Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certification 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 Citrix Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank124132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.974 %2.350 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£275£463
Average daily rate£288£500
% change on same period last year-42.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£538
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£387
% change on same period last year-18.26 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£52.50-
Average hourly rate£52.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£52.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.30£26.00
% change on same period last year+47.30 %
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 %
Citrix Certification EnglandCitrix Certification
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.

Citrix Certification
Demand Trend

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

North West Citrix Certification Demand Trend

Citrix Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Citrix Certification Daily Rate Trend

Citrix Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Citrix Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix Certification across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Citrix Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix Certification 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
ManchesterDown-12--
CheshireNew entry-1£288-
Citrix Certification EnglandCitrix Certification
England

Citrix Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (61.54 %)Citrix
26 (46.15 %)MS Exchange
35 (38.46 %)CCEA
35 (38.46 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (38.46 %)Active Directory
35 (38.46 %)Windows
35 (38.46 %)Citrix Presentation Server
44 (30.77 %)Microsoft
44 (30.77 %)Finance
44 (30.77 %)SAP
44 (30.77 %)CCA
53 (23.08 %)Migration
53 (23.08 %)VMware
53 (23.08 %)SAP FI
53 (23.08 %)SAP FI/CO
53 (23.08 %)SAP CO
62 (15.38 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
62 (15.38 %)VMware ESX
62 (15.38 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
62 (15.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (15.38 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (15.38 %)SharePoint
62 (15.38 %)Lotus Notes
62 (15.38 %)MCSE
62 (15.38 %)MOM
62 (15.38 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
62 (15.38 %)Lotus
62 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (15.38 %)Project Management
71 (7.692 %)CIMA

Citrix Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (46.15 %)MS Exchange
22 (15.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (15.38 %)Lotus Notes
22 (15.38 %)SharePoint
31 (7.692 %)IIS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Office
11 (7.692 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (23.08 %)SAP FI
13 (23.08 %)SAP FI/CO
13 (23.08 %)SAP CO
21 (7.692 %)SoftGrid
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)Broadband
11 (7.692 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)LoadRunner
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Finance
21 (7.692 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Consultant
23 (23.08 %)Citrix Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Analyst
32 (15.38 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
32 (15.38 %)SAP Consultant
41 (7.692 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Test Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Senior Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Security Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Technical Consultant
41 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
41 (7.692 %)Citrix Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Citrix Specialist
41 (7.692 %)SAP Retail Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Exchange Engineer
41 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)PDA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)Windows
15 (38.46 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (7.692 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Migration
22 (15.38 %)Project Management
31 (7.692 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (7.692 %)ITIL
31 (7.692 %)PRINCE
31 (7.692 %)Software Testing
31 (7.692 %)SAP Implementation
31 (7.692 %)Stress Testing
31 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (38.46 %)CCEA
24 (30.77 %)CCA
32 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (15.38 %)MCSE
32 (15.38 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (7.692 %)Degree
41 (7.692 %)ISEB
41 (7.692 %)ACCA
41 (7.692 %)CIMA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (38.46 %)Active Directory
15 (38.46 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (15.38 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (15.38 %)VMware ESX
22 (15.38 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (15.38 %)MOM
12 (15.38 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (61.54 %)Citrix
24 (30.77 %)SAP
24 (30.77 %)Microsoft
33 (23.08 %)VMware
42 (15.38 %)Lotus
51 (7.692 %)HP