The first table below looks at the demand for XenDesktop skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XenDesktop over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix XenDesktop
Rank 150 136 138
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +2
Permanent jobs citing XenDesktop 7 18 18
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.224% 0.523% 0.524%
As % of the System Software category 2.756% 6.294% 8.738%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 0
Average salary £37,500 £40,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.40% -
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year
- -5.26%
All System Software
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
254 286 206
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 8.115% 8.316% 5.992%
Number of salaries quoted 153 192 151
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £23,950 £27,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,750 £50,000 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +2.63%
XenDesktop
UK

XenDesktop
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing XenDesktop across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Scotland XenDesktop Jobs Demand Trend

XenDesktop
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing XenDesktop across the Scotland region.

Scotland XenDesktop Salary Trend

XenDesktop
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XenDesktop within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 17 May 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
Glasgow -21 4 £38,750 -4.32%
Edinburgh -6 2 - -
North Lanarkshire +5 1 - -
Stirling - 1 £37,500 -
XenDesktop
UK

XenDesktop
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing XenDesktop 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 XenDesktop.

1 9 (100.00%) Windows
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (100.00%) Citrix
1 9 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 8 (88.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (88.89%) VMware
3 7 (77.78%) Exchange Server 2007
3 7 (77.78%) XenApp
3 7 (77.78%) XenServer
3 7 (77.78%) vSphere
3 7 (77.78%) Exchange Server 2010
3 7 (77.78%) MS Exchange
4 6 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
4 6 (66.67%) Hyper-V
5 5 (55.56%) Exchange Server 2003
5 5 (55.56%) Active Directory
6 4 (44.44%) MCITP
7 3 (33.33%) Windows 7
7 3 (33.33%) Windows Vista
7 3 (33.33%) HP
7 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
7 3 (33.33%) Windows XP
8 2 (22.22%) Service Management
8 2 (22.22%) NetApp
8 2 (22.22%) Symantec
8 2 (22.22%) Project Management
8 2 (22.22%) CCA
8 2 (22.22%) Citrix Certification
8 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (22.22%) MCSE

XenDesktop
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing XenDesktop 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 XenDesktop. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (22.22%) XML
Application Platforms
1 7 (77.78%) MS Exchange
1 7 (77.78%) Exchange Server 2007
1 7 (77.78%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (55.56%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) LAN
1 1 (11.11%) WAN
1 1 (11.11%) SAN
1 1 (11.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
1 2 (22.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Technical Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Support Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Infrastructure Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Infrastructure Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support
4 1 (11.11%) Project Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Citrix Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) CLARiiON
1 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
1 9 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (66.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (33.33%) Windows Vista
3 3 (33.33%) Windows XP
3 3 (33.33%) Windows 7
4 1 (11.11%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) ITIL
1 2 (22.22%) Project Management
1 2 (22.22%) Service Management
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Migration
2 1 (11.11%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) Perl
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) MCITP
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) MCSE
2 2 (22.22%) CCA
2 2 (22.22%) Citrix Certification
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (11.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 1 (11.11%) MCTS
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (77.78%) XenApp
2 7 (77.78%) XenServer
2 7 (77.78%) vSphere
3 6 (66.67%) Hyper-V
4 5 (55.56%) Active Directory
5 1 (11.11%) Terminal Services
5 1 (11.11%) VMware ESX
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (11.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) SCOM
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (100.00%) Citrix
2 8 (88.89%) VMware
3 3 (33.33%) HP
4 2 (22.22%) EMC
4 2 (22.22%) NetApp
4 2 (22.22%) Symantec
4 2 (22.22%) Fujitsu
5 1 (11.11%) Cisco
5 1 (11.11%) Brocade
Glasgow, Scotland
Cathcart Associates are working with a hugely successful IT Services company who are looking to recruit an Infrastructure Consultant for a permanent position within their Technical division in...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Car/ Allowance + Benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Citrix XenApp / Citrix XenServer / XenDesktop - Design, Implementation and Support. ** Design, Implementation and Support of virtual environments- VMware ** Strong working knowledge of SCCM ** Microsoft HyperV ** Linux - Basic System Installation...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £35000 - £48000 per annum + + Fantastic Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Citrix XenApp / Citrix XenServer / XenDesktop - Design, Implementation and Support. ** Design, Implementation and Support of virtual environments- VMware ** Strong working knowledge of SCCM ** Microsoft HyperV ** Linux - Basic System Installation...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £48000 per annum + + Fantastic Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Windows Server 2008R2 / Windows Server 2003... Experience in the following technologies is highly desirable; Microsoft SQL Server 2008 App Sense Performance, Application and Environment Manager, EMC CLARiiON / NetApp,...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: offer competitive package
Posted: 14 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Experience in the following technologies is highly desirable; Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Citrix Technologies (including Xen Desktop 5.6, Xen Aapp v5/6, EdgSight, Zone Data Collector, Web...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: offer competitive package
Posted: 14 May 2013