Citrix Contract Job Trends in England

Citrix
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Citrix products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Citrix over the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Citrix Systems.

 6 months to
10 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 413 259 217
Rank change year-on-year -154 -42 -31
Contract jobs citing Citrix 231 281 362
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.50% 1.01% 1.11%
As % of the Vendors category 1.20% 2.15% 2.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 202 238
10th Percentile £185 £171 £206
25th Percentile £310 £256 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £401 £400
Median % change year-on-year +12.11% +0.34% -
75th Percentile £570 £538 £497
90th Percentile £619 £613 £623
UK median daily rate £450 £403 £400
% change year-on-year +11.73% +0.69% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 17 27
10th Percentile £24.18 - -
25th Percentile £60.63 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £74.00 £16.30 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +353.99% - +1.18%
75th Percentile - £18.31 £21.37
90th Percentile £74.75 £28.80 £27.00
UK median hourly rate £74.00 £16.80 £16.30
% change year-on-year +340.48% +3.07% -1.21%

All Vendors
England

Citrix falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 19,288 13,092 14,438
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.65% 47.10% 44.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,015 8,296 8,883
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% -4.67% -
75th Percentile £619 £618 £631
90th Percentile £706 £711 £732
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,110 611 610
10th Percentile £14.12 £14.75 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.83 £15.62
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% -28.14% -17.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.12 £64.25
90th Percentile £83.75 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.34 £25.15 £31.00
% change year-on-year +8.71% -18.87% -27.06%

Citrix
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Citrix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Citrix job vacancy trend in England

Citrix
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Citrix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Citrix

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Citrix in England over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Citrix in England

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Citrix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Citrix

Citrix
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Citrix in England over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Citrix in England

Citrix
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix within the England region over the 6 months to 10 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London -77 113 £450 +10.43% 16
North of England -67 46 £311 -14.73% 5
South East -88 44 £570 +52.00% 18
North West -34 31 £310 -38.00% 1
Midlands -46 21 £450 +52.54% 4
West Midlands -39 15 £450 +63.64% 2
Yorkshire -66 10 £510 +117.02% 4
East Midlands -13 6 - - 2
East of England -49 6 £223 +30.41% 5
North East - 5 £200 -
South West -56 1 - - 3
Citrix
UK

