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 19 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 19 Mar 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 493 | 660 | 785 |
Rank change year-on-year | +167 | +125 | -160 |
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 92 | 80 | 85 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.13% | 0.095% |
As % of the Qualifications category | 0.68% | 0.47% | 0.44% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 49 | 36 |
10th Percentile | £103 | - | £123 |
25th Percentile | £126 | £105 | £128 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £125 | £150 |
Median % change year-on-year | +68.00% | -16.67% | -6.25% |
75th Percentile | £277 | £225 | £189 |
90th Percentile | £354 | £250 | £230 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £114 | £145 |
% change year-on-year | +85.02% | -21.72% | -9.38% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 17 | 30 |
10th Percentile | £14.48 | - | £13.24 |
25th Percentile | £16.02 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £15.50 | £15.25 |
Median % change year-on-year | +12.90% | +1.64% | +1.67% |
75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
90th Percentile | £21.46 | £17.45 | - |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £15.50 | £15.25 |
% change year-on-year | +12.90% | +1.64% | +1.67% |
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 | 13,541 | 16,947 | 19,168 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.56% | 26.64% | 21.38% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 8,385 | 11,358 | 12,572 |
10th Percentile | £299 | £325 | £315 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | £550 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | -2.28% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
90th Percentile | £738 | £744 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £536 | £490 |
% change year-on-year | -2.05% | +9.39% | +8.89% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,004 | 890 | 755 |
10th Percentile | £13.99 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
25th Percentile | £17.80 | £20.00 | £18.75 |
Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £51.00 | £39.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -26.47% | +29.11% | +2.04% |
75th Percentile | £62.50 | £67.03 | £55.74 |
90th Percentile | £76.25 | £78.76 | £66.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £49.00 | £31.00 |
% change year-on-year | -23.47% | +58.06% | +3.33% |
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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 19 March 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 19 March 2024.
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Top 15 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 19 March 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 |
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England | +150 | 83 | £210 | +40.00% | 99 |
UK excluding London | +99 | 71 | £210 | +85.02% | 78 |
East of England | +24 | 28 | £105 | -4.55% | 15 |
London | +133 | 20 | £200 | -11.11% | 27 |
South East | +23 | 17 | £210 | +31.25% | 15 |
North of England | +44 | 12 | £338 | +206.82% | 21 |
Work from Home | +143 | 11 | £325 | +44.44% | 10 |
Yorkshire | +44 | 11 | £339 | +207.26% | 11 |
Scotland | +42 | 7 | £107 | -2.73% | 2 |
Midlands | +50 | 3 | £160 | +13.48% | 15 |
South West | +20 | 3 | £185 | +27.59% | 9 |
West Midlands | +32 | 2 | £193 | +55.24% | 11 |
North West | +36 | 1 | £140 | +27.27% | 8 |
East Midlands | +29 | 1 | £130 | -17.72% | 4 |
Northern Ireland | +12 | 1 | £250 | - | 1 |
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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: