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This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompTIA A+ Certification
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3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£333
% change on same period last year+6.45 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.93£11.88
% change on same period last year+17.28 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads177131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.234 %0.130 %
Daily rates quoted5130
Average minimum daily rate£320£328
Average daily rate£342£339
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted411
Average minimum hourly rate£23.14£23.13
Average hourly rate£27.57£23.94
% change on same period last year+15.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£24.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
A+ Certification West YorkshireA+ Certification
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds A+ Certification Hourly Rate Trend

A+ Certification
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

12 (100.00 %)Network+ Certification
21 (50.00 %)MCDST
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (50.00 %)DCSE
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Norton AntiVirus

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Hardware Engineer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Network+ Certification
21 (50.00 %)MCDST
21 (50.00 %)DCSE
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)HP
11 (50.00 %)Dell