Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Citrix Support role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Citrix Support in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Citrix Support
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank485575
Rank change on same period last yearUp+90
Matching contract IT job ads2847
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.051 %
As % of the category below0.055 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted1016
Average minimum daily rate£186£305
Average daily rate£192£314
% change on same period last year-38.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£198£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£206£159
% change on same period last year+29.83 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£23.20£30.21
Average hourly rate£28.60£31.59
% change on same period last year-9.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£32.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£33.20
% change on same period last year-11.65 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5093378171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.24 %85.27 %
Daily rates quoted1636424078
Average minimum daily rate£364£387
Average daily rate£389£411
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted49877076
Average minimum hourly rate£21.93£23.32
Average hourly rate£23.38£24.88
% change on same period last year-6.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.82£26.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Citrix Support UKCitrix Support
UK

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 Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Citrix Support across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Citrix Support Demand Trend

Citrix Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Citrix Support Daily Rate Trend

Citrix Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix Support across the England region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

England Citrix Support Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Citrix Support Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix Support across the England region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

England Citrix Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix Support within the England region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
South EastUp+499£197-0.42 %
LondonUp+595£60-85.25 %
North WestUp+183--
East of EnglandUp+253--
YorkshireUp+312£175+45.83 %
West MidlandsUp+152--
South WestNew entry-2--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
Citrix Support UKCitrix Support
UK

Citrix Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Citrix Support in their job title 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 with Citrix Support in their job title.

166 (100.00 %)Citrix
231 (46.97 %)Windows
330 (45.45 %)Citrix Presentation Server
423 (34.85 %)VMware
423 (34.85 %)Windows Server 2003
521 (31.82 %)Active Directory
617 (25.76 %)Microsoft
714 (21.21 %)Windows 2000
811 (16.67 %)Citrix Certification
98 (12.12 %)MCSE
98 (12.12 %)CCA
98 (12.12 %)Microsoft Certification
98 (12.12 %)SAN
107 (10.61 %)HP
107 (10.61 %)SQL
107 (10.61 %)MS Exchange
107 (10.61 %)VMware ESX
107 (10.61 %)AppSense
107 (10.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
116 (9.091 %)MetaFrame
125 (7.576 %)Terminal Services
125 (7.576 %)MS Office
125 (7.576 %)ITIL
125 (7.576 %)Clustering
125 (7.576 %)VMware Infrastructure
134 (6.061 %)SoftGrid
134 (6.061 %)MS Excel
134 (6.061 %)CCEA
134 (6.061 %)Finance
143 (4.545 %)Terminal Server

Citrix Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Citrix Support in their job title 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 with Citrix Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.545 %)Application Packaging
21 (1.515 %)WSH
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (10.61 %)MS Exchange
17 (10.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (1.515 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (1.515 %)SharePoint
21 (1.515 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.515 %)GroupWise
21 (1.515 %)Exchange Server 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.576 %)MS Office
24 (6.061 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.061 %)SoftGrid
21 (1.515 %)GoldMine
21 (1.515 %)Cerner Millennium
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (12.12 %)SAN
23 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
23 (4.545 %)DNS
32 (3.030 %)LAN
32 (3.030 %)DHCP
32 (3.030 %)Firewall
41 (1.515 %)CTI
41 (1.515 %)Internet
41 (1.515 %)WAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.515 %)EDRMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.515 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (1.515 %)MSI
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (6.061 %)Finance
23 (4.545 %)Banking
23 (4.545 %)Insurance
31 (1.515 %)Telecoms
31 (1.515 %)Investment Banking
31 (1.515 %)Construction
31 (1.515 %)Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.576 %)Clustering
23 (4.545 %)Client/Server
32 (3.030 %)Thin Client
32 (3.030 %)Blackberry
32 (3.030 %)PDA
32 (3.030 %)Fat Client
41 (1.515 %)Mainframe
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (46.97 %)Windows
223 (34.85 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (21.21 %)Windows 2000
42 (3.030 %)Linux
42 (3.030 %)Windows Vista
42 (3.030 %)Windows XP
51 (1.515 %)NetWare
51 (1.515 %)UNIX
51 (1.515 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (1.515 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (1.515 %)Windows NT
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (7.576 %)ITIL
22 (3.030 %)CRM
22 (3.030 %)Migration
31 (1.515 %)Network Design
31 (1.515 %)Problem Management
31 (1.515 %)SC Cleared
31 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (10.61 %)SQL
21 (1.515 %)Perl
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (16.67 %)Citrix Certification
28 (12.12 %)MCSE
28 (12.12 %)CCA
28 (12.12 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (6.061 %)CCEA
41 (1.515 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (1.515 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.030 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (1.515 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (45.45 %)Citrix Presentation Server
221 (31.82 %)Active Directory
37 (10.61 %)VMware ESX
46 (9.091 %)MetaFrame
55 (7.576 %)Terminal Services
55 (7.576 %)VMware Infrastructure
63 (4.545 %)Xen
63 (4.545 %)Terminal Server
72 (3.030 %)VMware Server
81 (1.515 %)NetBackup
81 (1.515 %)Backup Exec
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.545 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.515 %)Norton AntiVirus
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
166 (100.00 %)Citrix
223 (34.85 %)VMware
317 (25.76 %)Microsoft
47 (10.61 %)HP
47 (10.61 %)AppSense
53 (4.545 %)LANDesk
62 (3.030 %)Altiris
62 (3.030 %)Lagan
62 (3.030 %)IBM
62 (3.030 %)Intel
71 (1.515 %)Dell
71 (1.515 %)Cerner
71 (1.515 %)Novell
71 (1.515 %)VERITAS
71 (1.515 %)Red Hat
71 (1.515 %)Symantec
71 (1.515 %)Remedy
71 (1.515 %)BladeLogic