Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT contracts within the Essex 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2850
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads2918
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.019 %
As % of the category below9.699 %4.580 %
Daily rates quoted95
Average minimum daily rate£242£187
Average daily rate£247£195
% change on same period last year+26.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£251£203
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£293
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted54
Average minimum hourly rate£21.40£16.50
Average hourly rate£22.80£17.63
% change on same period last year+29.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.20£18.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.79£19.77
% change on same period last year+10.21 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads299393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.480 %0.422 %
Daily rates quoted109145
Average minimum daily rate£304£270
Average daily rate£318£294
% change on same period last year+8.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted3464
Average minimum hourly rate£24.24£27.93
Average hourly rate£28.19£28.30
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.14£28.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Citrix East of EnglandCitrix
East of 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.

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Citrix Daily Rate Trend

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix across the Essex region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Essex Citrix Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Citrix Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix across the Essex region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Essex Citrix Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix within the Essex region over the 3 months to 2 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
ColchesterUp+65--
BrentwoodNew entry-2--
WithamUp+82£138-14.06 %
ChelmsfordUp+51£110-
BasildonNew entry-1--
Citrix East of EnglandCitrix
East of England

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

129 (65.91 %)Active Directory
227 (61.36 %)Windows
319 (43.18 %)MS Office
417 (38.64 %)VMware
514 (31.82 %)Windows Server 2003
514 (31.82 %)MS Exchange
611 (25.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
710 (22.73 %)Windows XP
710 (22.73 %)ITIL
710 (22.73 %)HP
710 (22.73 %)Microsoft Certification
710 (22.73 %)SAN
89 (20.45 %)Exchange Server 2003
98 (18.18 %)Microsoft
107 (15.91 %)DNS
107 (15.91 %)SQL
107 (15.91 %)MCSE
107 (15.91 %)DHCP
116 (13.64 %)Insurance
125 (11.36 %)Windows Vista
125 (11.36 %)Exchange Server 2007
125 (11.36 %)Clustering
125 (11.36 %)NetBackup
125 (11.36 %)PDA
125 (11.36 %)Blackberry
125 (11.36 %)IIS
125 (11.36 %)Dell
134 (9.091 %)Juniper
134 (9.091 %)SSL
134 (9.091 %)TCP/IP

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (31.82 %)MS Exchange
29 (20.45 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (11.36 %)Exchange Server 2007
35 (11.36 %)IIS
41 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (43.18 %)MS Office
21 (2.273 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (22.73 %)SAN
27 (15.91 %)DHCP
27 (15.91 %)DNS
34 (9.091 %)SSL
34 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
34 (9.091 %)Internet
43 (6.818 %)VPN
51 (2.273 %)Firewall
51 (2.273 %)WAN
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.273 %)SQL Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (13.64 %)Insurance
24 (9.091 %)Legal
33 (6.818 %)Finance
42 (4.545 %)Financial Institution
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (40.91 %)Analyst
214 (31.82 %)Support Analyst
36 (13.64 %)Architect
45 (11.36 %)2nd Line Support
54 (9.091 %)IT Support Analyst
54 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
63 (6.818 %)1st Line Support Analyst
63 (6.818 %)Citrix Support
63 (6.818 %)Wintel Engineer
63 (6.818 %)1st Line Support
72 (4.545 %)Support Engineer
72 (4.545 %)Desktop Support
72 (4.545 %)Network Technician
72 (4.545 %)Server Support
72 (4.545 %)Desktop Engineer
72 (4.545 %)Server Engineer
81 (2.273 %)Infrastructure Manager
81 (2.273 %)Server Support Engineer
81 (2.273 %)Security Architect
81 (2.273 %)Desktop Analyst
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.36 %)Blackberry
15 (11.36 %)Clustering
15 (11.36 %)PDA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (61.36 %)Windows
214 (31.82 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (22.73 %)Windows XP
45 (11.36 %)Windows Vista
53 (6.818 %)Windows 2000
62 (4.545 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (2.273 %)Windows NT
71 (2.273 %)NetWare
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (22.73 %)ITIL
24 (9.091 %)Problem Management
33 (6.818 %)Incident Management
42 (4.545 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (4.545 %)Migration
51 (2.273 %)Project Management
51 (2.273 %)Time Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (15.91 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (22.73 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (15.91 %)MCSE
33 (6.818 %)MCSA
33 (6.818 %)CCA
33 (6.818 %)Citrix Certification
42 (4.545 %)Cisco Certification
42 (4.545 %)CCNA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (65.91 %)Active Directory
211 (25.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
35 (11.36 %)NetBackup
44 (9.091 %)VMware ESX
53 (6.818 %)Backup Exec
53 (6.818 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (4.545 %)VMware GSX
71 (2.273 %)MetaFrame
71 (2.273 %)Xen
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (9.091 %)OpenView
14 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (2.273 %)Norton AntiVirus
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (38.64 %)VMware
210 (22.73 %)HP
38 (18.18 %)Microsoft
45 (11.36 %)Dell
54 (9.091 %)Juniper
62 (4.545 %)Novell
62 (4.545 %)VERITAS
62 (4.545 %)Cisco
62 (4.545 %)McAfee Security
62 (4.545 %)Sophos
71 (2.273 %)Altiris
71 (2.273 %)Compaq
71 (2.273 %)Symantec
71 (2.273 %)Remedy