Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Citrix MetaFrame skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MetaFrame over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix MetaFrame
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank231241
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads945
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.020 %
As % of the category below1.275 %5.006 %
Salaries quoted944
Average minimum salary£32,778£29,932
Average salary£34,444£32,727
% change on same period last year+5.24 %
Average maximum salary£36,111£35,523
UK excluding London average salary£41,127£33,289
% change on same period last year+23.54 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads706899
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.455 %0.402 %
Salaries quoted561734
Average minimum salary£37,183£36,278
Average salary£40,006£39,349
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Average maximum salary£42,829£42,421
UK excluding London average salary£35,484£34,732
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
MetaFrame South EastMetaFrame
South East

MetaFrame
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MetaFrame across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Berkshire MetaFrame Demand Trend

MetaFrame
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MetaFrame across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire MetaFrame Salary Trend

MetaFrame
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MetaFrame across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire MetaFrame Salary Histogram

MetaFrame
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MetaFrame within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+14£35,000+29.13 %
BracknellUp+272£45,000+28.57 %
SloughNew entry-2£27,500-
MaidenheadNew entry-1£25,000-
MetaFrame South EastMetaFrame
South East

MetaFrame
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MetaFrame 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MetaFrame.

119 (100.00 %)Citrix
213 (68.42 %)Windows
311 (57.89 %)MS Exchange
311 (57.89 %)Microsoft
311 (57.89 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (52.63 %)Compaq
410 (52.63 %)TCP/IP
410 (52.63 %)Exchange Server 5.5
410 (52.63 %)Windows 2000 Server
59 (47.37 %)Citrix Presentation Server
59 (47.37 %)VMware
68 (42.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
77 (36.84 %)Education
77 (36.84 %)MCSE
77 (36.84 %)Active Directory
77 (36.84 %)Microsoft Certification
77 (36.84 %)SAN
86 (31.58 %)IBM
86 (31.58 %)HP
86 (31.58 %)Dell
86 (31.58 %)DNS
86 (31.58 %)Sun
86 (31.58 %)DHCP
86 (31.58 %)Government
86 (31.58 %)VMware ESX
86 (31.58 %)Clustering
86 (31.58 %)AppSense
86 (31.58 %)Altiris
86 (31.58 %)Local Government
86 (31.58 %)Microsoft Virtual Server

MetaFrame
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MetaFrame also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited MetaFrame. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (57.89 %)MS Exchange
210 (52.63 %)Exchange Server 5.5
36 (31.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
36 (31.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (15.79 %)GroupWise
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (26.32 %)MS Excel
24 (21.05 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (52.63 %)TCP/IP
27 (36.84 %)SAN
36 (31.58 %)DNS
36 (31.58 %)DHCP
44 (21.05 %)VoIP
51 (5.263 %)WAN
51 (5.263 %)LAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (36.84 %)Education
26 (31.58 %)Government
26 (31.58 %)Local Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (63.16 %)Analyst
26 (31.58 %)Server Support
26 (31.58 %)Support Analyst
26 (31.58 %)3rd Line Support
26 (31.58 %)Server Analyst
34 (21.05 %)Desktop Support
34 (21.05 %)IT Support Analyst
43 (15.79 %)Desktop Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Technical Engineer
43 (15.79 %)2nd Line Support
43 (15.79 %)Desktop Support Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Technical Support Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Support Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Consultant
43 (15.79 %)Technical Support
43 (15.79 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
52 (10.53 %)Technical Consultant
61 (5.263 %)1st Line Support Analyst
61 (5.263 %)1st Line Support
61 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Support
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (31.58 %)Clustering
23 (15.79 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (68.42 %)Windows
211 (57.89 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (52.63 %)Windows 2000 Server
45 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
54 (21.05 %)Windows XP
63 (15.79 %)NetWare
72 (10.53 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.263 %)Data Security
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (36.84 %)MCSE
17 (36.84 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (15.79 %)Citrix Certification
23 (15.79 %)CCEA
31 (5.263 %)CCA
31 (5.263 %)MCP
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (47.37 %)Citrix Presentation Server
28 (42.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (36.84 %)Active Directory
46 (31.58 %)VMware ESX
46 (31.58 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.79 %)ZENworks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (100.00 %)Citrix
211 (57.89 %)Microsoft
310 (52.63 %)Compaq
49 (47.37 %)VMware
56 (31.58 %)AppSense
56 (31.58 %)Altiris
56 (31.58 %)Dell
56 (31.58 %)Sun
56 (31.58 %)HP
56 (31.58 %)IBM
65 (26.32 %)Cisco
74 (21.05 %)Intel
83 (15.79 %)Novell