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 25 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
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 224 196
Rank change year-on-year -84 -28 -25
Contract jobs citing Citrix 237 327 513
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.78% 1.06% 1.31%
As % of the Vendors category 1.63% 2.35% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 192 367
10th Percentile £171 £191 £190
25th Percentile £358 £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 £525
90th Percentile £622 £619 £650
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £381
% change year-on-year +12.50% +4.92% -4.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 12 27
10th Percentile - £15.84 £13.17
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 £26.81 £17.34
90th Percentile - £27.00 £53.00
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 14,535 13,938 17,545
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.70% 45.12% 44.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,369 8,376 11,520
10th Percentile £287 £300 £252
25th Percentile £405 £413 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -2.64%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 717 435 618
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.24 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £33.00 £44.75
Median % change year-on-year -24.24% -26.26% +72.12%
75th Percentile £44.94 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £73.95 £75.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -16.18% -32.58% +73.08%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 -38 109 £450 +13.92% 31
North of England -53 36 £544 +20.83% 15
South East -22 34 £450 +26.76% 31
East of England -16 27 £127 -68.38% 6
North West -30 23 £550 +15.79% 5
Midlands -28 22 £475 +163.89% 3
East Midlands -7 12 £496 +4.42% 1
Yorkshire -23 10 £531 - 7
West Midlands -23 10 £275 +70.54% 2
South West -12 9 £300 -36.17% 4
North East -10 5 £550 +193.33% 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 22 (9.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (8.02%) SharePoint
3 12 (5.06%) IIS
4 7 (2.95%) WebSphere
5 6 (2.53%) Confluence
6 2 (0.84%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.84%) WildFly
7 1 (0.42%) JBoss
7 1 (0.42%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.42%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.42%) Smallworld
Applications
1 17 (7.17%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.42%) OpenText MBPM
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 82 (34.60%) Azure
2 59 (24.89%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (14.35%) Entra ID
4 23 (9.70%) AWS
5 21 (8.86%) GCP
6 10 (4.22%) Nutanix
7 7 (2.95%) IaaS
7 7 (2.95%) SaaS
8 6 (2.53%) PaaS
9 5 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.69%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.27%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.84%) Akamai
12 2 (0.84%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
13 1 (0.42%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.42%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 43 (18.14%) Firewall
2 38 (16.03%) DNS
3 33 (13.92%) NetScaler
4 27 (11.39%) DHCP
5 25 (10.55%) VPN
6 22 (9.28%) TCP/IP
7 19 (8.02%) LAN
8 17 (7.17%) WebEx
9 11 (4.64%) Internet
9 11 (4.64%) Remote Desktop
9 11 (4.64%) VLAN
9 11 (4.64%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (4.22%) WAN
11 7 (2.95%) SAN
12 4 (1.69%) BGP
12 4 (1.69%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (1.69%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (1.69%) Network Security
12 4 (1.69%) Software-Defined Networking
12 4 (1.69%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (14.35%) SQL Server
2 24 (10.13%) Oracle Database
3 11 (4.64%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (1.27%) Tableau
4 3 (1.27%) Tableau Desktop
5 2 (0.84%) Power BI
5 2 (0.84%) Tableau Server
6 1 (0.42%) GIS
6 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 14 (5.91%) JIRA
2 3 (1.27%) MSI
2 3 (1.27%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.84%) GitLab
3 2 (0.84%) Hudson
3 2 (0.84%) InstallShield
3 2 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.42%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.42%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.42%) GoCD
4 1 (0.42%) Postman
4 1 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 84 (35.44%) Social Skills
2 69 (29.11%) Finance
3 27 (11.39%) Banking
4 24 (10.13%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (7.17%) Legal
6 7 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (2.95%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.11%) Law
8 5 (2.11%) Publishing
9 4 (1.69%) Front Office
9 4 (1.69%) Local Government
10 3 (1.27%) Back Office
10 3 (1.27%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.27%) International Banking
10 3 (1.27%) Polish Language
10 3 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 37 (15.61%) Analyst
2 22 (9.28%) Architect
2 22 (9.28%) Developer
3 21 (8.86%) Citrix Engineer
4 20 (8.44%) Support Engineer
5 19 (8.02%) Support Analyst
5 19 (8.02%) Technical Analyst
5 19 (8.02%) Technical Support
6 16 (6.75%) Technical Support Analyst
7 15 (6.33%) IT Support
8 14 (5.91%) C# Developer
8 14 (5.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 14 (5.91%) Senior
9 11 (4.64%) Platform Engineer
10 10 (4.22%) IT Analyst
11 9 (3.80%) C# WCF Developer
11 9 (3.80%) C# WPF Developer
11 9 (3.80%) Consultant
11 9 (3.80%) WCF Developer
