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The table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA) 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 CCEA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank127140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.542 %0.935 %
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£339£350
% change on same period last year-3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£40.00
Average hourly rate£38.33£40.00
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.63£27.99
% change on same period last year+27.27 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads369428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.499 %0.422 %
Daily rates quoted8395
Average minimum daily rate£279£346
Average daily rate£297£362
% change on same period last year-17.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted5856
Average minimum hourly rate£22.30£21.71
Average hourly rate£24.44£23.42
% change on same period last year+4.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.58£25.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
CCEA EnglandCCEA
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.

CCEA
Demand Trend

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

North West CCEA Demand Trend

CCEA
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West CCEA Daily Rate Trend

CCEA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West CCEA Hourly Rate Trend

CCEA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCEA within the North West 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
ManchesterDown-61--
CheshireUp+81--
CCEA EnglandCCEA
England

CCEA
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing CCEA 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 CCEA.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (100.00 %)Citrix
12 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)Migration
12 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)VMware ESX
21 (50.00 %)SoftGrid
21 (50.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
21 (50.00 %)MOM
21 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (50.00 %)Lotus
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE
21 (50.00 %)CCA
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint

CCEA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing CCEA 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 CCEA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)SoftGrid
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Citrix Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)CCA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)VMware ESX
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)MOM
11 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Lotus
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft