The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Citrix Presentation Server skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Citrix Presentation Server over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Citrix Presentation Server
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank507413482
Rank change year-on-year
Down-94Up+69
Matching contract IT job ads7216854
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.122 %0.274 %0.098 %
As % of the System Software category1.576 %3.801 %1.804 %
Number of daily rates quoted389417
Average daily rate£325£325£300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-+8.33 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£208£209£209
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£400£425£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£325£288
% change year-on-year
-3.46 %+13.04 %
Number of hourly rates quoted71820
Average hourly rate£20.50£21.50£21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.65 %+2.38 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£17.20£12.40£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£23.40£35.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.25£21.00£18.50
% change year-on-year
-3.57 %+13.51 %
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategoryAll System Software
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
456944202994
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK7.720 %7.203 %5.438 %
Number of daily rates quoted219819301162
Average daily rate£340£350£325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.85 %+7.69 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£195£200£175
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£460£475£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£308£275
% change year-on-year
+5.69 %+11.81 %
Number of hourly rates quoted623651539
Average hourly rate£17.50£17.50£18.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--5.40 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.38£35.00£35.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.50£17.50£17.49
% change year-on-year
-5.71 %+0.05 %

Citrix Presentation Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Citrix Presentation Server within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Citrix Presentation Server Demand Trend

Citrix Presentation Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Citrix Presentation Server within the UK.

Citrix Presentation Server Daily Rate Trend

Citrix Presentation Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix Presentation Server within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Citrix Presentation Server Daily Rate Histogram

Citrix Presentation Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Citrix Presentation Server Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix Presentation Server
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 Citrix Presentation Server within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-7159£325+5.69 %
LondonDown-129£331-2.57 %
South EastDown-1511£325-1.51 %
City of LondonUp+258£365+18.69 %
ScotlandDown-36£340+61.90 %
North WestDown-86£313+17.92 %
South WestDown-215£413+56.39 %
South WalesDown-54£311-4.23 %
WalesDown-104£311-4.23 %
East of EnglandDown-164--
ManchesterNew entry-4£313-
EdinburghUp+73£340-9.33 %
SurreyUp+23£140-60.00 %
ReadingDown-23£338+11.57 %
CardiffDown-103£311-4.23 %
HertfordshireDown-143--
BerkshireDown-153£338+20.53 %
West MidlandsDown-223£275-9.83 %
DevonNew entry-3--
AberdeenNo change02£150-27.71 %
West SussexDown-102£400+4.91 %
CrawleyDown-112£400-
BromleyNew entry-2£325-
EghamNew entry-2£140-
PlymouthNew entry-2--
KentUp+81--
BedfordshireUp+61--
CheshireNo change01--
HampshireNo change01£225-32.83 %
East MidlandsDown-31£275-

Citrix Presentation Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Citrix Presentation Server 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 Presentation Server.

1163 (100.00 %)Citrix
2128 (78.53 %)Windows
3102 (62.58 %)XenApp
491 (55.83 %)VMware
581 (49.69 %)Microsoft
680 (49.08 %)Windows Server 2003
773 (44.79 %)Active Directory
870 (42.94 %)VMware Infrastructure
962 (38.04 %)Windows Server 2008
1055 (33.74 %)SAN
1151 (31.29 %)MS Exchange
1240 (24.54 %)HP
1240 (24.54 %)VMware ESX
1240 (24.54 %)vSphere
1332 (19.63 %)XenDesktop
1431 (19.02 %)Windows XP
1530 (18.40 %)Clustering
1530 (18.40 %)Exchange Server 2003
1625 (15.34 %)SQL
1625 (15.34 %)DNS
1724 (14.72 %)NetBackup
1823 (14.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
1823 (14.11 %)MS Office
1922 (13.50 %)Disaster Recovery
2021 (12.88 %)Migration
2021 (12.88 %)Dell
2120 (12.27 %)Cisco
2219 (11.66 %)SCOM
2219 (11.66 %)Symantec
2219 (11.66 %)Veritas

