615%) Citrix Consultant
7 13 (8.333%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (7.051%) Architect
9 10 (6.410%) IT Support
9 10 (6.410%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (6.410%) Administrator
10 8 (5.128%) Citrix Administrator
10 8 (5.128%) Citrix Support
10 8 (5.128%) Analyst
11 6 (3.846%) Wintel Engineer
11 6 (3.846%) Citrix Architect
12 5 (3.205%) Applications Packager
12 5 (3.205%) Citrix Specialist
12 5 (3.205%) Project Engineer
13 4 (2.564%) Platform Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.615%) Fat Client
1 15 (9.615%) Thin Client
2 3 (1.923%) Blackberry
2 3 (1.923%) Clustering
3 2 (1.282%) iPad
3 2 (1.282%) PDA
3 2 (1.282%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (1.282%) NHS
4 1 (0.641%) DTV
4 1 (0.641%) Fixed Income
4 1 (0.641%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.641%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (0.641%) Derivative
4 1 (0.641%) PKI
4 1 (0.641%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 121 (77.56%) Windows
2 74 (47.44%) Windows Server 2008
3 62 (39.74%) Windows Server 2003
4 19 (12.18%) Windows 7
5 15 (9.615%) Linux
6 13 (8.333%) Windows 2000
7 11 (7.051%) Mac OS X
8 9 (5.769%) SUSE
9 7 (4.487%) Windows 2000 Server
10 4 (2.564%) Windows XP
11 3 (1.923%) UNIX
11 3 (1.923%) Windows Vista
12 2 (1.282%) Windows NT
13 1 (0.641%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (13.46%) ITIL
2 13 (8.333%) Migration
3 10 (6.410%) Service Delivery
4 8 (5.128%) Project Management
5 5 (3.205%) DNA
5 5 (3.205%) Load Balancing
5 5 (3.205%) Change Control
6 4 (2.564%) Build Automation
6 4 (2.564%) Infrastructure Management
6 4 (2.564%) Release Management
6 4 (2.564%) Capacity Planning
6 4 (2.564%) Configuration Management
6 4 (2.564%) PRINCE2
7 3 (1.923%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (1.923%) Service Management
7 3 (1.923%) Change Management
7 3 (1.923%) ITIL V3
7 3 (1.923%) Time Management
8 2 (1.282%) Analytics
8 2 (1.282%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 22 (14.10%) PowerShell
2 20 (12.82%) SQL
3 9 (5.769%) VBScript
4 1 (0.641%) C
Qualifications
1 110 (70.51%) CCA
2 73 (46.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 62 (39.74%) MCSE
4 40 (25.64%) CCEA
5 33 (21.15%) CCEE
6 32 (20.51%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (14.74%) MCITP
8 22 (14.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 21 (13.46%) CCNA
10 20 (12.82%) CCIA
11 18 (11.54%) CCNP
12 12 (7.692%) Degree
13 10 (6.410%) Security Cleared
14 8 (5.128%) Linux+ Certification
15 7 (4.487%) CCAA
16 6 (3.846%) CCSP
16 6 (3.846%) MCP
17 5 (3.205%) MCTS
17 5 (3.205%) SC Cleared
18 4 (2.564%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.128%) SLA
2 2 (1.282%) JSP 440
2 2 (1.282%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.641%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.641%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 91 (58.33%) XenApp
2 68 (43.59%) Active Directory
3 56 (35.90%) XenDesktop
4 45 (28.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 31 (19.87%) XenServer
6 19 (12.18%) Microsoft App-V
7 18 (11.54%) VMware ESX
8 11 (7.051%) vSphere
9 10 (6.410%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 8 (5.128%) IAG
11 6 (3.846%) Hyper-V
12 5 (3.205%) UAG
13 4 (2.564%) vCloud
14 2 (1.282%) Terminal Server
14 2 (1.282%) NFS
14 2 (1.282%) MetaFrame
15 1 (0.641%) ISA Server
15 1 (0.641%) Xen
Systems Management
1 19 (12.18%) SCCM
2 6 (3.846%) SCOM
2 6 (3.846%) Backup Exec
3 5 (3.205%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 5 (3.205%) AppDNA
4 4 (2.564%) NetBackup
4 4 (2.564%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (1.282%) Tivoli
5 2 (1.282%) MOM
6 1 (0.641%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 151 (96.79%) Citrix
2 79 (50.64%) VMware
3 66 (42.31%) Microsoft
4 47 (30.13%) AppSense
5 25 (16.03%) Cisco
6 23 (14.74%) HP
7 11 (7.051%) Wyse
7 11 (7.051%) NetApp
8 9 (5.769%) Red Hat
9 7 (4.487%) IBM
10 4 (2.564%) Dell
11 3 (1.923%) EMC
11 3 (1.923%) Symantec
11 3 (1.923%) Twitter
12 2 (1.282%) SolarWinds
12 2 (1.282%) Altiris
12 2 (1.282%) Brocade
12 2 (1.282%) Compaq
13 1 (0.641%) Juniper
13 1 (0.641%) Lotus
Essex, South East
One of my key clients based inEssexare urgently looking for an Infrastructure Engineer with strong Citrix experience. This is a great opportunity with an exciting and rapidly expanding...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
West London
The Citrix Consultant will have advanced knowledge of XenDesktop, XenApp, XenServer and would ideally also be very familiar with other Citrix products like AppV, Access Gateway, Netscaler etc...
Orderwork
Rate: Competitive dayrates
Posted: 6 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Strong experience with Microsoft Server 2003. *Ideally have knowledge with Microsoft Server 2008R2 *Troubleshooting, publishing, and supporting applications in a Citrix XenApp environment... *Experience with Active Directory. *Experience...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Rate: £350 - £420 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
You will be responsible for providing both on-site and remote administration of Microsoft Windows Servers, Citrix Provisioning, Citrix XenApp, XenServer, and a multitude of proprietary applications... Required...
Claremont Consulting
Rate: £350 - £420 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
Citrix Support EngineerI am looking for a Citrix Support Engineer to get on board with a global investment bank in London on a contract basis. This Citrix Engineer...
Rate: £325 - £385 per day
Posted: 11 May 2013
London
For our client, a huge global consultancy company, we are looking for a Citrix Senior Engineer to work on a 3 month (possibly rolling) paying up to £425...
Computer Futures
Rate: £400 - £425 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
VMWare. Citrix. Active directory and Windows based domains... DNS, DHCP servers... Antivirus solutions (Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro) Backup solutions (Symantec backup exec, ArcServe etc.) TCP/ IP and Networking...
Spinnaker Red
Rate: From £280 to £300 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013