Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.325 %0.641 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£201
% change on same period last year+15.65 %
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£32.79£27.00
% change on same period last year+21.42 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads308468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.503 %
Daily rates quoted70112
Average minimum daily rate£315£326
Average daily rate£334£336
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5263
Average minimum hourly rate£23.84£25.85
Average hourly rate£25.24£27.81
% change on same period last year-9.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.63£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
CCA EnglandCCA
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.

CCA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CCA across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

North West CCA Demand Trend

CCA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CCA across the North West region.

North West CCA Daily Rate Trend

CCA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West CCA Hourly Rate Trend

CCA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCA within the North West 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
CheshireNew entry-1£288-
CCA EnglandCCA
England

CCA
Top 19 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Citrix
14 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
23 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (75.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (50.00 %)Active Directory
32 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (50.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)CCEA
41 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (25.00 %)Migration
41 (25.00 %)VMware
41 (25.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (25.00 %)SAN
41 (25.00 %)MCSE
41 (25.00 %)MS Excel
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)HP

CCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Citrix Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Citrix Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Citrix Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Exchange Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Senior Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (25.00 %)Migration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
22 (50.00 %)CCEA
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (25.00 %)MCSE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP