CompTIA A+ Certification
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 618 | 761 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +137 | +143 | -71 |
| Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 94 | 64 | 77 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.11% | 0.088% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.73% | 0.42% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 37 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | - | £117 |
| 25th Percentile | £162 | £105 | £128 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £134 | £145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.53% | -7.76% | -48.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £240 | £238 | £173 |
| 90th Percentile | £309 | £265 | £220 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £114 | £145 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.21% | -21.72% | -31.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 10 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.03 | - | £12.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.16 | £15.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £16.13 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | +3.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
A+ Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,872 | 15,254 | 19,038 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.89% | 27.21% | 21.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,011 | 10,183 | 12,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £338 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £428 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +4.76% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £650 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £535 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.90% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,100 | 745 | 759 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £14.67 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £21.24 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +23.60% | +28.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £68.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.32 | £79.19 | £67.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.25 | £52.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +50.00% | +16.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +75 | 80 | £200 | +76.21% | 47 |
| England | +97 | 70 | £200 | +33.33% | 51 |
| East of England | +37 | 45 | £105 | -4.55% | 8 |
| Scotland | +58 | 23 | £206 | +106.25% | 5 |
| London | +86 | 13 | £200 | -9.09% | 10 |
| North of England | +18 | 5 | £320 | +190.91% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 3 | £325 | +194.78% | 1 |
| South West | +7 | 3 | £205 | +64.00% | 4 |
| North West | +21 | 2 | £194 | +9.15% | 7 |
| Midlands | +20 | 2 | £178 | -49.29% | 14 |
| South East | +4 | 2 | £130 | -13.33% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 1 | £325 | +44.44% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 1 | £225 | -59.09% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 1 | £130 | -46.25% | 6 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: