Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Network+ Certification in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network+ 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 Network+ Certification (N+)
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank647663905
Rank change year-on-year
Up+16Up+242
Matching permanent IT job ads421561
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.049 %0.018 %0.030 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.237 %0.075 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted411260
Average salary£29,000£28,000£25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.570 %+12.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,700£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,500£29,800£29,900
UK excluding London average salary£29,000£28,000£25,500
% change year-on-year
+3.570 %+9.800 %
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
177351996643713
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK20.73 %23.51 %21.43 %
Salaries quoted148091669936438
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£60,000£62,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

Network+ Certification
Demand Trend

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

Network+ Certification Demand Trend

Network+ Certification
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network+ Certification within the UK.

Network+ Certification Salary Trend

Network+ Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network+ Certification over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 within the UK.

Network+ Certification Salary Histogram

Network+ Certification
Top 29 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network+ 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+3042£29,000+3.57 %
South EastUp+1015£29,000+28.88 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-9£29,000-
LondonDown-466£29,000+3.57 %
West MidlandsUp+284£29,000-
Milton KeynesNew entry-4£29,000-
East MidlandsUp+33£29,000+3.57 %
City of LondonNew entry-3£40,000-
YorkshireNew entry-3£29,000-
West YorkshireNew entry-3£29,000-
High WycombeNew entry-3£29,000-
HampshireUp+192£29,000+28.88 %
BirminghamUp+162£29,000-
North WestUp+92£29,000-3.33 %
ManchesterDown-52£29,000-3.33 %
LeicestershireNew entry-2£29,000-
South WestNew entry-2£29,000-
GloucestershireNew entry-2£29,000-
LeicesterNew entry-2£29,000-
LeedsNew entry-2£29,000-
CoventryNew entry-2£29,000-
CheltenhamNew entry-2£29,000-
BerkshireNew entry-2£22,000-
SouthamptonNew entry-2£29,000-
OxfordNew entry-2£29,000-
OxfordshireNew entry-2£29,000-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1£16,000-
NottinghamNew entry-1£16,000-
AylesburyNew entry-1£20,500-

Network+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Network+ 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 Network+ Certification.

161 (89.71 %)A+ Certification
259 (86.76 %)Microsoft Certification
354 (79.41 %)Microsoft
451 (75.00 %)MCP
546 (67.65 %)MCDST
644 (64.71 %)MCSE
742 (61.76 %)Cisco Certification
742 (61.76 %)CCNA
742 (61.76 %)MS Excel
839 (57.35 %)MCSA
935 (51.47 %)MCT
1020 (29.41 %)Windows
1119 (27.94 %)Windows XP
1214 (20.59 %)Active Directory
1312 (17.65 %)MS Office
1411 (16.18 %)Windows 2000
1411 (16.18 %)VPN
1510 (14.71 %)ITIL
169 (13.24 %)Citrix
169 (13.24 %)MS PowerPoint
178 (11.76 %)Backup Exec
178 (11.76 %)Education
178 (11.76 %)MOS
178 (11.76 %)SLA
186 (8.824 %)TCP/IP
195 (7.353 %)Windows Server 2003
195 (7.353 %)MS Exchange
204 (5.882 %)Multimedia
204 (5.882 %)Government
204 (5.882 %)E-Learning

Network+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Network+ 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 Network+ Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
12 (2.941 %)XML
12 (2.941 %)HTML
21 (1.471 %).NET
21 (1.471 %)EDI
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
15 (7.353 %)MS Exchange
23 (4.412 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (2.941 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (1.471 %)SharePoint
41 (1.471 %)Oracle HTTP Server
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
142 (61.76 %)MS Excel
212 (17.65 %)MS Office
39 (13.24 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
111 (16.18 %)VPN
26 (8.824 %)TCP/IP
33 (4.412 %)DNS
33 (4.412 %)DHCP
42 (2.941 %)Firewall
42 (2.941 %)Cisco IPT
42 (2.941 %)Network Security
51 (1.471 %)LAN
51 (1.471 %)WAN
51 (1.471 %)HTTP
51 (1.471 %)SSL
51 (1.471 %)MPLS
51 (1.471 %)Internet
51 (1.471 %)Cisco ASA
51 (1.471 %)Cisco PIX
51 (1.471 %)Wireshark
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.412 %)SQL Server
13 (4.412 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.471 %)Crystal Reports
21 (1.471 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.471 %)BusinessObjects
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
18 (11.76 %)Education
24 (5.882 %)Multimedia
24 (5.882 %)Government
33 (4.412 %)Telecoms
42 (2.941 %)Pensions
51 (1.471 %)Finance
51 (1.471 %)Health
51 (1.471 %)Legal
51 (1.471 %)Insurance
51 (1.471 %)Retail
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
143 (63.24 %)Trainer
230 (44.12 %)IT Trainer
314 (20.59 %)Analyst
411 (16.18 %)Technical Trainer
510 (14.71 %)Helpdesk Analyst
67 (10.29 %)Microsoft Trainer
67 (10.29 %)Support Analyst
75 (7.353 %)Service Analyst
75 (7.353 %)Service Desk Analyst
83 (4.412 %)1st Line Support
83 (4.412 %)1st Line Support Analyst
83 (4.412 %)IT Support
83 (4.412 %)Helpdesk Support
83 (4.412 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
92 (2.941 %)IT Support Engineer
92 (2.941 %)2nd Line Support
92 (2.941 %)Support Engineer
92 (2.941 %)3rd Line Support
101 (1.471 %)Systems Engineer
101 (1.471 %)Server Support
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (5.882 %)E-Learning
14 (5.882 %)Client/Server
21 (1.471 %)Blackberry
21 (1.471 %)PDA
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
120 (29.41 %)Windows
219 (27.94 %)Windows XP
311 (16.18 %)Windows 2000
45 (7.353 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
63 (4.412 %)Windows NT
63 (4.412 %)UNIX
72 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2008
81 (1.471 %)Solaris
81 (1.471 %)Linux
81 (1.471 %)Windows Mobile
81 (1.471 %)Windows 7
81 (1.471 %)Mac OS
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
110 (14.71 %)ITIL
22 (2.941 %)Fault Management
31 (1.471 %)Web Design
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
11 (1.471 %)Java
11 (1.471 %)PHP
11 (1.471 %)PL/SQL
11 (1.471 %)SQL
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
161 (89.71 %)A+ Certification
259 (86.76 %)Microsoft Certification
351 (75.00 %)MCP
446 (67.65 %)MCDST
544 (64.71 %)MCSE
642 (61.76 %)Cisco Certification
642 (61.76 %)CCNA
739 (57.35 %)MCSA
835 (51.47 %)MCT
98 (11.76 %)MOS
102 (2.941 %)IC3 Certification
102 (2.941 %)Degree
111 (1.471 %)MCTS
111 (1.471 %)Security+ Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (11.76 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
114 (20.59 %)Active Directory
21 (1.471 %)ISA Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
18 (11.76 %)Backup Exec
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
154 (79.41 %)Microsoft
29 (13.24 %)Citrix
34 (5.882 %)Cisco
43 (4.412 %)Peregrine
52 (2.941 %)Altiris
52 (2.941 %)BT
52 (2.941 %)Bloomberg
52 (2.941 %)Symantec
61 (1.471 %)Oracle
61 (1.471 %)Business Objects
61 (1.471 %)IBM
61 (1.471 %)Sun
61 (1.471 %)CheckPoint
61 (1.471 %)Avaya
61 (1.471 %)Juniper
61 (1.471 %)Alcatel
61 (1.471 %)HP