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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT contracts within the Merseyside 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3444
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.497 %1.908 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£319
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£15.25£21.67
Average hourly rate£15.25£22.33
% change on same period last year-31.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.25£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.77£21.24
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads143262
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.258 %
Daily rates quoted3887
Average minimum daily rate£334£283
Average daily rate£354£301
% change on same period last year+17.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted1843
Average minimum hourly rate£15.61£18.54
Average hourly rate£17.43£20.95
% change on same period last year-16.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.25£23.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Citrix North WestCitrix
North West

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Citrix Daily Rate Trend

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolUp+14--
PrescotNew entry-1--
Citrix North WestCitrix
North West

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

19 (50.00 %)Windows
28 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
37 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (33.33 %)Active Directory
54 (22.22 %)Firewall
54 (22.22 %)ITIL
54 (22.22 %)Novell
54 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (22.22 %)Microsoft
63 (16.67 %)MS Excel
63 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (16.67 %)SQL Server
63 (16.67 %)Finance
63 (16.67 %)Legal
63 (16.67 %)VMware
63 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (16.67 %)Novell eDirectory
72 (11.11 %)WebSphere
72 (11.11 %)Degree
72 (11.11 %)Security Management
72 (11.11 %)IIS
72 (11.11 %)J2EE
72 (11.11 %)Linux
72 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
72 (11.11 %)MCSE
72 (11.11 %)HP
72 (11.11 %)IBM
72 (11.11 %)NHS
72 (11.11 %)Banking
81 (5.556 %)IP Telephony

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.11 %)J2EE
12 (11.11 %)WebSphere
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
23 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (11.11 %)IIS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)Firewall
21 (5.556 %)IP Telephony
21 (5.556 %)Network Security
21 (5.556 %)LAN
21 (5.556 %)VoIP
21 (5.556 %)WAN
21 (5.556 %)DHCP
21 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.556 %)DNS
21 (5.556 %)SAN
21 (5.556 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Finance
13 (16.67 %)Legal
22 (11.11 %)Banking
31 (5.556 %)Telecoms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (27.78 %)Administrator
24 (22.22 %)Support Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
33 (16.67 %)Server Support
42 (11.11 %)Support Specialist
42 (11.11 %)Team Leader
42 (11.11 %)Server Engineer
42 (11.11 %)Server Support Engineer
42 (11.11 %)Wintel Support
42 (11.11 %)Citrix Administrator
42 (11.11 %)Wintel Engineer
42 (11.11 %)Web Engineer
51 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
51 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
51 (5.556 %)Network Specialist
51 (5.556 %)Server Specialist
51 (5.556 %)Network Support Specialist
51 (5.556 %)Technical Team Leader
51 (5.556 %)IT Administrator
51 (5.556 %)Network Support
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.11 %)NHS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (50.00 %)Windows
27 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (11.11 %)Linux
42 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (22.22 %)ITIL
22 (11.11 %)Security Management
31 (5.556 %)Workflow
31 (5.556 %)PRINCE2
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)C
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (11.11 %)Degree
22 (11.11 %)MCSE
31 (5.556 %)MCSA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (33.33 %)Active Directory
23 (16.67 %)Novell eDirectory
31 (5.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (5.556 %)ISA Server
31 (5.556 %)MailMarshal
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Microsoft
14 (22.22 %)Novell
23 (16.67 %)VMware
32 (11.11 %)HP
32 (11.11 %)IBM
41 (5.556 %)Cisco
41 (5.556 %)VERITAS
41 (5.556 %)CheckPoint
41 (5.556 %)Symantec
41 (5.556 %)Mitel