Citrix Contracts in the UK excluding London

Citrix
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 179 145
Rank change year-on-year 0 -34 -3
Contract jobs citing Citrix 165 241 437
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.29% 1.16% 1.82%
As % of the Vendors category 2.65% 2.72% 4.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 121 318
10th Percentile £145 £150 £200
25th Percentile £181 £275 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year -16.88% - +7.02%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £558
90th Percentile £588 £625 £675
UK median daily rate £375 £375 £400
% change year-on-year - -6.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 54 46
10th Percentile - £14.00 £12.98
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.47
Median hourly rate £17.30 £16.30 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.13% +5.16% -
75th Percentile £18.31 £21.37 £15.75
90th Percentile £22.03 £21.43 £20.13
UK median hourly rate £17.30 £16.30 £15.50
% change year-on-year +6.13% +5.16% -

All Vendors
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,222 8,861 10,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 48.74% 42.66% 44.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,963 5,339 7,359
10th Percentile £215 £205 £205
25th Percentile £369 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.53%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £515 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -0.39% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 431 940 476
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.79 £14.31
25th Percentile £16.95 £14.16 £17.74
Median hourly rate £24.18 £21.46 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.67% -44.26% +106.79%
75th Percentile £58.63 £58.70 £63.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £22.30 £43.75
% change year-on-year +18.61% -49.03% +108.14%

Citrix
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Citrix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Citrix in the UK excluding London

Citrix
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Citrix in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Citrix in the UK excluding London

Citrix
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Citrix in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Citrix in the UK excluding London

Citrix
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Citrix in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Citrix in the UK excluding London

Citrix
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
South East +40 54 £400 -11.11% 71
North of England +8 37 £235 -50.53% 47
East of England +1 28 - - 28
Scotland +8 19 £148 -55.49% 8
Yorkshire +7 18 £150 -54.30% 21
North West +8 17 £525 +10.53% 21
Midlands +10 15 £145 -67.78% 40
West Midlands +3 14 £145 -58.57% 25
South West +32 9 £305 +111.07% 24
Wales +2 2 £319 - 6
North East -1 2 £188 -65.91% 6
East Midlands +9 1 £180 -67.27% 13
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2
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UK

