The first table below looks at the demand for XenDesktop skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited XenDesktop over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category 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
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix XenDesktop
Rank 323 333 421
Rank change year-on-year
+10 +88
Contract jobs citing XenDesktop 215 235 140
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.491% 0.443% 0.249%
As % of the System Software category 5.066% 5.331% 3.408%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 153 60
Average daily rate £400 £350 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £264 £318
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £461 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £330 £350
% change year-on-year
+6.06% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 3
Average hourly rate £25.00 £41.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-39.75% +27.69%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.60 £24.50 £20.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £43.90 £34.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £36.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- +12.30%
All System Software
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
4244 4408 4108
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 9.690% 8.308% 7.300%
Number of daily rates quoted 2068 2119 1847
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £200 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £453 £480
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £308
% change year-on-year
- +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 604 640 631
Average hourly rate £18.25 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+4.28% -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £35.00 £34.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.00 £17.00 £16.75
% change year-on-year
- +1.49%
XenDesktop
UK

XenDesktop
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England XenDesktop Jobs Demand Trend

XenDesktop
Daily Rate Trend

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

England XenDesktop Daily Rate Trend

XenDesktop
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XenDesktop across the England region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

England XenDesktop Daily Rate Histogram

XenDesktop
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England XenDesktop Hourly Rate Trend

XenDesktop
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XenDesktop across the England region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

England XenDesktop Hourly Rate Histogram

XenDesktop
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XenDesktop within the England region over the 3 months to 17 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
London +10 120 £425 +13.33% 30
South East +32 49 £375 +13.63% 10
East of England +1 13 £375 -3.22% 5
North West +11 10 £261 -16.40% 3
South West +14 7 £525 +50.00% 1
East Midlands -4 7 £125 -61.53% 2
West Midlands +17 6 £315 +14.54% 6
Yorkshire -3 1 - - 2
Midlands - 1 - -
North East - - - - 2
XenDesktop
UK

XenDesktop
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing XenDesktop 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 XenDesktop.

1 368 (94.12%) Citrix
2 310 (79.28%) Windows
3 295 (75.45%) XenApp
4 153 (39.13%) Windows Server 2008
5 150 (38.36%) Microsoft
6 143 (36.57%) VMware
7 140 (35.81%) Active Directory
8 136 (34.78%) AppSense
9 111 (28.39%) Windows 7
10 87 (22.25%) Windows Server 2003
11 86 (21.99%) Microsoft App-V
12 81 (20.72%) VMware Infrastructure
13 79 (20.20%) Finance
14 75 (19.18%) NetScaler
15 69 (17.65%) SCCM
16 66 (16.88%) XenServer
17 62 (15.86%) Citrix Certification
18 59 (15.09%) Windows XP
18 59 (15.09%) Hyper-V
19 58 (14.83%) SAN
20 56 (14.32%) PowerShell
21 53 (13.55%) SQL
22 52 (13.30%) MS Exchange
23 51 (13.04%) Cisco
24 50 (12.79%) vSphere
25 47 (12.02%) ITIL
26 46 (11.76%) MS Office
27 45 (11.51%) HP
28 43 (11.00%) Microsoft Certification
28 43 (11.00%) VMware ESX

