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 19 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
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 276 223 194
Rank change year-on-year -53 -29 +19
Contract jobs citing Citrix 107 166 260
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.76% 1.06% 1.31%
As % of the Vendors category 1.64% 2.43% 3.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 104 202
10th Percentile £263 £258 £225
25th Percentile £403 £350 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £522 £528 £550
90th Percentile £675 £624 £674
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 £15.65
% change year-on-year +46.25% +37.12% +0.97%

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 6,529 6,824 8,216
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.34% 43.75% 41.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,220 4,284 5,701
10th Percentile £325 £313 £300
25th Percentile £420 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £536 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% -2.50% -4.35%
75th Percentile £644 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £746 £763
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 65 116
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.80 £23.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -7.41% +57.53%
75th Percentile £39.25 £65.00 £60.94
90th Percentile £63.30 £97.00 £84.75
England median hourly rate £25.08 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.36% -22.22% +73.08%

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 19 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 19 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 -35 16 £475 +35.71% 18
East London +9 4 £293 -35.00% 2
South London -6 2 £260 -42.22%
West London - 1 £525 - 2
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 11 (10.28%) IIS
1 11 (10.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.74%) Confluence
2 4 (3.74%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.74%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.87%) WebLogic
3 2 (1.87%) WildFly
4 1 (0.93%) JBoss
4 1 (0.93%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.93%) Smallworld
Applications
1 12 (11.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.93%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.93%) OpenText MBPM
2 1 (0.93%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 33 (30.84%) Azure
2 30 (28.04%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (8.41%) Entra ID
4 6 (5.61%) GCP
4 6 (5.61%) Nutanix
5 4 (3.74%) AWS
6 3 (2.80%) SaaS
6 3 (2.80%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.87%) Akamai
7 2 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.87%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.87%) IaaS
7 2 (1.87%) PaaS
8 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.93%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.93%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.93%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (18.69%) DNS
1 20 (18.69%) NetScaler
2 18 (16.82%) DHCP
2 18 (16.82%) Firewall
3 12 (11.21%) Internet
4 11 (10.28%) LAN
4 11 (10.28%) VPN
5 9 (8.41%) WAN
6 6 (5.61%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (4.67%) TCP/IP
8 4 (3.74%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (2.80%) SAN
9 3 (2.80%) SD-WAN
9 3 (2.80%) VLAN
10 2 (1.87%) DMZ
10 2 (1.87%) IP Telephony
10 2 (1.87%) WebEx
11 1 (0.93%) Intranet
11 1 (0.93%) Software-Defined Networking
11 1 (0.93%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (19.63%) SQL Server
2 13 (12.15%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.80%) Tableau
3 3 (2.80%) Tableau Desktop
4 2 (1.87%) Tableau Server
5 1 (0.93%) GIS
5 1 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.93%) Power BI
5 1 (0.93%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (5.61%) JIRA
2 2 (1.87%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.93%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.93%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.93%) Postman
General
1 39 (36.45%) Finance
2 30 (28.04%) Social Skills
3 21 (19.63%) Banking
4 9 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (5.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (4.67%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.74%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.80%) Front Office
8 3 (2.80%) International Banking
8 3 (2.80%) Investment Banking
8 3 (2.80%) Publishing
9 2 (1.87%) Back Office
9 2 (1.87%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.87%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (0.93%) French Language
10 1 (0.93%) Legal
10 1 (0.93%) Local Government
10 1 (0.93%) Retail
10 1 (0.93%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.93%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (17.76%) Developer
1 19 (17.76%) Support Engineer
2 13 (12.15%) C# Developer
2 13 (12.15%) Citrix Engineer
3 10 (9.35%) C# WCF Developer
3 10 (9.35%) C# WPF Developer
3 10 (9.35%) WCF Developer
3 10 (9.35%) WPF Developer
4 6 (5.61%) Analyst
4 6 (5.61%) Architect
4 6 (5.61%) Consultant
4 6 (5.61%) IT Engineer