11 9 (3.80%) WPF Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (8.86%) .NET
2 15 (6.33%) .NET Framework
2 15 (6.33%) WPF
3 10 (4.22%) WinForms
4 9 (3.80%) WCF
4 9 (3.80%) XMPP
5 8 (3.38%) Middleware
5 8 (3.38%) REST
6 6 (2.53%) JSON
7 4 (1.69%) XML
8 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.42%) FIX Protocol
8 1 (0.42%) JSF
8 1 (0.42%) LDAP
8 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.42%) SAML
8 1 (0.42%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.42%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.75%) Data Centre
2 11 (4.64%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.80%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (2.95%) Legacy Applications
4 7 (2.95%) Private Cloud
5 6 (2.53%) Fat Client
5 6 (2.53%) Hedge funds
5 6 (2.53%) Thin Client
6 5 (2.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (2.11%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (2.11%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.11%) NHS
6 5 (2.11%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.69%) PKI
7 4 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.27%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.84%) Clustering
9 2 (0.84%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.84%) Replication
10 1 (0.42%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 160 (67.51%) Windows
2 52 (21.94%) Windows Server
3 41 (17.30%) Windows 10
4 31 (13.08%) Linux
5 19 (8.02%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (6.33%) Windows Server 2003
7 13 (5.49%) Mac OS
8 12 (5.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 12 (5.06%) Windows 7
9 11 (4.64%) AIX
10 9 (3.80%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.69%) Unix
12 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.84%) Android
13 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.84%) VMS
14 1 (0.42%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.42%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (23.63%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (17.72%) ITIL
3 34 (14.35%) Agile
4 25 (10.55%) Stakeholder Management
5 23 (9.70%) Disaster Recovery
6 22 (9.28%) Roadmaps
7 21 (8.86%) ITSM
8 19 (8.02%) Migration
9 18 (7.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 17 (7.17%) Project Delivery
10 17 (7.17%) User Experience
11 16 (6.75%) Data Analysis
11 16 (6.75%) Data Protection
11 16 (6.75%) Identity Access Management
11 16 (6.75%) Zero Trust
12 15 (6.33%) Change Management
12 15 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (6.33%) Technical Leadership
13 14 (5.91%) DevOps
13 14 (5.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 64 (27.00%) PowerShell
2 40 (16.88%) SQL
3 25 (10.55%) Python
4 21 (8.86%) Bash
4 21 (8.86%) C#
5 15 (6.33%) PL/SQL
5 15 (6.33%) T-SQL
6 14 (5.91%) VB
7 10 (4.22%) VBA
8 9 (3.80%) Perl
9 5 (2.11%) Java
9 5 (2.11%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.84%) VBScript
11 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.42%) Magik
Qualifications
1 33 (13.92%) Security Cleared
2 26 (10.97%) SC Cleared
3 25 (10.55%) Degree
4 16 (6.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (5.91%) CCNP
7 13 (5.49%) CCNA
8 9 (3.80%) CCDP
8 9 (3.80%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.80%) MCSE
9 7 (2.95%) Citrix Certification
10 6 (2.53%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (2.53%) MCP
10 6 (2.53%) MCSA
11 5 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (2.11%) HNC
11 5 (2.11%) HND
11 5 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (1.69%) DBS Check
13 3 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.44%) QA
2 16 (6.75%) GDPR
3 12 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.95%) SLA
5 2 (0.84%) 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 95 (40.08%) Active Directory
2 54 (22.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 42 (17.72%) Virtual Desktop
4 10 (4.22%) Hyper-V
5 8 (3.38%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (2.95%) Terminal Services
6 7 (2.95%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (2.95%) XenDesktop
7 6 (2.53%) XenApp
8 4 (1.69%) vSphere
9 2 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.84%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.84%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.42%) Docker
10 1 (0.42%) NFS
10 1 (0.42%) Xen
Systems Management
1 40 (16.88%) SCCM
2 36 (15.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (5.49%) Ansible
3 13 (5.49%) Terraform
4 6 (2.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (2.11%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.69%) vCenter Server
7 3 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.27%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.27%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 2 (0.84%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.84%) WSUS
9 1 (0.42%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.42%) FreeIPA
9 1 (0.42%) SCOM
9 1 (0.42%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.42%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.42%) vRealize
9 1 (0.42%) WMI
Vendors
1 102 (43.04%) Microsoft
2 75 (31.65%) VMware
3 42 (17.72%) Oracle
4 26 (10.97%) Cisco
5 16 (6.75%) ServiceNow
6 12 (5.06%) IBM
7 10 (4.22%) Red Hat
8 9 (3.80%) HP
9 8 (3.38%) F5
10 7 (2.95%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.95%) Ivanti
11 6 (2.53%) Bloomberg
11 6 (2.53%) UiPath
11 6 (2.53%) Zscaler
12 5 (2.11%) Forcepoint
12 5 (2.11%) Google
12 5 (2.11%) Palo Alto
12 5 (2.11%) Reuters
12 5 (2.11%) Sage
12 5 (2.11%) Wyse