XenServer Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for XenServer skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited XenServer over the 3 months to 21 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 XenServer
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012		Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank468507497
Rank change year-on-year
Up+39Down-10
Matching contract IT job ads1097142
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.186 %0.118 %0.076 %
As % of the System Software category2.416 %1.638 %1.411 %
Number of daily rates quoted774417
Average daily rate£330£340£250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.94 %+36.00 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£237£275£205
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£400£468£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£330£250
% change year-on-year
-18.18 %+32.00 %
Number of hourly rates quoted292
Average hourly rate£22.50£27.00£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.66 %-10.00 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£27.50-
% change year-on-year
-27.27 %-
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategoryAll System Software
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category		451143352977
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK7.717 %7.206 %5.394 %
Number of daily rates quoted215119001147
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 quoted623643530
Average hourly rate£17.50£18.00£18.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.77 %-4.00 %
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£35.50£35.00£35.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.50£17.50£17.50
% change year-on-year
-5.71 %-

XenServer
Demand Trend

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

XenServer Demand Trend

XenServer
Daily Rate Trend

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

XenServer Daily Rate Trend

XenServer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XenServer within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012.

XenServer Daily Rate Histogram

XenServer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

XenServer Hourly Rate Trend

XenServer
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 XenServer within the UK over the 3 months to 21 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
EnglandUp+35101£340-
LondonUp+6364£350-17.64 %
City of LondonUp+3925£350+2.94 %
South EastUp+910£300-9.09 %
East of EnglandDown-97£338+4.65 %
YorkshireDown-167£185-52.25 %
BelfastNew entry-7£260-
County AntrimNew entry-7£260-
Northern IrelandNew entry-7£260-
South YorkshireNew entry-6£185-
SheffieldNew entry-5£185-
North WestDown-64£313-10.71 %
West MidlandsDown-164£269-36.76 %
SurreyUp+73£280-
East MidlandsDown-33£338-
BirminghamDown-103£263-38.23 %
ManchesterDown-143£313-10.71 %
CambridgeshireDown-153--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-3£259-
HampshireNew entry-3£375-
HavantNew entry-3£375-
BromleyNew entry-3£200-
PeterboroughNew entry-3--
NottinghamDown-42£338-
HertfordshireDown-62£338+19.46 %
NottinghamshireDown-72£338-
WokingNew entry-2£280-
StevenageUp+121--
BedfordshireUp+91--
ScotlandUp+71£260-30.66 %

XenServer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing XenServer 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 XenServer.

1172 (90.53 %)Citrix
2116 (61.05 %)XenApp
3106 (55.79 %)VMware
4101 (53.16 %)Windows
588 (46.32 %)XenDesktop
682 (43.16 %)VMware Infrastructure
766 (34.74 %)Windows Server 2008
766 (34.74 %)Active Directory
864 (33.68 %)Citrix Certification
961 (32.11 %)Microsoft
1048 (25.26 %)CCA
1146 (24.21 %)MS Exchange
1241 (21.58 %)SAN
1335 (18.42 %)Windows Server 2003
1335 (18.42 %)NetScaler
1432 (16.84 %)Exchange Server 2010
1432 (16.84 %)Hyper-V
1531 (16.32 %)vSphere
1630 (15.79 %)HP
1725 (13.16 %)Exchange Server 2007
1725 (13.16 %)Microsoft Certification
1824 (12.63 %)MCSE
1824 (12.63 %)VMware ESX
1824 (12.63 %)AppSense
1923 (12.11 %)Finance
1923 (12.11 %)CCEA
2021 (11.05 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2120 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
2219 (10.00 %)MCITP
2219 (10.00 %)Migration

