Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Citrix MetaFrame skills within the North Wales region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MetaFrame over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix MetaFrame
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank10-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.67 %0.000 %
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£205£268
% change on same period last year-23.61 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.90£22.06
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads65
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
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£317£318
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.99£21.09
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
MetaFrame WalesMetaFrame
Wales

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.

MetaFrame
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MetaFrame across the North Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

North Wales MetaFrame Demand Trend

MetaFrame
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MetaFrame within the North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DenbighshireNew entry-1--
MetaFrame WalesMetaFrame
Wales

MetaFrame
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales region citing MetaFrame 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 MetaFrame.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server

MetaFrame
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales region citing MetaFrame 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 MetaFrame. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SAN
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Engineer
11 (100.00 %)SAN Engineer
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Engineer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Citrix