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This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT jobs within the East of England 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompTIA A+ Certification
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank260281
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads1011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.325 %0.332 %
Salaries quoted1010
Average minimum salary£24,000£19,200
Average salary£27,150£21,175
% change on same period last year+28.21 %
Average maximum salary£30,300£23,150
UK excluding London average salary£22,076£19,955
% change on same period last year+10.62 %
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads30793310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.657 %1.380 %
Salaries quoted25552769
Average minimum salary£34,772£34,767
Average salary£38,175£37,679
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Average maximum salary£41,579£40,592
UK excluding London average salary£37,834£38,495
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
A+ Certification EnglandA+ Certification
England

A+ Certification
Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England A+ Certification Salary Trend

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 21 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
CambridgeshireDown-65£32,100+43.30 %
NorfolkNew entry-2£20,000-
SuffolkNew entry-1£20,000-
EssexUp+81£21,000-9.67 %
BedfordshireNew entry-1£30,000-
A+ Certification EnglandA+ Certification
England

A+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

121 (87.50 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (58.33 %)Windows
313 (54.17 %)MCSE
313 (54.17 %)MCP
411 (45.83 %)Linux
411 (45.83 %)Firewall
411 (45.83 %)ISO27001
411 (45.83 %)UNIX
57 (29.17 %)MS Excel
66 (25.00 %)Windows XP
66 (25.00 %)FTP
66 (25.00 %)Apache
66 (25.00 %)Insurance
75 (20.83 %)Health
75 (20.83 %)MS Office
83 (12.50 %)Microsoft
92 (8.333 %)Degree
92 (8.333 %)Network+ Certification
92 (8.333 %)French Language
92 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
92 (8.333 %)LAN
92 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (8.333 %)HP
92 (8.333 %)Dell
101 (4.167 %)Cisco Certification
101 (4.167 %)Compaq
101 (4.167 %)ECDL
101 (4.167 %)Management Information System
101 (4.167 %)Telecoms
101 (4.167 %)Government

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (25.00 %)Apache
22 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (29.17 %)MS Excel
25 (20.83 %)MS Office
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (45.83 %)Firewall
26 (25.00 %)FTP
32 (8.333 %)LAN
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (25.00 %)Insurance
25 (20.83 %)Health
31 (4.167 %)Pensions
31 (4.167 %)Telecoms
31 (4.167 %)Government
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (16.67 %)Analyst
14 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
23 (12.50 %)Technical Support
23 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
23 (12.50 %)IT Support Analyst
23 (12.50 %)Graduate
23 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
32 (8.333 %)Junior
32 (8.333 %)Hardware Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Technical Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Server Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (4.167 %)IT Support Specialist
41 (4.167 %)Junior Analyst
41 (4.167 %)Graduate Support Analyst
41 (4.167 %)Junior Support Analyst
41 (4.167 %)Break Fix Engineer
41 (4.167 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Field Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Desktop Support Analyst
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.333 %)French Language
21 (4.167 %)German Language
21 (4.167 %)Italian Language
21 (4.167 %)Japanese Language
21 (4.167 %)Management Information System
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (58.33 %)Windows
211 (45.83 %)Linux
211 (45.83 %)UNIX
36 (25.00 %)Windows XP
42 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.167 %)ITIL
11 (4.167 %)Service Delivery
11 (4.167 %)Incident Management
11 (4.167 %)SC Cleared
11 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (87.50 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (54.17 %)MCP
213 (54.17 %)MCSE
32 (8.333 %)Network+ Certification
32 (8.333 %)Degree
41 (4.167 %)DCSE
41 (4.167 %)MCDST
41 (4.167 %)ECDL
41 (4.167 %)CCNA
41 (4.167 %)Cisco Certification
41 (4.167 %)HNC
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (45.83 %)ISO27001
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (12.50 %)Microsoft
22 (8.333 %)HP
22 (8.333 %)Dell
31 (4.167 %)Compaq
31 (4.167 %)Cisco
31 (4.167 %)IBM