The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Citrix products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Citrix over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Manchester region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Citrix Systems.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix
Rank 129 61 50
Rank change year-on-year
-68 -11
Permanent jobs citing Citrix 60 149 150
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 1.427% 3.965% 3.751%
As % of the Vendors category 3.171% 8.638% 7.422%
Number of salaries quoted 57 144 144
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -1.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £21,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £78,750 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
All Vendors
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1892 1725 2021
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 44.99% 45.90% 50.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1586 1463 1830
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £56,500 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Citrix
North West

Citrix
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Citrix across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Manchester Citrix Jobs Demand Trend

Citrix
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Citrix across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

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 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bolton -17 4 £28,500 -24.00% 2
Stockport -14 3 £37,500 +36.36% 4
Salford - 3 £35,000 -
Wigan -2 2 £36,000 -18.18% 1
Bury +2 1 £37,500 +74.41%
Rochdale 0 1 £52,500 +144.18%
Oldham -1 1 £37,500 +74.41%
Sale - 1 £37,500 -
Citrix
North West

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

1 130 (80.25%) Windows
2 93 (57.41%) VMware
3 88 (54.32%) Microsoft
4 81 (50.00%) Active Directory
5 74 (45.68%) MS Exchange
6 70 (43.21%) Windows Server 2008
7 64 (39.51%) VMware Infrastructure
8 61 (37.65%) Windows Server 2003
9 60 (37.04%) XenApp
10 51 (31.48%) MS Excel
11 48 (29.63%) ITIL
12 34 (20.99%) XenServer
13 32 (19.75%) Hyper-V
14 29 (17.90%) XenDesktop
14 29 (17.90%) Microsoft Certification
14 29 (17.90%) SAN
15 27 (16.67%) Cisco
15 27 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2010
16 26 (16.05%) HP
17 25 (15.43%) DNS
18 24 (14.81%) LAN
18 24 (14.81%) WAN
18 24 (14.81%) Citrix Certification
19 23 (14.20%) Windows 7
19 23 (14.20%) SCCM
20 22 (13.58%) Windows XP
21 21 (12.96%) MCSE
21 21 (12.96%) NetApp
22 20 (12.35%) UNIX
22 20 (12.35%) Exchange Server 2003