XenDesktop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing XenDesktop 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 XenDesktop. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (6.394%) Application Packaging
2 9 (2.302%) Middleware
3 6 (1.535%) XML
4 3 (0.767%) Software Packaging
5 2 (0.512%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.256%) .NET
6 1 (0.256%) Oracle Fusion
Application Platforms
1 52 (13.30%) MS Exchange
2 27 (6.905%) Exchange Server 2010
3 26 (6.650%) Exchange Server 2007
4 25 (6.394%) IIS
5 19 (4.859%) IBM Notes
6 12 (3.069%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 10 (2.558%) SharePoint
8 9 (2.302%) Exchange Server 2003
9 8 (2.046%) SAS
9 8 (2.046%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 8 (2.046%) CloudStack
10 1 (0.256%) GroupWise
10 1 (0.256%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.256%) Apache
10 1 (0.256%) Tomcat
Applications
1 46 (11.76%) MS Office
2 20 (5.115%) MS Excel
3 5 (1.279%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.256%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.256%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.535%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (1.023%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.256%) 3000 Xtra
Communications & Networking
1 75 (19.18%) NetScaler
2 58 (14.83%) SAN
3 35 (8.951%) DNS
4 27 (6.905%) DHCP
5 24 (6.138%) TCP/IP
5 24 (6.138%) VPN
6 21 (5.371%) Firewall
7 18 (4.604%) WAN
8 17 (4.348%) LAN
9 11 (2.813%) Internet
10 10 (2.558%) Cisco IOS
10 10 (2.558%) Cisco PIX
10 10 (2.558%) Cisco ASA
11 9 (2.302%) Fibre Channel
12 8 (2.046%) iSCSI
13 7 (1.790%) SNMP
13 7 (1.790%) NAS
14 4 (1.023%) Network Security
14 4 (1.023%) Nortel Meridian
14 4 (1.023%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.650%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.558%) SQL Server 2008
3 8 (2.046%) Oracle 11g
3 8 (2.046%) Oracle BI EE
4 7 (1.790%) SQL Server 2005
5 6 (1.535%) Oracle Exadata
6 4 (1.023%) Oracle 8/8i
7 2 (0.512%) DTS
7 2 (0.512%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.512%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.256%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 28 (7.161%) MSI
2 15 (3.836%) AdminStudio
3 13 (3.325%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.512%) WinRunner
4 2 (0.512%) QuickTest Pro
4 2 (0.512%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.512%) Bugzilla
4 2 (0.512%) Selenium
General
1 79 (20.20%) Finance
2 43 (11.00%) Banking
3 21 (5.371%) Law
4 19 (4.859%) Investment Banking
5 17 (4.348%) Legal
6 6 (1.535%) Retail
7 5 (1.279%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.023%) Publishing
9 3 (0.767%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.512%) Back Office
10 2 (0.512%) Advertising
11 1 (0.256%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.256%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 62 (15.86%) Architect
2 56 (14.32%) Consultant
3 49 (12.53%) Analyst
4 37 (9.463%) Citrix Consultant
5 35 (8.951%) Support Analyst
6 34 (8.696%) Support Engineer
7 30 (7.673%) 3rd Line Support
8 29 (7.417%) Citrix Engineer
9 23 (5.882%) Citrix Support
9 23 (5.882%) Technical Architect
10 18 (4.604%) Administrator
11 17 (4.348%) Citrix Specialist
11 17 (4.348%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 16 (4.092%) Applications Packager
12 16 (4.092%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (3.836%) IT Support
14 13 (3.325%) Citrix Architect
14 13 (3.325%) Citrix Administrator
14 13 (3.325%) Technical Manager
14 13 (3.325%) Applications Support
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.650%) Thin Client
1 26 (6.650%) Fat Client
2 19 (4.859%) Blackberry
3 8 (2.046%) iPhone
4 6 (1.535%) iSeries
4 6 (1.535%) Mobile Computing
5 4 (1.023%) iPad
5 4 (1.023%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.023%) Clustering
5 4 (1.023%) IVR
6 3 (0.767%) PKI
6 3 (0.767%) Hedge funds
6 3 (0.767%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.512%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.256%) PDA
8 1 (0.256%) Visualisation
8 1 (0.256%) SaaS
8 1 (0.256%) PaaS
8 1 (0.256%) EqualLogic
8 1 (0.256%) SecurID
Operating Systems
1 310 (79.28%) Windows
2 153 (39.13%) Windows Server 2008
3 111 (28.39%) Windows 7
4 87 (22.25%) Windows Server 2003
5 59 (15.09%) Windows XP
6 23 (5.882%) Windows Vista
7 17 (4.348%) Linux
8 13 (3.325%) Windows 8
9 10 (2.558%) Mac OS X
10 7 (1.790%) Windows 2000
11 5 (1.279%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (1.023%) NetWare
12 4 (1.023%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (1.023%) Apple iOS
12 4 (1.023%) Oracle Linux
13 3 (0.767%) UNIX
14 2 (0.512%) Windows NT
15 1 (0.256%) HPUX
15 1 (0.256%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (12.02%) ITIL
2 27 (6.905%) Migration
3 18 (4.604%) ITIL V3
4 14 (3.581%) Load Balancing
4 14 (3.581%) DNA
4 14 (3.581%) Project Management
5 13 (3.325%) Service Management
6 11 (2.813%) Information Security
6 11 (2.813%) TOGAF
7 10 (2.558%) Software Distribution
8 9 (2.302%) Enterprise Architecture
