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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 South 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
Rank6090
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads290298
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.387 %0.301 %
As % of the category below5.006 %3.910 %
Daily rates quoted3665
Average minimum daily rate£284£338
Average daily rate£299£353
% change on same period last year-15.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£331
% change on same period last year-5.92 %
Hourly rates quoted9667
Average minimum hourly rate£17.96£19.29
Average hourly rate£19.14£20.12
% change on same period last year-4.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.32£20.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.76£18.93
% change on same period last year+4.40 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South East
Matching contract IT job ads57937622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.722 %7.711 %
Daily rates quoted12591853
Average minimum daily rate£335£346
Average daily rate£355£364
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted777920
Average minimum hourly rate£21.89£24.18
Average hourly rate£23.28£25.72
% change on same period last year-9.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.67£27.26
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South 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 South East region.

South East Citrix Daily Rate Trend

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East Citrix Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

South 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 South 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
SurreyDown-167£266-9.17 %
HampshireUp+3357£305-17.87 %
BerkshireDown-1945£350-3.27 %
West SussexUp+2527£300-16.66 %
BuckinghamshireUp+924£290+2.72 %
OxfordshireUp+1020£263-
KentUp+1517--
MiddlesexUp+1212£338-
Thames ValleyUp+236--
M4 CorridorUp+33£325-
Home CountiesUp+61--
East SussexNo change01--
Citrix EnglandCitrix
England

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1339 (63.84 %)Windows
2252 (47.46 %)Active Directory
3162 (30.51 %)Microsoft
4128 (24.11 %)VMware
5127 (23.92 %)MS Exchange
6113 (21.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
788 (16.57 %)Windows Server 2003
886 (16.20 %)Microsoft Certification
982 (15.44 %)LAN
982 (15.44 %)Windows 2000
1079 (14.88 %)TCP/IP
1178 (14.69 %)HP
1274 (13.94 %)MCSE
1368 (12.81 %)Exchange Server 2000
1467 (12.62 %)MS Office
1467 (12.62 %)WAN
1565 (12.24 %)SAN
1662 (11.68 %)SQL
1759 (11.11 %)DNS
1855 (10.36 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1954 (10.17 %)Windows NT
2053 (9.981 %)Cisco
2053 (9.981 %)Finance
2146 (8.663 %)MS Excel
2245 (8.475 %)Security Cleared
2344 (8.286 %)Oracle
2443 (8.098 %)SQL Server
2443 (8.098 %)DHCP
2541 (7.721 %)Dell
2640 (7.533 %)Firewall

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (1.318 %).NET
25 (0.942 %)Application Packaging
34 (0.753 %)WebSphere
34 (0.753 %).NET Framework
42 (0.377 %)WMI
42 (0.377 %)J2EE
42 (0.377 %)ASP
42 (0.377 %)JSP
51 (0.188 %)SOAP
51 (0.188 %)WebServices
51 (0.188 %)XML
51 (0.188 %)Middleware
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1127 (23.92 %)MS Exchange
2113 (21.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
368 (12.81 %)Exchange Server 2000
428 (5.273 %)Lotus Notes
520 (3.766 %)IIS
617 (3.202 %)Exchange Server 2007
714 (2.637 %)Exchange Server 5.5
810 (1.883 %)GroupWise
97 (1.318 %)SharePoint
104 (0.753 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
104 (0.753 %)Apache
113 (0.565 %)Tomcat
113 (0.565 %)BizTalk Server
113 (0.565 %)Lotus Domino
122 (0.377 %)Site Server
122 (0.377 %)MQSeries
131 (0.188 %)WebLogic
131 (0.188 %)Oracle Application Server
131 (0.188 %)Office Communications Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
167 (12.62 %)MS Office
246 (8.663 %)MS Excel
35 (0.942 %)AutoCAD
44 (0.753 %)Spreadsheet
53 (0.565 %)MS Project
62 (0.377 %)MS Visio
71 (0.188 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
116 (3.013 %)SoftGrid
23 (0.565 %)GoldMine
32 (0.377 %)MFGPRO
41 (0.188 %)SAP CRM
41 (0.188 %)Summit
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
182 (15.44 %)LAN
279 (14.88 %)TCP/IP
367 (12.62 %)WAN
465 (12.24 %)SAN
559 (11.11 %)DNS
643 (8.098 %)DHCP
740 (7.533 %)Firewall
830 (5.650 %)VPN
917 (3.202 %)ADSL
1014 (2.637 %)VoIP
1113 (2.448 %)Wireless
1113 (2.448 %)Internet
1210 (1.883 %)X.400
1210 (1.883 %)X.500
139 (1.695 %)3G
139 (1.695 %)Ethernet
148 (1.507 %)2G
148 (1.507 %)IP Telephony
148 (1.507 %)Cisco IPT
157 (1.318 %)RNC
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (8.098 %)SQL Server
29 (1.695 %)BusinessObjects
29 (1.695 %)SQL Server 2000
29 (1.695 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (1.507 %)Oracle 8/8i
47 (1.318 %)Oracle 10g
55 (0.942 %)Oracle 9i
63 (0.565 %)MS Access
72 (0.377 %)Cognos Impromptu
72 (0.377 %)Datawarehouse
72 (0.377 %)SQL Server 7
72 (0.377 %)InterBase
81 (0.188 %)Crystal Reports
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (1.507 %)MSI
25 (0.942 %)InstallShield
32 (0.377 %)LoadRunner
32 (0.377 %)TestDirector
41 (0.188 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.188 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.188 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.188 %)RequisitePro
41 (0.188 %)PowerBuilder
41 (0.188 %)QALoad
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
153 (9.981 %)Finance
223 (4.331 %)Telecoms
321 (3.955 %)Government
410 (1.883 %)Insurance
59 (1.695 %)Back Office
68 (1.507 %)Health
74 (0.753 %)Legal
74 (0.753 %)Banking
83 (0.565 %)Investment Banking
92 (0.377 %)Local Government
92 (0.377 %)Publishing
101 (0.188 %)Auditing
101 (0.188 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.188 %)Law
101 (0.188 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.188 %)Financial Institution
101 (0.188 %)Construction
101 (0.188 %)Education
101 (0.188 %)Electric
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1156 (29.38 %)Analyst
281 (15.25 %)Support Analyst
353 (9.981 %)3rd Line Support
451 (9.605 %)Administrator
550 (9.416 %)2nd Line Support
649 (9.228 %)Support Engineer
738 (7.156 %)Helpdesk Support
835 (6.591 %)Systems Administrator
930 (5.650 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1026 (4.896 %)1st Line Support
1124 (4.520 %)Consultant
1222 (4.143 %)Server Support
1222 (4.143 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
1321 (3.955 %)Server Engineer
1321 (3.955 %)Citrix Support
1420 (3.766 %)Systems Engineer
1519 (3.578 %)Desktop Support
1618 (3.390 %)Systems Support
1618 (3.390 %)Network Support
1717 (3.202 %)Technical Support
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
139 (7.345 %)Clustering
223 (4.331 %)Client/Server
321 (3.955 %)Blackberry
420 (3.766 %)Thin Client
420 (3.766 %)Fat Client
514 (2.637 %)German Language
613 (2.448 %)French Language
711 (2.072 %)NHS
88 (1.507 %)Computer Science
88 (1.507 %)Italian Language
88 (1.507 %)Spanish Language
97 (1.318 %)PDA
106 (1.130 %)Mathematics
106 (1.130 %)Physics
106 (1.130 %)AS400
115 (0.942 %)Video Conferencing
122 (0.377 %)Dutch Language
131 (0.188 %)Informatics
131 (0.188 %)PACS
131 (0.188 %)PKI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1339 (63.84 %)Windows
288 (16.57 %)Windows Server 2003
382 (15.44 %)Windows 2000
454 (10.17 %)Windows NT
534 (6.403 %)Windows XP
629 (5.461 %)NetWare
728 (5.273 %)UNIX
823 (4.331 %)Solaris
922 (4.143 %)Linux
104 (0.753 %)AIX
104 (0.753 %)Windows Vista
113 (0.565 %)SUSE
113 (0.565 %)Debian
122 (0.377 %)OpenBSD
122 (0.377 %)FreeBSD
131 (0.188 %)Windows Mobile
131 (0.188 %)MVS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (8.475 %)Security Cleared
238 (7.156 %)ITIL
322 (4.143 %)SC Cleared
417 (3.202 %)Migration
513 (2.448 %)Validation
612 (2.260 %)Service Delivery
711 (2.072 %)Configuration Management
711 (2.072 %)DV Cleared
810 (1.883 %)Business Intelligence
98 (1.507 %)Project Management
98 (1.507 %)Disaster Recovery
107 (1.318 %)Change Management
107 (1.318 %)PRINCE2
107 (1.318 %)Asset Management
116 (1.130 %)Data Analysis
116 (1.130 %)User Acceptance Testing
116 (1.130 %)CRM
116 (1.130 %)System Testing
125 (0.942 %)Operations Management
134 (0.753 %)Technical Architecture
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (11.68 %)SQL
215 (2.825 %)VB
310 (1.883 %)VBScript
45 (0.942 %)Java
54 (0.753 %)C
63 (0.565 %)VBA
72 (0.377 %)FoxPro (VFP)
72 (0.377 %)C#
72 (0.377 %)PL/SQL
81 (0.188 %)VB.NET
81 (0.188 %)Shell Script
81 (0.188 %)PowerShell
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
186 (16.20 %)Microsoft Certification
274 (13.94 %)MCSE
331 (5.838 %)Citrix Certification
421 (3.955 %)CCA
520 (3.766 %)Degree
617 (3.202 %)MCP
716 (3.013 %)Cisco Certification
815 (2.825 %)CCNA
913 (2.448 %)CCEA
108 (1.507 %)ISEB
117 (1.318 %)CCNP
126 (1.130 %)MCSA
135 (0.942 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
142 (0.377 %)PMI Certification
151 (0.188 %)CISM
151 (0.188 %)CCSA
151 (0.188 %)PRINCE2 Certification
151 (0.188 %)PMP
151 (0.188 %)MCSD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (4.331 %)SLA
210 (1.883 %)QA
31 (0.188 %)HL7
31 (0.188 %)GxP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1252 (47.46 %)Active Directory
255 (10.36 %)Citrix Presentation Server
329 (5.461 %)VMware ESX
427 (5.085 %)Terminal Server
524 (4.520 %)VMware Infrastructure
623 (4.331 %)MetaFrame
720 (3.766 %)Terminal Services
819 (3.578 %)NetBackup
819 (3.578 %)Backup Exec
913 (2.448 %)ISA Server
107 (1.318 %)VMware Server
113 (0.565 %)VMware Workstation
113 (0.565 %)Xen
122 (0.377 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
122 (0.377 %)NDS
131 (0.188 %)Novell eDirectory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (2.825 %)MOM
213 (2.448 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
312 (2.260 %)EMC NetWorker
48 (1.507 %)ZENworks
48 (1.507 %)Legato
55 (0.942 %)SCCM
64 (0.753 %)OVOW
64 (0.753 %)WSUS
72 (0.377 %)OVPI
72 (0.377 %)OpenView
72 (0.377 %)CiscoWorks
72 (0.377 %)Unicenter
72 (0.377 %)Tivoli NetView
72 (0.377 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
81 (0.188 %)ARCserve
81 (0.188 %)Tivoli
81 (0.188 %)Norton AntiVirus
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1162 (30.51 %)Microsoft
2128 (24.11 %)VMware
378 (14.69 %)HP
453 (9.981 %)Cisco
544 (8.286 %)Oracle
641 (7.721 %)Dell
735 (6.591 %)Intel
834 (6.403 %)Novell
929 (5.461 %)Lotus
1024 (4.520 %)IBM
1123 (4.331 %)EMC
1221 (3.955 %)Sun
1320 (3.766 %)Altiris
1416 (3.013 %)McAfee Security
1515 (2.825 %)Compaq
1515 (2.825 %)CheckPoint
1614 (2.637 %)VERITAS
1614 (2.637 %)Remedy
1711 (2.072 %)LANDesk
1711 (2.072 %)Symantec
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