Citrix
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 35 (21.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (11.52%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.64%) IIS
4 1 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 26 (15.76%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (14.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (14.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.42%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 78 (47.27%) Microsoft 365
2 46 (27.88%) Azure
3 23 (13.94%) AWS
4 8 (4.85%) Entra ID
4 8 (4.85%) GCP
4 8 (4.85%) IaaS
4 8 (4.85%) OpenShift
4 8 (4.85%) PaaS
5 4 (2.42%) Cloudflare
5 4 (2.42%) Google Workspace
5 4 (2.42%) OneDrive
6 3 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.61%) Akamai
7 1 (0.61%) Azure Storage
7 1 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.61%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 42 (25.45%) VPN
2 29 (17.58%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (10.30%) DNS
4 14 (8.48%) Firewall
4 14 (8.48%) NetScaler
4 14 (8.48%) SMTP
5 10 (6.06%) DHCP
6 9 (5.45%) Remote Desktop
6 9 (5.45%) WebEx
7 8 (4.85%) LAN
8 7 (4.24%) Cisco Firepower
8 7 (4.24%) Cisco ISE
9 6 (3.64%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (3.64%) Junos
9 6 (3.64%) MPLS
9 6 (3.64%) WAN
10 5 (3.03%) SAN
10 5 (3.03%) Skype
11 3 (1.82%) Internet
12 2 (1.21%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.85%) Amazon RDS
1 8 (4.85%) Big Data
1 8 (4.85%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (1.21%) MS Access
3 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.61%) GitLab
1 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
General
1 40 (24.24%) Social Skills
2 25 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (11.52%) Banking
3 19 (11.52%) Public Sector
4 16 (9.70%) Finance
5 8 (4.85%) Legal
6 6 (3.64%) Retail
7 5 (3.03%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.82%) Electronics
8 3 (1.82%) Investment Banking
8 3 (1.82%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.82%) Marketing
8 3 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (27.88%) Analyst
2 35 (21.21%) Support Engineer
3 31 (18.79%) Service Analyst
3 31 (18.79%) Service Desk Analyst
4 25 (15.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 20 (12.12%) Desktop Support
6 19 (11.52%) 2nd Line Support
7 18 (10.91%) Technical Analyst
7 18 (10.91%) Technical Services Analyst
8 15 (9.09%) Desktop Engineer
9 14 (8.48%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 13 (7.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 12 (7.27%) Network Engineer
12 11 (6.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 11 (6.67%) Support Analyst
13 9 (5.45%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (5.45%) 3rd Line Support
13 9 (5.45%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 9 (5.45%) IT Engineer
14 8 (4.85%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.21%) Middleware
1 2 (1.21%) Web Services
2 1 (0.61%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.61%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.61%) HTML
2 1 (0.61%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.09%) PKI
2 14 (8.48%) Clustering
2 14 (8.48%) Data Centre
3 12 (7.27%) Driving Licence
4 10 (6.06%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (3.64%) NHS
6 4 (2.42%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.42%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.61%) Blockchain
8 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.61%) Fat Client
8 1 (0.61%) FMCG
8 1 (0.61%) iPhone
8 1 (0.61%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.61%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.61%) Thin Client
8 1 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 71 (43.03%) Windows
2 30 (18.18%) Windows Server
3 23 (13.94%) Windows 10
4 17 (10.30%) Linux
5 11 (6.67%) Apple iOS
5 11 (6.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (6.06%) Windows Server 2003
7 6 (3.64%) Unix
8 5 (3.03%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.61%) Android
9 1 (0.61%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.61%) VMS
9 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.61%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.61%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (33.94%) Customer Service
2 43 (26.06%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (24.24%) ITIL
4 38 (23.03%) Service Delivery
5 31 (18.79%) Incident Management
6 27 (16.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 24 (14.55%) Mathematics
8 19 (11.52%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 16 (9.70%) ITSM
10 13 (7.88%) Mobile Device Management
11 12 (7.27%) Coaching
12 11 (6.67%) DevOps
12 11 (6.67%) Time Management
13 10 (6.06%) Migration
14 9 (5.45%) Agile
14 9 (5.45%) Artificial Intelligence
14 9 (5.45%) Case Management
14 9 (5.45%) Collaborative Working
15 8 (4.85%) RBAC
15 8 (4.85%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.12%) PowerShell
2 13 (7.88%) Python
3 6 (3.64%) Shell Script
3 6 (3.64%) SQL
3 6 (3.64%) VB
4 1 (0.61%) Bash
Qualifications
1 44 (26.67%) Security Cleared
2 35 (21.21%) Degree
3 34 (20.61%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (18.18%) A+ Certification
5 29 (17.58%) MCSA
6 28 (16.97%) SC Cleared
7 17 (10.30%) DV Cleared
8 9 (5.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (2.42%) CCIE
10 4 (2.42%) DBS Check
10 4 (2.42%) MCSE
10 4 (2.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.61%) CCDP
12 1 (0.61%) Citrix Certification
12 1 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.61%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (5.45%) QA
2 5 (3.03%) SLA
3 1 (0.61%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 88 (53.33%) Active Directory
2 30 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (10.91%) BitLocker
4 15 (9.09%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (6.67%) Hyper-V
6 10 (6.06%) Terminal Services
6 10 (6.06%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (5.45%) Docker
7 9 (5.45%) vSphere
7 9 (5.45%) XenApp
8 8 (4.85%) Microsoft App-V
9 7 (4.24%) XenDesktop
10 4 (2.42%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 4 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.61%) Xen
Systems Management
1 29 (17.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (12.12%) Ansible
3 14 (8.48%) vCenter Server
4 12 (7.27%) SCCM
5 10 (6.06%) Terraform
5 10 (6.06%) WSUS
6 9 (5.45%) Kubernetes
6 9 (5.45%) Puppet
7 8 (4.85%) Nagios
7 8 (4.85%) vMotion
8 6 (3.64%) FortiGate
8 6 (3.64%) Microsoft Clustering
9 4 (2.42%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.61%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.61%) Sysprep
Vendors
1 86 (52.12%) Microsoft
2 56 (33.94%) ServiceNow
3 37 (22.42%) VMware
4 31 (18.79%) Cisco
5 15 (9.09%) HP
6 12 (7.27%) Dell
6 12 (7.27%) F5
6 12 (7.27%) Google
7 11 (6.67%) Apple
7 11 (6.67%) Nexthink
8 10 (6.06%) Zscaler
9 9 (5.45%) Sage
10 8 (4.85%) CheckPoint
10 8 (4.85%) Symantec
11 4 (2.42%) CyberArk
11 4 (2.42%) Fortinet
11 4 (2.42%) Juniper
11 4 (2.42%) Remedy
12 3 (1.82%) SAP
13 2 (1.21%) Palo Alto