8 9 (2.302%) Business Continuity
8 9 (2.302%) Service Delivery
9 8 (2.046%) SOA
9 8 (2.046%) Capacity Planning
10 7 (1.790%) Operations Management
10 7 (1.790%) CRM
11 6 (1.535%) Disaster Recovery
11 6 (1.535%) Change Control
12 5 (1.279%) Build Automation
Programming Languages
1 56 (14.32%) PowerShell
2 53 (13.55%) SQL
3 40 (10.23%) VBScript
4 12 (3.069%) VB
5 3 (0.767%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.512%) Perl
7 1 (0.256%) Bash shell
7 1 (0.256%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 62 (15.86%) Citrix Certification
2 43 (11.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 41 (10.49%) CCA
4 28 (7.161%) MCSE
5 26 (6.650%) Security Cleared
6 22 (5.627%) MCITP
7 21 (5.371%) SC Cleared
8 18 (4.604%) CCEA
9 17 (4.348%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 14 (3.581%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (3.581%) CCIA
11 13 (3.325%) VCP4
11 13 (3.325%) CCEE
12 10 (2.558%) VCP5
12 10 (2.558%) CCNP
12 10 (2.558%) CCNA
13 9 (2.302%) MCP
14 5 (1.279%) CCAA
15 4 (1.023%) CCSP
15 4 (1.023%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.046%) ISO 9001
1 8 (2.046%) SLA
2 6 (1.535%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (1.535%) QA
System Software
1 295 (75.45%) XenApp
2 140 (35.81%) Active Directory
3 86 (21.99%) Microsoft App-V
4 81 (20.72%) VMware Infrastructure
5 66 (16.88%) XenServer
6 59 (15.09%) Hyper-V
7 50 (12.79%) vSphere
8 43 (11.00%) VMware ESX
9 14 (3.581%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 12 (3.069%) NFS
10 12 (3.069%) Terminal Services
11 5 (1.279%) MetaFrame
11 5 (1.279%) VMware Server
11 5 (1.279%) IAG
12 4 (1.023%) VMware ESXi
13 3 (0.767%) vCloud
13 3 (0.767%) Xen
14 2 (0.512%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 1 (0.256%) Terminal Server
15 1 (0.256%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 69 (17.65%) SCCM
2 26 (6.650%) SCOM
3 17 (4.348%) AppDNA
4 12 (3.069%) Sysprep
4 12 (3.069%) OpenView Configuration Management
5 9 (2.302%) HP SIM
6 8 (2.046%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 8 (2.046%) Backup Exec
7 4 (1.023%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 4 (1.023%) WSUS
7 4 (1.023%) ServiceCenter
8 2 (0.512%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.512%) Tivoli
8 2 (0.512%) MOM
8 2 (0.512%) BMC PATROL
8 2 (0.512%) Control-M
8 2 (0.512%) ZENworks
8 2 (0.512%) Tivoli Endpoint Manager
9 1 (0.256%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (0.256%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 368 (94.12%) Citrix
2 150 (38.36%) Microsoft
3 143 (36.57%) VMware
4 136 (34.78%) AppSense
5 51 (13.04%) Cisco
6 45 (11.51%) HP
7 30 (7.673%) Wyse
8 25 (6.394%) NetApp
9 19 (4.859%) Lotus
10 16 (4.092%) Oracle
11 15 (3.836%) LANDesk
12 12 (3.069%) EMC
13 11 (2.813%) IBM
14 9 (2.302%) Remedy
15 8 (2.046%) Siebel
15 8 (2.046%) Lumension
16 7 (1.790%) Red Hat
16 7 (1.790%) Dell
16 7 (1.790%) Reuters
16 7 (1.790%) Bloomberg
Derby, Derbyshire
The Solutions Architect will be responsible for the design and implementation of a new Citrix Xenapp infrastructure (upgrading from 5 to 6.5) including the upgrade of Xendesktop.
Austin Fraser
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 June 2013
Gloucester, South West
Citrix consultant Citrix Consultant needed for a consultancy for a contract role in the Gloucester area. This citrix contract could be long-term, but at this stage, this...
Harrington Boyd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Citrix Infrastructure Engineer / 2nd Line / 3rd Line Engineer is required on a 3-Month contract basis in Birmingham paying £250 per day by an exclusive client if mine-...
OPUS
Rate: GBP250 per day
Posted: 29 May 2013
City, London
3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer - Citrix / Windows / Legal... You will have an In-depth knowledge of supporting Citrix Infrastructure, XenApp, XenDesktop, Citrix Access Gateway along with Windows Server 2008...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £250 - £320 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Essex
Operating NovellOES The ideal candidate needs to possess the following skills and experience: Novell OES VMWareESX 3.5 - 5.1 Citrix Xenapp Xendesktop H yper -V V irtualisation...
Vivid Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £285 - £300 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Sovereign Business Resource
Rate: £250 - £350 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
i4 Recruitment
Rate: £200 - 400 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
London
Agilisys
Rate: £400 - £600 per day
Posted: 30 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Lucid Support Services
Rate: Competative Market Rates
Posted: 12 June 2013
Imperial Wharf, London, United Kingdom
Matsco Solutions
Rate: Highly competitive rates
Posted: 10 June 2013
Bedfordshire
TEKsystems
Posted: 14 June 2013
Hook, South East
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £250.00 - £330.00 per day
Posted: 7 June 2013
City of London
WorldPay
Posted: 6 June 2013
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