A+ Certification Jobs

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 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 636 835 543
Rank change year-on-year +199 -292 -53
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 294 111 1,050
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.12% 0.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.05% 0.35% 2.26%
Number of salaries quoted 229 108 134
10th Percentile £22,900 £23,600 £21,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £24,875 £23,132
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,500 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +15.04% -13.08%
75th Percentile £38,552 £38,750 £37,438
90th Percentile £47,500 £45,813 £43,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,850 £28,500 £25,750
% change year-on-year +4.74% +10.68% -14.17%

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 28,090 31,716 46,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.39% 33.96% 27.29%
Number of salaries quoted 17,218 14,326 19,252
10th Percentile £28,664 £32,000 £30,861
25th Percentile £38,603 £42,500 £40,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,844 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.

Salary trend for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Salary histogram for A+ Certification in the UK

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 5 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +212 275 £31,500 -4.55% 101
UK excluding London +141 236 £29,850 +4.74% 88
South East +33 57 £31,500 +22.09% 12
South West - 53 £29,000 - 6
London +99 51 £37,917 +8.33% 25
North of England +50 43 £30,000 +22.45% 20
Midlands +21 39 £27,500 +5.77% 23
Work from Home +38 36 £32,500 - 17
East of England -1 31 £30,000 -17.24% 13
West Midlands +7 27 £27,500 +12.24% 12
North West +11 22 £24,000 -2.04% 13
Yorkshire +80 17 £32,500 +32.65% 5
East Midlands -10 12 £32,500 +18.18% 11
Wales +9 9 £34,000 -9.33% 6
Scotland -75 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (9.86%) SharePoint
2 18 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.34%) CMS
Applications
1 84 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.68%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 122 (41.50%) Microsoft 365
2 66 (22.45%) Azure
3 36 (12.24%) Entra ID
4 13 (4.42%) Power Platform
5 12 (4.08%) AWS
5 12 (4.08%) IaaS
5 12 (4.08%) PaaS
6 11 (3.74%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.02%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.34%) ChatGPT
9 1 (0.34%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.34%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.34%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 36 (12.24%) Network Security
2 35 (11.90%) DHCP
2 35 (11.90%) DNS
3 27 (9.18%) LAN
4 25 (8.50%) WAN
4 25 (8.50%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (6.80%) Firewall
6 19 (6.46%) Internet
7 15 (5.10%) Wireless
8 14 (4.76%) Broadband
8 14 (4.76%) VPN
9 12 (4.08%) SAN
10 11 (3.74%) Remote Desktop
11 8 (2.72%) VSAN
12 7 (2.38%) VLAN
13 6 (2.04%) IPsec
13 6 (2.04%) VoIP
14 5 (1.70%) TCP/IP
15 2 (0.68%) NX-OS
16 1 (0.34%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.02%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.34%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.34%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 11 (3.74%) JIRA
2 2 (0.68%) GitLab
General
1 156 (53.06%) Social Skills
2 24 (8.16%) Telecoms
3 21 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (5.78%) Finance
4 17 (5.78%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (5.10%) Retail
6 11 (3.74%) Legal
6 11 (3.74%) Local Government
7 10 (3.40%) Public Sector
8 9 (3.06%) Law
8 9 (3.06%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.72%) Games
10 5 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.36%) Marketing
12 3 (1.02%) Social Housing
13 1 (0.34%) Banking
13 1 (0.34%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (27.89%) IT Support
2 63 (21.43%) Analyst
3 51 (17.35%) IT Technician
3 51 (17.35%) Support Engineer
4 45 (15.31%) Support Technician
5 42 (14.29%) IT Support Technician
6 38 (12.93%) IT Analyst
7 33 (11.22%) 2nd Line Support
8 32 (10.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 32 (10.88%) IT Engineer
9 30 (10.20%) Desktop Engineer
