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 28 May 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
28 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 241 226
Rank change year-on-year -102 -15 -36
Contract jobs citing Citrix 272 257 381
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.65% 1.08% 1.04%
As % of the Vendors category 1.59% 2.26% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 173 241
10th Percentile £350 £150 £194
25th Percentile £406 £250 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +30.67% -6.25% -0.12%
75th Percentile £588 £525 £538
90th Percentile £638 £599 £650
UK median daily rate £490 £375 £400
% change year-on-year +30.67% -6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 23 54
10th Percentile £21.40 - £14.00
25th Percentile £38.88 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £74.00 £15.44 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +379.27% -5.28% +5.16%
75th Percentile £74.26 £17.65 £21.37
90th Percentile - £18.31 £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 17,099 11,350 15,362
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 40.95% 47.63% 41.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,027 7,270 9,806
10th Percentile £313 £278 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £521 £518
Median % change year-on-year -3.07% +0.68% -3.09%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £743
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 923 474 1,017
10th Percentile £15.75 £14.84 £12.13
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.50 £14.41
Median hourly rate £32.50 £26.18 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.14% +16.36% -41.56%
75th Percentile £59.88 £55.43 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.35 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.30 £22.50
% change year-on-year +28.46% +12.44% -47.06%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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 28 May 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 -17 141 £415 +6.41% 17
South East -71 55 £570 +52.00% 12
North of England -86 29 £433 +84.26% 6
Midlands -55 24 £431 +196.90% 5
North West -31 23 £300 -42.86% 6
South West -17 18 £550 +134.04% 3
West Midlands -62 15 £425 +193.10% 1
East Midlands -18 9 £436 +142.22% 4
East of England -48 5 £368 - 2
Yorkshire -79 5 £500 +159.74%
North East - 1 £475 -
South Coast - 1 £625 -
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 28 (10.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (7.35%) IIS
3 18 (6.62%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.10%) Appian
4 3 (1.10%) Camunda
4 3 (1.10%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.74%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.47%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (3.31%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.10%) OpenText MBPM
2 3 (1.10%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 65 (23.90%) Azure
1 65 (23.90%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (17.28%) Entra ID
3 38 (13.97%) AWS
4 13 (4.78%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 13 (4.78%) AWS CloudTrail
5 12 (4.41%) AWS KMS
6 11 (4.04%) IaaS
7 10 (3.68%) GCP
8 9 (3.31%) PaaS
9 8 (2.94%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.94%) AWS Control Tower
9 8 (2.94%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.94%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 6 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.21%) Nutanix
11 4 (1.47%) Mimecast
11 4 (1.47%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.10%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.74%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (17.65%) DNS
2 37 (13.60%) VPN
3 35 (12.87%) DHCP
4 31 (11.40%) Firewall
5 18 (6.62%) NetScaler
5 18 (6.62%) Network Security
5 18 (6.62%) TCP/IP
6 17 (6.25%) Internet
7 9 (3.31%) Skype
7 9 (3.31%) SMTP
8 8 (2.94%) FTP
8 8 (2.94%) LAN
8 8 (2.94%) VLAN
9 7 (2.57%) IPv4
9 7 (2.57%) IPv6
10 6 (2.21%) WAN
10 6 (2.21%) WebEx
11 5 (1.84%) DMZ
11 5 (1.84%) SSL
12 4 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (19.49%) SQL Server
2 24 (8.82%) Oracle Database
3 7 (2.57%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (1.10%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (4.78%) JIRA
1 13 (4.78%) MSI
2 9 (3.31%) Visual Studio
3 4 (1.47%) Selenium
4 3 (1.10%) Appium
4 3 (1.10%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (1.10%) Git
4 3 (1.10%) JUnit
4 3 (1.10%) TestNG
5 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.37%) GitLab
6 1 (0.37%) GoCD
6 1 (0.37%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.37%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 78 (28.68%) Social Skills
2 68 (25.00%) Finance
3 48 (17.65%) Banking
4 23 (8.46%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (4.78%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.04%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.94%) Investment Banking
8 8 (2.94%) Legal
9 7 (2.57%) Front Office
10 4 (1.47%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.10%) International Banking
12 2 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.74%) Publishing
12 2 (0.74%) Retail
12 2 (0.74%) Spanish Language
13 1 (0.37%) Back Office
13 1 (0.37%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.37%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 54 (19.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 43 (15.81%) Citrix Engineer
3 37 (13.60%) Developer
4 35 (12.87%) Architect
5 30 (11.03%) C# Developer
6 27 (9.93%) Senior
7 25 (9.19%) Analyst
