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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT jobs within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Citrix over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8898
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads95129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.056 %
As % of the category below4.425 %3.904 %
Salaries quoted88106
Average minimum salary£28,753£26,747
Average salary£30,472£28,994
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
Average maximum salary£32,191£31,242
UK excluding London average salary£35,537£34,240
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads21473304
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.243 %1.422 %
Salaries quoted19002839
Average minimum salary£35,721£40,738
Average salary£40,796£47,134
% change on same period last year-13.44 %
Average maximum salary£45,871£53,529
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Citrix North WestCitrix
North West

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 permanent IT jobs citing Citrix across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Manchester Citrix Demand Trend

Citrix
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Citrix Salary Trend

Citrix
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Citrix across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Manchester Citrix Salary Histogram

Citrix
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
SalfordNew entry-5£37,400-
CheadleNew entry-5£41,400-
AltrinchamNew entry-4£27,875-
StockportNew entry-3£25,833-
RochdaleUp+32£35,000+43.58 %
Citrix North WestCitrix
North West

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Citrix.

1156 (67.24 %)Windows
2123 (53.02 %)Microsoft
3103 (44.40 %)Windows Server 2003
493 (40.09 %)MS Exchange
580 (34.48 %)Cisco
676 (32.76 %)Microsoft Certification
768 (29.31 %)MS Excel
866 (28.45 %)Active Directory
956 (24.14 %)SQL Server
956 (24.14 %)Windows 2000 Server
1049 (21.12 %)VMware
1148 (20.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
1148 (20.69 %)MCSE
1247 (20.26 %)TCP/IP
1346 (19.83 %)WAN
1444 (18.97 %)SQL
1541 (17.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1635 (15.09 %)Windows XP
1635 (15.09 %)DNS
1734 (14.66 %)SAN
1734 (14.66 %)Firewall
1832 (13.79 %)LAN
1931 (13.36 %)ISA Server
2028 (12.07 %)Symantec
2028 (12.07 %)Windows 2000
2127 (11.64 %)Linux
2127 (11.64 %)Exchange Server 2007
2226 (11.21 %)Exchange Server 2000
2226 (11.21 %)McAfee Security
2325 (10.78 %)Degree

