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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 602 | 840 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +238 | -338 | -21 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 291 | 138 | 1,041 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.13% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.06% | 0.41% | 2.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 233 | 132 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,020 | £23,025 | £21,738 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £23,750 | £23,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £32,750 | £29,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.82% | +12.93% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,552 | £39,750 | £36,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,300 | £46,250 | £43,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,850 | £28,625 | £26,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.28% | +10.10% | -1.89% |
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 | 27,423 | 33,905 | 42,001 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.83% | 32.66% | 26.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,333 | 15,229 | 18,987 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.47% | +7.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +2.00% | - |
A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
A+ Certification
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
A+ Certification
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
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 2 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 |
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| England | +222 | 272 | £31,500 | -7.35% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | +144 | 233 | £29,850 | +4.28% | 62 |
| South East | +55 | 56 | £31,500 | +26.00% | 8 |
| South West | +24 | 54 | £29,000 | -25.64% | 6 |
| London | +118 | 51 | £37,917 | +7.57% | 28 |
| North of England | +70 | 41 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 17 |
| Midlands | +42 | 37 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 33 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 11 |
| East of England | +23 | 32 | £30,000 | -22.08% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 29 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 8 |
| North West | +11 | 19 | £23,500 | -10.08% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +107 | 17 | £32,500 | +34.02% | 4 |
| Wales | +17 | 8 | £34,000 | -9.33% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 8 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Scotland | -60 | 5 | £29,000 | +1.75% | 12 |
| North East | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 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:
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