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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 West Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCitrix
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8774
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads184204
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.086 %
As % of the category below5.062 %5.011 %
Salaries quoted168178
Average minimum salary£28,724£28,206
Average salary£30,841£30,002
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Average maximum salary£32,958£31,799
UK excluding London average salary£34,259£33,618
% change on same period last year+1.90 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads36354071
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.011 %1.707 %
Salaries quoted31373517
Average minimum salary£34,326£34,117
Average salary£37,343£37,140
% change on same period last year+0.54 %
Average maximum salary£40,359£40,162
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Citrix EnglandCitrix
England

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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Citrix Salary Trend

Citrix
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Citrix across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BirminghamUp+1277£32,186-7.50 %
HerefordshireDown-2427£34,850+10.67 %
ShropshireDown-326£23,792-17.59 %
WalsallNew entry-15£29,357-
CoventryDown-2012£29,182+3.34 %
SolihullDown-37£21,786-12.63 %
WorcestershireDown-197£31,250+26.97 %
WarwickshireDown-46£33,515+32.40 %
StaffordshireDown-91£35,000+14.75 %
StourbridgeDown-21£40,000+77.77 %
HalesowenNew entry-1£43,500-
Citrix EnglandCitrix
England

Citrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1352 (77.36 %)Windows
2222 (48.79 %)Active Directory
3215 (47.25 %)Windows Server 2003
4192 (42.20 %)Microsoft
5133 (29.23 %)Cisco
6122 (26.81 %)TCP/IP
7111 (24.40 %)MS Exchange
8103 (22.64 %)WAN
9101 (22.20 %)LAN
9101 (22.20 %)Microsoft Certification
1089 (19.56 %)SQL Server
1182 (18.02 %)VMware
1281 (17.80 %)MS Excel
1375 (16.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
1473 (16.04 %)DNS
1473 (16.04 %)Lotus
1570 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
1669 (15.16 %)MCSE
1669 (15.16 %)Firewall
1669 (15.16 %)Exchange Server 2003
1765 (14.29 %)Linux
1863 (13.85 %)IIS
1962 (13.63 %)MS Office
2061 (13.41 %)ITIL
2160 (13.19 %)Citrix Presentation Server
2257 (12.53 %)Windows XP
2353 (11.65 %)SQL
2452 (11.43 %)Terminal Services
2550 (10.99 %)SLA
2649 (10.77 %)HP

Citrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (1.538 %).NET
25 (1.099 %)CSS
33 (0.659 %)ASP.NET
33 (0.659 %)WebSphere
42 (0.440 %)AJAX
42 (0.440 %)HTML
51 (0.220 %)ASP
51 (0.220 %)WebServices
51 (0.220 %)XML
51 (0.220 %)XSLT
51 (0.220 %)EDI
51 (0.220 %)WSH
51 (0.220 %)Middleware
51 (0.220 %)Adobe Flex
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1111 (24.40 %)MS Exchange
269 (15.16 %)Exchange Server 2003
363 (13.85 %)IIS
449 (10.77 %)Lotus Notes
540 (8.791 %)Lotus Domino
637 (8.132 %)Apache
733 (7.253 %)SharePoint
821 (4.615 %)Exchange Server 2007
920 (4.396 %)Exchange Server 2000
108 (1.758 %)Exchange Server 5.5
115 (1.099 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
115 (1.099 %)Tomcat
123 (0.659 %)WebLogic
132 (0.440 %)Live Communications Server
132 (0.440 %)Office Communications Server
132 (0.440 %)SharePoint Server 2007
141 (0.220 %)BizTalk Server
141 (0.220 %)GroupWise
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
181 (17.80 %)MS Excel
262 (13.63 %)MS Office
33 (0.659 %)MS Visio
41 (0.220 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.879 %)Navision
23 (0.659 %)Remedy ITSM
32 (0.440 %)JDE OneWorld
41 (0.220 %)Dynamics NAV
41 (0.220 %)Dynamics CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1122 (26.81 %)TCP/IP
2103 (22.64 %)WAN
3101 (22.20 %)LAN
473 (16.04 %)DNS
569 (15.16 %)Firewall
646 (10.11 %)VPN
738 (8.352 %)SAN
830 (6.593 %)DDNS
928 (6.154 %)Cisco IOS
1016 (3.516 %)Internet
1016 (3.516 %)DHCP
1113 (2.857 %)NetScreen
128 (1.758 %)Intranet
128 (1.758 %)Network Security
137 (1.538 %)VoIP
137 (1.538 %)Ethernet
145 (1.099 %)MPLS
154 (0.879 %)ADSL
162 (0.440 %)ISDN
171 (0.220 %)SMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
189 (19.56 %)SQL Server
27 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (1.099 %)Oracle 10g
35 (1.099 %)Crystal Reports
35 (1.099 %)Oracle 9i
43 (0.659 %)BusinessObjects
43 (0.659 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (0.659 %)Oracle 11g
52 (0.440 %)DB2
61 (0.220 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.220 %)MS Access
61 (0.220 %)Cognos Powerplay
61 (0.220 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (0.220 %)RDBMS
61 (0.220 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.440 %)MSI
21 (0.220 %)LoadRunner
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (9.451 %)Pensions
213 (2.857 %)Telecoms
312 (2.637 %)Government
411 (2.418 %)Construction
510 (2.198 %)Finance
69 (1.978 %)Education
69 (1.978 %)Back Office
77 (1.538 %)Insurance
77 (1.538 %)Health
84 (0.879 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.440 %)Law
101 (0.220 %)Banking
101 (0.220 %)Retail
101 (0.220 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1130 (28.57 %)Analyst
295 (20.88 %)Support Analyst
385 (18.68 %)Support Engineer
438 (8.352 %)Consultant
533 (7.253 %)Technical Support
631 (6.813 %)Administrator
730 (6.593 %)Network Support
826 (5.714 %)Architect
925 (5.495 %)Network Engineer
1023 (5.055 %)Junior
1122 (4.835 %)Helpdesk Support
1221 (4.615 %)Server Support
1221 (4.615 %)IT Support Engineer
1320 (4.396 %)Technical Analyst
1320 (4.396 %)2nd Line Support
1419 (4.176 %)Junior Network Support
1518 (3.956 %)Technical Consultant
1518 (3.956 %)IT Support Analyst
1617 (3.736 %)1st Line Support
1617 (3.736 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
135 (7.692 %)Clustering
221 (4.615 %)Fat Client
221 (4.615 %)Thin Client
319 (4.176 %)AS400
416 (3.516 %)Blackberry
53 (0.659 %)Client/Server
53 (0.659 %)CESG
53 (0.659 %)PDA
62 (0.440 %)Mainframe
71 (0.220 %)EPoS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1352 (77.36 %)Windows
2215 (47.25 %)Windows Server 2003
375 (16.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
470 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
565 (14.29 %)Linux
657 (12.53 %)Windows XP
740 (8.791 %)Windows NT
825 (5.495 %)UNIX
915 (3.297 %)Solaris
1013 (2.857 %)Red Hat Linux
119 (1.978 %)Windows Vista
119 (1.978 %)AIX
124 (0.879 %)HPUX
133 (0.659 %)OS/400
142 (0.440 %)SUSE
142 (0.440 %)Windows Server 2008
151 (0.220 %)i5/OS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
161 (13.41 %)ITIL
224 (5.275 %)Project Management
322 (4.835 %)Migration
421 (4.615 %)Disaster Recovery
520 (4.396 %)Security Cleared
614 (3.077 %)Incident Management
712 (2.637 %)Service Management
810 (2.198 %)CRM
99 (1.978 %)Regression Testing
99 (1.978 %)Manual Testing
99 (1.978 %)SC Cleared
108 (1.758 %)Problem Management
108 (1.758 %)Technical Architecture
117 (1.538 %)Business Analysis
117 (1.538 %)TOGAF
117 (1.538 %)Change Management
117 (1.538 %)Business Continuity
117 (1.538 %)Data Architecture
126 (1.319 %)PRINCE2
135 (1.099 %)ERP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (11.65 %)SQL
211 (2.418 %)C
38 (1.758 %)Perl
38 (1.758 %)Shell Script
47 (1.538 %)VB
54 (0.879 %)PL/SQL
54 (0.879 %)C#
63 (0.659 %)VBScript
72 (0.440 %)FoxPro (VFP)
72 (0.440 %)C++
81 (0.220 %)VB.NET
81 (0.220 %)VBA
81 (0.220 %)Transact-SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1101 (22.20 %)Microsoft Certification
269 (15.16 %)MCSE
340 (8.791 %)MCP
427 (5.934 %)Citrix Certification
523 (5.055 %)CCA
621 (4.615 %)Degree
716 (3.516 %)HND
815 (3.297 %)CCNA
815 (3.297 %)Cisco Certification
911 (2.418 %)MCSA
1010 (2.198 %)ISEB
117 (1.538 %)ITIL Certification
123 (0.659 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
123 (0.659 %)OCP
123 (0.659 %)Oracle Certification
123 (0.659 %)CCEA
131 (0.220 %)MCDST
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
150 (10.99 %)SLA
217 (3.736 %)QA
34 (0.879 %)ISO27001
43 (0.659 %)ISO17799
51 (0.220 %)ISO9001
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1222 (48.79 %)Active Directory
260 (13.19 %)Citrix Presentation Server
352 (11.43 %)Terminal Services
440 (8.791 %)MetaFrame
519 (4.176 %)NetBackup
618 (3.956 %)Backup Exec
618 (3.956 %)VMware Infrastructure
713 (2.857 %)ISA Server
812 (2.637 %)VMware ESX
95 (1.099 %)Terminal Server
104 (0.879 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
113 (0.659 %)Oracle RAC
113 (0.659 %)Oracle RMAN
121 (0.220 %)VMware Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
119 (4.176 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
213 (2.857 %)Norton AntiVirus
213 (2.857 %)MOM
311 (2.418 %)OpenView
311 (2.418 %)WSUS
49 (1.978 %)BMC Performance Manager
57 (1.538 %)ARCserve
57 (1.538 %)Legato
57 (1.538 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
66 (1.319 %)HP Data Protector
73 (0.659 %)BMC Marimba
81 (0.220 %)Tivoli
81 (0.220 %)SCCM
81 (0.220 %)SCOM
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1192 (42.20 %)Microsoft
2133 (29.23 %)Cisco
382 (18.02 %)VMware
473 (16.04 %)Lotus
549 (10.77 %)HP
627 (5.934 %)Oracle
722 (4.835 %)IBM
821 (4.615 %)Symantec
917 (3.736 %)VERITAS
1015 (3.297 %)Dell
1015 (3.297 %)BMC
1113 (2.857 %)Red Hat
1210 (2.198 %)Remedy
139 (1.978 %)Altiris
148 (1.758 %)Sage
148 (1.758 %)Novell
156 (1.319 %)Sun
165 (1.099 %)CommVault
165 (1.099 %)NetApp
165 (1.099 %)CheckPoint