XenServer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing XenServer 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 XenServer. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
15 (2.632 %).NET
24 (2.105 %).NET Framework
33 (1.579 %)Qt
42 (1.053 %)COM
51 (0.526 %)SOAP
51 (0.526 %)XML
51 (0.526 %)Application Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
146 (24.21 %)MS Exchange
232 (16.84 %)Exchange Server 2010
325 (13.16 %)Exchange Server 2007
420 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
57 (3.684 %)IIS
57 (3.684 %)SharePoint
65 (2.632 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
74 (2.105 %)CloudStack
82 (1.053 %)Lync
91 (0.526 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
117 (8.947 %)MS Excel
25 (2.632 %)MS Office
34 (2.105 %)MATLAB
41 (0.526 %)MS Visio
41 (0.526 %)MS Project
41 (0.526 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.526 %)SoftGrid
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
141 (21.58 %)SAN
235 (18.42 %)NetScaler
314 (7.368 %)Firewall
411 (5.789 %)DNS
510 (5.263 %)iSCSI
68 (4.211 %)Fibre Channel
77 (3.684 %)DHCP
85 (2.632 %)NAS
85 (2.632 %)TCP/IP
85 (2.632 %)Cisco ASA
94 (2.105 %)Ethernet
103 (1.579 %)LAN
103 (1.579 %)Wireless
103 (1.579 %)Network Security
112 (1.053 %)Cisco PIX
112 (1.053 %)VLAN
112 (1.053 %)VoIP
121 (0.526 %)FWSM
121 (0.526 %)DMZ
121 (0.526 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (8.947 %)SQL Server
27 (3.684 %)SQL Server 2008
32 (1.053 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.526 %)GIS
41 (0.526 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.526 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.526 %)MySQL
41 (0.526 %)Oracle 11g
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
13 (1.579 %)Cucumber
13 (1.579 %)Moq
13 (1.579 %)Selenium
21 (0.526 %)Team Foundation Server
21 (0.526 %)Mercurial
21 (0.526 %)MSI
21 (0.526 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.526 %)NUnit
21 (0.526 %)JIRA
21 (0.526 %)Git (software)
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
123 (12.11 %)Finance
28 (4.211 %)Local Government
28 (4.211 %)Telecoms
37 (3.684 %)Banking
44 (2.105 %)Automotive
53 (1.579 %)Electronics
61 (0.526 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.526 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
136 (18.95 %)Consultant
229 (15.26 %)Citrix Engineer
323 (12.11 %)Infrastructure Engineer
422 (11.58 %)Analyst
520 (10.53 %)Citrix Consultant
618 (9.474 %)3rd Line Support
713 (6.842 %)Server Engineer
713 (6.842 %)Administrator
811 (5.789 %)Citrix Specialist
811 (5.789 %)Systems Administrator
811 (5.789 %)Support Analyst
910 (5.263 %)Server Support
108 (4.211 %)Architect
117 (3.684 %)Project Manager
126 (3.158 %)Citrix Support
126 (3.158 %)Technical Analyst
126 (3.158 %)Support Engineer
135 (2.632 %)3rd Line Server Engineer
135 (2.632 %)Technical Consultant
135 (2.632 %)Technical Support
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
112 (6.316 %)Clustering
27 (3.684 %)Thin Client
27 (3.684 %)Fat Client
36 (3.158 %)Blackberry
43 (1.579 %)Computer Science
52 (1.053 %)Replication
52 (1.053 %)Enterprise Storage
61 (0.526 %)EqualLogic
61 (0.526 %)Client/Server
61 (0.526 %)CLARiiON
61 (0.526 %)Celerra
61 (0.526 %)Cloud Computing
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1101 (53.16 %)Windows