Citrix
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 24 (10.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (8.66%) IIS
3 18 (7.79%) SharePoint
4 5 (2.16%) Appian
4 5 (2.16%) Camunda
4 5 (2.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 11 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.16%) OpenText MBPM
1 5 (2.16%) Oracle BPM
2 3 (1.30%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.87%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 2 (0.87%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 63 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (23.81%) Azure
3 29 (12.55%) Entra ID
4 24 (10.39%) AWS
5 8 (3.46%) Google Workspace
6 7 (3.03%) IaaS
7 6 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (2.16%) PaaS
9 4 (1.73%) GCP
10 3 (1.30%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.30%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.87%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.87%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.87%) Slack
12 1 (0.43%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 1 (0.43%) AWS CloudFormation
12 1 (0.43%) AWS KMS
12 1 (0.43%) Azure App Service
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 48 (20.78%) DNS
2 42 (18.18%) DHCP
3 41 (17.75%) VPN
4 33 (14.29%) Firewall
5 24 (10.39%) NetScaler
6 19 (8.23%) Network Security
7 18 (7.79%) Internet
8 16 (6.93%) TCP/IP
9 8 (3.46%) DMZ
10 7 (3.03%) LAN
10 7 (3.03%) WAN
10 7 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (3.03%) Wireless
11 6 (2.60%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (2.60%) IPv4
11 6 (2.60%) IPv6
11 6 (2.60%) SMTP
11 6 (2.60%) VLAN
12 5 (2.16%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (2.16%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (16.88%) SQL Server
2 23 (9.96%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.16%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (2.16%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (1.30%) Big Data
5 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (2.60%) JIRA
2 4 (1.73%) REST Assured
3 3 (1.30%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.30%) MSI
3 3 (1.30%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.87%) Git
4 2 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.87%) Selenium
5 1 (0.43%) Appium
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
5 1 (0.43%) JUnit
5 1 (0.43%) TestNG
General
1 59 (25.54%) Social Skills
2 50 (21.65%) Finance
3 40 (17.32%) Banking
4 12 (5.19%) Front Office
5 11 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (4.33%) Investment Banking
7 8 (3.46%) Financial Institution
8 7 (3.03%) Legal
9 6 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.87%) Military
11 2 (0.87%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.87%) Publishing
11 2 (0.87%) Retail
12 1 (0.43%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 56 (24.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 34 (14.72%) Developer
3 31 (13.42%) Citrix Engineer
4 28 (12.12%) Senior
5 26 (11.26%) Support Engineer
6 25 (10.82%) C# Developer
7 24 (10.39%) Citrix Infrastructure Engineer
8 17 (7.36%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 15 (6.49%) Analyst
10 14 (6.06%) Desktop Engineer
10 14 (6.06%) Desktop Support
11 13 (5.63%) Administrator
11 13 (5.63%) VMware Engineer
12 12 (5.19%) Network Engineer
13 10 (4.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 10 (4.33%) Architect
13 10 (4.33%) IT Engineer
13 10 (4.33%) Senior Citrix Engineer
14 9 (3.90%) Linux Infrastructure Engineer
14 9 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (14.72%) .NET
2 28 (12.12%) .NET Framework
3 16 (6.93%) WPF
4 15 (6.49%) WinForms
5 9 (3.90%) Terraform
6 4 (1.73%) RESTful
6 4 (1.73%) SAML
6 4 (1.73%) Web Services
7 3 (1.30%) 802.1X
7 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (1.30%) REST
8 2 (0.87%) JSON
8 2 (0.87%) YAML
9 1 (0.43%) ARM Templates
9 1 (0.43%) LDAP
9 1 (0.43%) OAuth
9 1 (0.43%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.43%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.39%) Onboarding
2 17 (7.36%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (6.93%) PKI
4 9 (3.90%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (3.46%) Clustering
5 8 (3.46%) Data Centre
5 8 (3.46%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.46%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.60%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (1.73%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.73%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.73%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.30%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.30%) Enterprise Storage
8 3 (1.30%) NHS
9 2 (0.87%) BYOD
9 2 (0.87%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.87%) Enterprise Cloud
9 2 (0.87%) Mobile Computing
9 2 (0.87%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 155 (67.10%) Windows
2 71 (30.74%) Windows Server
3 26 (11.26%) Linux
4 18 (7.79%) Windows 10
5 9 (3.90%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (3.03%) Mac OS
6 7 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.60%) Debian
8 4 (1.73%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.30%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.87%) Android
10 2 (0.87%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.43%) Unix
11 1 (0.43%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 53 (22.94%) ITIL
3 33 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (10.82%) Data Analysis
4 25 (10.82%) User Experience
5 24 (10.39%) Change Management
6 22 (9.52%) AI
7 21 (9.09%) ITSM
7 21 (9.09%) Migration
8 20 (8.66%) Agile
9 19 (8.23%) Customer Service
9 19 (8.23%) Disaster Recovery
10 17 (7.36%) DevOps
10 17 (7.36%) Service Management
11 14 (6.06%) Root Cause Analysis
11 14 (6.06%) Service Delivery
12 13 (5.63%) Collaborative Working
12 13 (5.63%) Generative AI
12 13 (5.63%) OO
12 13 (5.63%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 42 (18.18%) PowerShell
2 34 (14.72%) C#
3 32 (13.85%) SQL
4 27 (11.69%) PL/SQL
4 27 (11.69%) T-SQL
5 11 (4.76%) VB
5 11 (4.76%) VBA
6 10 (4.33%) JavaScript
7 6 (2.60%) Python
8 4 (1.73%) Bash
9 1 (0.43%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 71 (30.74%) Security Cleared
2 53 (22.94%) SC Cleared
3 26 (11.26%) Degree
4 21 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (2.60%) MCSA
8 5 (2.16%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.16%) Citrix Certification
8 5 (2.16%) ISTQB
9 4 (1.73%) CCA
9 4 (1.73%) MCSE
10 3 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.87%) CCNP
12 1 (0.43%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.43%) CCNA
12 1 (0.43%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.12%) QA
2 4 (1.73%) SLA
3 3 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.43%) NCSC
System Software
1 76 (32.90%) Active Directory
2 60 (25.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (17.75%) Virtual Desktop
4 31 (13.42%) Hyper-V
5 12 (5.19%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (4.76%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 10 (4.33%) XenApp
8 9 (3.90%) Microsoft App-V
8 9 (3.90%) VMware NSX
8 9 (3.90%) XenDesktop
9 6 (2.60%) BitLocker
10 5 (2.16%) Docker
10 5 (2.16%) Terminal Services
10 5 (2.16%) vSphere
11 3 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
12 1 (0.43%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 37 (16.02%) SCCM
2 19 (8.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (7.79%) WSUS
4 13 (5.63%) vCenter Server
5 8 (3.46%) vMotion
6 7 (3.03%) Ansible
6 7 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (3.03%) SysTrack
7 6 (2.60%) FortiGate
7 6 (2.60%) Kubernetes
7 6 (2.60%) SCOM
8 5 (2.16%) Puppet
9 3 (1.30%) Nagios
9 3 (1.30%) Nessus
9 3 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.87%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.87%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.43%) CloudForms
Vendors
1 91 (39.39%) VMware
2 79 (34.20%) Microsoft
3 31 (13.42%) Oracle
4 19 (8.23%) Cisco
5 13 (5.63%) Bloomberg
6 12 (5.19%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.90%) CyberArk
8 8 (3.46%) Google
8 8 (3.46%) Reuters
9 7 (3.03%) Apple
9 7 (3.03%) BeyondTrust
9 7 (3.03%) ION Trading
9 7 (3.03%) Meraki
9 7 (3.03%) Nexthink
9 7 (3.03%) Palo Alto
10 6 (2.60%) F5
10 6 (2.60%) Zscaler
11 5 (2.16%) OpenText
11 5 (2.16%) SolarWinds
11 5 (2.16%) Tenable
46 Citrix jobs in England