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 24 June 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
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 355 244 230
Rank change year-on-year -111 -14 -46
Contract jobs citing Citrix 264 270 392
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.61% 1.08% 1.05%
As % of the Vendors category 1.50% 2.27% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 183 247
10th Percentile £298 £150 £198
25th Percentile £406 £253 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +30.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £588 £525 £519
90th Percentile £638 £600 £650
UK median daily rate £490 £383 £400
% change year-on-year +28.10% -4.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 20 51
10th Percentile £23.80 - £14.16
25th Percentile £71.50 £14.99 £14.48
Median hourly rate £74.00 £15.44 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +379.27% -5.28% +5.16%
75th Percentile £74.26 £16.80 £21.37
90th Percentile - £19.46 £21.46
UK median hourly rate £74.00 £16.30 £16.30
% change year-on-year +353.99% - +5.16%

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 17,642 11,870 15,797
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.61% 47.39% 42.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,289 7,537 10,007
10th Percentile £313 £280 £273
25th Percentile £413 £402 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £513 £520
Median % change year-on-year -1.27% -1.44% -0.95%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £518
% change year-on-year - -3.51% -1.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 947 540 1,063
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.84 £12.31
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.45 £14.50
Median hourly rate £34.38 £26.75 £24.43
Median % change year-on-year +28.50% +9.50% -34.85%
75th Percentile £63.75 £52.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £81.25 £69.69 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £25.30 £24.18
% change year-on-year +34.35% +4.63% -42.15%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -33 142 £445 +11.25% 12
South East -74 56 £570 +52.00% 12
North of England -96 23 £410 +74.47% 14
Midlands -46 22 £425 +92.09% 8
South West -26 17 £550 +134.04% 5
North West -45 17 £190 -58.92% 6
West Midlands -55 15 £425 +61.90% 4
East Midlands -11 7 - - 4
East of England -47 5 £368 +287.87% 4
Yorkshire -73 5 £460 +138.96% 4
North East - 1 £500 - 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 29 (10.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (6.82%) IIS
3 13 (4.92%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.89%) Appian
4 5 (1.89%) Camunda
4 5 (1.89%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.14%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.89%) OpenText MBPM
2 5 (1.89%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 59 (22.35%) Microsoft 365
2 57 (21.59%) Azure
3 29 (10.98%) Entra ID
4 28 (10.61%) AWS
5 12 (4.55%) IaaS
6 10 (3.79%) Google Workspace
6 10 (3.79%) PaaS
7 7 (2.65%) GCP
8 6 (2.27%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 6 (2.27%) AWS CloudTrail
9 5 (1.89%) AWS KMS
9 5 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.52%) Mimecast
10 4 (1.52%) Nutanix
11 3 (1.14%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.14%) OpenShift
11 3 (1.14%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.76%) SaaS
13 1 (0.38%) AWS CloudFormation
13 1 (0.38%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 51 (19.32%) DNS
2 40 (15.15%) VPN
3 39 (14.77%) DHCP
4 34 (12.88%) Firewall
5 21 (7.95%) Network Security
5 21 (7.95%) TCP/IP
6 17 (6.44%) NetScaler
7 16 (6.06%) Internet
8 10 (3.79%) SMTP
9 9 (3.41%) DMZ
10 8 (3.03%) LAN
10 8 (3.03%) VLAN
11 7 (2.65%) WAN
12 6 (2.27%) FTP
12 6 (2.27%) IPv4
12 6 (2.27%) IPv6
13 5 (1.89%) Skype
13 5 (1.89%) WebEx
14 4 (1.52%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.52%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (19.70%) SQL Server
2 26 (9.85%) Oracle Database
3 8 (3.03%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (1.89%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.14%) Big Data
5 3 (1.14%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (4.92%) MSI
2 11 (4.17%) JIRA
3 7 (2.65%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.52%) Selenium
5 3 (1.14%) Appium
5 3 (1.14%) Browser DevTools
5 3 (1.14%) Git
5 3 (1.14%) JUnit
5 3 (1.14%) TestNG
6 2 (0.76%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.38%) GitLab
7 1 (0.38%) GoCD
7 1 (0.38%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.38%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 77 (29.17%) Social Skills
2 60 (22.73%) Finance
3 50 (18.94%) Banking
4 24 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (3.79%) Front Office
5 10 (3.79%) Investment Banking
6 9 (3.41%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (3.03%) Legal
8 7 (2.65%) Financial Institution
8 7 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.65%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.14%) International Banking
10 3 (1.14%) Publishing
11 2 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.76%) Retail
11 2 (0.76%) Spanish Language
12 1 (0.38%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.38%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 57 (21.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 41 (15.53%) Citrix Engineer
3 39 (14.77%) Developer
4 29 (10.98%) C# Developer
5 26 (9.85%) Analyst
6 25 (9.47%) Citrix Infrastructure Engineer
6 25 (9.47%) Senior
