The first table below looks at the demand for A+ Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited A+ Certification over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Hampshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
CompTIA A+ Certification
Rank 100 - 106
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 4 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 0.258% - 0.054%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.833% - 0.188%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £95 £145 £250
% change year-on-year
-34.48% -42.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
Average hourly rate £19.38 - £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.88 £9.75 £11.63
% change year-on-year
+52.56% -16.12%
All Qualifications
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
480 512 532
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 31.01% 31.94% 28.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 247 223
Average daily rate £354 £363 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.34% +0.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £239 £235 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £488 £495 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 44 70
Average hourly rate £25.00 £32.00 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.87% -5.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.53 £12.35 £13.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £40.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -8.00%
A+ Certification
South East

A+ Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing A+ Certification across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Hampshire A+ Certification Jobs Demand Trend

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire A+ Certification Daily Rate Trend

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire A+ Certification Hourly Rate Trend

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hampshire A+ Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

A+ Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Southampton - 4 - -
A+ Certification
South East

A+ Certification
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1 13 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 12 (92.31%) Degree
3 9 (69.23%) MS Office
4 8 (61.54%) SLA
5 5 (38.46%) Cisco
5 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
5 5 (38.46%) Windows XP
5 5 (38.46%) Windows
5 5 (38.46%) Windows 7
6 4 (30.77%) LANDesk
6 4 (30.77%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (30.77%) HP
7 3 (23.08%) MS Exchange
8 2 (15.38%) Lotus Notes
8 2 (15.38%) Lotus
8 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (7.692%) Blackberry
9 1 (7.692%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (7.692%) Avaya
9 1 (7.692%) MCP
9 1 (7.692%) VPN
9 1 (7.692%) Data Entry

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) MS Exchange
2 2 (15.38%) Lotus Notes
3 1 (7.692%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 9 (69.23%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.692%) VPN
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) 1st Line Support
2 3 (23.08%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (23.08%) Coordinator
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Team Leader
3 2 (15.38%) Support Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Support Team Leader
4 1 (7.692%) Service Desk Team Leader
4 1 (7.692%) 2nd Line Support Technician
4 1 (7.692%) IT Support
4 1 (7.692%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.692%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Windows
1 5 (38.46%) Windows XP
1 5 (38.46%) Windows 7
2 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (7.692%) Data Entry
Qualifications
1 12 (92.31%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (7.692%) MCP
3 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (61.54%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Cisco
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 4 (30.77%) HP
2 4 (30.77%) LANDesk
3 2 (15.38%) Lotus
4 1 (7.692%) Avaya
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