4 6 (5.61%) Senior
5 5 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support
5 5 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 5 (4.67%) Desktop Engineer
5 5 (4.67%) Desktop Support
5 5 (4.67%) IT Support Engineer
5 5 (4.67%) Programme Manager
5 5 (4.67%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (16.82%) .NET
2 14 (13.08%) .NET Framework
2 14 (13.08%) WPF
3 10 (9.35%) WCF
3 10 (9.35%) WinForms
4 3 (2.80%) Middleware
5 2 (1.87%) JSON
5 2 (1.87%) REST
5 2 (1.87%) XML
6 1 (0.93%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.93%) JSF
6 1 (0.93%) SAML
6 1 (0.93%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.93%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.54%) Data Centre
2 5 (4.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 5 (4.67%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (4.67%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (3.74%) Hedge funds
4 3 (2.80%) Fat Client
4 3 (2.80%) Private Cloud
4 3 (2.80%) Thin Client
4 3 (2.80%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.87%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.87%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.87%) PKI
6 1 (0.93%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (0.93%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.93%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.93%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 76 (71.03%) Windows
2 13 (12.15%) Windows 10
3 11 (10.28%) Linux
3 11 (10.28%) Windows Server
4 3 (2.80%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.87%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.87%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.87%) Windows 7
5 2 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.87%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.93%) Android
6 1 (0.93%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.93%) Unix
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (21.50%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (18.69%) ITIL
3 16 (14.95%) Data Analysis
3 16 (14.95%) Disaster Recovery
4 15 (14.02%) Agile
4 15 (14.02%) Migration
5 10 (9.35%) ITSM
6 9 (8.41%) Change Management
7 8 (7.48%) Project Delivery
7 8 (7.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (7.48%) Use Case
8 7 (6.54%) DevOps
8 7 (6.54%) Resource Allocation
8 7 (6.54%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (5.61%) CI/CD
9 6 (5.61%) Data Protection
9 6 (5.61%) Project Governance
9 6 (5.61%) Service Delivery
10 5 (4.67%) Red Team
10 5 (4.67%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 30 (28.04%) SQL
2 21 (19.63%) PowerShell
3 18 (16.82%) C#
4 14 (13.08%) PL/SQL
4 14 (13.08%) T-SQL
5 10 (9.35%) Python
5 10 (9.35%) VB
5 10 (9.35%) VBA
6 5 (4.67%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (3.74%) Java
8 2 (1.87%) Bash
9 1 (0.93%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.93%) Magik
Qualifications
1 10 (9.35%) Degree
2 6 (5.61%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.67%) CCNA
3 5 (4.67%) CCNP
3 5 (4.67%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.74%) MCSE
4 4 (3.74%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.80%) Citrix Certification
5 3 (2.80%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 3 (2.80%) MCSA
6 2 (1.87%) CCA
6 2 (1.87%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.87%) HP ASE
6 2 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.87%) MOS
6 2 (1.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.93%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.93%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (13.08%) QA
2 2 (1.87%) SLA
3 1 (0.93%) GDPR
3 1 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.93%) MiFID
System Software
1 33 (30.84%) Active Directory
2 23 (21.50%) Virtual Desktop
3 14 (13.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (6.54%) Microsoft App-V
5 5 (4.67%) XenApp
6 3 (2.80%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.87%) Hyper-V
7 2 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (1.87%) VMware Workstation
7 2 (1.87%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.93%) Docker
8 1 (0.93%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.93%) Xen
Systems Management
1 13 (12.15%) SCCM
2 10 (9.35%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (6.54%) Ansible
4 4 (3.74%) Terraform
5 3 (2.80%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 2 (1.87%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.87%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.87%) vCenter Server
6 2 (1.87%) WSUS
7 1 (0.93%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.93%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.93%) Podman
7 1 (0.93%) SCVMM
7 1 (0.93%) WMI
Vendors
1 28 (26.17%) Microsoft
2 22 (20.56%) VMware
3 21 (19.63%) Oracle
4 7 (6.54%) Cisco
4 7 (6.54%) Fortinet
5 6 (5.61%) Bloomberg
5 6 (5.61%) ServiceNow
6 5 (4.67%) Forcepoint
6 5 (4.67%) Reuters
6 5 (4.67%) Zscaler
7 4 (3.74%) UiPath
7 4 (3.74%) Wyse
8 3 (2.80%) Altiris
8 3 (2.80%) Infoblox
8 3 (2.80%) Ivanti
8 3 (2.80%) Meraki
8 3 (2.80%) Palo Alto
8 3 (2.80%) Symantec
9 2 (1.87%) Polycom
9 2 (1.87%) ProCurve