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 September 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 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 258 220 189
Rank change year-on-year -38 -31 -4
Contract jobs citing Citrix 283 360 578
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.02% 1.09% 1.38%
As % of the Vendors category 2.16% 2.47% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 236 399
10th Percentile £171 £206 £200
25th Percentile £256 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +1.88% - -
75th Percentile £538 £500 £538
90th Percentile £613 £624 £650
UK median daily rate £408 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +1.88% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 24 33
10th Percentile - - £13.00
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.30 £16.30 £15.72
Median % change year-on-year - +3.69% +1.42%
75th Percentile £18.31 £21.37 £23.75
90th Percentile £25.40 £27.00 £25.71
UK median hourly rate £16.80 £17.34 £15.72
% change year-on-year -3.10% +10.29% +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 13,130 14,554 18,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.25% 44.19% 43.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,343 8,881 12,211
10th Percentile £275 £300 £262
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% - -1.41%
75th Percentile £619 £630 £650
90th Percentile £713 £732 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 620 595 579
10th Percentile £14.75 £14.26 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.88 £15.62 £18.97
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% -23.58% +83.33%
75th Percentile £46.39 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £69.69 £70.00 £75.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year -16.17% -31.66% +83.61%

Citrix
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Citrix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Citrix 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 September 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 September 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 September 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 -31 114 £429 +7.19% 22
South East +19 67 £375 - 24
North of England -1 43 £365 -14.12% 17
Yorkshire +16 32 £235 -59.13% 1
East of England -7 26 £171 -57.25% 1
Midlands -16 17 £456 +114.59% 28
South West +20 15 £235 -50.00% 2
North West -30 11 £500 +13.64% 12
West Midlands -8 10 £275 +105.61% 7
East Midlands -4 7 £490 +8.89% 21
Citrix
UK

Citrix
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 38 (13.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (4.59%) SharePoint
3 11 (3.89%) Confluence
3 11 (3.89%) IIS
4 6 (2.12%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.71%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.71%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.71%) WildFly
6 1 (0.35%) Smallworld
Applications
1 40 (14.13%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (7.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.35%) OpenText MBPM
2 1 (0.35%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 100 (35.34%) Azure
2 84 (29.68%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (14.49%) AWS
4 32 (11.31%) GCP
5 31 (10.95%) Entra ID
6 16 (5.65%) IaaS
7 15 (5.30%) PaaS
8 9 (3.18%) Nutanix
8 9 (3.18%) OpenShift
9 6 (2.12%) SaaS
10 5 (1.77%) Asana
11 4 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.06%) Google Workspace
12 3 (1.06%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.06%) Snowflake
13 2 (0.71%) Cloud9 IDE
13 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.71%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.71%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 49 (17.31%) VPN
2 45 (15.90%) DNS
2 45 (15.90%) Firewall
3 37 (13.07%) DHCP
4 26 (9.19%) TCP/IP
5 23 (8.13%) WebEx
6 20 (7.07%) LAN
6 20 (7.07%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (6.36%) NetScaler
8 14 (4.95%) Internet
9 11 (3.89%) Remote Desktop
10 10 (3.53%) SMTP
10 10 (3.53%) VLAN
10 10 (3.53%) WAN
11 7 (2.47%) Cisco IOS
12 6 (2.12%) SAN
12 6 (2.12%) SSL
13 5 (1.77%) Cisco Firepower
13 5 (1.77%) Cisco ISE
13 5 (1.77%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.77%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.30%) Oracle Database
3 9 (3.18%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (3.18%) Big Data
3 9 (3.18%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (1.77%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.06%) MS Access
5 3 (1.06%) Tableau
5 3 (1.06%) Tableau Desktop
6 2 (0.71%) Power BI
6 2 (0.71%) Tableau Server
7 1 (0.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (6.01%) JIRA
2 3 (1.06%) Hudson
2 3 (1.06%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.71%) MSI
4 1 (0.35%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.35%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.35%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.35%) Git
4 1 (0.35%) GitLab
4 1 (0.35%) GoCD
4 1 (0.35%) Mercurial
4 1 (0.35%) Postman
4 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 102 (36.04%) Social Skills
2 81 (28.62%) Finance
3 40 (14.13%) Banking
4 27 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.30%) Public Sector
6 8 (2.83%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (2.12%) Retail
8 5 (1.77%) Law
8 5 (1.77%) Legal
8 5 (1.77%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.41%) Electronics
9 4 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.41%) Marketing
10 3 (1.06%) Back Office
10 3 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.06%) Front Office