9 30 (10.20%) Field Engineer
10 29 (9.86%) Service Analyst
10 29 (9.86%) Service Desk Analyst
11 26 (8.84%) Senior
11 26 (8.84%) Support Analyst
12 25 (8.50%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 25 (8.50%) Desktop Support
13 24 (8.16%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 22 (7.48%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 46 (15.65%) Driving Licence
2 37 (12.59%) Onboarding
3 23 (7.82%) Management Information System
4 16 (5.44%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (4.42%) CCTV
5 13 (4.42%) Data Centre
6 11 (3.74%) Smartphone
7 8 (2.72%) Clustering
7 8 (2.72%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.02%) CMDB
10 3 (1.02%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.02%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.68%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.68%) EPoS
11 2 (0.68%) Mainframe
11 2 (0.68%) Mobile Computing
11 2 (0.68%) PKI
11 2 (0.68%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 190 (64.63%) Windows
2 55 (18.71%) Windows 10
3 50 (17.01%) Windows Server
4 41 (13.95%) Mac OS
5 16 (5.44%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (4.42%) Linux
7 11 (3.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (2.38%) Android
9 6 (2.04%) Apple iOS
9 6 (2.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.70%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.36%) Windows 7
11 4 (1.36%) Windows Vista
12 2 (0.68%) Unix
12 2 (0.68%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (48.64%) Customer Service
2 135 (45.92%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (34.69%) ITIL
4 53 (18.03%) ITSM
5 49 (16.67%) Computer Science
6 37 (12.59%) Service Management
7 25 (8.50%) Break/Fix
7 25 (8.50%) Information Security
8 24 (8.16%) Asset Management
8 24 (8.16%) Change Management
9 22 (7.48%) Cybersecurity
9 22 (7.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (6.46%) Mentoring
11 18 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
12 17 (5.78%) Configuration Management
12 17 (5.78%) Line Management
13 16 (5.44%) Incident Management
13 16 (5.44%) Time Management
14 15 (5.10%) Customer-Centricity
14 15 (5.10%) IT Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.10%) SQL
2 9 (3.06%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.68%) Python
3 2 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 153 (52.04%) Microsoft Certification
2 92 (31.29%) Degree
3 83 (28.23%) Network+ Certification
4 74 (25.17%) MCP
5 47 (15.99%) Cisco Certification
6 46 (15.65%) DBS Check
7 45 (15.31%) Security Cleared
8 36 (12.24%) SC Cleared
9 35 (11.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 34 (11.56%) CCNA
11 21 (7.14%) MCITP
12 20 (6.80%) DV Cleared
13 14 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
14 12 (4.08%) MCDST
14 12 (4.08%) MCSA
15 11 (3.74%) CCNP
15 11 (3.74%) MCSE
16 8 (2.72%) Azure Certification
17 7 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
18 6 (2.04%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.86%) SLA
2 10 (3.40%) GDPR
3 8 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (2.72%) ISO 9001
4 7 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.02%) ISO 14001
6 2 (0.68%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 175 (59.52%) Active Directory
2 27 (9.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (7.82%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.72%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.68%) vSphere
6 1 (0.34%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 24 (8.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (7.48%) SCCM
3 8 (2.72%) Failover Clustering
4 4 (1.36%) AirWatch
5 3 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.02%) WSUS
6 2 (0.68%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.68%) Terraform
7 1 (0.34%) Autotask
Vendors
1 249 (84.69%) Microsoft
2 38 (12.93%) VMware
3 33 (11.22%) Cisco
4 19 (6.46%) Veeam
5 16 (5.44%) Apple
6 11 (3.74%) Virgin Media
7 9 (3.06%) Citrix
8 8 (2.72%) Dell
8 8 (2.72%) Sophos
9 7 (2.38%) Meraki
9 7 (2.38%) Sun
10 6 (2.04%) ConnectWise
10 6 (2.04%) HP
10 6 (2.04%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.70%) Acronis
11 5 (1.70%) Aruba
11 5 (1.70%) Datto
11 5 (1.70%) Mitel
12 4 (1.36%) EMC
12 4 (1.36%) Fortinet