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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 West Midlands 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6972
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads5557
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.058 %
As % of the category below4.610 %3.589 %
Daily rates quoted1011
Average minimum daily rate£280£256
Average daily rate£286£263
% change on same period last year+8.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£292£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£331
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Hourly rates quoted1219
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£12.99
Average hourly rate£18.69£14.14
% change on same period last year+32.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.88£15.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.73£19.02
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads11931588
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.588 %1.610 %
Daily rates quoted275349
Average minimum daily rate£330£322
Average daily rate£350£341
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£358
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted133245
Average minimum hourly rate£20.22£25.90
Average hourly rate£21.64£28.48
% change on same period last year-24.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.07£31.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.26£24.93
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
BirminghamUp+1324£244-14.00 %
HerefordshireUp+167£230-11.87 %
WarwickshireUp+105£463-
DudleyNew entry-5--
CoventryDown-133£250-
StaffordshireDown-22--
SolihullUp+42--
StourbridgeNew entry-1--
WolverhamptonDown-101--
Citrix EnglandCitrix
England

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

188 (51.16 %)Windows
287 (50.58 %)Active Directory
352 (30.23 %)Microsoft
436 (20.93 %)MS Exchange
531 (18.02 %)Citrix Presentation Server
629 (16.86 %)SQL Server
728 (16.28 %)Windows 2000
728 (16.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
826 (15.12 %)Windows Server 2003
923 (13.37 %)LAN
1021 (12.21 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1021 (12.21 %)Exchange Server 2000
1120 (11.63 %)Microsoft Certification
1219 (11.05 %)Lotus
1219 (11.05 %)Cisco
1219 (11.05 %)SQL
1318 (10.47 %)SAN
1318 (10.47 %)HP
1417 (9.884 %)VB
1417 (9.884 %)WAN
1417 (9.884 %)Lotus Domino
1417 (9.884 %)VMware
1516 (9.302 %)SoftGrid
1516 (9.302 %)VBScript
1615 (8.721 %)MS Excel
1615 (8.721 %)DNS
1615 (8.721 %)IBM
1714 (8.140 %)MS Office
1714 (8.140 %)Firewall
1813 (7.558 %)Government

