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 18 November 2025, 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
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 322 218 188
Rank change year-on-year -104 -30 -13
Contract jobs citing Citrix 233 342 524
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.77% 1.11% 1.32%
As % of the Vendors category 1.63% 2.47% 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 206 374
10th Percentile £171 £195 £190
25th Percentile £356 £325 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £375
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £550 £500 £524
90th Percentile £625 £618 £650
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £388
% change year-on-year +12.50% +3.23% -3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 25
10th Percentile - £20.84 £13.12
25th Percentile £16.00 - £14.16
Median hourly rate £31.39 £21.46 £15.65
Median % change year-on-year +46.25% +37.12% +0.97%
75th Percentile £74.26 £26.94 £17.25
90th Percentile - £27.55 £45.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £21.46 £15.65
% change year-on-year +39.79% +37.12% +0.97%

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 14,322 13,843 17,794
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.55% 45.12% 44.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,222 8,310 11,734
10th Percentile £286 £300 £255
25th Percentile £405 £413 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.62% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 714 430 624
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.50 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -22.22% +74.55%
75th Percentile £43.75 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £71.85 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £30.45 £44.50
% change year-on-year -17.90% -31.57% +74.51%

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 18 November 2025.

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 18 November 2025.

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 18 November 2025. 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 -44 105 £450 +12.50% 48
South East -20 35 £447 +24.17% 30
North of England -45 35 £538 +19.44% 20
East of England -17 27 £127 -68.38% 7
Midlands -29 22 £483 +28.67% 8
North West -31 22 £550 +15.79% 6
East Midlands -12 12 £496 +10.22% 6
Yorkshire -28 10 £525 - 9
West Midlands -28 10 £275 +70.54% 2
South West -12 9 £300 -36.17% 5
North East -11 5 £550 +193.33% 5
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 22 (9.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (7.73%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.15%) IIS
4 8 (3.43%) Confluence
5 6 (2.58%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.86%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.86%) WildFly
7 1 (0.43%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.43%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.43%) Smallworld
Applications
1 16 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (6.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.43%) OpenText MBPM
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 83 (35.62%) Azure
2 63 (27.04%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (13.73%) Entra ID
4 25 (10.73%) AWS
5 20 (8.58%) GCP
6 11 (4.72%) Nutanix
7 7 (3.00%) IaaS
7 7 (3.00%) SaaS
8 6 (2.58%) PaaS
9 4 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.72%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.29%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.86%) Akamai
11 2 (0.86%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.86%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.86%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 40 (17.17%) DNS
1 40 (17.17%) Firewall
2 30 (12.88%) DHCP
2 30 (12.88%) NetScaler
3 25 (10.73%) VPN
4 24 (10.30%) TCP/IP
5 22 (9.44%) LAN
6 15 (6.44%) WebEx
7 13 (5.58%) VLAN
8 12 (5.15%) Internet
8 12 (5.15%) Remote Desktop
8 12 (5.15%) WAN
9 11 (4.72%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (3.00%) SAN
11 5 (2.15%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (2.15%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (1.72%) BGP
12 4 (1.72%) Cisco Firepower
12 4 (1.72%) Junos
12 4 (1.72%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (13.30%) SQL Server
2 24 (10.30%) Oracle Database
3 11 (4.72%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (1.29%) Tableau
4 3 (1.29%) Tableau Desktop
5 2 (0.86%) Power BI
5 2 (0.86%) Tableau Server
6 1 (0.43%) GIS
6 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (4.29%) JIRA
2 2 (0.86%) GitLab
2 2 (0.86%) Hudson
2 2 (0.86%) MSI
2 2 (0.86%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.43%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.43%) GoCD
3 1 (0.43%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.43%) Postman
3 1 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 83 (35.62%) Social Skills
2 62 (26.61%) Finance
3 26 (11.16%) Banking
4 22 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (7.30%) Legal
6 7 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (3.00%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.15%) Law
8 5 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.72%) Front Office
9 4 (1.72%) Local Government
10 3 (1.29%) Back Office
10 3 (1.29%) International Banking
10 3 (1.29%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.29%) Polish Language
10 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.29%) Publishing
10 3 (1.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (15.02%) Analyst
2 23 (9.87%) Architect
2 23 (9.87%) Support Engineer
3 19 (8.15%) Developer
3 19 (8.15%) Support Analyst
3 19 (8.15%) Technical Analyst
3 19 (8.15%) Technical Support
4 16 (6.87%) Citrix Engineer
4 16 (6.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 16 (6.87%) IT Support
