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 7 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
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 218 187
Rank change year-on-year -89 -31 -7
Contract jobs citing Citrix 236 346 539
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.79% 1.11% 1.36%
As % of the Vendors category 1.66% 2.46% 3.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 211 377
10th Percentile £171 £206 £196
25th Percentile £332 £325 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £550 £500 £525
90th Percentile £625 £619 £650
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 29
10th Percentile - £19.59 £13.23
25th Percentile £16.00 £21.46 £14.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.98 £15.72
Median % change year-on-year +30.55% +46.18% +1.42%
75th Percentile £53.52 £27.00 £23.73
90th Percentile £74.26 £28.65 £45.00
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £21.98 £15.72
% change year-on-year +4.64% +39.82% +1.42%

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 14,196 14,066 17,742
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.73% 45.00% 44.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,115 8,458 11,736
10th Percentile £283 £300 £256
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.62% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £729
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 697 435 619
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.22 £15.24
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.00 £20.13
Median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -21.35% +73.08%
75th Percentile £43.20 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £72.00 £74.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £32.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -21.88% -27.04% +75.44%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 -68 100 £450 +12.50% 61
South East -15 39 £425 +18.06% 66
North of England -37 38 £538 +19.44% 18
East of England -11 26 £149 -62.81% 7
Midlands -18 22 £470 +60.00% 18
North West -34 22 £550 +15.79% 4
Yorkshire -15 15 £525 -8.70% 8
East Midlands -15 11 £492 +9.33% 11
West Midlands -30 11 £275 +52.78% 7
South West -6 10 £268 -43.68% 9
North East -15 3 £550 +193.33% 6
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 (9.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (6.36%) SharePoint
3 11 (4.66%) IIS
4 10 (4.24%) Confluence
5 6 (2.54%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.85%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.85%) WildFly
7 1 (0.42%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.42%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.42%) Smallworld
Applications
1 16 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (6.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.42%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.42%) OpenText MBPM
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 88 (37.29%) Azure
2 61 (25.85%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (15.25%) Entra ID
4 27 (11.44%) AWS
5 21 (8.90%) GCP
6 11 (4.66%) Nutanix
7 7 (2.97%) IaaS
8 6 (2.54%) PaaS
8 6 (2.54%) SaaS
9 5 (2.12%) Asana
10 4 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.27%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.85%) Akamai
12 2 (0.85%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.85%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.85%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.85%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.42%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 37 (15.68%) DNS
1 37 (15.68%) Firewall
2 29 (12.29%) DHCP
3 28 (11.86%) NetScaler
4 26 (11.02%) VPN
5 23 (9.75%) TCP/IP
6 22 (9.32%) LAN
7 16 (6.78%) WebEx
8 14 (5.93%) VLAN
9 13 (5.51%) WAN
10 11 (4.66%) Internet
10 11 (4.66%) Remote Desktop
10 11 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
11 7 (2.97%) SAN
12 5 (2.12%) BGP
12 5 (2.12%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (2.12%) Cisco ISE
12 5 (2.12%) SSL
13 4 (1.69%) Junos
13 4 (1.69%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (11.02%) SQL Server
2 21 (8.90%) Oracle Database
3 10 (4.24%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (1.27%) Tableau
4 3 (1.27%) Tableau Desktop
5 2 (0.85%) Power BI
5 2 (0.85%) Tableau Server
6 1 (0.42%) GIS
6 1 (0.42%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 15 (6.36%) JIRA
2 3 (1.27%) Hudson
3 2 (0.85%) GitLab
3 2 (0.85%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.85%) MSI
4 1 (0.42%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.42%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.42%) GoCD
4 1 (0.42%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.42%) Postman
4 1 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.42%) Visual Studio
General
1 91 (38.56%) Social Skills
2 62 (26.27%) Finance
3 25 (10.59%) Banking
4 23 (9.75%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.36%) Legal
6 8 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.12%) Law
9 5 (2.12%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.69%) Local Government
11 3 (1.27%) Back Office
11 3 (1.27%) International Banking
11 3 (1.27%) Polish Language
11 3 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.27%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.85%) Front Office
12 2 (0.85%) Portuguese Language
12 2 (0.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 34 (14.41%) Analyst
2 25 (10.59%) Architect
3 24 (10.17%) Support Engineer
4 20 (8.47%) Support Analyst
5 18 (7.63%) Technical Analyst
5 18 (7.63%) Technical Support
6 17 (7.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 16 (6.78%) Citrix Engineer
8 15 (6.36%) Developer
8 15 (6.36%) Technical Support Analyst
