The first table below looks at the demand for Network+ Certification in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Network+ Certification over the 3 months to 24 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 London 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
CompTIA Network+ Certification (N+)
Rank 376 371 438
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +67
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 1 44 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.005% 0.163% 0.013%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.032% 1.152% 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 1
Average daily rate - £650 £170
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +282.35%
UK excluding London average daily rate - £325 £140
% change year-on-year
- +132.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £9.00 £10.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.50 £12.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
+32.00% -21.87%
All Qualifications
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
3169 3819 4114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 14.63% 14.18% 13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1876 2288 2374
Average daily rate £425 £425 £425
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 119 141
Average hourly rate £22.50 £20.00 £20.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% -3.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.25 £12.30 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £79.00 £40.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Network+ Certification
England

Network+ Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Network+ Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Network+ Certification Daily Rate Trend

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Network+ Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Network+ Certification
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Network+ 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 Network+ Certification.

1 2 (100.00%) MS Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) HP
2 1 (50.00%) Dell
2 1 (50.00%) Citrix
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 2000
2 1 (50.00%) Windows XP

Network+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Network+ 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 Network+ Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) MS Office
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Desktop Support
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Support Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Desktop Support Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Desktop Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Trainee
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 2000
1 1 (50.00%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) HP
2 1 (50.00%) Dell
2 1 (50.00%) Citrix