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This section looks at the demand for CompTIA A+ Certification in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompTIA A+ Certification
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank222231
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads43
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.231 %0.161 %
Salaries quoted43
Average minimum salary£23,250£22,333
Average salary£26,250£24,500
% change on same period last year+7.14 %
Average maximum salary£29,250£26,667
UK excluding London average salary£22,278£19,955
% change on same period last year+11.64 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads17281862
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.776 %
Salaries quoted15161604
Average minimum salary£31,284£34,606
Average salary£34,046£37,176
% change on same period last year-8.42 %
Average maximum salary£36,808£39,747
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands A+ Certification Salary Trend

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing A+ Certification across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
BirminghamDown-84£26,250+11.70 %
A+ Certification EnglandA+ Certification
England

A+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

122 (62.86 %)Windows
221 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
315 (42.86 %)Microsoft
315 (42.86 %)MCP
315 (42.86 %)Windows XP
315 (42.86 %)SLA
411 (31.43 %)HP
411 (31.43 %)EPoS
411 (31.43 %)Dell
510 (28.57 %)MS Excel
69 (25.71 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (25.71 %)HP APS
78 (22.86 %)Network+ Certification
78 (22.86 %)Compaq
78 (22.86 %)MS Office
87 (20.00 %)ITIL
87 (20.00 %)Cisco
87 (20.00 %)Problem Management
96 (17.14 %)DCSE
96 (17.14 %)HP ASE
96 (17.14 %)HP MASE
96 (17.14 %)Windows 2000 Server
96 (17.14 %)Cisco PIX
96 (17.14 %)ADSL
96 (17.14 %)VoIP
96 (17.14 %)WAN
96 (17.14 %)MCT
105 (14.29 %)Active Directory
114 (11.43 %)SQL
114 (11.43 %)Pensions

A+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.857 %)MS Exchange
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (28.57 %)MS Excel
28 (22.86 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (17.14 %)ADSL
16 (17.14 %)VoIP
16 (17.14 %)WAN
16 (17.14 %)Cisco PIX
21 (2.857 %)Firewall
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (11.43 %)Pensions
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (25.71 %)Analyst
28 (22.86 %)Hardware Engineer
28 (22.86 %)Break Fix Engineer
37 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Engineer
37 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
37 (20.00 %)Service Analyst
37 (20.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
46 (17.14 %)Helpdesk Support
46 (17.14 %)Trainer
54 (11.43 %)Microsoft Trainer
63 (8.571 %)Field Service Engineer
63 (8.571 %)Field Engineer
63 (8.571 %)Junior
72 (5.714 %)IT Trainer
72 (5.714 %)Support Analyst
81 (2.857 %)Technical Support
81 (2.857 %)Desktop Support
81 (2.857 %)1st Line Support
81 (2.857 %)2nd Line Support
81 (2.857 %)Technical Support Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (31.43 %)EPoS
22 (5.714 %)Thin Client
22 (5.714 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (62.86 %)Windows
215 (42.86 %)Windows XP
39 (25.71 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (17.14 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
51 (2.857 %)Windows 2000
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (20.00 %)ITIL
17 (20.00 %)Problem Management
22 (5.714 %)Logistics
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (11.43 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (42.86 %)MCP
39 (25.71 %)HP APS
48 (22.86 %)Network+ Certification
56 (17.14 %)MCT
56 (17.14 %)DCSE
56 (17.14 %)HP ASE
56 (17.14 %)HP MASE
63 (8.571 %)MCDST
63 (8.571 %)MCSE
63 (8.571 %)MCSA
71 (2.857 %)Server+ Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (42.86 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (14.29 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (42.86 %)Microsoft
211 (31.43 %)HP
211 (31.43 %)Dell
38 (22.86 %)Compaq
47 (20.00 %)Cisco
53 (8.571 %)IBM