Citrix XenDesktop
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring XenDesktop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XenDesktop over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | 91 | 111 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | +20 | +34 |
Contract jobs citing XenDesktop | 0 | 2 | 1 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | - | 0.14% | 0.054% |
As % of the System Software category | - | 1.44% | 0.33% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £425 | - |
North West median daily rate | - | £425 | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | £26.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +19.23% | - |
North West median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | £26.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | +19.23% | - |
All System Software Skills
Manchester
XenDesktop falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 102 | 139 | 301 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 10.64% | 9.69% | 16.33% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 115 | 219 |
10th Percentile | £244 | £281 | £244 |
25th Percentile | £402 | £375 | £375 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £463 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | +6.76% | -7.50% | -2.44% |
75th Percentile | £545 | £588 | £575 |
90th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £640 |
North West median daily rate | £438 | £475 | £475 |
% change year-on-year | -7.89% | - | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 18 |
10th Percentile | - | £13.75 | £14.16 |
25th Percentile | £76.25 | £16.38 | £15.73 |
Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £21.50 | £16.74 |
Median % change year-on-year | +283.72% | +28.43% | -9.51% |
75th Percentile | £88.75 | £27.38 | £24.50 |
90th Percentile | - | £30.45 | £46.85 |
North West median hourly rate | £82.50 | £17.72 | £17.48 |
% change year-on-year | +365.58% | +1.37% | -0.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing XenDesktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XenDesktop in Manchester.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing XenDesktop in Manchester.