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 20 August 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
20 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 241 216
Rank change year-on-year -154 -25 -28
Contract jobs citing Citrix 242 284 359
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.53% 1.03% 1.08%
As % of the Vendors category 1.27% 2.18% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 202 242
10th Percentile £188 £153 £207
25th Percentile £396 £256 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +13.25% - -
75th Percentile £575 £534 £514
90th Percentile £618 £611 £625
UK median daily rate £453 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +13.25% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 18 35
10th Percentile £25.45 - £14.16
25th Percentile £71.50 £14.99 £14.48
Median hourly rate £74.00 £16.30 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +353.99% - -1.21%
75th Percentile - £18.31 £21.37
90th Percentile £74.71 £28.60 £26.90
UK median hourly rate £74.00 £16.30 £16.30
% change year-on-year +353.99% - -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 19,018 13,040 14,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.66% 47.25% 43.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,977 8,257 9,204
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £615 £615 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £734
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,019 643 726
10th Percentile £14.66 £14.75 £13.60
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.52 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -13.28% -26.68%
75th Percentile £65.58 £50.00 £63.45
90th Percentile £85.00 £69.65 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £31.93 £25.15 £28.00
% change year-on-year +26.94% -10.18% -32.15%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 20 August 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 -63 121 £445 +9.20% 11
South East -82 47 £570 +52.00% 11
North of England -61 39 £313 -10.71% 15
North West -23 23 £310 -38.00% 13
Midlands -45 23 £450 +63.64% 2
West Midlands -49 16 £450 +67.44% 2
Yorkshire -63 11 £510 +117.02% 1
East Midlands -12 7 - -
South West -46 7 £550 +134.04% 4
East of England -42 6 £223 +30.41% 6
North East - 5 £200 - 2
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 32 (13.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (8.26%) SharePoint
3 19 (7.85%) IIS
4 5 (2.07%) Appian
4 5 (2.07%) Camunda
4 5 (2.07%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 11 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.07%) OpenText MBPM
1 5 (2.07%) Oracle BPM
2 3 (1.24%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.41%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 1 (0.41%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 66 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
2 56 (23.14%) Azure
3 29 (11.98%) Entra ID
4 25 (10.33%) AWS
5 10 (4.13%) IaaS
6 8 (3.31%) Google Workspace
7 7 (2.89%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.48%) PaaS
9 4 (1.65%) GCP
9 4 (1.65%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.24%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.83%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.83%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.83%) Nutanix
11 2 (0.83%) Rubrik
12 1 (0.41%) AWS CloudTrail
12 1 (0.41%) AWS Control Tower
12 1 (0.41%) Azure AKS
12 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 54 (22.31%) DNS
2 44 (18.18%) DHCP
3 42 (17.36%) VPN
4 35 (14.46%) Firewall
5 20 (8.26%) NetScaler
6 19 (7.85%) Network Security
7 17 (7.02%) Internet
7 17 (7.02%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.31%) DMZ
9 7 (2.89%) LAN
9 7 (2.89%) SMTP
9 7 (2.89%) SSL
9 7 (2.89%) WAN
10 6 (2.48%) IPv4
10 6 (2.48%) IPv6
10 6 (2.48%) VLAN
10 6 (2.48%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (2.07%) BGP
11 5 (2.07%) OSPF
11 5 (2.07%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (17.36%) SQL Server
2 26 (10.74%) Oracle Database
3 6 (2.48%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.07%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.24%) Big Data
6 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (4.13%) JIRA
2 4 (1.65%) Browser DevTools
2 4 (1.65%) Git
2 4 (1.65%) REST Assured
2 4 (1.65%) Selenium
3 3 (1.24%) Appium
3 3 (1.24%) JUnit
3 3 (1.24%) MSI
3 3 (1.24%) TestNG
3 3 (1.24%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.83%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.41%) GitLab
General
1 61 (25.21%) Social Skills
2 53 (21.90%) Finance
3 41 (16.94%) Banking
4 19 (7.85%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.55%) Front Office
6 10 (4.13%) Investment Banking
7 9 (3.72%) Financial Institution
8 7 (2.89%) Legal
9 5 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.83%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.83%) Publishing
11 2 (0.83%) Retail
12 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Military
12 1 (0.41%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 59 (24.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 37 (15.29%) Citrix Engineer
2 37 (15.29%) Developer
3 28 (11.57%) C# Developer
4 26 (10.74%) Citrix Infrastructure Engineer
4 26 (10.74%) Senior
5 25 (10.33%) Support Engineer
6 19 (7.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 17 (7.02%) Architect
