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The table below looks at the demand for the Citrix Support role in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Citrix Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Citrix Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank118139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.167 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£286
% change on same period last year-18.77 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.86£45.00
% change on same period last year-42.53 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads30013349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.057 %3.303 %
Daily rates quoted750771
Average minimum daily rate£322£326
Average daily rate£343£348
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted296469
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£21.33
Average hourly rate£21.09£23.00
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.58£24.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Citrix Support EnglandCitrix Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Citrix Support Demand Trend

Citrix Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Citrix Support Daily Rate Trend

Citrix Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Citrix Support Hourly Rate Trend

Citrix Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Citrix Support across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Citrix Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Citrix Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix Support within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WolverhamptonNew entry-3--
BirminghamNew entry-1--
Citrix Support EnglandCitrix Support
England

Citrix Support
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Citrix Support in their job title 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 with Citrix Support in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)Citrix
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Active Directory
33 (50.00 %)LANDesk
33 (50.00 %)VMware
33 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (50.00 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %)MS Excel
51 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
51 (16.67 %)IBM
51 (16.67 %)Sun
51 (16.67 %)MS Office
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)Windows
51 (16.67 %)Linux
51 (16.67 %)MCSE
51 (16.67 %)Firewall
51 (16.67 %)CCA
51 (16.67 %)Citrix Certification
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (16.67 %)VERITAS
51 (16.67 %)VMware Workstation
51 (16.67 %)NetBackup
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (16.67 %)HP

Citrix Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Citrix Support in their job title 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 with Citrix Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Excel
21 (16.67 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)Firewall
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)ITIL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)CCA
11 (16.67 %)Citrix Certification
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)VMware Workstation
21 (16.67 %)NetBackup
21 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Citrix
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
33 (50.00 %)VMware
33 (50.00 %)LANDesk
41 (16.67 %)IBM
41 (16.67 %)Sun
41 (16.67 %)HP
41 (16.67 %)VERITAS