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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT contracts within the North East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4547
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1427
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.027 %
As % of the category below3.491 %5.163 %
Daily rates quoted18
Average minimum daily rate£160£294
Average daily rate£170£319
% change on same period last year-46.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£180£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£331
% change on same period last year-5.92 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£21.11£22.00
Average hourly rate£22.36£22.00
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.61£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.76£18.93
% change on same period last year+4.40 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North East
Matching contract IT job ads401523
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.535 %0.529 %
Daily rates quoted7892
Average minimum daily rate£335£347
Average daily rate£348£363
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted6249
Average minimum hourly rate£24.26£25.62
Average hourly rate£25.41£27.50
% change on same period last year-7.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.55£29.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Citrix EnglandCitrix
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East Citrix Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Tyne and WearDown-39£170-41.95 %
DurhamNew entry-4--
Citrix EnglandCitrix
England

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

116 (69.57 %)Windows
29 (39.13 %)Microsoft
36 (26.09 %)Active Directory
36 (26.09 %)MS Exchange
45 (21.74 %)MS Office
45 (21.74 %)MCSE
45 (21.74 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (17.39 %)Backup Exec
54 (17.39 %)Windows XP
54 (17.39 %)SLA
54 (17.39 %)VERITAS
54 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (17.39 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (13.04 %)Lotus
63 (13.04 %)MS Excel
63 (13.04 %)Windows NT
63 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
63 (13.04 %)SQL
63 (13.04 %)Citrix Certification
72 (8.696 %)GIS
72 (8.696 %)VMware
72 (8.696 %)Adobe Illustrator
72 (8.696 %)Photoshop
72 (8.696 %)Lotus Notes
72 (8.696 %)VPN
72 (8.696 %)SSL
72 (8.696 %)Agresso
72 (8.696 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (8.696 %)Adobe
72 (8.696 %)Juniper

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (26.09 %)MS Exchange
24 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (8.696 %)Lotus Notes
41 (4.348 %)Lotus Domino
41 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 2000
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (21.74 %)MS Office
23 (13.04 %)MS Excel
32 (8.696 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (8.696 %)Photoshop
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.696 %)VPN
12 (8.696 %)SSL
21 (4.348 %)Firewall
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.696 %)GIS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.348 %)LoadRunner
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.348 %)Telecoms
11 (4.348 %)Government
11 (4.348 %)Health
11 (4.348 %)Law
11 (4.348 %)Legal
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (39.13 %)Analyst
26 (26.09 %)Support Analyst
35 (21.74 %)Server Support
44 (17.39 %)Server Support Analyst
44 (17.39 %)Server Analyst
53 (13.04 %)Wintel Support
62 (8.696 %)Desktop Support
62 (8.696 %)IT Support Technician
62 (8.696 %)Citrix Support
62 (8.696 %)Support Engineer
62 (8.696 %)Support Technician
71 (4.348 %)Project Manager
71 (4.348 %)Tester
71 (4.348 %)Technical Support
71 (4.348 %)Helpdesk Analyst
71 (4.348 %)1st Line Support
71 (4.348 %)Service Analyst
71 (4.348 %)2nd Line Support
71 (4.348 %)Desktop Support Analyst
71 (4.348 %)Technical Support Engineer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)Thin Client
11 (4.348 %)SecurID
11 (4.348 %)PDA
11 (4.348 %)Fat Client
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (69.57 %)Windows
24 (17.39 %)Windows XP
33 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
33 (13.04 %)Windows NT
42 (8.696 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (4.348 %)UNIX
51 (4.348 %)NetWare
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.696 %)Incident Management
12 (8.696 %)Security Cleared
21 (4.348 %)ITIL
21 (4.348 %)Project Management
21 (4.348 %)TOGAF
21 (4.348 %)Performance Testing
21 (4.348 %)Stress Testing
21 (4.348 %)SC Cleared
21 (4.348 %)BC Cleared
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (13.04 %)SQL
21 (4.348 %)VBScript
21 (4.348 %)C
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (21.74 %)MCSE
15 (21.74 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (13.04 %)Citrix Certification
31 (4.348 %)CCA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (17.39 %)SLA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (26.09 %)Active Directory
24 (17.39 %)Backup Exec
24 (17.39 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (4.348 %)ISA Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (39.13 %)Microsoft
24 (17.39 %)VERITAS
33 (13.04 %)Lotus
42 (8.696 %)Agresso
42 (8.696 %)VMware
42 (8.696 %)Adobe
42 (8.696 %)Juniper
51 (4.348 %)Novell
51 (4.348 %)Northgate
51 (4.348 %)Finjan
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