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 4 (2.469%) Middleware
2 2 (1.235%) XML
3 1 (0.617%) .NET
3 1 (0.617%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.617%) COM
3 1 (0.617%) Web Services
3 1 (0.617%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 74 (45.68%) MS Exchange
2 27 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2010
3 20 (12.35%) Exchange Server 2003
4 19 (11.73%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (3.704%) Lync
5 6 (3.704%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 5 (3.086%) IIS
7 4 (2.469%) SharePoint
8 2 (1.235%) SharePoint 2010
8 2 (1.235%) MS Project Server
8 2 (1.235%) SAS
9 1 (0.617%) CMS
9 1 (0.617%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.617%) Amazon AWS
9 1 (0.617%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.617%) Route 53
Applications
1 51 (31.48%) MS Excel
2 16 (9.877%) MS Office
3 6 (3.704%) MS Project
4 1 (0.617%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.617%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.617%) AWD
Communications & Networking
1 29 (17.90%) SAN
2 25 (15.43%) DNS
3 24 (14.81%) LAN
3 24 (14.81%) WAN
4 19 (11.73%) Firewall
4 19 (11.73%) DHCP
5 18 (11.11%) TCP/IP
6 16 (9.877%) VPN
7 13 (8.025%) Unified Communications
8 11 (6.790%) Internet
9 9 (5.556%) NAS
10 8 (4.938%) Network Security
11 6 (3.704%) Wireless
11 6 (3.704%) IPsec
11 6 (3.704%) SSL
11 6 (3.704%) WLAN
12 4 (2.469%) IP Telephony
13 3 (1.852%) VoIP
13 3 (1.852%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (1.852%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.469%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (1.852%) DB2
3 3 (1.852%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.617%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.617%) MS Access
4 1 (0.617%) Amazon DynamoDB
General
1 11 (6.790%) Finance
2 9 (5.556%) Advertising
3 6 (3.704%) Telecoms
4 4 (2.469%) Law
4 4 (2.469%) Retail
5 2 (1.235%) Banking
6 1 (0.617%) Local Government
6 1 (0.617%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.617%) Publishing
6 1 (0.617%) Legal
6 1 (0.617%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.617%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 29 (17.90%) Analyst
2 19 (11.73%) Architect
3 16 (9.877%) Support Analyst
4 13 (8.025%) 3rd Line Support
5 12 (7.407%) Systems Engineer
5 12 (7.407%) Consultant
6 11 (6.790%) Help Desk Support
7 10 (6.173%) Team Leader
7 10 (6.173%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (6.173%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 9 (5.556%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (4.938%) IT Support
9 8 (4.938%) Service Analyst
9 8 (4.938%) Service Desk Analyst
9 8 (4.938%) Solutions Architect
9 8 (4.938%) Project Manager
10 7 (4.321%) Support Engineer
11 6 (3.704%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 6 (3.704%) Server Engineer
11 6 (3.704%) Infrastructure Manager
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.259%) Fat Client
1 15 (9.259%) Thin Client
2 11 (6.790%) Blackberry
3 9 (5.556%) Clustering
4 5 (3.086%) Mainframe
4 5 (3.086%) CLARiiON
5 4 (2.469%) iPad
6 3 (1.852%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.852%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.852%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (1.235%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.235%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (1.235%) Statistics
7 2 (1.235%) iPhone
7 2 (1.235%) IVR
8 1 (0.617%) EMC Centera
8 1 (0.617%) iSeries
8 1 (0.617%) Celerra
8 1 (0.617%) HP StorageWorks
Operating Systems
1 130 (80.25%) Windows
2 70 (43.21%) Windows Server 2008
3 61 (37.65%) Windows Server 2003
4 23 (14.20%) Windows 7
5 22 (13.58%) Windows XP
6 20 (12.35%) UNIX
7 15 (9.259%) Linux
8 8 (4.938%) Windows Vista
9 6 (3.704%) Windows 2000
10 5 (3.086%) Solaris
11 4 (2.469%) Windows 2000 Server
12 3 (1.852%) AIX
12 3 (1.852%) Windows Mobile
13 2 (1.235%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (1.235%) Windows XP Embedded
14 1 (0.617%) NetWare
14 1 (0.617%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.617%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (29.63%) ITIL
2 13 (8.025%) PRINCE2
3 12 (7.407%) Change Management
3 12 (7.407%) Disaster Recovery
4 11 (6.790%) Problem Management
5 8 (4.938%) Change Control
5 8 (4.938%) Project Management
6 7 (4.321%) Incident Management
6 7 (4.321%) Service Management
7 6 (3.704%) Load Balancing
7 6 (3.704%) Root Cause Analysis
8 5 (3.086%) Asset Management
8 5 (3.086%) Business Continuity
9 4 (2.469%) Service Delivery
10 3 (1.852%) PRINCE
10 3 (1.852%) SOA
10 3 (1.852%) OO
10 3 (1.852%) RUP
10 3 (1.852%) DSDM
10 3 (1.852%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.407%) SQL
2 10 (6.173%) VB
3 7 (4.321%) VBScript
3 7 (4.321%) Java
4 3 (1.852%) C#
4 3 (1.852%) C++
4 3 (1.852%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.617%) C
5 1 (0.617%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 29 (17.90%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (14.81%) Citrix Certification
3 21 (12.96%) MCSE
4 16 (9.877%) CCEE
5 15 (9.259%) CCA
6 13 (8.025%) MCP
6 13 (8.025%) MCITP
7 11 (6.790%) MCSA
8 9 (5.556%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (4.938%) CCIA
10 7 (4.321%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (3.704%) CCIE
11 6 (3.704%) A+ Certification
11 6 (3.704%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (3.704%) CCEA
12 4 (2.469%) Degree
12 4 (2.469%) CCNP
12 4 (2.469%) CCDP
13 3 (1.852%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (1.852%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.73%) SLA
2 7 (4.321%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.469%) BS7799
4 3 (1.852%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.852%) COBIT
5 1 (0.617%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 81 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 64 (39.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 60 (37.04%) XenApp
4 34 (20.99%) XenServer
5 32 (19.75%) Hyper-V
6 29 (17.90%) XenDesktop
7 20 (12.35%) vSphere
8 8 (4.938%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (4.938%) VMware ESX
8 8 (4.938%) Terminal Services
9 7 (4.321%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 6 (3.704%) MetaFrame
11 3 (1.852%) Xen
11 3 (1.852%) VMware Server
12 2 (1.235%) IAG
12 2 (1.235%) Microsoft App-V
13 1 (0.617%) NFS
13 1 (0.617%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 23 (14.20%) SCCM
2 13 (8.025%) SCOM
3 3 (1.852%) BladeLogic
3 3 (1.852%) Backup Exec
4 2 (1.235%) WSUS
5 1 (0.617%) MAILsweeper
5 1 (0.617%) ZENworks
5 1 (0.617%) SCVMM
5 1 (0.617%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 93 (57.41%) VMware
2 88 (54.32%) Microsoft
3 27 (16.67%) Cisco
4 26 (16.05%) HP
5 21 (12.96%) NetApp
6 15 (9.259%) Oracle
7 14 (8.642%) Symantec
7 14 (8.642%) EMC
8 10 (6.173%) Brocade
8 10 (6.173%) CheckPoint
9 9 (5.556%) AppSense
10 7 (4.321%) Avaya
10 7 (4.321%) Juniper
11 6 (3.704%) F5
11 6 (3.704%) Fortinet
11 6 (3.704%) Blue Coat
12 5 (3.086%) Remedy
12 5 (3.086%) IBM
13 4 (2.469%) Sun
13 4 (2.469%) Dell
Manchester, Lancashire
Search Consultancy are looking to recruit an experienced Server Engineer to fill a position for a start up company based in Manchester City Centre... Experience of SAN/ Active...
Search Consultancy
Salary: tbc
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Service Desk / Helpdesk / Windows / Microsoft Server / Active Directory / DNS / DHCP / Netapp / Citrix Due to continued growth, my market leading client are looking to recruit are looking to recruit...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £13000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
A detailed working knowledge of some or all of the following technologies:- -Citrix (XenApp 6.5) / VDI -Virtualised Environments -Printing Technologies (ThinPrint) -Windows 2003/2008 Server -Enterprise Level...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Stockport, North West
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
greywood
Salary: £25000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 June 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
You will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of technology covering Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Active Directory, Citrix, VMware, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, VNC...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £25000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 + car/allow + bens
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cheshire,...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £40,000
Posted: 22 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Robert Walters
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Fruition IT Resources Limited
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £25k - 32k per year
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bolton, North West
greywood
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 6 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £65K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
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Stockport, North West
greywood
Salary: £15000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 June 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £15000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 17,000 - 20,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Hudson
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £80000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Robert Walters
Salary: £275 - £325 per day
Posted: 12 June 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
Computer Futures
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 6 June 2013
Bolton, North West
IS Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013