8 15 (6.20%) Analyst
9 14 (5.79%) Administrator
10 13 (5.37%) VMware Engineer
11 12 (4.96%) Senior Citrix Engineer
12 11 (4.55%) Desktop Engineer
12 11 (4.55%) Desktop Support
13 10 (4.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 10 (4.13%) IT Engineer
13 10 (4.13%) Network Engineer
14 9 (3.72%) Linux Infrastructure Engineer
14 9 (3.72%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (15.29%) .NET
2 31 (12.81%) .NET Framework
3 15 (6.20%) WPF
4 14 (5.79%) WinForms
5 9 (3.72%) Terraform
6 5 (2.07%) SAML
7 4 (1.65%) RESTful
7 4 (1.65%) Web Services
8 3 (1.24%) 802.1X
8 3 (1.24%) REST
9 2 (0.83%) JSON
9 2 (0.83%) LDAP
9 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.83%) YAML
10 1 (0.41%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.41%) OAuth
10 1 (0.41%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.41%) OpenID
10 1 (0.41%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.92%) Onboarding
2 21 (8.68%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (7.02%) PKI
4 11 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (4.13%) Data Centre
6 9 (3.72%) Clustering
7 8 (3.31%) Virtual Team
8 7 (2.89%) Blackberry
8 7 (2.89%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (2.07%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.65%) Enterprise Storage
10 4 (1.65%) Hedge funds
10 4 (1.65%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.24%) Client/Server
11 3 (1.24%) Fat Client
11 3 (1.24%) NHS
11 3 (1.24%) Thin Client
12 2 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
12 2 (0.83%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 164 (67.77%) Windows
2 74 (30.58%) Windows Server
3 27 (11.16%) Linux
4 16 (6.61%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.31%) Android
5 8 (3.31%) Apple iOS
5 8 (3.31%) Mac OS
5 8 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (3.31%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (2.48%) Debian
7 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2003
7 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.83%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.41%) Unix
9 1 (0.41%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (28.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 50 (20.66%) ITIL
3 41 (16.94%) Problem-Solving
4 29 (11.98%) Data Analysis
5 25 (10.33%) User Experience
6 23 (9.50%) Migration
7 22 (9.09%) Change Management
7 22 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
8 21 (8.68%) Agile
8 21 (8.68%) AI
9 20 (8.26%) ITSM
10 18 (7.44%) DevOps
11 17 (7.02%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (6.61%) Service Management
13 15 (6.20%) OO
13 15 (6.20%) OOP
14 14 (5.79%) Data Protection
14 14 (5.79%) Project Delivery
14 14 (5.79%) Service Delivery
15 13 (5.37%) Desktop Virtualisation
Programming Languages
1 46 (19.01%) PowerShell
2 37 (15.29%) C#
3 36 (14.88%) SQL
4 30 (12.40%) PL/SQL
4 30 (12.40%) T-SQL
5 10 (4.13%) VB
5 10 (4.13%) VBA
6 8 (3.31%) JavaScript
6 8 (3.31%) Python
7 4 (1.65%) Bash
8 1 (0.41%) Bicep
8 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 73 (30.17%) Security Cleared
2 56 (23.14%) SC Cleared
3 26 (10.74%) Degree
4 21 (8.68%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (2.48%) Azure Certification
7 6 (2.48%) Citrix Certification
7 6 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (2.48%) MCSA
8 5 (2.07%) CCA
8 5 (2.07%) ISTQB
9 4 (1.65%) MCSE
10 3 (1.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.83%) CESG Certified Professional
11 2 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.41%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (14.05%) QA
2 5 (2.07%) SLA
3 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.41%) NCSC
System Software
1 77 (31.82%) Active Directory
2 58 (23.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (16.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 28 (11.57%) Hyper-V
5 13 (5.37%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (4.13%) Microsoft App-V
7 9 (3.72%) VMware NSX
7 9 (3.72%) XenApp
7 9 (3.72%) XenDesktop
8 7 (2.89%) BitLocker
8 7 (2.89%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 6 (2.48%) Docker
10 5 (2.07%) Terminal Services
11 4 (1.65%) vSphere
12 3 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
12 3 (1.24%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 35 (14.46%) SCCM
2 25 (10.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (7.44%) WSUS
4 14 (5.79%) vCenter Server
5 9 (3.72%) vMotion
6 8 (3.31%) Ansible
7 7 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (2.89%) Kubernetes
8 6 (2.48%) FortiGate
8 6 (2.48%) Puppet
8 6 (2.48%) SCOM
9 5 (2.07%) SysTrack
10 4 (1.65%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (1.24%) Nagios
11 3 (1.24%) Nessus
12 2 (0.83%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.83%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.83%) WMI
13 1 (0.41%) CloudForms
Vendors
1 96 (39.67%) VMware
2 86 (35.54%) Microsoft
3 34 (14.05%) Oracle
4 16 (6.61%) Cisco
5 14 (5.79%) Bloomberg
6 13 (5.37%) ServiceNow
7 10 (4.13%) Reuters
8 9 (3.72%) CyberArk
9 8 (3.31%) Google
10 7 (2.89%) Apple
10 7 (2.89%) BeyondTrust
10 7 (2.89%) ION Trading
10 7 (2.89%) MobileIron
10 7 (2.89%) Zscaler
11 5 (2.07%) Meraki
11 5 (2.07%) NetApp
11 5 (2.07%) Nexthink
11 5 (2.07%) OpenText
11 5 (2.07%) Palo Alto
11 5 (2.07%) SolarWinds
47 Citrix jobs in England