Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Citrix MetaFrame skills within the South West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix MetaFrame
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank245230
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads443
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.632 %6.187 %
Salaries quoted423
Average minimum salary£22,875£37,283
Average salary£24,938£39,011
% change on same period last year-36.07 %
Average maximum salary£27,000£40,739
UK excluding London average salary£40,559£33,228
% change on same period last year+22.06 %
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads633695
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.423 %0.310 %
Salaries quoted554586
Average minimum salary£30,221£31,037
Average salary£32,355£33,043
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum salary£34,488£35,049
UK excluding London average salary£35,278£34,717
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
MetaFrame EnglandMetaFrame
England

MetaFrame
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West MetaFrame Salary Trend

MetaFrame
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MetaFrame across the South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
GloucestershireDown-43£21,583-42.14 %
BristolNew entry-1£35,000-
MetaFrame EnglandMetaFrame
England

MetaFrame
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

19 (100.00 %)Windows
19 (100.00 %)Citrix
28 (88.89 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
36 (66.67 %)MS Excel
36 (66.67 %)Windows XP
36 (66.67 %)Microsoft
36 (66.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
44 (44.44 %)WAN
44 (44.44 %)Active Directory
53 (33.33 %)ITIL
53 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
53 (33.33 %)SQL
53 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
53 (33.33 %)VMware
53 (33.33 %)VMware ESX
62 (22.22 %)Firewall
62 (22.22 %)Health
62 (22.22 %)Legal
62 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
62 (22.22 %)Summit
62 (22.22 %)Pensions
62 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (22.22 %)IIS
62 (22.22 %)MS Office
62 (22.22 %)MCSA
62 (22.22 %)VPN
62 (22.22 %)CCNA

MetaFrame
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
22 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (22.22 %)IIS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (22.22 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (22.22 %)Summit
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)WAN
23 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
32 (22.22 %)VPN
32 (22.22 %)SAN
32 (22.22 %)Firewall
41 (11.11 %)LAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Health
12 (22.22 %)Legal
12 (22.22 %)Pensions
21 (11.11 %)Finance
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Systems Administrator
13 (33.33 %)Analyst
13 (33.33 %)Administrator
22 (22.22 %)PC Support
22 (22.22 %)Helpdesk Support
22 (22.22 %)Technical Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Technical Support
31 (11.11 %)1st Line Support
31 (11.11 %)Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Systems Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Server Support
31 (11.11 %)Systems Support
31 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Technical Specialist
31 (11.11 %)Server Support Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Desktop Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Server Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Technical Support Analyst
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Client/Server
11 (11.11 %)Clustering
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)Windows
28 (88.89 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (66.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
36 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
36 (66.67 %)Windows XP
41 (11.11 %)Windows NT
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)ITIL
13 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)Project Management
22 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (11.11 %)VBScript
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)MCSA
12 (22.22 %)CCNA
12 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (44.44 %)Active Directory
23 (33.33 %)VMware ESX
31 (11.11 %)Backup Exec
31 (11.11 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (11.11 %)Terminal Server
31 (11.11 %)ISA Server
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Citrix
26 (66.67 %)Microsoft
33 (33.33 %)VMware
41 (11.11 %)Compaq
41 (11.11 %)IBM