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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 628 | 829 | 515 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +201 | -314 | -42 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 286 | 130 | 1,036 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.13% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.04% | 0.39% | 2.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 227 | 125 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,900 | £23,100 | £22,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £23,750 | £23,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £32,500 | £29,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +10.17% | -25.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,552 | £38,750 | £37,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,250 | £43,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,850 | £28,500 | £27,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.74% | +5.56% | -6.90% |
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 | 27,507 | 33,255 | 42,531 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.71% | 32.82% | 26.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,306 | 15,034 | 18,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,875 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,526 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.28% | +8.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,603 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.11% | +3.21% | +1.42% |
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 12 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 12 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 | +232 | 268 | £31,500 | -5.97% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +138 | 230 | £29,850 | +4.74% | 47 |
| South East | +40 | 55 | £31,500 | +22.81% | 8 |
| South West | +26 | 52 | £29,000 | -31.76% | 7 |
| London | +127 | 49 | £37,917 | +8.33% | 17 |
| North of England | +83 | 44 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 11 |
| Midlands | +28 | 35 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 6 |
| East of England | +21 | 32 | £30,000 | -22.08% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +81 | 30 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 27 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 4 |
| North West | +17 | 23 | £24,000 | -2.04% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +96 | 17 | £32,500 | +34.02% | 2 |
| Wales | +19 | 8 | £34,000 | -9.33% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 8 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Scotland | -58 | 4 | £29,000 | +1.75% | 8 |
| North East | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
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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