Hertfordshire A+ Certification Contracts

This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

CompTIA A+ Certification
Location Belfast Berkshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Chelmsford City of London County Antrim East of England England Essex Hertfordshire Leeds London Newbury Newcastle North East North West Northern Ireland Oxfordshire Scotland South East South West Swindon Tyne and Wear UK Welwyn Garden City West Midlands West Yorkshire Wiltshire Yorkshire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	79	97
Rank change on same period last year	+18
Matching contract IT job ads	3	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.004 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	2.055 %	0.446 %
Daily rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum daily rate	-	£400
Average daily rate	-	£425
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£450
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£300
% change on same period last year	+18.27 %
Hourly rates quoted	2	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£16.83	-
Average hourly rate	£16.83	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£16.83	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£14.11	£12.08
% change on same period last year	+16.74 %
Qualifications Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads	146	224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.195 %	0.223 %
Daily rates quoted	72	87
Average minimum daily rate	£338	£362
Average daily rate	£359	£391
% change on same period last year	-8.15 %
Average maximum daily rate	£380	£420
UK excluding London average daily rate	£332	£330
% change on same period last year	+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted	30	36
Average minimum hourly rate	£27.59	£23.80
Average hourly rate	£28.15	£25.44
% change on same period last year	+10.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£28.72	£27.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.62	£25.85
% change on same period last year	-4.74 %
A+ Certification East of England

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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

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 Hertfordshire region.

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 Hertfordshire region.

A+ Certification
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Average Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Average Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Welwyn Garden City	-	1	-	-

A+ Certification East of England

A+ Certification
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 2 (66.67 %) Pharmaceutical 1 2 (66.67 %) ITIL 2 1 (33.33 %) HP

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

General 1 2 (66.67 %) Pharmaceutical	Job Titles 1 2 (66.67 %) Analyst 1 2 (66.67 %) Support Analyst 1 2 (66.67 %) Technical Support 1 2 (66.67 %) Technical Support Analyst 1 2 (66.67 %) Technical Analyst
Processes & Methodologies 1 2 (66.67 %) ITIL	Vendors 1 1 (33.33 %) HP