Citrix Contract Job Trends in London

Citrix
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 22 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
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 227 191
Rank change year-on-year -39 -36 +14
Contract jobs citing Citrix 110 160 261
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.78% 1.01% 1.30%
As % of the Vendors category 1.67% 2.32% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 99 204
10th Percentile £276 £258 £225
25th Percentile £404 £343 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £390 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £520 £531 £556
90th Percentile £671 £628 £675
England median daily rate £450 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -
England median hourly rate £31.39 £21.46 £15.08
% change year-on-year +46.25% +42.35% -2.74%

All Vendors
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,582 6,910 8,278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.50% 43.70% 41.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,257 4,357 5,744
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £420 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £748 £768
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 66 118
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.22 £16.96
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.80 £23.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.68% -4.94% +57.53%
75th Percentile £40.75 £65.75 £60.94
90th Percentile £63.40 £96.25 £84.15
England median hourly rate £25.00 £32.75 £44.75
% change year-on-year -23.66% -26.82% +66.57%

Citrix
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Citrix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Citrix job vacancy trend in London

Citrix
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Citrix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Citrix

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Citrix in London over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Citrix in London

Citrix
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Citrix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Citrix

Citrix
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Citrix within the London region over the 6 months to 22 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
Central London -29 17 £488 +39.29% 20
East London +9 4 £293 -35.00% 2
South London -5 1 £270 -40.00% 1
West London - 1 £525 - 1
Citrix
England

Citrix
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 12 (10.91%) IIS
2 10 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.64%) Confluence
3 4 (3.64%) SharePoint
3 4 (3.64%) WebSphere
4 2 (1.82%) WebLogic
4 2 (1.82%) WildFly
5 1 (0.91%) JBoss
5 1 (0.91%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.91%) Smallworld
Applications
1 12 (10.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.91%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.91%) OpenText MBPM
2 1 (0.91%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.91%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 31 (28.18%) Azure
2 27 (24.55%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (7.27%) Entra ID
4 6 (5.45%) GCP
4 6 (5.45%) Nutanix
5 4 (3.64%) AWS
6 3 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.73%) SaaS
6 3 (2.73%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.82%) Akamai
7 2 (1.82%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.82%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.82%) IaaS
7 2 (1.82%) PaaS
8 1 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.91%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.91%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (18.18%) NetScaler
2 18 (16.36%) DNS
2 18 (16.36%) Firewall
3 16 (14.55%) DHCP
4 12 (10.91%) Internet
5 11 (10.00%) VPN
6 10 (9.09%) LAN
7 8 (7.27%) WAN
8 5 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (3.64%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (3.64%) TCP/IP
9 4 (3.64%) WebEx
10 3 (2.73%) SAN
10 3 (2.73%) SD-WAN
10 3 (2.73%) VLAN
11 2 (1.82%) DMZ
11 2 (1.82%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.91%) Intranet
12 1 (0.91%) SSL
12 1 (0.91%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (20.91%) SQL Server
2 14 (12.73%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.73%) Tableau
3 3 (2.73%) Tableau Desktop
4 2 (1.82%) Tableau Server
5 1 (0.91%) GIS
5 1 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.91%) Power BI
5 1 (0.91%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (10.00%) JIRA
2 3 (2.73%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.91%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.91%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.91%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.91%) Postman
General
1 44 (40.00%) Finance
2 30 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 22 (20.00%) Banking
4 9 (8.18%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (3.64%) Publishing
7 3 (2.73%) Front Office
7 3 (2.73%) International Banking
7 3 (2.73%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.82%) Back Office
8 2 (1.82%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.82%) Portuguese Language
9 1 (0.91%) Legal
9 1 (0.91%) Local Government
9 1 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.91%) Retail
9 1 (0.91%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (20.00%) Developer
2 18 (16.36%) Citrix Engineer
3 17 (15.45%) Support Engineer
4 15 (13.64%) C# Developer
5 10 (9.09%) C# WCF Developer
5 10 (9.09%) C# WPF Developer
5 10 (9.09%) WCF Developer
5 10 (9.09%) WPF Developer
6 6 (5.45%) Analyst
6 6 (5.45%) Architect
6 6 (5.45%) Consultant
6 6 (5.45%) Senior
7 5 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support
7 5 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 5 (4.55%) Automation Developer
7 5 (4.55%) Programme Manager
7 5 (4.55%) QA Engineer
7 5 (4.55%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
7 5 (4.55%) Technical Manager
7 5 (4.55%) Technical Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (19.09%) .NET
2 16 (14.55%) .NET Framework
3 15 (13.64%) WPF
4 11 (10.00%) WinForms
5 10 (9.09%) WCF
6 3 (2.73%) Middleware
7 2 (1.82%) JSON
7 2 (1.82%) REST
7 2 (1.82%) XML
8 1 (0.91%) FIX Protocol
8 1 (0.91%) JSF
8 1 (0.91%) SAML
8 1 (0.91%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.91%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.36%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.45%) Hedge funds
3 5 (4.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 5 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.73%) Fat Client
4 3 (2.73%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.73%) Private Cloud
4 3 (2.73%) Thin Client
4 3 (2.73%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.82%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.82%) PKI
6 1 (0.91%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (0.91%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.91%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.91%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.91%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.91%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 76 (69.09%) Windows
2 13 (11.82%) Windows 10
3 12 (10.91%) Windows Server
4 10 (9.09%) Linux
5 3 (2.73%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.82%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.91%) Android
7 1 (0.91%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.91%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.91%) Unix
7 1 (0.91%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.91%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (20.91%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (17.27%) ITIL
3 17 (15.45%) Agile
3 17 (15.45%) Data Analysis
3 17 (15.45%) Disaster Recovery
4 14 (12.73%) Migration
5 10 (9.09%) Change Management
5 10 (9.09%) ITSM
6 9 (8.18%) DevOps
7 8 (7.27%) Project Delivery
7 8 (7.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (7.27%) Use Case
8 7 (6.36%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (6.36%) CI/CD
8 7 (6.36%) Data Protection
8 7 (6.36%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (5.45%) Project Governance
9 6 (5.45%) Resource Allocation
9 6 (5.45%) Service Delivery
10 5 (4.55%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 33 (30.00%) SQL
2 21 (19.09%) C#
3 20 (18.18%) PowerShell
4 16 (14.55%) PL/SQL
4 16 (14.55%) T-SQL
5 11 (10.00%) VBA
6 10 (9.09%) Python
6 10 (9.09%) VB
7 5 (4.55%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (3.64%) Java
9 2 (1.82%) Bash
10 1 (0.91%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.91%) Magik
Qualifications
1 11 (10.00%) Degree
2 6 (5.45%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.55%) CCNA
3 5 (4.55%) CCNP
3 5 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.64%) MCSE
5 3 (2.73%) Citrix Certification
5 3 (2.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 3 (2.73%) MCSA
5 3 (2.73%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.82%) CCA
6 2 (1.82%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.82%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.82%) HP ASE
6 2 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.82%) MOS
6 2 (1.82%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.91%) CCDP
7 1 (0.91%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (19.09%) QA
2 2 (1.82%) SLA
3 1 (0.91%) GDPR
3 1 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.91%) MiFID
System Software
1 29 (26.36%) Active Directory
2 22 (20.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 13 (11.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (6.36%) Microsoft App-V
5 5 (4.55%) XenApp
6 2 (1.82%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.82%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (1.82%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (1.82%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.91%) Docker
7 1 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.91%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.91%) Xen
Systems Management
1 12 (10.91%) SCCM
2 8 (7.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (6.36%) Ansible
4 4 (3.64%) Terraform
5 3 (2.73%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 2 (1.82%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.82%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.82%) WSUS
7 1 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.91%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.91%) Podman
7 1 (0.91%) SCVMM
7 1 (0.91%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.91%) WMI
Vendors
1 27 (24.55%) Microsoft
2 23 (20.91%) Oracle
3 20 (18.18%) VMware
4 7 (6.36%) Cisco
4 7 (6.36%) Fortinet
5 6 (5.45%) Bloomberg
5 6 (5.45%) ServiceNow
6 5 (4.55%) Forcepoint
6 5 (4.55%) Reuters
6 5 (4.55%) UiPath
6 5 (4.55%) Zscaler
7 3 (2.73%) Altiris
7 3 (2.73%) Infoblox
7 3 (2.73%) Ivanti
7 3 (2.73%) Meraki
7 3 (2.73%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.73%) Symantec
7 3 (2.73%) Wyse
8 2 (1.82%) Okta
8 2 (1.82%) Spotify