10 3 (1.06%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (21.55%) Analyst
2 50 (17.67%) Support Engineer
3 34 (12.01%) Support Analyst
4 28 (9.89%) Desktop Engineer
5 27 (9.54%) 2nd Line Support
5 27 (9.54%) Desktop Support
5 27 (9.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 24 (8.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 23 (8.13%) Architect
8 17 (6.01%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 17 (6.01%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 17 (6.01%) Technical Analyst
9 16 (5.65%) Service Analyst
9 16 (5.65%) Service Desk Analyst
10 15 (5.30%) IT Support
11 14 (4.95%) Developer
11 14 (4.95%) Technical Support
11 14 (4.95%) Windows Engineer
12 12 (4.24%) Project Manager
13 11 (3.89%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.24%) .NET
2 11 (3.89%) Middleware
2 11 (3.89%) WPF
3 10 (3.53%) .NET Framework
4 9 (3.18%) WCF
4 9 (3.18%) WinForms
5 6 (2.12%) JSON
5 6 (2.12%) REST
6 4 (1.41%) XML
7 3 (1.06%) Web Services
8 2 (0.71%) Symfony
9 1 (0.35%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.35%) FIX Protocol
9 1 (0.35%) JSF
9 1 (0.35%) SAML
9 1 (0.35%) SAP Basis
9 1 (0.35%) XMPP
9 1 (0.35%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.01%) Data Centre
2 11 (3.89%) Clustering
2 11 (3.89%) PKI
3 9 (3.18%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (2.83%) Fat Client
4 8 (2.83%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.83%) Thin Client
5 6 (2.12%) Private Cloud
6 5 (1.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
6 5 (1.77%) NHS
7 4 (1.41%) Hedge funds
8 3 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.06%) Equities
8 3 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.06%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.71%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 167 (59.01%) Windows
2 44 (15.55%) Windows Server
3 35 (12.37%) Windows 10
4 34 (12.01%) Linux
5 15 (5.30%) Windows Server 2003
6 14 (4.95%) Apple iOS
6 14 (4.95%) Mac OS
7 12 (4.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (3.53%) Windows 7
9 9 (3.18%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (2.47%) Unix
11 5 (1.77%) AIX
12 4 (1.41%) Mac OS X
12 4 (1.41%) Ubuntu
13 3 (1.06%) Android
13 3 (1.06%) Windows 8
13 3 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
14 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.71%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (20.85%) ITIL
2 50 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (13.43%) Agile
4 35 (12.37%) Customer Service
5 29 (10.25%) Service Delivery
6 27 (9.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 27 (9.54%) Mobile Device Management
7 25 (8.83%) Migration
7 25 (8.83%) Stakeholder Management
8 23 (8.13%) Roadmaps
9 22 (7.77%) ITSM
10 20 (7.07%) Incident Management
11 19 (6.71%) Disaster Recovery
12 18 (6.36%) Collaborative Working
12 18 (6.36%) DevOps
13 16 (5.65%) Technical Leadership
13 16 (5.65%) User Experience
14 15 (5.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 13 (4.59%) Load Balancing
15 13 (4.59%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 50 (17.67%) PowerShell
2 30 (10.60%) SQL
3 14 (4.95%) VB
4 13 (4.59%) Python
5 12 (4.24%) Bash
5 12 (4.24%) C#
6 10 (3.53%) PL/SQL
6 10 (3.53%) T-SQL
7 9 (3.18%) VBA
8 5 (1.77%) Java
8 5 (1.77%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.71%) VBScript
10 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.35%) Magik
Qualifications
1 38 (13.43%) Degree
2 37 (13.07%) Security Cleared
3 27 (9.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 21 (7.42%) DV Cleared
5 17 (6.01%) MCSA
6 16 (5.65%) A+ Certification
7 15 (5.30%) SC Cleared
8 14 (4.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (2.83%) MCP
9 8 (2.83%) MCSE
10 6 (2.12%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (1.77%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.77%) HNC
11 5 (1.77%) HND
12 4 (1.41%) Citrix Certification
13 3 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (1.06%) Master's Degree
13 3 (1.06%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (5.65%) GDPR
3 15 (5.30%) QA
4 8 (2.83%) SLA
5 3 (1.06%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.35%) NIST
System Software
1 127 (44.88%) Active Directory
2 58 (20.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (16.61%) Virtual Desktop
4 23 (8.13%) Hyper-V
5 20 (7.07%) Microsoft App-V
5 20 (7.07%) VMware ESXi
6 15 (5.30%) Terminal Services
7 12 (4.24%) BitLocker
7 12 (4.24%) vSphere
8 10 (3.53%) Docker
9 9 (3.18%) XenApp
10 8 (2.83%) XenDesktop
11 5 (1.77%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.71%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.35%) Firmware
13 1 (0.35%) Xen
Systems Management
1 45 (15.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (13.43%) SCCM
3 21 (7.42%) Ansible
4 16 (5.65%) vCenter Server
5 12 (4.24%) Terraform
6 11 (3.89%) Kubernetes
7 10 (3.53%) Puppet
7 10 (3.53%) vMotion
8 9 (3.18%) Nagios
9 5 (1.77%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.77%) Tivoli
10 3 (1.06%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (1.06%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 2 (0.71%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.71%) Norton AntiVirus
11 2 (0.71%) SCOM
12 1 (0.35%) FreeIPA
12 1 (0.35%) HAProxy
12 1 (0.35%) WMI
Vendors
1 129 (45.58%) Microsoft
2 82 (28.98%) VMware
3 56 (19.79%) ServiceNow
4 28 (9.89%) Oracle
5 23 (8.13%) Cisco
6 20 (7.07%) HP
6 20 (7.07%) Sage
7 16 (5.65%) Apple
8 14 (4.95%) Google
8 14 (4.95%) Symantec
9 12 (4.24%) F5
10 8 (2.83%) Wyse
11 7 (2.47%) IBM
11 7 (2.47%) SAP
11 7 (2.47%) SolarWinds
11 7 (2.47%) Veeam
12 6 (2.12%) Bloomberg
12 6 (2.12%) Dell
12 6 (2.12%) Ivanti
12 6 (2.12%) Juniper