4 16 (6.87%) Technical Support Analyst
5 14 (6.01%) Senior
6 13 (5.58%) C# Developer
7 11 (4.72%) Platform Engineer
8 10 (4.29%) C# WCF Developer
8 10 (4.29%) C# WPF Developer
8 10 (4.29%) IT Analyst
8 10 (4.29%) WCF Developer
8 10 (4.29%) WPF Developer
9 9 (3.86%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (7.73%) .NET
2 14 (6.01%) .NET Framework
2 14 (6.01%) WPF
3 10 (4.29%) WCF
3 10 (4.29%) WinForms
4 9 (3.86%) XMPP
5 8 (3.43%) Middleware
5 8 (3.43%) REST
6 6 (2.58%) JSON
7 4 (1.72%) XML
8 1 (0.43%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.43%) FIX Protocol
8 1 (0.43%) JSF
8 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.43%) SAML
8 1 (0.43%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.44%) Data Centre
2 11 (4.72%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.86%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (3.00%) Fat Client
4 7 (3.00%) Legacy Applications
4 7 (3.00%) Private Cloud
4 7 (3.00%) Thin Client
5 5 (2.15%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (2.15%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (2.15%) NHS
5 5 (2.15%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.72%) Hedge funds
6 4 (1.72%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.72%) PKI
7 3 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.86%) Clustering
8 2 (0.86%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.86%) Replication
9 1 (0.43%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 160 (68.67%) Windows
2 48 (20.60%) Windows Server
3 41 (17.60%) Windows 10
4 32 (13.73%) Linux
5 19 (8.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 17 (7.30%) Windows Server 2003
7 13 (5.58%) Mac OS
7 13 (5.58%) Windows 7
8 12 (5.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 11 (4.72%) AIX
10 9 (3.86%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.72%) Unix
11 4 (1.72%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.86%) Android
13 2 (0.86%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.86%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.86%) VMS
14 1 (0.43%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (22.75%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (18.03%) ITIL
3 33 (14.16%) Agile
4 26 (11.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 23 (9.87%) Disaster Recovery
5 23 (9.87%) Migration
5 23 (9.87%) Roadmaps
6 20 (8.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 20 (8.58%) ITSM
7 18 (7.73%) Project Delivery
8 16 (6.87%) Data Analysis
8 16 (6.87%) Identity Access Management
8 16 (6.87%) User Experience
8 16 (6.87%) Zero Trust
9 15 (6.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (6.44%) Data Protection
9 15 (6.44%) Mobile Device Management
9 15 (6.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 15 (6.44%) Technical Leadership
10 14 (6.01%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 63 (27.04%) PowerShell
2 36 (15.45%) SQL
3 26 (11.16%) Python
4 21 (9.01%) Bash
5 18 (7.73%) C#
6 15 (6.44%) VB
7 14 (6.01%) PL/SQL
7 14 (6.01%) T-SQL
8 10 (4.29%) VBA
9 9 (3.86%) Perl
10 5 (2.15%) Java
10 5 (2.15%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.43%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.43%) Magik
11 1 (0.43%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 34 (14.59%) Security Cleared
2 25 (10.73%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.87%) Degree
4 16 (6.87%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (5.58%) CCNA
5 13 (5.58%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (5.15%) CCNP
7 11 (4.72%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.86%) CCDP
8 9 (3.86%) MCSE
9 6 (2.58%) Citrix Certification
9 6 (2.58%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (2.58%) MCP
9 6 (2.58%) MCSA
10 5 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (2.15%) HNC
10 5 (2.15%) HND
10 5 (2.15%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.29%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.87%) GDPR
2 14 (6.01%) QA
3 12 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (3.00%) SLA
5 2 (0.86%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.43%) MiFID
6 1 (0.43%) NIST
System Software
1 96 (41.20%) Active Directory
2 49 (21.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 44 (18.88%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (4.72%) Hyper-V
5 9 (3.86%) Microsoft App-V
6 8 (3.43%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (3.00%) Terminal Services
7 7 (3.00%) XenDesktop
8 6 (2.58%) vSphere
8 6 (2.58%) XenApp
9 3 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.86%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.43%) Docker
11 1 (0.43%) Xen
Systems Management
1 40 (17.17%) SCCM
2 36 (15.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (6.01%) Ansible
3 14 (6.01%) Terraform
4 6 (2.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (2.58%) FortiGate
5 5 (2.15%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.29%) PaperCut
6 3 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.29%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 3 (1.29%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.86%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.86%) WSUS
8 1 (0.43%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.43%) FreeIPA
8 1 (0.43%) SCOM
8 1 (0.43%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.43%) vRealize
8 1 (0.43%) WMI
Vendors
1 102 (43.78%) Microsoft
2 73 (31.33%) VMware
3 40 (17.17%) Oracle
4 25 (10.73%) Cisco
5 15 (6.44%) ServiceNow
6 11 (4.72%) IBM
7 10 (4.29%) Red Hat
8 9 (3.86%) HP
9 8 (3.43%) F5
9 8 (3.43%) Wyse
10 7 (3.00%) Fortinet
10 7 (3.00%) Ivanti
11 6 (2.58%) Bloomberg
11 6 (2.58%) Zscaler
12 5 (2.15%) Forcepoint
12 5 (2.15%) Juniper
12 5 (2.15%) Reuters
12 5 (2.15%) Sage
13 4 (1.72%) Dell
13 4 (1.72%) SAP