Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT contracts within the Belfast region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited A+ Certification over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompTIA A+ Certification
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2721
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below15.79 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£100
Average daily rate-£100
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£100
UK excluding London average daily rate£173£83
% change on same period last year+109.76 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£14.77-
Average hourly rate£15.43-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.10-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.78£13.37
% change on same period last year+10.53 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads1911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted39
Average minimum daily rate£320£273
Average daily rate£355£323
% change on same period last year+9.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£324
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£14.77-
Average hourly rate£15.43-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.10-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.51£25.74
% change on same period last year-0.87 %
A+ Certification County AntrimA+ Certification
County Antrim

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

A+ Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing A+ Certification across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Belfast A+ Certification Demand Trend

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing A+ Certification across the Belfast region.

Belfast A+ Certification Daily Rate Trend

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing A+ Certification across the Belfast region.

Belfast A+ Certification Hourly Rate Trend

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Belfast A+ Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

A+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing A+ Certification also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited A+ Certification.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (83.33 %)Active Directory
25 (83.33 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (66.67 %)Lotus
34 (66.67 %)MS Office
34 (66.67 %)Lotus Notes
43 (50.00 %)Windows XP
43 (50.00 %)MCP
43 (50.00 %)Asset Management
52 (33.33 %)Investment Banking
52 (33.33 %)Banking
52 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
52 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (33.33 %)Finance
52 (33.33 %)Migration
52 (33.33 %)IIS
52 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
52 (33.33 %)MCSE
61 (16.67 %)MS Access
61 (16.67 %)Siebel
61 (16.67 %)VoIP
61 (16.67 %)FoxPro (VFP)
61 (16.67 %)Microsoft
61 (16.67 %)Adobe
61 (16.67 %)SAP
61 (16.67 %)VB
61 (16.67 %)Photoshop
61 (16.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (16.67 %)Network+ Certification
61 (16.67 %)Server+ Certification

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing A+ Certification also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited A+ Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)Lotus Notes
22 (33.33 %)IIS
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Office
21 (16.67 %)Acrobat
21 (16.67 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (16.67 %)Photoshop
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)VoIP
11 (16.67 %)Wireless
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)MS Access
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
12 (33.33 %)Finance
12 (33.33 %)Banking
12 (33.33 %)Investment Banking
21 (16.67 %)Education
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Desktop Support
23 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Desktop Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Project Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Server Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Senior Server Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Wintel Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Migration Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)Windows Mobile
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Asset Management
22 (33.33 %)Migration
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)VB
11 (16.67 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (50.00 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)MCSE
41 (16.67 %)Network+ Certification
41 (16.67 %)Server+ Certification
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (83.33 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)DameWare
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)SAP
21 (16.67 %)Siebel
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Adobe
21 (16.67 %)Avaya