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This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries 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
Rank252285
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads1016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.441 %0.496 %
Salaries quoted614
Average minimum salary£19,000£20,643
Average salary£20,000£22,482
% change on same period last year-11.04 %
Average maximum salary£21,000£24,321
UK excluding London average salary£21,867£20,004
% change on same period last year+9.31 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22663228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.237 %1.355 %
Salaries quoted20542591
Average minimum salary£38,324£38,383
Average salary£41,584£41,859
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum salary£44,844£45,334
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
A+ Certification South EastA+ Certification
South East

A+ Certification
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire A+ Certification Demand Trend

A+ Certification
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire A+ Certification Salary Trend

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire A+ Certification Salary Histogram

A+ Certification
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the Berkshire 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+287£24,500-5.16 %
SloughNew entry-1£17,500-
A+ Certification South EastA+ Certification
South East

A+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited A+ Certification.

116 (72.73 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (50.00 %)MS Office
310 (45.45 %)Windows
310 (45.45 %)MCSE
49 (40.91 %)Windows XP
57 (31.82 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (27.27 %)LAN
66 (27.27 %)WAN
66 (27.27 %)MOS
75 (22.73 %)Microsoft
75 (22.73 %)Windows NT
75 (22.73 %)Internet
84 (18.18 %)MCP
93 (13.64 %)Government
93 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
102 (9.091 %)OpenView Configuration Management
102 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
102 (9.091 %)MCSA
102 (9.091 %)ITIL
102 (9.091 %)Borland
102 (9.091 %)StarTeam
102 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
102 (9.091 %)Network+ Certification
102 (9.091 %)DNS
111 (4.545 %)MCDST
111 (4.545 %)Banking
111 (4.545 %)Computer Science
111 (4.545 %)Active Directory
111 (4.545 %)HP
111 (4.545 %)TCP/IP

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited A+ Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (4.545 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (27.27 %)LAN
16 (27.27 %)WAN
25 (22.73 %)Internet
32 (9.091 %)DNS
41 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.091 %)StarTeam
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.64 %)Government
21 (4.545 %)Banking
21 (4.545 %)Telecoms
21 (4.545 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (59.09 %)Analyst
113 (59.09 %)Support Analyst
29 (40.91 %)Support Engineer
36 (27.27 %)2nd Line Support
36 (27.27 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
44 (18.18 %)Helpdesk Support
44 (18.18 %)Helpdesk Analyst
53 (13.64 %)Technical Support
53 (13.64 %)Junior
53 (13.64 %)Technical Analyst
53 (13.64 %)Technical Support Engineer
53 (13.64 %)Technical Support Analyst
53 (13.64 %)Technical Engineer
53 (13.64 %)Helpdesk Engineer
62 (9.091 %)PC Support Engineer
62 (9.091 %)PC Support
62 (9.091 %)Desktop Engineer
62 (9.091 %)PC Engineer
62 (9.091 %)Desktop Support Engineer
62 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (45.45 %)Windows
29 (40.91 %)Windows XP
37 (31.82 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (22.73 %)Windows NT
52 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
61 (4.545 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
22 (9.091 %)ITIL
22 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (72.73 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (45.45 %)MCSE
36 (27.27 %)MOS
44 (18.18 %)MCP
52 (9.091 %)MCSA
52 (9.091 %)Network+ Certification
61 (4.545 %)MCDST
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.545 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.091 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (22.73 %)Microsoft
22 (9.091 %)Borland
31 (4.545 %)HP