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Citrix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (2.155 %).NET
23 (1.293 %)ASP
32 (0.862 %)WebServices
41 (0.431 %)EDI
41 (0.431 %)Java RMI
41 (0.431 %)FIX Protocol
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
193 (40.09 %)MS Exchange
248 (20.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (11.64 %)Exchange Server 2007
426 (11.21 %)Exchange Server 2000
517 (7.328 %)IIS
65 (2.155 %)Lotus Notes
65 (2.155 %)SharePoint
74 (1.724 %)Exchange Server 5.5
83 (1.293 %)GroupWise
92 (0.862 %)Apache
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
168 (29.31 %)MS Excel
213 (5.603 %)MS Office
31 (0.431 %)MS Visio
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.724 %)Great Plains
21 (0.431 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.431 %)Summit
21 (0.431 %)BPCS
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
147 (20.26 %)TCP/IP
246 (19.83 %)WAN
335 (15.09 %)DNS
434 (14.66 %)SAN
434 (14.66 %)Firewall
532 (13.79 %)LAN
623 (9.914 %)VPN
719 (8.190 %)Internet
813 (5.603 %)VoIP
911 (4.741 %)Cisco PIX
107 (3.017 %)ADSL
115 (2.155 %)IP Telephony
124 (1.724 %)DHCP
133 (1.293 %)MPLS
142 (0.862 %)OSPF
142 (0.862 %)PBX
151 (0.431 %)Broadband
151 (0.431 %)ISDN
151 (0.431 %)Ethernet
151 (0.431 %)RIP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
156 (24.14 %)SQL Server
215 (6.466 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (5.172 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.431 %)PerformancePoint
41 (0.431 %)MySQL
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.431 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (5.603 %)Education
210 (4.310 %)Telecoms
39 (3.879 %)Pensions
48 (3.448 %)Finance
48 (3.448 %)Health
57 (3.017 %)Government
64 (1.724 %)Legal
71 (0.431 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.431 %)Retail
71 (0.431 %)Insurance
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (18.53 %)Analyst
239 (16.81 %)Support Engineer
328 (12.07 %)2nd Line Support
420 (8.621 %)Technical Support
518 (7.759 %)Support Technician
518 (7.759 %)Tester
617 (7.328 %)Technical Engineer
716 (6.897 %)Technical Support Engineer
814 (6.034 %)2nd Line Support Technician
913 (5.603 %)Administrator
1012 (5.172 %)Field Engineer
1012 (5.172 %)Support Analyst
1111 (4.741 %)IT Manager
1111 (4.741 %)Hardware Engineer
1210 (4.310 %)Systems Administrator
139 (3.879 %)Consultant
139 (3.879 %)Infrastructure Manager
139 (3.879 %)Software Tester
148 (3.448 %)1st Line Support
157 (3.017 %)IT Support Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (5.172 %)Thin Client
112 (5.172 %)Fat Client
29 (3.879 %)Clustering
32 (0.862 %)Mainframe
32 (0.862 %)Management Information System
41 (0.431 %)AS400
41 (0.431 %)PDA
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1156 (67.24 %)Windows
2103 (44.40 %)Windows Server 2003
356 (24.14 %)Windows 2000 Server
435 (15.09 %)Windows XP
528 (12.07 %)Windows 2000
627 (11.64 %)Linux
719 (8.190 %)UNIX
89 (3.879 %)Windows Server 2008
98 (3.448 %)Windows Vista
104 (1.724 %)Solaris
111 (0.431 %)Windows NT
111 (0.431 %)NetWare
111 (0.431 %)Debian
111 (0.431 %)Red Hat Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (9.483 %)ITIL
220 (8.621 %)Project Management
311 (4.741 %)Service Delivery
311 (4.741 %)PRINCE2
311 (4.741 %)Software Testing
48 (3.448 %)Business Development
48 (3.448 %)Security Cleared
57 (3.017 %)User Acceptance Testing
57 (3.017 %)Migration
57 (3.017 %)Regression Testing
66 (2.586 %)Logistics
66 (2.586 %)Automated Testing
74 (1.724 %)Load Balancing
74 (1.724 %)Manual Testing
83 (1.293 %)Strategic Planning
83 (1.293 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (1.293 %)Change Management
92 (0.862 %)Time Management
92 (0.862 %)Performance Testing
101 (0.431 %)Test Scripting
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (18.97 %)SQL
222 (9.483 %)C
311 (4.741 %)VB
410 (4.310 %)Perl
53 (1.293 %)C#
53 (1.293 %)VBScript
61 (0.431 %)Java
61 (0.431 %)PHP
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
176 (32.76 %)Microsoft Certification
248 (20.69 %)MCSE
325 (10.78 %)Degree
420 (8.621 %)Cisco Certification
420 (8.621 %)CCNA
518 (7.759 %)MCP
615 (6.466 %)MCSA
712 (5.172 %)Citrix Certification
88 (3.448 %)ITIL Certification
96 (2.586 %)CCA
105 (2.155 %)HND
114 (1.724 %)Dell Certification
114 (1.724 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
123 (1.293 %)HP ASE
123 (1.293 %)CCEA
131 (0.431 %)CCNP
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.155 %)SLA
15 (2.155 %)QA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
166 (28.45 %)Active Directory
241 (17.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
331 (13.36 %)ISA Server
418 (7.759 %)Terminal Server
517 (7.328 %)Terminal Services
612 (5.172 %)Backup Exec
711 (4.741 %)VMware Infrastructure
86 (2.586 %)MetaFrame
95 (2.155 %)Xen
95 (2.155 %)VMware ESX
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.724 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.431 %)MIMEsweeper
21 (0.431 %)ARCserve
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1123 (53.02 %)Microsoft
280 (34.48 %)Cisco
349 (21.12 %)VMware
428 (12.07 %)Symantec
526 (11.21 %)McAfee Security
622 (9.483 %)HP
720 (8.621 %)Dell
816 (6.897 %)Novell
913 (5.603 %)Sun
1012 (5.172 %)Compaq
116 (2.586 %)IBM
116 (2.586 %)Oracle
116 (2.586 %)Lotus
123 (1.293 %)VERITAS
123 (1.293 %)3Com
123 (1.293 %)Intel
132 (0.862 %)Alcatel
132 (0.862 %)SAP
132 (0.862 %)Mitel
132 (0.862 %)Altiris