7 25 (9.19%) Citrix Infrastructure Engineer
8 17 (6.25%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 15 (5.51%) Senior Citrix Engineer
10 13 (4.78%) Lead
11 10 (3.68%) Applications Developer
12 9 (3.31%) 1st Line Support
12 9 (3.31%) Consultant
12 9 (3.31%) Linux Engineer
12 9 (3.31%) Linux Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (3.31%) Support Engineer
12 9 (3.31%) VMware Engineer
12 9 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
13 8 (2.94%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (13.60%) .NET
2 35 (12.87%) .NET Framework
3 14 (5.15%) WinForms
3 14 (5.15%) WPF
4 5 (1.84%) Software Packaging
5 4 (1.47%) SAML
5 4 (1.47%) XML
6 3 (1.10%) REST
6 3 (1.10%) Web Services
6 3 (1.10%) XMPP
7 2 (0.74%) ADO
7 2 (0.74%) ebXML
7 2 (0.74%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.74%) JSON
7 2 (0.74%) LDAP
8 1 (0.37%) Middleware
8 1 (0.37%) OAuth
8 1 (0.37%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.37%) OpenID
8 1 (0.37%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.35%) Onboarding
2 19 (6.99%) PKI
3 18 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (6.25%) Data Centre
5 15 (5.51%) Blackberry
6 13 (4.78%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (3.68%) Clustering
8 8 (2.94%) Client/Server
8 8 (2.94%) Video Conferencing
9 7 (2.57%) Enterprise Storage
9 7 (2.57%) Hedge funds
9 7 (2.57%) Virtual Team
10 6 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (2.21%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.84%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.84%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.47%) Fat Client
12 4 (1.47%) Product Ownership
12 4 (1.47%) Thin Client
13 3 (1.10%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 180 (66.18%) Windows
2 61 (22.43%) Windows Server
3 42 (15.44%) Windows 10
4 29 (10.66%) Linux
5 16 (5.88%) Mac OS
6 15 (5.51%) Android
6 15 (5.51%) Apple iOS
7 12 (4.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (3.68%) Windows Server 2003
8 10 (3.68%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (2.21%) Debian
10 4 (1.47%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (1.10%) AIX
11 3 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.37%) CentOS
12 1 (0.37%) VMS
12 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (23.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 44 (16.18%) Migration
3 43 (15.81%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (14.34%) ITIL
5 33 (12.13%) Change Management
5 33 (12.13%) Data Analysis
6 29 (10.66%) Stakeholder Management
7 28 (10.29%) Disaster Recovery
8 22 (8.09%) AI
9 21 (7.72%) Data Protection
9 21 (7.72%) User Experience
10 20 (7.35%) Agile
11 19 (6.99%) Incident Management
12 17 (6.25%) Customer Service
12 17 (6.25%) Roadmaps
13 16 (5.88%) Application Packaging
13 16 (5.88%) Decision-Making
13 16 (5.88%) Unit Testing
14 15 (5.51%) Generative AI
14 15 (5.51%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (18.01%) PowerShell
2 45 (16.54%) SQL
3 37 (13.60%) C#
4 33 (12.13%) PL/SQL
4 33 (12.13%) T-SQL
5 13 (4.78%) VB
6 12 (4.41%) VBA
7 10 (3.68%) Python
8 6 (2.21%) Bash
9 4 (1.47%) JavaScript
10 3 (1.10%) Bicep
11 2 (0.74%) VBScript
12 1 (0.37%) Java
12 1 (0.37%) Perl
Qualifications
1 75 (27.57%) Security Cleared
2 64 (23.53%) SC Cleared
3 43 (15.81%) Degree
4 17 (6.25%) DV Cleared
5 11 (4.04%) Citrix Certification
5 11 (4.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (3.31%) Azure Certification
6 9 (3.31%) CCA
7 8 (2.94%) AWS Certification
7 8 (2.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 7 (2.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.84%) MCSE
11 4 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.47%) MCSA
12 3 (1.10%) CESG Certified Professional
12 3 (1.10%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.74%) HNC
13 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (14.71%) QA
2 8 (2.94%) NCSC
3 6 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.84%) GDPR
4 5 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.74%) SLA
System Software
1 71 (26.10%) Active Directory
2 59 (21.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (16.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 21 (7.72%) Hyper-V
4 21 (7.72%) Microsoft App-V
5 11 (4.04%) XenDesktop
6 10 (3.68%) XenApp
7 9 (3.31%) VMware NSX
8 8 (2.94%) BitLocker
8 8 (2.94%) VMware ESXi
9 7 (2.57%) Docker
10 6 (2.21%) vSphere
11 3 (1.10%) VMware Workstation
12 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
13 1 (0.37%) NFS
13 1 (0.37%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 48 (17.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (12.50%) SCCM
3 16 (5.88%) Terraform
4 14 (5.15%) WSUS
5 9 (3.31%) Ansible
5 9 (3.31%) Kubernetes
5 9 (3.31%) vCenter Server
6 8 (2.94%) vMotion
7 7 (2.57%) Puppet
8 4 (1.47%) SCVMM
8 4 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.74%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.74%) SCOM
9 2 (0.74%) WMI
10 1 (0.37%) CloudForms
10 1 (0.37%) EMC VPLEX
10 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.37%) FreeIPA
10 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 98 (36.03%) Microsoft
2 97 (35.66%) VMware
3 39 (14.34%) Oracle
4 18 (6.62%) Cisco
5 14 (5.15%) MobileIron
6 12 (4.41%) Bloomberg
7 11 (4.04%) ServiceNow
8 9 (3.31%) Google
8 9 (3.31%) NetApp
8 9 (3.31%) Remedy
8 9 (3.31%) Reuters
9 6 (2.21%) CloudEndure
10 5 (1.84%) ION Trading
11 3 (1.10%) Juniper
11 3 (1.10%) OpenText
11 3 (1.10%) Zscaler
12 2 (0.74%) Arista
12 2 (0.74%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.74%) Tanium
12 2 (0.74%) UiPath
42 Citrix jobs in England