7 24 (9.09%) Architect
8 17 (6.44%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (6.06%) Support Engineer
10 15 (5.68%) Administrator
10 15 (5.68%) Senior Citrix Engineer
11 10 (3.79%) IT Analyst
12 9 (3.41%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) Help Desk Analyst
12 9 (3.41%) Linux Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) Linux Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) VMware Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (14.77%) .NET
2 35 (13.26%) .NET Framework
3 13 (4.92%) WPF
4 12 (4.55%) WinForms
5 4 (1.52%) SAML
5 4 (1.52%) Software Packaging
6 3 (1.14%) Web Services
6 3 (1.14%) XML
6 3 (1.14%) XMPP
7 2 (0.76%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.76%) ADO
7 2 (0.76%) ebXML
7 2 (0.76%) LDAP
7 2 (0.76%) REST
7 2 (0.76%) RESTful
8 1 (0.38%) FIX Protocol
8 1 (0.38%) JSON
8 1 (0.38%) OAuth
8 1 (0.38%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.38%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.95%) Onboarding
2 20 (7.58%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (7.20%) Data Centre
3 19 (7.20%) PKI
4 15 (5.68%) Blackberry
5 13 (4.92%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (4.17%) Clustering
7 9 (3.41%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (3.03%) Client/Server
8 8 (3.03%) Virtual Team
9 6 (2.27%) Hedge funds
10 5 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.89%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (1.89%) Fat Client
10 5 (1.89%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.89%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.89%) Thin Client
11 4 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.52%) Product Ownership
12 3 (1.14%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 181 (68.56%) Windows
2 64 (24.24%) Windows Server
3 32 (12.12%) Windows 10
4 29 (10.98%) Linux
5 15 (5.68%) Android
5 15 (5.68%) Apple iOS
6 11 (4.17%) Mac OS
7 9 (3.41%) Windows Server 2003
7 9 (3.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (2.65%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (2.27%) Debian
10 4 (1.52%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (1.14%) AIX
12 2 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.38%) CentOS
13 1 (0.38%) VMS
13 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (24.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 46 (17.42%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (14.39%) Migration
4 36 (13.64%) ITIL
5 34 (12.88%) Data Analysis
6 31 (11.74%) Change Management
7 26 (9.85%) Disaster Recovery
8 24 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
9 23 (8.71%) AI
10 21 (7.95%) Agile
11 19 (7.20%) User Experience
12 17 (6.44%) DevOps
12 17 (6.44%) Incident Management
12 17 (6.44%) Unit Testing
13 15 (5.68%) Mobile Device Management
14 14 (5.30%) Customer Service
14 14 (5.30%) Data Protection
14 14 (5.30%) Generative AI
14 14 (5.30%) Project Delivery
15 13 (4.92%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 50 (18.94%) PowerShell
2 44 (16.67%) SQL
3 39 (14.77%) C#
4 33 (12.50%) PL/SQL
4 33 (12.50%) T-SQL
5 11 (4.17%) VB
6 10 (3.79%) Python
6 10 (3.79%) VBA
7 4 (1.52%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.14%) Bicep
9 2 (0.76%) VBScript
10 1 (0.38%) Bash
10 1 (0.38%) Perl
Qualifications
1 76 (28.79%) Security Cleared
2 62 (23.48%) SC Cleared
3 42 (15.91%) Degree
4 19 (7.20%) DV Cleared
5 14 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (4.92%) Citrix Certification
7 11 (4.17%) CCA
8 10 (3.79%) Azure Certification
9 8 (3.03%) MCSE
10 7 (2.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 7 (2.65%) MCSA
11 6 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (2.27%) ISTQB
12 4 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (1.14%) CESG Certified Professional
13 3 (1.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 2 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.76%) HNC
14 2 (0.76%) HND
14 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (14.02%) QA
2 3 (1.14%) SLA
3 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.38%) NCSC
System Software
1 68 (25.76%) Active Directory
2 58 (21.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (15.15%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (8.33%) Microsoft App-V
5 21 (7.95%) Hyper-V
6 14 (5.30%) VMware ESXi
7 10 (3.79%) XenDesktop
8 9 (3.41%) BitLocker
8 9 (3.41%) VMware NSX
8 9 (3.41%) XenApp
9 8 (3.03%) Docker
9 8 (3.03%) vSphere
10 4 (1.52%) Terminal Services
11 3 (1.14%) VMware Workstation
12 2 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
13 1 (0.38%) NFS
Systems Management
1 41 (15.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (13.26%) SCCM
3 17 (6.44%) WSUS
4 15 (5.68%) vCenter Server
5 11 (4.17%) vMotion
6 10 (3.79%) Ansible
6 10 (3.79%) Kubernetes
7 9 (3.41%) Terraform
8 8 (3.03%) Puppet
9 5 (1.89%) SCOM
10 3 (1.14%) FortiGate
10 3 (1.14%) Nagios
10 3 (1.14%) SCVMM
10 3 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.76%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.76%) Nessus
11 2 (0.76%) WMI
12 1 (0.38%) CloudForms
12 1 (0.38%) EMC VPLEX
12 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 100 (37.88%) VMware
2 91 (34.47%) Microsoft
3 39 (14.77%) Oracle
4 17 (6.44%) Cisco
5 16 (6.06%) Bloomberg
6 14 (5.30%) MobileIron
7 13 (4.92%) Reuters
8 11 (4.17%) ServiceNow
9 9 (3.41%) ION Trading
10 8 (3.03%) Google
10 8 (3.03%) Remedy
11 7 (2.65%) NetApp
12 5 (1.89%) OpenText
12 5 (1.89%) Zscaler
13 4 (1.52%) HP
13 4 (1.52%) Symantec
14 3 (1.14%) Juniper
14 3 (1.14%) SolarWinds
14 3 (1.14%) UiPath
15 2 (0.76%) F5