266 (34.74 %)Windows Server 2008
335 (18.42 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (10.00 %)Windows 7
514 (7.368 %)Windows Vista
613 (6.842 %)Linux
712 (6.316 %)Windows XP
83 (1.579 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (1.053 %)UNIX
101 (0.526 %)Windows 2000
101 (0.526 %)Solaris
101 (0.526 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
119 (10.00 %)Migration
213 (6.842 %)ITIL
39 (4.737 %)Data Protection
39 (4.737 %)Load Testing
47 (3.684 %)Project Management
47 (3.684 %)Software Engineering
56 (3.158 %)Load Balancing
65 (2.632 %)PRINCE2
65 (2.632 %)Workflow
65 (2.632 %)Software Testing
65 (2.632 %)Performance Testing
74 (2.105 %)Manual Testing
74 (2.105 %)Automated Testing
74 (2.105 %)Disaster Recovery
74 (2.105 %)High Availability
83 (1.579 %)Service Delivery
83 (1.579 %)OO
83 (1.579 %)Fault Management
83 (1.579 %)Requirements Analysis
83 (1.579 %)Multithreading
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
113 (6.842 %)PowerShell
210 (5.263 %)SQL
35 (2.632 %)C#
35 (2.632 %)Java
44 (2.105 %)C
53 (1.579 %)VBScript
61 (0.526 %)Bash shell
61 (0.526 %)Python
61 (0.526 %)VB
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
164 (33.68 %)Citrix Certification
248 (25.26 %)CCA
325 (13.16 %)Microsoft Certification
424 (12.63 %)MCSE
523 (12.11 %)CCEA
621 (11.05 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
719 (10.00 %)MCITP
816 (8.421 %)CCEE
914 (7.368 %)Cisco Certification
1012 (6.316 %)CCIA
116 (3.158 %)CCSP
116 (3.158 %)CCNA
125 (2.632 %)VCP4
134 (2.105 %)Degree
143 (1.579 %)PRINCE2 Certification
143 (1.579 %)Security Cleared
152 (1.053 %)SC Cleared
152 (1.053 %)HP AIS
152 (1.053 %)MCP
152 (1.053 %)CCNP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.579 %)QA
21 (0.526 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.526 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1116 (61.05 %)XenApp
288 (46.32 %)XenDesktop
382 (43.16 %)VMware Infrastructure
466 (34.74 %)Active Directory
532 (16.84 %)Hyper-V
631 (16.32 %)vSphere
724 (12.63 %)VMware ESX
814 (7.368 %)Citrix Presentation Server
910 (5.263 %)Xen
106 (3.158 %)VMware ESXi
115 (2.632 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
124 (2.105 %)VMware Server
133 (1.579 %)MetaFrame
133 (1.579 %)VMware Workstation
141 (0.526 %)IAG
141 (0.526 %)UAG
141 (0.526 %)Veritas Cluster Server
141 (0.526 %)vCloud
141 (0.526 %)Terminal Server
141 (0.526 %)NFS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
117 (8.947 %)SCCM
28 (4.211 %)SCOM
28 (4.211 %)vCenter
35 (2.632 %)Tivoli
44 (2.105 %)Tivoli Endpoint Manager
44 (2.105 %)Puppet
53 (1.579 %)AppDNA
53 (1.579 %)NetBackup
62 (1.053 %)HP SIM
71 (0.526 %)Norton AntiVirus
71 (0.526 %)Tivoli Monitoring
71 (0.526 %)MOM
71 (0.526 %)Nagios
71 (0.526 %)OpenView
71 (0.526 %)SCVMM
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1172 (90.53 %)Citrix
2106 (55.79 %)VMware
361 (32.11 %)Microsoft
430 (15.79 %)HP
524 (12.63 %)AppSense
617 (8.947 %)Cisco
716 (8.421 %)NetApp
88 (4.211 %)Symantec
97 (3.684 %)Altiris
106 (3.158 %)IBM
115 (2.632 %)CheckPoint
115 (2.632 %)EMC
124 (2.105 %)Wyse
133 (1.579 %)Remedy
133 (1.579 %)Intel
133 (1.579 %)Dell
142 (1.053 %)3Com
142 (1.053 %)Oracle
142 (1.053 %)Reuters
142 (1.053 %)Bloomberg
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