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This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT contracts within the Wiltshire 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.

LinkCompTIA A+ Certification
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.813 %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£300
% change on same period last year+18.27 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£19.70-
Average hourly rate£19.70-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.70-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.11£12.08
% change on same period last year+16.74 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads123147
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.164 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted5350
Average minimum daily rate£309£320
Average daily rate£343£337
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted1815
Average minimum hourly rate£24.86£23.97
Average hourly rate£25.80£26.18
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.74£28.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
A+ Certification South WestA+ Certification
South West

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire A+ Certification Hourly Rate Trend

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 Wiltshire 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.

LocationRank 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
SwindonNew entry-1--
A+ Certification South WestA+ Certification
South West

A+ Certification
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)ITIL
14 (100.00 %)MS Excel
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (100.00 %)Service Management
14 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (25.00 %)Retail
21 (25.00 %)MOS
21 (25.00 %)Finance

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (100.00 %)MS Excel
14 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Retail
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Support Engineer
23 (75.00 %)Desktop Support
23 (75.00 %)Desktop Engineer
23 (75.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
32 (50.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
32 (50.00 %)Technical Support
32 (50.00 %)Technical Engineer
41 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
41 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
41 (25.00 %)Analyst
41 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
41 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)ITIL
14 (100.00 %)Service Management
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (25.00 %)MOS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft