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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 637 831 526
Rank change year-on-year +194 -305 -32
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 285 121 1,045
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.12% 0.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.03% 0.37% 2.30%
Number of salaries quoted 225 117 128
10th Percentile £22,900 £23,550 £21,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £23,221
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,500 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +15.04% -19.29%
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 £26,000
% change year-on-year +4.74% +9.62% -13.33%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,701 32,451 45,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.99% 33.33% 27.16%
Number of salaries quoted 17,227 14,614 19,248
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £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 28 May 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 28 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
England +221 267 £31,500 -5.97% 90
UK excluding London +133 229 £29,850 +4.74% 74
South East +36 57 £31,500 +22.09% 11
South West +24 51 £29,000 -35.56% 6
London +144 49 £37,917 +8.33% 30
North of England +80 42 £30,000 +22.45% 15
Midlands +27 36 £27,500 +5.77% 19
Work from Home +63 33 £32,500 - 19
East of England +7 31 £30,000 -22.08% 8
West Midlands +34 27 £27,500 +12.24% 9
North West +19 22 £24,000 -2.04% 10
Yorkshire +94 16 £32,500 +32.65% 4
East Midlands -7 9 £32,500 +18.18% 10
Wales +7 8 £34,000 -9.33% 4
Scotland -61 4 £29,000 +1.75% 11
North East - 4 £40,000 - 1

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 (10.18%) SharePoint
2 17 (5.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.70%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.35%) CMS
Applications
1 83 (29.12%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.70%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.70%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 119 (41.75%) Microsoft 365
2 64 (22.46%) Azure
3 36 (12.63%) Entra ID
4 13 (4.56%) Power Platform
5 12 (4.21%) AWS
5 12 (4.21%) IaaS
5 12 (4.21%) PaaS
6 11 (3.86%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.05%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.35%) ChatGPT
9 1 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.35%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.35%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 35 (12.28%) DHCP
1 35 (12.28%) DNS
1 35 (12.28%) Network Security
2 26 (9.12%) LAN
3 25 (8.77%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (8.42%) WAN
5 19 (6.67%) Firewall
6 18 (6.32%) Internet
7 14 (4.91%) VPN
7 14 (4.91%) Wireless
8 13 (4.56%) Broadband
9 11 (3.86%) Remote Desktop
9 11 (3.86%) SAN
10 8 (2.81%) VSAN
11 7 (2.46%) VLAN
12 6 (2.11%) IPsec
13 5 (1.75%) TCP/IP
13 5 (1.75%) VoIP
14 2 (0.70%) NX-OS
15 1 (0.35%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 11 (3.86%) JIRA
2 2 (0.70%) GitLab
General
1 148 (51.93%) Social Skills
2 24 (8.42%) Telecoms
3 18 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (5.96%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (5.26%) Finance
5 15 (5.26%) Retail
6 12 (4.21%) Local Government
7 11 (3.86%) Legal
8 10 (3.51%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.16%) Law
9 9 (3.16%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.81%) Games
11 5 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.40%) Marketing
13 3 (1.05%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.35%) Banking
14 1 (0.35%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 81 (28.42%) IT Support
2 60 (21.05%) Analyst
3 51 (17.89%) IT Technician
4 50 (17.54%) Support Engineer
5 43 (15.09%) Support Technician
6 42 (14.74%) IT Support Technician
7 37 (12.98%) IT Analyst
8 33 (11.58%) 2nd Line Support
9 32 (11.23%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 32 (11.23%) IT Engineer
10 30 (10.53%) Desktop Engineer
11 29 (10.18%) Field Engineer
12 27 (9.47%) Service Analyst
12 27 (9.47%) Service Desk Analyst
13 26 (9.12%) Senior
14 25 (8.77%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 25 (8.77%) Desktop Support
14 25 (8.77%) Support Analyst
15 24 (8.42%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 22 (7.72%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 46 (16.14%) Driving Licence
2 35 (12.28%) Onboarding
3 24 (8.42%) Management Information System
4 16 (5.61%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (4.56%) CCTV
5 13 (4.56%) Data Centre
6 12 (4.21%) Smartphone
7 8 (2.81%) Clustering
7 8 (2.81%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (2.11%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.05%) CMDB
10 3 (1.05%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.05%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.70%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.70%) EPoS
11 2 (0.70%) Mainframe
11 2 (0.70%) Mobile Computing
11 2 (0.70%) PKI
11 2 (0.70%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 183 (64.21%) Windows
2 55 (19.30%) Windows 10
3 48 (16.84%) Windows Server
4 37 (12.98%) Mac OS
5 16 (5.61%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (4.56%) Linux
7 11 (3.86%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (2.46%) Android
9 6 (2.11%) Apple iOS
9 6 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.40%) Windows Vista
12 3 (1.05%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.70%) Unix
13 2 (0.70%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (48.77%) Customer Service
2 129 (45.26%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (35.79%) ITIL
4 53 (18.60%) ITSM
5 47 (16.49%) Computer Science
6 36 (12.63%) Service Management
7 25 (8.77%) Asset Management
7 25 (8.77%) Break/Fix
7 25 (8.77%) Information Security
8 23 (8.07%) Change Management
9 21 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (7.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (6.67%) Mentoring
11 17 (5.96%) Configuration Management
11 17 (5.96%) Continuous Improvement
11 17 (5.96%) Incident Management
11 17 (5.96%) Line Management
12 16 (5.61%) Time Management
13 15 (5.26%) IT Asset Management
14 14 (4.91%) Customer-Centricity
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.91%) SQL
2 9 (3.16%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.70%) Python
3 2 (0.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 146 (51.23%) Microsoft Certification
2 87 (30.53%) Degree
3 83 (29.12%) Network+ Certification
4 69 (24.21%) MCP
5 46 (16.14%) Cisco Certification
6 45 (15.79%) DBS Check
6 45 (15.79%) Security Cleared
7 36 (12.63%) SC Cleared
8 33 (11.58%) CCNA
8 33 (11.58%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (7.02%) DV Cleared
9 20 (7.02%) MCITP
10 14 (4.91%) CompTIA Security+
11 12 (4.21%) MCSA
12 11 (3.86%) CCNP
12 11 (3.86%) MCDST
12 11 (3.86%) MCSE
13 8 (2.81%) Azure Certification
14 7 (2.46%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (2.11%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.18%) SLA
2 10 (3.51%) GDPR
3 8 (2.81%) ISO 9001
4 7 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.05%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.70%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 173 (60.70%) Active Directory
2 25 (8.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (7.37%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.81%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.70%) vSphere
6 1 (0.35%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 23 (8.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (7.72%) SCCM
3 8 (2.81%) Failover Clustering
4 4 (1.40%) AirWatch
5 3 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.05%) WSUS
6 2 (0.70%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.70%) Terraform
7 1 (0.35%) Autotask
Vendors
1 240 (84.21%) Microsoft
2 35 (12.28%) VMware
3 33 (11.58%) Cisco
4 18 (6.32%) Veeam
5 15 (5.26%) Apple
6 11 (3.86%) Virgin Media
7 9 (3.16%) Citrix
8 8 (2.81%) Dell
9 7 (2.46%) Meraki
9 7 (2.46%) Sophos
9 7 (2.46%) Sun
10 6 (2.11%) ConnectWise
10 6 (2.11%) HP
10 6 (2.11%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.40%) Acronis
11 4 (1.40%) Aruba
11 4 (1.40%) EMC
11 4 (1.40%) IBM
11 4 (1.40%) Mitel
11 4 (1.40%) Oracle