The first table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certification in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Citrix Certification over the 3 months to 24 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 London 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix Certification
Rank 343 350 381
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +31
Contract jobs citing Citrix Certification 34 65 61
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.157% 0.241% 0.196%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.073% 1.702% 1.483%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 53 35
Average daily rate £353 £350 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.71% +2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £293 £162 £238
10% offered a daily rate of more than £424 £450 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £278 £265
% change year-on-year
+26.12% +4.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 3
Average hourly rate £25.00 £22.00 £22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.63% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.00 £22.00 £21.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £37.70 £34.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £20.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -20.00%
All Qualifications
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
3169 3819 4114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 14.63% 14.18% 13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1876 2288 2374
Average daily rate £425 £425 £425
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 119 141
Average hourly rate £22.50 £20.00 £20.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% -3.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.25 £12.30 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £79.00 £40.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Citrix Certification
England

Citrix Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 24 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
City of London +5 8 £365 -5.80%
Docklands, London - 3 £350 -
Citrix Certification
England

Citrix Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 92 (100.00%) Citrix
2 67 (72.83%) CCA
3 64 (69.57%) Windows
4 52 (56.52%) VMware
5 48 (52.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 48 (52.17%) XenApp
6 45 (48.91%) Active Directory
7 44 (47.83%) Windows Server 2008
8 42 (45.65%) MCSE
9 38 (41.30%) Microsoft
10 34 (36.96%) Windows Server 2003
10 34 (36.96%) VMware Infrastructure
11 31 (33.70%) XenDesktop
11 31 (33.70%) CCEA
12 30 (32.61%) Finance
13 27 (29.35%) MS Exchange
14 24 (26.09%) SAN
15 23 (25.00%) AppSense
16 21 (22.83%) Cisco Certification
17 20 (21.74%) DNS
17 20 (21.74%) Cisco
18 18 (19.57%) SQL
18 18 (19.57%) Exchange Server 2007
18 18 (19.57%) CCEE
19 17 (18.48%) MCITP
19 17 (18.48%) CCNA
20 16 (17.39%) Firewall
20 16 (17.39%) CCNP
20 16 (17.39%) HP
20 16 (17.39%) Exchange Server 2010

Citrix Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 2 (2.174%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 27 (29.35%) MS Exchange
2 18 (19.57%) Exchange Server 2007
3 16 (17.39%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (6.522%) Exchange Server 2003
5 5 (5.435%) SharePoint
6 4 (4.348%) Exchange Server 2000
7 3 (3.261%) IIS
7 3 (3.261%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (1.087%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (5.435%) MS Excel
2 4 (4.348%) MS Office
3 2 (2.174%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 24 (26.09%) SAN
2 20 (21.74%) DNS
3 16 (17.39%) Firewall
4 15 (16.30%) WAN
4 15 (16.30%) DHCP
5 12 (13.04%) NetScaler
5 12 (13.04%) LAN
6 11 (11.96%) Cisco IOS
6 11 (11.96%) Cisco ASA
6 11 (11.96%) Cisco PIX
7 10 (10.87%) Internet
8 8 (8.696%) TCP/IP
9 2 (2.174%) VoIP
9 2 (2.174%) Ethernet
9 2 (2.174%) VPN
10 1 (1.087%) Extranet
10 1 (1.087%) HTTPS
10 1 (1.087%) SSL
10 1 (1.087%) HTTP
10 1 (1.087%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (9.783%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.348%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (2.174%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (2.174%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (2.174%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (2.174%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 2 (2.174%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (3.261%) MSI
2 2 (2.174%) Selenium
2 2 (2.174%) Bugzilla
2 2 (2.174%) InstallShield
2 2 (2.174%) WinRunner
2 2 (2.174%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (2.174%) LoadRunner
General
1 30 (32.61%) Finance
2 7 (7.609%) Banking
3 4 (4.348%) German Language
3 4 (4.348%) Law
4 3 (3.261%) Investment Banking
4 3 (3.261%) Back Office
4 3 (3.261%) Telecoms
4 3 (3.261%) Local Government
5 2 (2.174%) French Language
5 2 (2.174%) Spanish Language
5 2 (2.174%) Legal
5 2 (2.174%) Retail
6 1 (1.087%) Publishing
6 1 (1.087%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 26 (28.26%) Citrix Engineer
2 19 (20.65%) 3rd Line Support
3 17 (18.48%) Support Engineer
4 15 (16.30%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 11 (11.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (10.87%) IT Support
6 10 (10.87%) IT Support Engineer
7 9 (9.783%) Architect
8 8 (8.696%) Analyst
9 7 (7.609%) Consultant
10 6 (6.522%) Wintel Engineer
10 6 (6.522%) Citrix Architect
11 5 (5.435%) Citrix Consultant
11 5 (5.435%) Citrix Support
12 4 (4.348%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
12 4 (4.348%) Senior Citrix Engineer
12 4 (4.348%) Support Analyst
12 4 (4.348%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 4 (4.348%) Administrator
12 4 (4.348%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.696%) Fat Client
1 8 (8.696%) Thin Client
2 3 (3.261%) Clustering
3 2 (2.174%) iPad
3 2 (2.174%) PDA
3 2 (2.174%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (2.174%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.087%) Fixed Income
4 1 (1.087%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.087%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (1.087%) Derivative
4 1 (1.087%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 64 (69.57%) Windows
2 44 (47.83%) Windows Server 2008
3 34 (36.96%) Windows Server 2003
4 11 (11.96%) Mac OS X
5 10 (10.87%) Windows 7
6 9 (9.783%) SUSE
6 9 (9.783%) Linux
7 7 (7.609%) Windows 2000 Server
8 6 (6.522%) Windows 2000
9 2 (2.174%) Windows Vista
9 2 (2.174%) Windows NT
9 2 (2.174%) Windows XP
10 1 (1.087%) UNIX
10 1 (1.087%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (15.22%) ITIL
2 8 (8.696%) Project Management
3 5 (5.435%) Migration
4 4 (4.348%) Infrastructure Management
4 4 (4.348%) Service Delivery
5 3 (3.261%) PRINCE2
5 3 (3.261%) ITIL V3
6 2 (2.174%) ITIL V2
6 2 (2.174%) High Availability
6 2 (2.174%) Analytics
6 2 (2.174%) Software Distribution
6 2 (2.174%) Data Protection
6 2 (2.174%) Use Case
6 2 (2.174%) Change Management
6 2 (2.174%) Service Management
6 2 (2.174%) Content Management
6 2 (2.174%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (1.087%) Business Continuity
7 1 (1.087%) Workflow
7 1 (1.087%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 18 (19.57%) SQL
2 10 (10.87%) PowerShell
3 3 (3.261%) VBScript
4 1 (1.087%) C
Qualifications
1 67 (72.83%) CCA
2 48 (52.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 42 (45.65%) MCSE
4 31 (33.70%) CCEA
5 21 (22.83%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (19.57%) CCEE
7 17 (18.48%) MCITP
7 17 (18.48%) CCNA
8 16 (17.39%) CCNP
9 12 (13.04%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (11.96%) CCIA
11 9 (9.783%) Degree
12 8 (8.696%) Linux+ Certification
13 6 (6.522%) MCP
14 5 (5.435%) CCAA
15 4 (4.348%) MCTS
16 2 (2.174%) VCP5
16 2 (2.174%) ISTQB
16 2 (2.174%) ISEB Practitioner
16 2 (2.174%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.348%) SLA
2 2 (2.174%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.087%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 48 (52.17%) XenApp
2 45 (48.91%) Active Directory
3 34 (36.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (33.70%) XenDesktop
5 14 (15.22%) XenServer
6 12 (13.04%) VMware ESX
7 11 (11.96%) Microsoft App-V
8 6 (6.522%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 5 (5.435%) vSphere
9 5 (5.435%) IAG
9 5 (5.435%) UAG
10 3 (3.261%) vCloud
11 2 (2.174%) Hyper-V
11 2 (2.174%) Terminal Server
12 1 (1.087%) ISA Server
12 1 (1.087%) Xen
Systems Management
1 15 (16.30%) SCCM
2 5 (5.435%) Backup Exec
3 4 (4.348%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (3.261%) NetBackup
4 3 (3.261%) SCOM
5 2 (2.174%) Tivoli
5 2 (2.174%) MOM
Vendors
1 92 (100.00%) Citrix
2 52 (56.52%) VMware
3 38 (41.30%) Microsoft
4 23 (25.00%) AppSense
5 20 (21.74%) Cisco
6 16 (17.39%) HP
7 9 (9.783%) Red Hat
8 8 (8.696%) NetApp
9 3 (3.261%) Dell
9 3 (3.261%) EMC
10 2 (2.174%) SolarWinds
10 2 (2.174%) IBM
10 2 (2.174%) Symantec
10 2 (2.174%) Compaq
11 1 (1.087%) Altiris
11 1 (1.087%) Wyse
11 1 (1.087%) LANDesk
11 1 (1.087%) Twitter
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
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