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (6.977 %)WMI
211 (6.395 %)ADSI
39 (5.233 %)ADO
42 (1.163 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.163 %)XML
42 (1.163 %).NET
51 (0.581 %)HTML
51 (0.581 %).NET Framework
51 (0.581 %)Application Packaging
51 (0.581 %)XSLT
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
136 (20.93 %)MS Exchange
228 (16.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
321 (12.21 %)Exchange Server 2000
417 (9.884 %)Lotus Domino
58 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 5.5
66 (3.488 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
73 (1.744 %)Exchange Server 2007
82 (1.163 %)Lotus Notes
91 (0.581 %)SharePoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (8.721 %)MS Excel
214 (8.140 %)MS Office
33 (1.744 %)MS Project
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
116 (9.302 %)SoftGrid
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (13.37 %)LAN
218 (10.47 %)SAN
317 (9.884 %)WAN
415 (8.721 %)DNS
514 (8.140 %)Firewall
613 (7.558 %)DHCP
79 (5.233 %)VPN
88 (4.651 %)Internet
97 (4.070 %)TCP/IP
104 (2.326 %)Wireless
112 (1.163 %)DSL
121 (0.581 %)3G
121 (0.581 %)POP3
121 (0.581 %)SMS
121 (0.581 %)VoIP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (16.86 %)SQL Server
210 (5.814 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (3.488 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (2.326 %)MS Access
52 (1.163 %)Crystal Reports
52 (1.163 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.581 %)RDBMS
61 (0.581 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.581 %)Visual Studio
11 (0.581 %)Oracle APEX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (7.558 %)Government
25 (2.907 %)Finance
31 (0.581 %)Aerospace
31 (0.581 %)Construction
31 (0.581 %)Financial Institution
31 (0.581 %)Back Office
31 (0.581 %)Legal
31 (0.581 %)Banking
31 (0.581 %)Insurance
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (16.28 %)Analyst
220 (11.63 %)Support Engineer
220 (11.63 %)Citrix Engineer
313 (7.558 %)3rd Line Support
412 (6.977 %)Support Analyst
511 (6.395 %)2nd Line Support
610 (5.814 %)Architect
610 (5.814 %)Desktop Support
78 (4.651 %)Senior Citrix Engineer
87 (4.070 %)Citrix Support
87 (4.070 %)Administrator
87 (4.070 %)Helpdesk Analyst
87 (4.070 %)Service Analyst
87 (4.070 %)Service Desk Analyst
87 (4.070 %)Network Manager
96 (3.488 %)Consultant
105 (2.907 %)Network Engineer
105 (2.907 %)Project Manager
105 (2.907 %)1st Line Support
105 (2.907 %)Server Support
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (5.814 %)Thin Client
110 (5.814 %)Fat Client
28 (4.651 %)Blackberry
36 (3.488 %)NHS
42 (1.163 %)Client/Server
42 (1.163 %)AS400
42 (1.163 %)PDA
51 (0.581 %)Statistics
51 (0.581 %)Clustering
51 (0.581 %)Mainframe
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
188 (51.16 %)Windows
228 (16.28 %)Windows 2000
326 (15.12 %)Windows Server 2003
413 (7.558 %)Windows XP
510 (5.814 %)Windows NT
67 (4.070 %)UNIX
73 (1.744 %)Solaris
82 (1.163 %)Linux
82 (1.163 %)HPUX
82 (1.163 %)NetWare
91 (0.581 %)VMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (7.558 %)ITIL
211 (6.395 %)Security Cleared
310 (5.814 %)Migration
44 (2.326 %)PRINCE2
53 (1.744 %)Project Management
53 (1.744 %)Test Management
62 (1.163 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (1.163 %)CRM
62 (1.163 %)SC Cleared
62 (1.163 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (1.163 %)Business Analysis
62 (1.163 %)Project Planning
62 (1.163 %)Problem Management
71 (0.581 %)OO
71 (0.581 %)RAD
71 (0.581 %)Data Migration
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (11.05 %)SQL
217 (9.884 %)VB
316 (9.302 %)VBScript
49 (5.233 %)Transact-SQL
55 (2.907 %)C
61 (0.581 %)C#
61 (0.581 %)C++
61 (0.581 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.581 %)VB.NET
61 (0.581 %)VBA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (11.63 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (5.814 %)MCSE
210 (5.814 %)Citrix Certification
39 (5.233 %)CCA
45 (2.907 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
53 (1.744 %)Cisco Certification
53 (1.744 %)CCNA
53 (1.744 %)MCP
62 (1.163 %)Degree
71 (0.581 %)CNA
71 (0.581 %)Novell Certification
71 (0.581 %)HNC
71 (0.581 %)HND
71 (0.581 %)MCSA
71 (0.581 %)CCDP
71 (0.581 %)CCEA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (6.395 %)SLA
21 (0.581 %)ISO27001
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
187 (50.58 %)Active Directory
231 (18.02 %)Citrix Presentation Server
310 (5.814 %)VMware Infrastructure
48 (4.651 %)MetaFrame
57 (4.070 %)Terminal Services
64 (2.326 %)VMware ESX
73 (1.744 %)Terminal Server
81 (0.581 %)VMware Workstation
81 (0.581 %)NetBackup
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (12.21 %)OpenView Configuration Management
27 (4.070 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
35 (2.907 %)OpenView
43 (1.744 %)DameWare
52 (1.163 %)MOM
61 (0.581 %)CiscoWorks
61 (0.581 %)Norton AntiVirus
61 (0.581 %)MAILsweeper
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (30.23 %)Microsoft
219 (11.05 %)Cisco
219 (11.05 %)Lotus
318 (10.47 %)HP
417 (9.884 %)VMware
515 (8.721 %)IBM
66 (3.488 %)Novell
74 (2.326 %)Wyse
74 (2.326 %)Dell
74 (2.326 %)LANDesk
83 (1.744 %)Remedy
83 (1.744 %)VERITAS
92 (1.163 %)CheckPoint
92 (1.163 %)Symantec
92 (1.163 %)Oracle
92 (1.163 %)Intel
92 (1.163 %)Compaq
92 (1.163 %)Altiris
101 (0.581 %)Sun
101 (0.581 %)Infragistics
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