Citrix Presentation Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Citrix Presentation Server 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 Presentation Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
111 (6.748 %)ADSI
210 (6.135 %)Web Services
39 (5.521 %)ASP.NET
39 (5.521 %).NET
44 (2.454 %)WSH
53 (1.840 %)Forefront TMG
62 (1.227 %)Application Packaging
62 (1.227 %)Flash
62 (1.227 %)J2EE
71 (0.613 %)XML
71 (0.613 %)Software Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
151 (31.29 %)MS Exchange
230 (18.40 %)Exchange Server 2003
323 (14.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
419 (11.66 %)Exchange Server 2010
518 (11.04 %)IIS
613 (7.975 %)Apache
710 (6.135 %)SharePoint
86 (3.681 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
95 (3.067 %)Lotus Domino
95 (3.067 %)Exchange Server 5.5
102 (1.227 %)SharePoint Server
102 (1.227 %)WorkSite
102 (1.227 %)Lotus Notes
102 (1.227 %)WebLogic
111 (0.613 %)Office Communications Server
111 (0.613 %)Exchange Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
123 (14.11 %)MS Office
218 (11.04 %)MS Excel
33 (1.840 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.613 %)SoftGrid
11 (0.613 %)Cerner Millennium
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
155 (33.74 %)SAN
225 (15.34 %)DNS
318 (11.04 %)DHCP
417 (10.43 %)Firewall
417 (10.43 %)WAN
515 (9.202 %)LAN
515 (9.202 %)TCP/IP
613 (7.975 %)NAS
711 (6.748 %)VoIP
711 (6.748 %)Internet
89 (5.521 %)FTP
98 (4.908 %)Cisco ASA
106 (3.681 %)NetScaler
106 (3.681 %)VPN
114 (2.454 %)Cisco IOS
114 (2.454 %)Wireless
114 (2.454 %)SMTP
123 (1.840 %)DMZ
123 (1.840 %)Cisco PIX
123 (1.840 %)VLAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (7.975 %)SQL Server
21 (0.613 %)Data Warehouse
21 (0.613 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (0.613 %)GIS
21 (0.613 %)SQL Server 2008
21 (0.613 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (1.227 %)MSI
21 (0.613 %)InstallShield
21 (0.613 %)AdminStudio
21 (0.613 %)Wise Package Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
111 (6.748 %)Finance
210 (6.135 %)Banking
34 (2.454 %)Investment Banking
43 (1.840 %)Legal
43 (1.840 %)Telecoms
52 (1.227 %)Online Betting
52 (1.227 %)Law
52 (1.227 %)Back Office
61 (0.613 %)Front Office
61 (0.613 %)Publishing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
120 (12.27 %)Consultant
120 (12.27 %)Team Leader
219 (11.66 %)Analyst
318 (11.04 %)Infrastructure Engineer
318 (11.04 %)Citrix Engineer
417 (10.43 %)Citrix Consultant
516 (9.816 %)Support Engineer
516 (9.816 %)Technical Team Leader
612 (7.362 %)3rd Line Support
711 (6.748 %)Technical Leader
810 (6.135 %)Infrastructure Analyst
99 (5.521 %)Architect
99 (5.521 %)Technical Architect
108 (4.908 %)Wintel Engineer
117 (4.294 %)Support Analyst
117 (4.294 %)Citrix Specialist
125 (3.067 %)Administrator
125 (3.067 %)Network Engineer
125 (3.067 %)Server Engineer
125 (3.067 %)Citrix Support
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
130 (18.40 %)Clustering
29 (5.521 %)Thin Client
29 (5.521 %)Fat Client
38 (4.908 %)Blackberry
46 (3.681 %)Replication
54 (2.454 %)EqualLogic
63 (1.840 %)NHS
71 (0.613 %)Smartcard
71 (0.613 %)Computer Science
71 (0.613 %)PKI
71 (0.613 %)iPad
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1128 (78.53 %)Windows
