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 9 January 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
9 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 254 204
Rank change year-on-year -68 -50 -26
Contract jobs citing Citrix 224 251 429
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.71% 0.93% 1.19%
As % of the Vendors category 1.53% 2.01% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 135 294
10th Percentile £173 £182 £191
25th Percentile £403 £275 £289
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £375
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £550 £488 £547
90th Percentile £638 £583 £668
UK median daily rate £447 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +19.20% - -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 13 26
10th Percentile - £15.04 £13.29
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.22 -
Median hourly rate £22.27 £18.13 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.81% +29.50% -9.68%
75th Percentile £74.26 £21.46 £15.98
90th Percentile - - £55.70
UK median hourly rate £22.27 £21.46 £14.00
% change year-on-year +3.75% +53.29% -9.68%

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 14,649 12,457 15,738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 46.68% 45.99% 43.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,580 7,530 10,228
10th Percentile £300 £292 £250
25th Percentile £410 £411 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £708 £725 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 686 356 613
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.37 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.99 £17.86 £19.25
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.58% -32.58% +47.11%
75th Percentile £48.50 £63.84 £63.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.75 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £27.35 £44.50
% change year-on-year -12.89% -38.54% +61.82%

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 9 January 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 9 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Citrix in England

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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 9 January 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 -7 108 £450 +20.00% 13
North of England -51 37 £519 +15.28% 13
South East -20 34 £449 +28.14% 6
North West -36 27 £550 +15.79% 3
East of England -31 21 £127 -43.46% 3
Midlands -38 16 £475 +201.59% 1
East Midlands -12 12 £490 +188.24%
North East -12 6 £513 +173.33% 2
South West -22 6 £250 -46.81% 2
Yorkshire -40 6 £519 - 8
West Midlands -43 4 £350 +141.38% 1
South Coast - 1 £625 -
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 (10.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (10.27%) SharePoint
3 14 (6.25%) IIS
4 3 (1.34%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.89%) Confluence
5 2 (0.89%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.89%) WildFly
6 1 (0.45%) JBoss
6 1 (0.45%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 20 (8.93%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.13%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 68 (30.36%) Microsoft 365
2 65 (29.02%) Azure
3 48 (21.43%) Entra ID
4 29 (12.95%) AWS
5 16 (7.14%) GCP
6 7 (3.13%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 7 (3.13%) AWS CloudFormation
6 7 (3.13%) AWS CloudTrail
6 7 (3.13%) AWS Control Tower
6 7 (3.13%) AWS KMS
6 7 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (3.13%) Nutanix
6 7 (3.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 6 (2.68%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.89%) Akamai
9 2 (0.89%) IaaS
9 2 (0.89%) PaaS
9 2 (0.89%) SaaS
9 2 (0.89%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 39 (17.41%) Firewall
2 34 (15.18%) DNS
3 32 (14.29%) NetScaler
4 28 (12.50%) VPN
5 23 (10.27%) DHCP
6 17 (7.59%) TCP/IP
7 14 (6.25%) WebEx
8 13 (5.80%) LAN
9 10 (4.46%) Internet
9 10 (4.46%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (4.02%) Remote Desktop
10 9 (4.02%) VLAN
11 7 (3.13%) WAN
12 6 (2.68%) FTP
12 6 (2.68%) Skype
13 4 (1.79%) Network Security
13 4 (1.79%) Software-Defined Networking
13 4 (1.79%) VoIP
14 3 (1.34%) BGP
14 3 (1.34%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (18.75%) SQL Server
2 24 (10.71%) Oracle Database
3 10 (4.46%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.89%) Tableau
4 2 (0.89%) Tableau Desktop
4 2 (0.89%) Tableau Server
5 1 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (5.36%) JIRA
2 8 (3.57%) Visual Studio
3 3 (1.34%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.34%) MSI
4 2 (0.89%) GitLab
4 2 (0.89%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.45%) GoCD
5 1 (0.45%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 81 (36.16%) Social Skills
2 74 (33.04%) Finance
3 33 (14.73%) Banking
4 23 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.70%) Legal
6 11 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (4.91%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.68%) Front Office
7 6 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (2.68%) International Banking
8 5 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.79%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.79%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.34%) Back Office
10 3 (1.34%) Law
10 3 (1.34%) Polish Language
10 3 (1.34%) Publishing
11 2 (0.89%) Portuguese Language
11 2 (0.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (15.63%) Analyst
2 26 (11.61%) Developer
3 22 (9.82%) Architect
4 21 (9.38%) C# Developer
5 18 (8.04%) Citrix Engineer
5 18 (8.04%) Senior
