Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for A+ Certification in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited A+ Certification over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkCompTIA A+ Certification
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank463410565
Rank change year-on-year
Down-53Up+155
Matching contract IT job ads242941
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.050 %0.073 %0.050 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.348 %0.404 %0.346 %
Daily rates quoted615
Average daily rate£215£288£125
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.21 %+130.00 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£195£288£120
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£238£288£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£215£288£123
% change year-on-year
-25.21 %+134.69 %
Hourly rates quoted71219
Average hourly rate£15.00£8.00£14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+87.50 %-42.85 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.60£8.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£19.32£15.30£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£8.00£13.25
% change year-on-year
+87.50 %-39.62 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
6906717411844
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK14.39 %18.13 %14.41 %
Daily rates quoted299623883612
Average daily rate£350£375£365
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.660 %+2.730 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£220£200£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£525£520
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted5497041295
Average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.00 %-
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.50£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.50£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-18.00 %-

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.

A+ Certification
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

A+ Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

A+ Certification
Top 21 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 UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandDown-4224£215-25.21 %
LondonDown-679£228-
South EastDown-124£215-
West MidlandsUp+53--
East of EnglandUp+142£235-
East MidlandsNo change02--
KentNew entry-2£215-
OxfordshireDown-41--
City of LondonDown-671--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
South WestNew entry-1£175-
LutonNew entry-1£215-
MaidstoneNew entry-1£215-
NottinghamNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireNew entry-1--
East SussexNew entry-1£215-
EssexNew entry-1£235-
BirminghamNew entry-1--
BrightonNew entry-1£215-
CambridgeNew entry-1--
CoventryNew entry-1--

A+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

136 (67.92 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (49.06 %)MCP
325 (47.17 %)MCSE
422 (41.51 %)Microsoft
520 (37.74 %)Network+ Certification
617 (32.08 %)MCDST
716 (30.19 %)Windows
813 (24.53 %)MS Excel
813 (24.53 %)Finance
912 (22.64 %)MCSA
1011 (20.75 %)MCT
1011 (20.75 %)Windows Server 2003
1110 (18.87 %)Active Directory
129 (16.98 %)Banking
138 (15.09 %)IIS
146 (11.32 %)CCNA
146 (11.32 %)Cisco Certification
146 (11.32 %)VMware
155 (9.434 %)IBM
155 (9.434 %)HP
155 (9.434 %)Windows 2000
155 (9.434 %)Windows XP
164 (7.547 %)NHS
164 (7.547 %)SAN
164 (7.547 %)Windows Server 2008
164 (7.547 %)Investment Banking
164 (7.547 %)Windows Vista
164 (7.547 %)Financial Institution
173 (5.660 %)Visualisation
173 (5.660 %)BusinessObjects

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
11 (1.887 %)AJAX
11 (1.887 %)Adobe Flex
11 (1.887 %)Flash
11 (1.887 %)HTML
11 (1.887 %)Web Services
11 (1.887 %)XML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (15.09 %)IIS
23 (5.660 %)MS Exchange
32 (3.774 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.887 %)SharePoint
41 (1.887 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
113 (24.53 %)MS Excel
23 (5.660 %)MS Office
31 (1.887 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.887 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (7.547 %)SAN
23 (5.660 %)LAN
32 (3.774 %)WAN
41 (1.887 %)IP Telephony
41 (1.887 %)Network Security
41 (1.887 %)DHCP
41 (1.887 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.887 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.660 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.887 %)Crystal Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
113 (24.53 %)Finance
29 (16.98 %)Banking
34 (7.547 %)Investment Banking
34 (7.547 %)Financial Institution
41 (1.887 %)Retail
41 (1.887 %)Education
41 (1.887 %)Health
41 (1.887 %)Marketing
41 (1.887 %)Graphic Design
41 (1.887 %)Insurance
41 (1.887 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
123 (43.40 %)Trainer
213 (24.53 %)IT Trainer
38 (15.09 %)Technical Trainer
38 (15.09 %)Wintel Engineer
38 (15.09 %)Senior Wintel Engineer
45 (9.434 %)Server Engineer
45 (9.434 %)Wintel Server Engineer
45 (9.434 %)Senior Server Engineer
45 (9.434 %)Analyst
45 (9.434 %)Desktop Support
53 (5.660 %)Support Engineer
53 (5.660 %)2nd Line Support
53 (5.660 %)Design Engineer
62 (3.774 %)Developer
62 (3.774 %)Support Technician
62 (3.774 %)Desktop Technician
62 (3.774 %)Microsoft Trainer
62 (3.774 %)Desktop Support Engineer
62 (3.774 %)1st Line Support
62 (3.774 %)Helpdesk Support
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (7.547 %)NHS
23 (5.660 %)Visualisation
31 (1.887 %)PDA
31 (1.887 %)EqualLogic
31 (1.887 %)Blackberry
31 (1.887 %)Client/Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
116 (30.19 %)Windows
211 (20.75 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (9.434 %)Windows 2000
35 (9.434 %)Windows XP
44 (7.547 %)Windows Server 2008
44 (7.547 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
12 (3.774 %)ITIL
12 (3.774 %)Migration
21 (1.887 %)Data Management
21 (1.887 %)Service Management
21 (1.887 %)Data Migration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (3.774 %)C
21 (1.887 %)ActionScript 3.0
21 (1.887 %)Java
21 (1.887 %)JavaScript
21 (1.887 %)PHP
21 (1.887 %)SQL
21 (1.887 %)ActionScript
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
136 (67.92 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (49.06 %)MCP
325 (47.17 %)MCSE
420 (37.74 %)Network+ Certification
517 (32.08 %)MCDST
612 (22.64 %)MCSA
711 (20.75 %)MCT
86 (11.32 %)CCNA
86 (11.32 %)Cisco Certification
91 (1.887 %)MOS
91 (1.887 %)Security+ Certification
91 (1.887 %)Degree
91 (1.887 %)Security Cleared
91 (1.887 %)HP APS
91 (1.887 %)ECDL
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.774 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
110 (18.87 %)Active Directory
22 (3.774 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.887 %)VMware Server
31 (1.887 %)XenApp
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
12 (3.774 %)Tivoli
12 (3.774 %)CONTROL-M
12 (3.774 %)Foglight
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
122 (41.51 %)Microsoft
26 (11.32 %)VMware
35 (9.434 %)IBM
35 (9.434 %)HP
43 (5.660 %)Business Objects
52 (3.774 %)Cisco
52 (3.774 %)Citrix
52 (3.774 %)Dell
52 (3.774 %)BMC
61 (1.887 %)Toshiba
61 (1.887 %)LANDesk
61 (1.887 %)Lotus
61 (1.887 %)Avaya
61 (1.887 %)Remedy
61 (1.887 %)Adobe
61 (1.887 %)Oracle