The first table below looks at the demand for XenServer skills in IT jobs advertised for the Sheffield region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XenServer 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 Sheffield region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Citrix XenServer
Rank 49 55 -
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -
Permanent jobs citing XenServer 9 9 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 1.721% 1.438% -
As % of the System Software category 17.31% 16.07% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 0
Average salary £55,000 £38,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+44.73% -
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All System Software
Sheffield
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
52 56 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 9.943% 8.946% 2.876%
Number of salaries quoted 47 54 13
Average salary £47,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £20,600 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +2.63%
XenServer
South Yorkshire

XenServer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Sheffield XenServer Jobs Demand Trend

XenServer
Salary Trend

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

Sheffield XenServer Salary Trend

XenServer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield region citing XenServer 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 XenServer.

1 10 (100.00%) HP
1 10 (100.00%) Citrix
1 10 (100.00%) VMware
1 10 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 10 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 10 (100.00%) XenApp
1 10 (100.00%) XenDesktop
1 10 (100.00%) vSphere
2 8 (80.00%) CCIA
2 8 (80.00%) CCEE
2 8 (80.00%) VMware ESX
2 8 (80.00%) NetApp
2 8 (80.00%) Citrix Certification
2 8 (80.00%) CCEA
2 8 (80.00%) Cisco
3 6 (60.00%) CCNP
3 6 (60.00%) CCDA
3 6 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (60.00%) Juniper
3 6 (60.00%) CCA
3 6 (60.00%) Dell
3 6 (60.00%) EMC
3 6 (60.00%) SaaS
3 6 (60.00%) VCAP
3 6 (60.00%) PlateSpin
3 6 (60.00%) Blue Coat
3 6 (60.00%) VCDX
3 6 (60.00%) DataCore
3 6 (60.00%) FalconStor
4 2 (20.00%) Data Management

XenServer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) MS Exchange
1 2 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2000
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) SAN
1 2 (20.00%) Unified Communications
1 2 (20.00%) NetScaler
1 2 (20.00%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Solutions Architect
1 6 (60.00%) Architect
2 4 (40.00%) Virtualisation Architect
2 4 (40.00%) Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) VMware Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Solutions Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Technical Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Citrix Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Virtualisation Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) VMware Consultant
4 1 (10.00%) Virtualisation Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
1 2 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (20.00%) Data Management
1 2 (20.00%) Business Development
1 2 (20.00%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 8 (80.00%) Citrix Certification
2 8 (80.00%) CCEA
2 8 (80.00%) CCEE
2 8 (80.00%) CCIA
3 6 (60.00%) VCAP
3 6 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (60.00%) CCNP
3 6 (60.00%) CCDA
3 6 (60.00%) CCA
3 6 (60.00%) VCDX
4 2 (20.00%) NCDA
4 2 (20.00%) NCIE
4 2 (20.00%) MCITP
4 2 (20.00%) CCAA
System Software
1 10 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 10 (100.00%) XenApp
1 10 (100.00%) XenDesktop
1 10 (100.00%) vSphere
2 8 (80.00%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) NetBackup
1 2 (20.00%) Backup Exec
1 2 (20.00%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) HP
1 10 (100.00%) Citrix
1 10 (100.00%) VMware
2 8 (80.00%) NetApp
2 8 (80.00%) Cisco
3 6 (60.00%) Dell
3 6 (60.00%) EMC
3 6 (60.00%) Juniper
3 6 (60.00%) Blue Coat
3 6 (60.00%) PlateSpin
3 6 (60.00%) DataCore
3 6 (60.00%) FalconStor
4 2 (20.00%) Veeam
4 2 (20.00%) CommVault
4 2 (20.00%) Symantec
4 2 (20.00%) IBM