9 14 (5.93%) IT Support
10 12 (5.08%) Senior
11 11 (4.66%) Platform Engineer
12 10 (4.24%) C# Developer
12 10 (4.24%) Desktop Engineer
13 9 (3.81%) 2nd Line Support
13 9 (3.81%) Consultant
13 9 (3.81%) Desktop Support
13 9 (3.81%) Windows Engineer
13 9 (3.81%) WPF Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.51%) .NET
2 11 (4.66%) .NET Framework
2 11 (4.66%) WPF
3 9 (3.81%) Middleware
3 9 (3.81%) WCF
3 9 (3.81%) WinForms
4 8 (3.39%) REST
4 8 (3.39%) XMPP
5 6 (2.54%) JSON
6 4 (1.69%) XML
7 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.42%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.42%) JSF
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.42%) SAML
7 1 (0.42%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.42%) Web Services
7 1 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.78%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.24%) Hybrid Cloud
2 10 (4.24%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.81%) Fat Client
3 9 (3.81%) Thin Client
4 7 (2.97%) Legacy Applications
4 7 (2.97%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.97%) Private Cloud
5 5 (2.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (2.12%) NHS
6 4 (1.69%) Hedge funds
6 4 (1.69%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.27%) PKI
7 3 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.85%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.85%) Replication
9 1 (0.42%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 153 (64.83%) Windows
2 46 (19.49%) Windows Server
3 40 (16.95%) Windows 10
4 34 (14.41%) Linux
5 17 (7.20%) Windows Server 2003
5 17 (7.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (5.51%) Mac OS
6 13 (5.51%) Windows 7
7 12 (5.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (4.24%) AIX
9 9 (3.81%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (2.12%) Unix
11 4 (1.69%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (1.27%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.85%) Android
13 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.85%) VMS
13 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
14 1 (0.42%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.42%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (20.76%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (17.80%) ITIL
3 31 (13.14%) Agile
4 27 (11.44%) Migration
4 27 (11.44%) Stakeholder Management
5 23 (9.75%) Roadmaps
6 21 (8.90%) Disaster Recovery
6 21 (8.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 20 (8.47%) ITSM
8 18 (7.63%) Project Delivery
9 17 (7.20%) Mobile Device Management
9 17 (7.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 17 (7.20%) Zero Trust
10 16 (6.78%) Service Delivery
10 16 (6.78%) User Experience
11 15 (6.36%) Change Management
11 15 (6.36%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (6.36%) Data Protection
11 15 (6.36%) Identity Access Management
11 15 (6.36%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 55 (23.31%) PowerShell
2 31 (13.14%) SQL
3 27 (11.44%) Python
4 21 (8.90%) Bash
5 14 (5.93%) VB
6 13 (5.51%) C#
7 11 (4.66%) PL/SQL
7 11 (4.66%) T-SQL
8 9 (3.81%) Perl
8 9 (3.81%) VBA
9 5 (2.12%) Java
9 5 (2.12%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.42%) Magik
10 1 (0.42%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 31 (13.14%) Security Cleared
2 24 (10.17%) Degree
3 22 (9.32%) SC Cleared
4 16 (6.78%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (5.51%) CCNA
6 13 (5.51%) CCNP
7 10 (4.24%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.81%) CCDP
8 9 (3.81%) MCSE
9 7 (2.97%) MCP
10 6 (2.54%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (2.54%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (2.54%) MCSA
11 5 (2.12%) Citrix Certification
11 5 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.12%) HNC
11 5 (2.12%) HND
11 5 (2.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (1.69%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.78%) GDPR
2 14 (5.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (5.08%) QA
4 7 (2.97%) SLA
5 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.42%) MiFID
6 1 (0.42%) NIST
System Software
1 98 (41.53%) Active Directory
2 53 (22.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 49 (20.76%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (4.66%) Hyper-V
5 9 (3.81%) Microsoft App-V
5 9 (3.81%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (2.97%) Terminal Services
6 7 (2.97%) vSphere
6 7 (2.97%) XenDesktop
7 5 (2.12%) XenApp
8 4 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.85%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.42%) Docker
10 1 (0.42%) Xen
Systems Management
1 34 (14.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (13.98%) SCCM
3 16 (6.78%) Ansible
4 13 (5.51%) Terraform
5 7 (2.97%) vCenter Server
6 6 (2.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (2.54%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.69%) Tivoli
8 3 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (1.27%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 2 (0.85%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.85%) SCOM
10 1 (0.42%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.42%) FreeIPA
10 1 (0.42%) HAProxy
10 1 (0.42%) Podman
10 1 (0.42%) SysTrack
10 1 (0.42%) vRealize
10 1 (0.42%) WMI
Vendors
1 103 (43.64%) Microsoft
2 78 (33.05%) VMware
3 35 (14.83%) Oracle
4 26 (11.02%) Cisco
5 18 (7.63%) ServiceNow
6 12 (5.08%) IBM
7 10 (4.24%) Red Hat
8 9 (3.81%) F5
8 9 (3.81%) HP
9 8 (3.39%) Wyse
10 7 (2.97%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.97%) Ivanti
10 7 (2.97%) Sage
11 6 (2.54%) Zscaler
12 5 (2.12%) Dell
12 5 (2.12%) Forcepoint
12 5 (2.12%) Juniper
12 5 (2.12%) Veeam
13 4 (1.69%) Bloomberg
13 4 (1.69%) SAP