CompTIA A+ Certification
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 619 | 854 | 530 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +235 | -324 | -57 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 282 | 123 | 1,038 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.12% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.03% | 0.38% | 2.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 223 | 119 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,900 | £23,250 | £21,638 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £24,375 | £23,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £32,500 | £29,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.08% | +10.17% | -25.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,552 | £38,750 | £37,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,250 | £43,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,850 | £28,625 | £27,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.28% | +6.02% | -10.00% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,486 | 32,730 | 43,417 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.51% | 33.01% | 27.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,243 | 14,736 | 18,996 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £31,483 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,000 | £41,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,350 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.49% | +4.70% | +1.01% |
A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
A+ Certification
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
A+ Certification
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
A+ Certification
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +236 | 265 | £31,500 | -7.35% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +118 | 227 | £29,850 | +4.28% | 48 |
| South East | +36 | 56 | £31,500 | +22.09% | 9 |
| South West | +24 | 52 | £29,000 | -33.71% | 6 |
| London | +108 | 48 | £37,917 | +8.33% | 17 |
| North of England | +84 | 42 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 9 |
| Midlands | +22 | 34 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 10 |
| East of England | +14 | 32 | £30,000 | -22.08% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 29 | £31,250 | -3.85% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 26 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 6 |
| North West | +18 | 22 | £24,000 | -2.04% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +98 | 16 | £32,500 | +32.65% | 2 |
| Wales | +11 | 8 | £34,000 | -9.33% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 8 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 4 |
| North East | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | -68 | 3 | £29,000 | +1.75% | 8 |
A+ Certification
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:
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