XenDesktop Contracts in London
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for XenDesktop skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited XenDesktop 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 of the System Software category 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
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix XenDesktop
Rank 256 309 346
Rank change year-on-year
+53 +37
Contract jobs citing XenDesktop 122 101 90
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.564% 0.375% 0.285%
As % of the System Software category 7.407% 4.816% 4.737%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 80 39
Average daily rate £425 £375 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.33% -16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £275 £328
10% offered a daily rate of more than £486 £461 £539
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -7.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 1
Average hourly rate £25.00 £47.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-47.36% +35.71%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £41.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- +27.69%
All System Software
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category		 1647 2097 1900
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 7.612% 7.787% 6.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 974 1200 987
Average daily rate £375 £350 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £220 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £308
% change year-on-year
- +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 144 179 205
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £12.50 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £36.70 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.03% -5.71%
XenDesktop
England

XenDesktop
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London 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 London 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
City of London +20 39 £444 +18.33%
Docklands, London - 3 £350 -
XenDesktop
England

XenDesktop
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 210 (93.33%) Citrix
2 185 (82.22%) Windows
3 174 (77.33%) XenApp
4 100 (44.44%) Active Directory
5 94 (41.78%) Windows Server 2008
6 87 (38.67%) VMware
7 81 (36.00%) AppSense
8 76 (33.78%) Microsoft
9 61 (27.11%) Finance
10 56 (24.89%) Windows 7
11 55 (24.44%) NetScaler
12 52 (23.11%) SCCM
13 49 (21.78%) Windows Server 2003
14 47 (20.89%) SAN
15 43 (19.11%) VMware Infrastructure
16 41 (18.22%) ITIL
17 40 (17.78%) SQL
17 40 (17.78%) Microsoft App-V
18 38 (16.89%) Banking
19 37 (16.44%) Windows XP
19 37 (16.44%) DNS
19 37 (16.44%) PowerShell
20 36 (16.00%) VMware ESX
21 35 (15.56%) MS Office
22 31 (13.78%) DHCP
22 31 (13.78%) HP
22 31 (13.78%) Citrix Certification
23 28 (12.44%) MS Exchange
24 27 (12.00%) VBScript
24 27 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification

