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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 499 | 638 | 763 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +139 | +125 | -115 |
| Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 99 | 81 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.14% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.75% | 0.50% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 45 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | - | £121 |
| 25th Percentile | £148 | £105 | £128 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £125 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -10.71% | -49.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £255 | £225 | £173 |
| 90th Percentile | £338 | £250 | £211 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £220 | £114 | £135 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.83% | -15.93% | -36.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 18 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | - | £12.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.48 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £19.65 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -6.06% |
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 | 13,270 | 16,337 | 19,076 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.65% | 27.32% | 21.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,165 | 10,899 | 12,575 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,067 | 858 | 776 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £15.25 | £13.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.80 | £20.06 | £19.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +30.12% | +5.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £56.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £80.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.28 | £50.00 | £31.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.45% | +56.79% | -14.39% |
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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 27 April 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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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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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 27 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +144 | 89 | £200 | +33.33% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +83 | 75 | £220 | +93.83% | 44 |
| East of England | +42 | 45 | £105 | -4.55% | 7 |
| London | +100 | 23 | £200 | -9.09% | 22 |
| Scotland | +37 | 9 | £206 | +87.50% | 9 |
| North of England | +35 | 9 | £325 | +195.45% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 7 | £338 | +197.36% | 2 |
| South East | +21 | 7 | £120 | -40.00% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +123 | 6 | £325 | +44.44% | 9 |
| South West | +21 | 3 | £205 | +64.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | +19 | 2 | £178 | -30.12% | 7 |
| North West | +17 | 2 | £194 | +76.14% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 1 | £225 | -37.85% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 1 | £130 | -48.82% |
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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: