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The table below looks at the demand for Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) in IT contracts across the UK 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank516585
Rank change on same period last yearUp+69
Matching contract IT job ads4374
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.075 %
As % of the category below0.595 %0.755 %
Daily rates quoted1021
Average minimum daily rate£259£307
Average daily rate£283£323
% change on same period last year-12.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£238£264
% change on same period last year-9.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1114
Average minimum hourly rate£21.15£28.23
Average hourly rate£24.35£29.16
% change on same period last year-16.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.54£30.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.35£28.59
% change on same period last year-14.84 %
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads72319800
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.23 %9.921 %
Daily rates quoted24653154
Average minimum daily rate£342£342
Average daily rate£362£360
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted828958
Average minimum hourly rate£23.98£24.04
Average hourly rate£25.54£25.73
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.10£27.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CCA within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

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 within the UK.

CCA Daily Rate Trend

CCA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCA within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

CCA Daily Rate Histogram

CCA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CCA within the UK.

CCA Hourly Rate Trend

CCA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCA within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

CCA Hourly Rate Histogram

CCA
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 13 October 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
EnglandUp+5842£283-12.36 %
South EastUp+3913£363+15.69 %
LondonUp+7412£337-16.10 %
HampshireUp+209£350-
South WestUp+235--
East of EnglandUp+184£95-69.84 %
North WestUp+123£256-
East MidlandsUp+103£95-
WiltshireNew entry-3--
SurreyNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-2£288-
City of LondonDown-222£550+46.66 %
FarehamNew entry-2--
SouthamptonUp+102£350-
SwindonNew entry-2--
MidlandsUp+152--
NorfolkNew entry-2--
West MidlandsUp+131--
East AngliaNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£95-
LincolnshireNew entry-1£95-
SpaldingNew entry-1£95-
PeterboroughNew entry-1£95-
SandbachNew entry-1£288-
ChesterNew entry-1--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
BrightonNew entry-1--
ManchesterDown-51£225-
BuckinghamshireUp+191£375-
East SussexNew entry-1--

CCA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

193 (100.00 %)Citrix
193 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
259 (63.44 %)Microsoft Certification
358 (62.37 %)Windows
449 (52.69 %)MCSE
545 (48.39 %)Microsoft
644 (47.31 %)Windows Server 2003
742 (45.16 %)VMware
835 (37.63 %)CCEA
934 (36.56 %)Active Directory
1028 (30.11 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1122 (23.66 %)Cisco
1218 (19.35 %)Cisco Certification
1218 (19.35 %)SAN
1317 (18.28 %)CCNA
1317 (18.28 %)MS Exchange
1416 (17.20 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1515 (16.13 %)LAN
1515 (16.13 %)WAN
1515 (16.13 %)DNS
1613 (13.98 %)TCP/IP
1613 (13.98 %)VMware Infrastructure
1712 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
1712 (12.90 %)Windows 2000
1810 (10.75 %)DHCP
199 (9.677 %)MCP
199 (9.677 %)HP
199 (9.677 %)Windows 2000 Server
208 (8.602 %)MS Office
208 (8.602 %)MS Excel

CCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.075 %)HTML
11 (1.075 %)ASP
11 (1.075 %)WSH
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (18.28 %)MS Exchange
212 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (6.452 %)IIS
43 (3.226 %)SharePoint
43 (3.226 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (2.151 %)Lotus Domino
52 (2.151 %)Apache
61 (1.075 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.075 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (1.075 %)Exchange Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (8.602 %)MS Office
18 (8.602 %)MS Excel
21 (1.075 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (7.527 %)SoftGrid
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (19.35 %)SAN
215 (16.13 %)LAN
215 (16.13 %)WAN
215 (16.13 %)DNS
313 (13.98 %)TCP/IP
410 (10.75 %)DHCP
56 (6.452 %)Firewall
62 (2.151 %)Cisco PIX
62 (2.151 %)VPN
62 (2.151 %)SMTP
71 (1.075 %)Cisco ASA
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.226 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.075 %)TestDirector
11 (1.075 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (5.376 %)Back Office
15 (5.376 %)Finance
24 (4.301 %)Government
24 (4.301 %)Health
32 (2.151 %)Banking
32 (2.151 %)Retail
32 (2.151 %)Insurance
32 (2.151 %)Local Government
41 (1.075 %)Law
41 (1.075 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (17.20 %)Consultant
212 (12.90 %)Analyst
311 (11.83 %)Citrix Consultant
49 (9.677 %)Citrix Engineer
49 (9.677 %)Citrix Support
58 (8.602 %)Citrix Specialist
67 (7.527 %)Support Engineer
76 (6.452 %)Administrator
76 (6.452 %)Technical Specialist
76 (6.452 %)Systems Engineer
85 (5.376 %)Support Analyst
85 (5.376 %)Infrastructure Engineer
85 (5.376 %)Server Specialist
85 (5.376 %)Senior Technical Specialist
94 (4.301 %)Citrix Administrator
94 (4.301 %)Infrastructure Analyst
103 (3.226 %)3rd Line Support
103 (3.226 %)Network Manager
103 (3.226 %)Network Engineer
103 (3.226 %)Server Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.452 %)Client/Server
24 (4.301 %)Clustering
32 (2.151 %)NHS
41 (1.075 %)Thin Client
41 (1.075 %)Fat Client
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (62.37 %)Windows
244 (47.31 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (12.90 %)Windows 2000
49 (9.677 %)Windows 2000 Server
57 (7.527 %)Windows XP
65 (5.376 %)Windows Vista
74 (4.301 %)Windows Server 2008
83 (3.226 %)Linux
92 (2.151 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (1.075 %)Ubuntu
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.527 %)Migration
23 (3.226 %)ITIL
23 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
32 (2.151 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (1.075 %)PRINCE2
41 (1.075 %)Data Migration
41 (1.075 %)SC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (5.376 %)SQL
23 (3.226 %)VB
32 (2.151 %)VBScript
41 (1.075 %)PowerShell
41 (1.075 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
193 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
259 (63.44 %)Microsoft Certification
349 (52.69 %)MCSE
435 (37.63 %)CCEA
518 (19.35 %)Cisco Certification
617 (18.28 %)CCNA
716 (17.20 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
89 (9.677 %)MCP
97 (7.527 %)MCSA
104 (4.301 %)Degree
113 (3.226 %)CCNP
113 (3.226 %)MCTS
122 (2.151 %)CCSA
122 (2.151 %)CCSE
131 (1.075 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
131 (1.075 %)CNE
131 (1.075 %)Novell Certification
131 (1.075 %)MCITP
131 (1.075 %)MCDST
131 (1.075 %)CCSP
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
134 (36.56 %)Active Directory
228 (30.11 %)Citrix Presentation Server
313 (13.98 %)VMware Infrastructure
47 (7.527 %)NetBackup
56 (6.452 %)Terminal Server
65 (5.376 %)Terminal Services
74 (4.301 %)Xen
74 (4.301 %)VMware ESX
83 (3.226 %)VMware Server
83 (3.226 %)ISA Server
92 (2.151 %)MetaFrame
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.075 %)MIMEsweeper
11 (1.075 %)SCCM
11 (1.075 %)SCOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
193 (100.00 %)Citrix
245 (48.39 %)Microsoft
342 (45.16 %)VMware
422 (23.66 %)Cisco
59 (9.677 %)HP
66 (6.452 %)Altiris
75 (5.376 %)AppSense
83 (3.226 %)Reuters
83 (3.226 %)VERITAS
92 (2.151 %)Lotus
92 (2.151 %)Red Hat
92 (2.151 %)CheckPoint
92 (2.151 %)Bloomberg
92 (2.151 %)Remedy
101 (1.075 %)EMC
101 (1.075 %)Intel
101 (1.075 %)IBM
101 (1.075 %)Hitachi
101 (1.075 %)Novell
101 (1.075 %)LANDesk
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