A+ Certification Contracts

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

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 488 615 767
Rank change year-on-year +127 +152 -102
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 98 78 82
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.13% 0.093%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.75% 0.49% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 43 36
10th Percentile £105 - £121
25th Percentile £150 £105 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £134 £140
Median % change year-on-year +49.53% -4.46% -49.82%
75th Percentile £242 £225 £163
90th Percentile £338 £250 £200
UK excluding London median daily rate £220 £125 £135
% change year-on-year +76.71% -7.78% -36.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 16 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 - £19.75 -
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 13,080 15,853 18,889
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.33% 27.29% 21.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,082 10,577 12,473
10th Percentile £305 £330 £330
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £626
90th Percentile £742 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £535 £530 £500
% change year-on-year +0.94% +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,070 826 761
10th Percentile £13.83 £15.25 £13.75
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.22 £19.35
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +12.00%
75th Percentile £61.58 £68.48 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.35 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £31.41
% change year-on-year -18.12% +59.18% -7.63%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
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 8 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +101 82 £200 +33.33% 75
UK excluding London +96 79 £220 +76.71% 63
East of England +33 46 £105 -4.55% 3
London +95 18 £200 -6.98% 28
Scotland +53 15 £200 +81.82% 12
North of England +30 9 £325 +195.45% 17
Yorkshire +29 7 £338 +197.36% 5
Work from Home +112 5 £325 +44.44% 10
South East +2 4 £158 -21.25% 9
South West +18 3 £205 +64.00% 6
Midlands +26 2 £178 +12.34% 12
North West +25 2 £194 +76.14% 9
West Midlands +24 1 £225 -37.85% 9
East Midlands +16 1 £130 -17.72% 3

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 2 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.02%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (22.45%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (13.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 49 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (4.08%) Azure
3 2 (2.04%) WhatsApp
4 1 (1.02%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 45 (45.92%) Wi-Fi
2 13 (13.27%) DHCP
3 12 (12.24%) DNS
4 10 (10.20%) SAN
4 10 (10.20%) VPN
5 6 (6.12%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (2.04%) LAN
6 2 (2.04%) WAN
7 1 (1.02%) Internet
7 1 (1.02%) Wireless
General
1 28 (28.57%) Retail
2 20 (20.41%) Social Skills
3 12 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (11.22%) Public Sector
5 9 (9.18%) Finance
6 5 (5.10%) Banking
6 5 (5.10%) Telecoms
7 3 (3.06%) Advertising
8 2 (2.04%) Legal
8 2 (2.04%) Marketing
8 2 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.02%) Law
Job Titles
1 48 (48.98%) Analyst
2 44 (44.90%) Service Analyst
2 44 (44.90%) Service Desk Analyst
3 17 (17.35%) IT Engineer
4 14 (14.29%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
5 11 (11.22%) IT Support
5 11 (11.22%) Support Engineer
6 9 (9.18%) Field Engineer
7 8 (8.16%) Field Service Engineer
8 7 (7.14%) Desktop Engineer
8 7 (7.14%) Desktop Support
9 6 (6.12%) 2nd Line Support
10 5 (5.10%) IT Support Engineer
11 4 (4.08%) Data Centre Engineer
11 4 (4.08%) Data Centre Technician
11 4 (4.08%) Help Desk Engineer
11 4 (4.08%) Help Desk Support
11 4 (4.08%) Help Desk Support Engineer
11 4 (4.08%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
11 4 (4.08%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.02%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 18 (18.37%) Data Centre
2 9 (9.18%) Management Information System
3 8 (8.16%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (5.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (3.06%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.06%) NHS
6 1 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.02%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 42 (42.86%) Windows
2 17 (17.35%) Windows 10
2 17 (17.35%) Windows 7
3 5 (5.10%) Mac OS
3 5 (5.10%) Windows 8
4 2 (2.04%) Android
4 2 (2.04%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (75.51%) Customer Service
2 60 (61.22%) ITIL
3 43 (43.88%) Problem-Solving
4 42 (42.86%) Incident Management
5 24 (24.49%) Service Delivery
6 16 (16.33%) Break/Fix
7 13 (13.27%) Computer Science
7 13 (13.27%) Mathematics
8 5 (5.10%) Employee Productivity
8 5 (5.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (5.10%) Migration
8 5 (5.10%) Service Management
9 4 (4.08%) Asset Management
9 4 (4.08%) Network Monitoring
9 4 (4.08%) Runbook
10 3 (3.06%) Ticket Management
11 2 (2.04%) Digital Strategy
11 2 (2.04%) Escalation Management
11 2 (2.04%) ITSM
11 2 (2.04%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.04%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 74 (75.51%) Microsoft Certification
2 48 (48.98%) MCSA
3 26 (26.53%) SC Cleared
3 26 (26.53%) Security Cleared
4 20 (20.41%) CCNA
4 20 (20.41%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (19.39%) Degree
6 16 (16.33%) Network+ Certification
7 14 (14.29%) MCP
8 10 (10.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (10.20%) MCSE
9 5 (5.10%) CCNP
10 4 (4.08%) MCITP
10 4 (4.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 3 (3.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (3.06%) MCDST
12 2 (2.04%) CCENT
13 1 (1.02%) DBS Check
13 1 (1.02%) ECDL
13 1 (1.02%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.10%) QA
2 2 (2.04%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (36.73%) Active Directory
2 7 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (5.10%) Hyper-V
4 4 (4.08%) KVM
4 4 (4.08%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (4.08%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (4.08%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 12 (12.24%) SCCM
2 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (4.08%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.02%) WSUS
Vendors
1 52 (53.06%) Microsoft
2 42 (42.86%) Citrix
2 42 (42.86%) ServiceNow
3 10 (10.20%) Cisco
4 8 (8.16%) Dell
5 7 (7.14%) VMware
6 1 (1.02%) Apple
6 1 (1.02%) BeyondTrust
6 1 (1.02%) SAP