6 17 (7.59%) Technical Analyst
7 16 (7.14%) Lead
7 16 (7.14%) Technical Support
8 14 (6.25%) Support Analyst
8 14 (6.25%) Technical Support Analyst
9 13 (5.80%) Support Engineer
10 12 (5.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (4.91%) IT Support
11 11 (4.91%) Platform Engineer
12 10 (4.46%) IT Analyst
13 9 (4.02%) Programme Manager
14 7 (3.13%) 1st Line Support
14 7 (3.13%) Consultant
14 7 (3.13%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (11.16%) .NET
2 21 (9.38%) .NET Framework
3 13 (5.80%) WPF
4 12 (5.36%) WinForms
5 9 (4.02%) XMPP
6 7 (3.13%) WCF
7 5 (2.23%) Middleware
7 5 (2.23%) REST
8 3 (1.34%) JSON
9 1 (0.45%) 802.1X
9 1 (0.45%) FIX Protocol
9 1 (0.45%) LDAP
9 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.45%) SAP Basis
9 1 (0.45%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.45%) Web Services
9 1 (0.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.14%) Data Centre
2 11 (4.91%) Product Ownership
3 8 (3.57%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.68%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (2.68%) Hedge funds
4 6 (2.68%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (2.68%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.68%) PKI
5 5 (2.23%) Client/Server
5 5 (2.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (1.79%) Clustering
6 4 (1.79%) NHS
7 3 (1.34%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.34%) Enterprise Storage
7 3 (1.34%) Fat Client
7 3 (1.34%) Legacy Applications
7 3 (1.34%) Private Cloud
7 3 (1.34%) Thin Client
8 2 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 154 (68.75%) Windows
2 54 (24.11%) Windows Server
3 49 (21.88%) Windows 10
4 20 (8.93%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (8.48%) Linux
6 15 (6.70%) Windows Server 2003
7 13 (5.80%) Mac OS
8 12 (5.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 10 (4.46%) AIX
9 10 (4.46%) Windows 7
10 7 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (1.34%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.89%) Android
12 2 (0.89%) VMS
13 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (20.09%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (18.75%) ITIL
3 27 (12.05%) ITSM
4 26 (11.61%) Roadmaps
5 23 (10.27%) Migration
6 22 (9.82%) Change Management
6 22 (9.82%) Disaster Recovery
6 22 (9.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (9.38%) Data Protection
8 20 (8.93%) Agile
8 20 (8.93%) Data Analysis
9 19 (8.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (8.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 19 (8.48%) Project Delivery
9 19 (8.48%) Zero Trust
10 18 (8.04%) Identity Access Management
11 16 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 16 (7.14%) User Experience
12 15 (6.70%) DevOps
13 14 (6.25%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 58 (25.89%) PowerShell
2 40 (17.86%) SQL
3 25 (11.16%) C#
4 22 (9.82%) Bash
5 21 (9.38%) PL/SQL
5 21 (9.38%) T-SQL
6 19 (8.48%) Python
7 11 (4.91%) VB
8 10 (4.46%) VBA
9 9 (4.02%) Perl
10 5 (2.23%) Java
10 5 (2.23%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.89%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 43 (19.20%) Security Cleared
2 38 (16.96%) SC Cleared
3 35 (15.63%) Degree
4 14 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (5.80%) CCNP
6 12 (5.36%) CCNA
6 12 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (4.02%) CCDP
8 8 (3.57%) CCA
8 8 (3.57%) Citrix Certification
8 8 (3.57%) MCSE
9 7 (3.13%) AWS Certification
9 7 (3.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (3.13%) DV Cleared
10 6 (2.68%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (2.23%) MCP
11 5 (2.23%) MCSA
12 4 (1.79%) HNC
12 4 (1.79%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (12.05%) QA
2 15 (6.70%) GDPR
3 13 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (3.13%) NCSC
5 6 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.34%) SLA
7 2 (0.89%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.45%) MiFID
8 1 (0.45%) NIST
System Software
1 83 (37.05%) Active Directory
2 52 (23.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (16.07%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (5.36%) Hyper-V
5 8 (3.57%) XenApp
6 5 (2.23%) Terminal Services
6 5 (2.23%) XenDesktop
7 4 (1.79%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.79%) vSphere
8 3 (1.34%) Docker
8 3 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.89%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.89%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.89%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.45%) NFS
Systems Management
1 44 (19.64%) SCCM
2 36 (16.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (6.25%) Terraform
4 10 (4.46%) Ansible
5 5 (2.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (2.23%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.79%) Kubernetes
6 4 (1.79%) SCVMM
6 4 (1.79%) vCenter Server
7 3 (1.34%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.34%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 2 (0.89%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.89%) Puppet
8 2 (0.89%) vMotion
8 2 (0.89%) WSUS
9 1 (0.45%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.45%) FreeIPA
9 1 (0.45%) SCOM
9 1 (0.45%) vRealize
Vendors
1 105 (46.88%) Microsoft
2 66 (29.46%) VMware
3 42 (18.75%) Oracle
4 26 (11.61%) Cisco
5 14 (6.25%) ServiceNow
6 11 (4.91%) Google
7 10 (4.46%) Red Hat
8 8 (3.57%) Fortinet
8 8 (3.57%) IBM
9 7 (3.13%) Remedy
10 6 (2.68%) Bloomberg
10 6 (2.68%) CloudEndure
10 6 (2.68%) Reuters
11 5 (2.23%) Forcepoint
11 5 (2.23%) Ivanti
12 4 (1.79%) Dell
12 4 (1.79%) HP
12 4 (1.79%) Palo Alto
12 4 (1.79%) SAP
12 4 (1.79%) Zscaler
35 Citrix jobs in England