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This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT jobs within the Birmingham 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank133119
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads410
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.549 %1.422 %
Salaries quoted210
Average minimum salary£20,000£21,600
Average salary£21,000£24,000
% change on same period last year-12.50 %
Average maximum salary£22,000£26,400
UK excluding London average salary£23,417£20,432
% change on same period last year+14.61 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads728703
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.288 %
Salaries quoted647531
Average minimum salary£32,533£34,274
Average salary£35,478£36,957
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum salary£38,422£39,640
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
A+ Certification West MidlandsA+ Certification
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A+ Certification
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham A+ Certification Salary Trend

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham A+ Certification Salary Histogram

A+ Certification
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

115 (78.95 %)SLA
214 (73.68 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (68.42 %)MCP
411 (57.89 %)EPoS
411 (57.89 %)Dell
411 (57.89 %)HP
58 (42.11 %)Compaq
58 (42.11 %)Microsoft
58 (42.11 %)MS Excel
58 (42.11 %)Network+ Certification
67 (36.84 %)Problem Management
67 (36.84 %)Windows XP
67 (36.84 %)MS Office
67 (36.84 %)ITIL
67 (36.84 %)Windows
73 (15.79 %)IBM
82 (10.53 %)Pensions
91 (5.263 %)Server+ Certification
91 (5.263 %)MCSE
91 (5.263 %)MCSA
91 (5.263 %)MCT

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (42.11 %)MS Excel
27 (36.84 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Pensions
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (42.11 %)Hardware Engineer
18 (42.11 %)Break Fix Engineer
27 (36.84 %)Service Analyst
27 (36.84 %)Analyst
27 (36.84 %)Service Desk Analyst
33 (15.79 %)Field Service Engineer
33 (15.79 %)Field Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Junior
51 (5.263 %)Trainer
51 (5.263 %)IT Trainer
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (57.89 %)EPoS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (36.84 %)Windows
17 (36.84 %)Windows XP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (36.84 %)ITIL
17 (36.84 %)Problem Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (73.68 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (68.42 %)MCP
38 (42.11 %)Network+ Certification
41 (5.263 %)Server+ Certification
41 (5.263 %)MCSE
41 (5.263 %)MCSA
41 (5.263 %)MCT
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (78.95 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (57.89 %)HP
111 (57.89 %)Dell
28 (42.11 %)Compaq
28 (42.11 %)Microsoft
33 (15.79 %)IBM
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