The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Milton Keynes region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Citrix over the 3 months to 22 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 Vendors for the Milton Keynes 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Citrix Systems.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix
Rank 12 30 20
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -10
Contract jobs citing Citrix 52 32 39
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 9.905% 4.476% 6.533%
As % of the Vendors category 21.76% 8.815% 15.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 8 10
Average daily rate £406 £157 £176
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+159.58% -11.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £148 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £313 £245
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £308
% change year-on-year
- +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 12 20
Average hourly rate £14.00 £13.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.70% -3.57%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.25 £16.50 £16.75
% change year-on-year
-7.57% -1.49%
All Vendors
Milton Keynes
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
239 363 257
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 45.52% 50.77% 43.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 137 98
Average daily rate £325 £315 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £212 £152
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £400 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 31 43
Average hourly rate £13.00 £13.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.70% -3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.04 £13.00 £9.74
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.96 £47.50 £19.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Citrix
Buckinghamshire

Citrix
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Citrix Jobs Demand Trend

Citrix
Daily Rate Trend

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

Milton Keynes Citrix Daily Rate Trend

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Milton Keynes Citrix Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Milton Keynes Citrix Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

1 73 (82.02%) Windows
2 45 (50.56%) Security Cleared
3 36 (40.45%) Microsoft
4 34 (38.20%) VMware
5 33 (37.08%) ITIL
5 33 (37.08%) Active Directory
6 28 (31.46%) VMware Infrastructure
6 28 (31.46%) Windows Server 2008
7 27 (30.34%) DV Cleared
8 25 (28.09%) MS Exchange
9 22 (24.72%) ITIL V3
10 21 (23.60%) Windows 7
10 21 (23.60%) SC Cleared
10 21 (23.60%) Cisco
11 20 (22.47%) MS Office
12 19 (21.35%) Hyper-V
12 19 (21.35%) XenApp
13 18 (20.22%) SQL Server
14 17 (19.10%) SQL
14 17 (19.10%) Windows Server 2003
15 16 (17.98%) Firewall
15 16 (17.98%) SAN
15 16 (17.98%) MS Excel
16 15 (16.85%) Windows XP
16 15 (16.85%) Finance
17 13 (14.61%) Exchange Server 2003
18 12 (13.48%) XenDesktop
18 12 (13.48%) UNIX
18 12 (13.48%) MCSE
18 12 (13.48%) Microsoft Certification

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Application Development
1 3 (3.371%) JMS
1 3 (3.371%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 25 (28.09%) MS Exchange
2 13 (14.61%) Exchange Server 2003
3 10 (11.24%) Lync
4 8 (8.989%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (7.865%) SharePoint
6 6 (6.742%) IIS
7 5 (5.618%) Lotus Notes
8 4 (4.494%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (2.247%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (2.247%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 20 (22.47%) MS Office
2 16 (17.98%) MS Excel
3 1 (1.124%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.124%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 16 (17.98%) Firewall
1 16 (17.98%) SAN
2 9 (10.11%) NAS
3 6 (6.742%) LAN
3 6 (6.742%) WAN
4 5 (5.618%) Wireless
4 5 (5.618%) WLAN
5 4 (4.494%) Network Security
5 4 (4.494%) Internet
5 4 (4.494%) SMTP
5 4 (4.494%) VoIP
6 3 (3.371%) iSCSI
7 2 (2.247%) DHCP
7 2 (2.247%) TCP/IP
7 2 (2.247%) DNS
7 2 (2.247%) SS7
8 1 (1.124%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (1.124%) LDAP
8 1 (1.124%) ICMP
8 1 (1.124%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (20.22%) SQL Server
2 7 (7.865%) SQL Server 2008
3 5 (5.618%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (1.124%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 6 (6.742%) MSI
2 5 (5.618%) AdminStudio
General
1 15 (16.85%) Finance
2 2 (2.247%) Spanish Language
3 1 (1.124%) Back Office
3 1 (1.124%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 36 (40.45%) Analyst
2 17 (19.10%) Service Analyst
3 16 (17.98%) Service Desk Analyst
4 15 (16.85%) Support Analyst
5 12 (13.48%) 3rd Line Support
6 11 (12.36%) Architect
7 10 (11.24%) 2nd Line Support
8 7 (7.865%) Help Desk Analyst
8 7 (7.865%) Consultant
9 6 (6.742%) Technical Architect
10 5 (5.618%) Administrator
10 5 (5.618%) Applications Packager
11 4 (4.494%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
11 4 (4.494%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
11 4 (4.494%) Support Engineer
11 4 (4.494%) Systems Administrator
11 4 (4.494%) Security Analyst
12 3 (3.371%) Windows Systems Administrator
12 3 (3.371%) Windows Administrator
12 3 (3.371%) Help Desk Support
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.36%) Clustering
2 10 (11.24%) Cryptography
3 4 (4.494%) PKI
3 4 (4.494%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (4.494%) Client/Server
4 3 (3.371%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.371%) EPoS
5 2 (2.247%) Fat Client
5 2 (2.247%) iPhone
5 2 (2.247%) Thin Client
5 2 (2.247%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.124%) CESG
6 1 (1.124%) Replication
6 1 (1.124%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 73 (82.02%) Windows
2 28 (31.46%) Windows Server 2008
3 21 (23.60%) Windows 7
4 17 (19.10%) Windows Server 2003
5 15 (16.85%) Windows XP
6 12 (13.48%) UNIX
7 11 (12.36%) Linux
8 7 (7.865%) Windows NT
9 6 (6.742%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (5.618%) Windows 2000 Server
11 3 (3.371%) Windows Vista
12 2 (2.247%) Windows 2000
13 1 (1.124%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (37.08%) ITIL
2 22 (24.72%) ITIL V3
3 11 (12.36%) Change Management
3 11 (12.36%) Process Architecture
4 8 (8.989%) Service Management
5 7 (7.865%) Information Security
6 5 (5.618%) Capacity Planning
6 5 (5.618%) Compatibility Testing
7 4 (4.494%) CRM
7 4 (4.494%) Service Delivery
7 4 (4.494%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (3.371%) Ethical Hacking
8 3 (3.371%) TOGAF
8 3 (3.371%) Migration
8 3 (3.371%) DNA
8 3 (3.371%) Network Management
8 3 (3.371%) Incident Management
8 3 (3.371%) Load Balancing
9 2 (2.247%) Time Management
9 2 (2.247%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 17 (19.10%) SQL
2 5 (5.618%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.247%) VBScript
4 1 (1.124%) VB
4 1 (1.124%) VBA
Qualifications
1 45 (50.56%) Security Cleared
2 27 (30.34%) DV Cleared
3 21 (23.60%) SC Cleared
4 12 (13.48%) MCSE
4 12 (13.48%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (11.24%) MCP
6 4 (4.494%) MCTS
6 4 (4.494%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (4.494%) CCSP
6 4 (4.494%) CCNA
7 3 (3.371%) ISEB
7 3 (3.371%) Citrix Certification
7 3 (3.371%) Degree
8 1 (1.124%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.124%) CISSP
8 1 (1.124%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.494%) ISO 9001
2 3 (3.371%) QA
3 2 (2.247%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (37.08%) Active Directory
2 28 (31.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (21.35%) Hyper-V
3 19 (21.35%) XenApp
4 12 (13.48%) XenDesktop
5 10 (11.24%) VMware ESX
6 8 (8.989%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 7 (7.865%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (4.494%) vSphere
8 4 (4.494%) Terminal Services
8 4 (4.494%) ISA Server
9 2 (2.247%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (1.124%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (1.124%) Terminal Server
10 1 (1.124%) Forefront TMG
10 1 (1.124%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 9 (10.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 8 (8.989%) Backup Exec
3 7 (7.865%) SCOM
4 6 (6.742%) OpenView
5 5 (5.618%) SCCM
6 4 (4.494%) BladeLogic
7 3 (3.371%) OpenView Configuration Management
7 3 (3.371%) AppDNA
8 2 (2.247%) WSUS
8 2 (2.247%) SCVMM
8 2 (2.247%) AppManager
8 2 (2.247%) NetBackup
9 1 (1.124%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (1.124%) MOM
9 1 (1.124%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (1.124%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 36 (40.45%) Microsoft
2 34 (38.20%) VMware
3 21 (23.60%) Cisco
4 11 (12.36%) HP
5 7 (7.865%) Oracle
6 6 (6.742%) Sun
6 6 (6.742%) StorageTek
7 5 (5.618%) Lotus
8 4 (4.494%) AppSense
9 3 (3.371%) Compaq
10 2 (2.247%) Lumension
10 2 (2.247%) NetIQ
10 2 (2.247%) Remedy
10 2 (2.247%) EMC
10 2 (2.247%) Intel
10 2 (2.247%) NetApp
11 1 (1.124%) Symantec
11 1 (1.124%) Veeam
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