280 (49.08 %)Windows Server 2003
362 (38.04 %)Windows Server 2008
431 (19.02 %)Windows XP
514 (8.589 %)Windows NT
611 (6.748 %)Windows 2000
710 (6.135 %)Windows 7
89 (5.521 %)UNIX
98 (4.908 %)Linux
107 (4.294 %)Windows Vista
115 (3.067 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
124 (2.454 %)Solaris
133 (1.840 %)Windows 2000 Server
141 (0.613 %)VMS
141 (0.613 %)Mac OS X
141 (0.613 %)CentOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
122 (13.50 %)Disaster Recovery
221 (12.88 %)Migration
314 (8.589 %)ITIL
46 (3.681 %)Load Balancing
46 (3.681 %)Integration Testing
46 (3.681 %)Configuration Management
55 (3.067 %)DNA
55 (3.067 %)Stakeholder Management
64 (2.454 %)High Availability
64 (2.454 %)Project Planning
64 (2.454 %)Time Management
73 (1.840 %)Business Continuity
73 (1.840 %)Problem Management
73 (1.840 %)Change Control
73 (1.840 %)Vulnerability Management
82 (1.227 %)Continuous Improvement
82 (1.227 %)Incident Management
82 (1.227 %)Network Load Balancing
82 (1.227 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (1.227 %)Service Delivery
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
125 (15.34 %)SQL
215 (9.202 %)VBScript
37 (4.294 %)VB
37 (4.294 %)PowerShell
41 (0.613 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
118 (11.04 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (10.43 %)Citrix Certification
312 (7.362 %)CCA
411 (6.748 %)CCEE
510 (6.135 %)MCSE
67 (4.294 %)CCEA
67 (4.294 %)MCITP
67 (4.294 %)CCIA
76 (3.681 %)Security Cleared
84 (2.454 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
92 (1.227 %)MCTS
92 (1.227 %)MCSA
101 (0.613 %)CCNP
101 (0.613 %)CCNA
101 (0.613 %)Cisco Certification
101 (0.613 %)MCP
101 (0.613 %)SC Cleared
101 (0.613 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.613 %)SLA
11 (0.613 %)DICOM
11 (0.613 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1102 (62.58 %)XenApp
273 (44.79 %)Active Directory
370 (42.94 %)VMware Infrastructure
440 (24.54 %)VMware ESX
440 (24.54 %)vSphere
532 (19.63 %)XenDesktop
617 (10.43 %)MetaFrame
713 (7.975 %)XenServer
811 (6.748 %)VMware ESXi
99 (5.521 %)Hyper-V
106 (3.681 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
106 (3.681 %)Terminal Services
113 (1.840 %)VMware Workstation
122 (1.227 %)Terminal Server
131 (0.613 %)ISA Server
131 (0.613 %)Xen
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
124 (14.72 %)NetBackup
219 (11.66 %)SCOM
315 (9.202 %)Backup Exec
410 (6.135 %)Legato
58 (4.908 %)Norton AntiVirus
65 (3.067 %)AppDNA
74 (2.454 %)OpenView Configuration Management
83 (1.840 %)SCCM
92 (1.227 %)vCenter
92 (1.227 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
101 (0.613 %)Nagios
101 (0.613 %)ARCserve
101 (0.613 %)Tivoli
101 (0.613 %)Tivoli Monitoring
101 (0.613 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
101 (0.613 %)WSUS
101 (0.613 %)HP Quality Center
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1163 (100.00 %)Citrix
291 (55.83 %)VMware
381 (49.69 %)Microsoft
440 (24.54 %)HP
521 (12.88 %)Dell
620 (12.27 %)Cisco
719 (11.66 %)Symantec
719 (11.66 %)Veritas
816 (9.816 %)NetApp
914 (8.589 %)IBM
1013 (7.975 %)McAfee
1111 (6.748 %)Sophos
1210 (6.135 %)Leostream
1210 (6.135 %)PlateSpin
1210 (6.135 %)BMC
136 (3.681 %)Altiris
145 (3.067 %)Oracle
145 (3.067 %)CheckPoint
154 (2.454 %)AppSense
154 (2.454 %)Red Hat