XenDesktop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 15 (6.667%) Application Packaging
2 7 (3.111%) Middleware
3 2 (0.889%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.444%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.444%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.444%) .NET
4 1 (0.444%) XML
Application Platforms
1 28 (12.44%) MS Exchange
2 23 (10.22%) Exchange Server 2010
3 12 (5.333%) Lotus Notes
3 12 (5.333%) IIS
3 12 (5.333%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (2.667%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 6 (2.667%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.889%) GroupWise
7 1 (0.444%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.444%) SharePoint
Applications
1 35 (15.56%) MS Office
2 17 (7.556%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.444%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.444%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.444%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.778%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 55 (24.44%) NetScaler
2 47 (20.89%) SAN
3 37 (16.44%) DNS
4 31 (13.78%) DHCP
5 19 (8.444%) Firewall
5 19 (8.444%) TCP/IP
6 17 (7.556%) VPN
7 15 (6.667%) WAN
8 14 (6.222%) LAN
9 11 (4.889%) Cisco IOS
9 11 (4.889%) Cisco PIX
9 11 (4.889%) Internet
9 11 (4.889%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (2.667%) SNMP
11 4 (1.778%) SSL
11 4 (1.778%) LDAP
11 4 (1.778%) NAS
12 3 (1.333%) IP Telephony
12 3 (1.333%) VLAN
13 2 (0.889%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.111%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.667%) Oracle 11g
2 6 (2.667%) Oracle BI EE
3 4 (1.778%) Oracle 8/8i
3 4 (1.778%) SQL Server 2005
3 4 (1.778%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (1.778%) Oracle Exadata
4 2 (0.889%) MySQL
4 2 (0.889%) DTS
4 2 (0.889%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (6.667%) InstallShield
2 8 (3.556%) MSI
3 2 (0.889%) WinRunner
3 2 (0.889%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (0.889%) LoadRunner
3 2 (0.889%) Selenium
3 2 (0.889%) Bugzilla
3 2 (0.889%) Wise Package Studio
General
1 61 (27.11%) Finance
2 38 (16.89%) Banking
3 22 (9.778%) Law
4 18 (8.000%) Legal
5 17 (7.556%) Investment Banking
6 3 (1.333%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.889%) Advertising
8 1 (0.444%) Publishing
8 1 (0.444%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 46 (20.44%) Analyst
2 34 (15.11%) Support Analyst
3 31 (13.78%) Architect
4 29 (12.89%) Consultant
5 24 (10.67%) 3rd Line Support
6 22 (9.778%) Support Engineer
7 21 (9.333%) Citrix Support
8 18 (8.000%) Citrix Consultant
9 17 (7.556%) Citrix Engineer
10 13 (5.778%) Administrator
10 13 (5.778%) IT Support
11 12 (5.333%) Desktop Support
11 12 (5.333%) Citrix Administrator
11 12 (5.333%) Technical Analyst
11 12 (5.333%) Team Leader
12 11 (4.889%) Senior Analyst
12 11 (4.889%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 10 (4.444%) Applications Support
13 10 (4.444%) IT Support Engineer
14 9 (4.000%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.222%) Fat Client
1 14 (6.222%) Thin Client
2 7 (3.111%) Blackberry
3 4 (1.778%) Management Information System
3 4 (1.778%) iSeries
4 3 (1.333%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.889%) Client/Server
5 2 (0.889%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (0.889%) PKI
5 2 (0.889%) iPhone
5 2 (0.889%) iPad
6 1 (0.444%) IaaS
6 1 (0.444%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.444%) SaaS
6 1 (0.444%) PaaS
6 1 (0.444%) Visualisation
6 1 (0.444%) Clustering
6 1 (0.444%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 185 (82.22%) Windows
2 94 (41.78%) Windows Server 2008
3 56 (24.89%) Windows 7
4 49 (21.78%) Windows Server 2003
5 37 (16.44%) Windows XP
6 16 (7.111%) Linux
6 16 (7.111%) Mac OS X
7 7 (3.111%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (1.778%) Windows 2000
8 4 (1.778%) Windows Vista
8 4 (1.778%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.889%) Windows NT
9 2 (0.889%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (0.444%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.444%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.444%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (18.22%) ITIL
2 24 (10.67%) Migration
3 17 (7.556%) ITIL V3
4 9 (4.000%) Business Continuity
4 9 (4.000%) Enterprise Architecture
4 9 (4.000%) Service Management
5 8 (3.556%) CRM
5 8 (3.556%) Operations Management
6 7 (3.111%) Information Security
7 6 (2.667%) SOA
7 6 (2.667%) Service Delivery
7 6 (2.667%) Project Management
7 6 (2.667%) Practice Management
7 6 (2.667%) Document Management
8 5 (2.222%) Software Distribution
8 5 (2.222%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (2.222%) Disaster Recovery
9 4 (1.778%) Data Modelling
10 3 (1.333%) Information Security Management
10 3 (1.333%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (17.78%) SQL
2 37 (16.44%) PowerShell
3 27 (12.00%) VBScript
4 9 (4.000%) VB
5 3 (1.333%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.444%) Perl
Qualifications
1 31 (13.78%) Citrix Certification
2 27 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (10.67%) CCA
4 21 (9.333%) MCSE
5 14 (6.222%) MCITP
6 13 (5.778%) CCEA
6 13 (5.778%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (5.778%) CCNA
7 11 (4.889%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (4.889%) CCNP
8 10 (4.444%) VCP5
9 8 (3.556%) VCP4
10 5 (2.222%) CCIA
11 4 (1.778%) ISEB
11 4 (1.778%) CCAA
12 3 (1.333%) MCP
13 2 (0.889%) MCSA
13 2 (0.889%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.889%) ISEB Practitioner
13 2 (0.889%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.111%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (3.111%) ISO 9001
2 6 (2.667%) QA
3 4 (1.778%) SLA
System Software
1 174 (77.33%) XenApp
2 100 (44.44%) Active Directory
3 43 (19.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 40 (17.78%) Microsoft App-V
5 36 (16.00%) VMware ESX
6 24 (10.67%) vSphere
7 18 (8.000%) XenServer
8 11 (4.889%) Hyper-V
9 10 (4.444%) Terminal Services
10 9 (4.000%) Citrix Presentation Server
11 4 (1.778%) NFS
12 3 (1.333%) VMware ESXi
13 2 (0.889%) vCloud
14 1 (0.444%) VMware Server
14 1 (0.444%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 52 (23.11%) SCCM
2 12 (5.333%) Sysprep
3 8 (3.556%) HP SIM
4 6 (2.667%) SCOM
5 5 (2.222%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 4 (1.778%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 3 (1.333%) AppDNA
8 2 (0.889%) ZENworks
8 2 (0.889%) Tivoli
8 2 (0.889%) MOM
8 2 (0.889%) WSUS
8 2 (0.889%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 210 (93.33%) Citrix
2 87 (38.67%) VMware
3 81 (36.00%) AppSense
4 76 (33.78%) Microsoft
5 31 (13.78%) HP
6 20 (8.889%) LANDesk
7 16 (7.111%) NetApp
8 15 (6.667%) Wyse
9 14 (6.222%) Cisco
10 12 (5.333%) EMC
10 12 (5.333%) Lotus
11 10 (4.444%) Oracle
12 8 (3.556%) IBM
13 7 (3.111%) Red Hat
14 6 (2.667%) Siebel
14 6 (2.667%) Dell
14 6 (2.667%) Reuters
14 6 (2.667%) Bloomberg
14 6 (2.667%) Symantec
15 5 (2.222%) Altiris
Citrix Consultants - London - Ad-hoc / interim
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
Senior Citrix Engineer
London
My client, a Global leader within the Accountancy Domain is looking for a talented Senior Citrix Engineer. The ideal person will have worked with Citrix technologies (XenApp and...
De Facto IT
Rate: £425 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Senior Third Line Support Engineer
London
Senior third line support engineer required for a award winning IT Managed Services in North London.
Sovereign Business Resource
Rate: £250 - £350 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Citrix Engineer
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
Citrix Engineer
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
Solutions Architect - Contract - Oracle - vMAX - SAN - London
City, London
Solutions Designer - Solutions Architect - SAN - Oracle - EMC - vMAX - Fusion Middleware... *In-depth understanding of Blade compute infrastructures - primarily HP *Wide experience in implementing SAN and distributed storage infrastructures...
E-synergy Solutions
Rate: £425 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Solutions Designer
London
Wide experience in implementing SAN and distributed storage infrastructures with in-depth knowledge of EMC products such as vMAX (Essential) Experience with common application infrastructure deployment models for...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £450 - £500
Posted: 21 May 2013
Solutions Designer / Infrastructure Architect
London
Essential) In-Depth knowledge of implementing infrastructure solutions to support VMware ESX and Citrix Xen Desktop Virtualisation Knowledge of other network related protocols and solutions: DNS, AD, DHCP,...
WorldPay
Posted: 23 May 2013
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