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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 480 | 624 | 780 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +144 | +156 | -111 |
| Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 99 | 70 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.12% | 0.094% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.77% | 0.45% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 40 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | - | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £105 | £128 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £125 | £145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -13.79% | -48.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £240 | £226 | £173 |
| 90th Percentile | £335 | £254 | £211 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £220 | £112 | £145 |
| % change year-on-year | +96.87% | -22.93% | -31.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 13 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | - | £12.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.32 | £15.25 | £15.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -1.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £18.75 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -1.59% |
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 | 12,775 | 15,576 | 19,048 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.03% | 27.20% | 21.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,956 | 10,400 | 12,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £330 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +4.76% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £650 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.95% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,057 | 771 | 774 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £15.21 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.80 | £21.24 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £43.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +25.14% | +21.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £57.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £79.19 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.94 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.12% | +42.86% | +5.26% |
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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 20 May 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 20 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +85 | 81 | £220 | +96.87% | 66 |
| England | +131 | 79 | £200 | +33.33% | 76 |
| East of England | +40 | 45 | £105 | -4.55% | 3 |
| Scotland | +56 | 19 | £206 | +87.50% | 10 |
| London | +96 | 17 | £200 | -9.09% | 26 |
| North of England | +30 | 8 | £325 | +195.45% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 6 | £331 | +191.85% | 5 |
| South East | +16 | 4 | £158 | +5.00% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 3 | £325 | +44.44% | 18 |
| South West | +8 | 3 | £205 | +64.00% | 7 |
| North West | +17 | 2 | £194 | +76.14% | 9 |
| Midlands | +15 | 2 | £178 | -49.29% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 1 | £225 | -59.09% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 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: