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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 614 | 847 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +233 | -346 | -53 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 288 | 131 | 1,052 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.12% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.06% | 0.38% | 2.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 231 | 125 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,900 | £23,000 | £21,513 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £23,750 | £23,844 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £32,500 | £28,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +15.04% | -28.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,552 | £39,750 | £36,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £46,500 | £46,250 | £42,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,850 | £29,000 | £26,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.93% | +11.54% | +1.96% |
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 | 27,223 | 34,531 | 41,461 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.86% | 32.67% | 26.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,285 | 15,378 | 18,982 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £30,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,556 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £57,810 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.59% | +5.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £74,235 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
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 23 April 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 23 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +250 | 268 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | +145 | 232 | £29,850 | +2.93% | 65 |
| South East | +52 | 56 | £31,500 | +28.57% | 9 |
| South West | +36 | 53 | £29,000 | -31.76% | 7 |
| London | +133 | 49 | £37,917 | +1.11% | 30 |
| North of England | +66 | 41 | £30,000 | +14.80% | 13 |
| Midlands | +56 | 38 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 33 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 30 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 10 |
| East of England | +39 | 30 | £30,000 | -22.08% | 11 |
| North West | +10 | 19 | £23,500 | -21.27% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 17 | £32,500 | +34.02% | 5 |
| Wales | +4 | 8 | £34,000 | -9.33% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 8 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 3 |
| Scotland | -63 | 6 | £29,000 | +1.75% | 11 |
| North East | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
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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