A+ Certification Contracts in England

CompTIA A+ Certification
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 460 573 698
Rank change year-on-year +113 +125 -97
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 82 72 80
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.22% 0.15% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.72% 0.53% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 39 36
10th Percentile £103 £105 £121
25th Percentile £150 £106 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £150 £140
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +7.14% -49.82%
75th Percentile £284 £231 £163
90th Percentile £347 £258 £200
UK median daily rate £200 £134 £140
% change year-on-year +49.53% -4.46% -49.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 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 £21.42 £19.75 -
UK median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% - -6.06%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,386 13,606 15,265
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.12% 27.70% 21.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,016 9,106 10,040
10th Percentile £313 £333 £319
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £714
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 978 725 676
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.22 £18.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -1.06%
75th Percentile £62.25 £68.56 £55.77
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +12.00%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for A+ Certification in England

A+ Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for A+ Certification in England

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for A+ Certification in England

A+ Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for A+ Certification in England

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing A+ Certification in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for A+ Certification in England

A+ Certification
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 7 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
East of England +32 46 £105 -4.55% 4
London +82 18 £200 -6.98% 29
North of England +26 9 £325 +195.45% 18
Yorkshire +28 7 £338 +197.36% 5
South East +12 4 £158 -21.25% 9
South West +15 3 £205 +64.00% 6
Midlands +28 2 £178 +12.34% 12
North West +24 2 £194 +76.14% 10
West Midlands +23 1 £225 -37.85% 9
East Midlands +17 1 £130 -17.72% 3
A+ Certification
UK

A+ Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (17.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (15.85%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (15.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 49 (59.76%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (4.88%) Azure
3 2 (2.44%) WhatsApp
4 1 (1.22%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 45 (54.88%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (7.32%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (6.10%) DHCP
4 4 (4.88%) DNS
5 3 (3.66%) SAN
6 2 (2.44%) LAN
6 2 (2.44%) VPN
6 2 (2.44%) WAN
7 1 (1.22%) Internet
7 1 (1.22%) Wireless
General
1 28 (34.15%) Retail
2 20 (24.39%) Social Skills
3 9 (10.98%) Finance
4 5 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (6.10%) Banking
4 5 (6.10%) Public Sector
5 4 (4.88%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.66%) Advertising
7 2 (2.44%) Legal
7 2 (2.44%) Marketing
7 2 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Law
Job Titles
1 48 (58.54%) Analyst
2 44 (53.66%) Service Analyst
2 44 (53.66%) Service Desk Analyst
3 14 (17.07%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
4 11 (13.41%) IT Engineer
4 11 (13.41%) IT Support
4 11 (13.41%) Support Engineer
5 6 (7.32%) 2nd Line Support
6 5 (6.10%) IT Support Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Data Centre Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Data Centre Technician
7 4 (4.88%) Data Technician
7 4 (4.88%) Help Desk Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Help Desk Support
7 4 (4.88%) Help Desk Support Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Support Analyst
8 3 (3.66%) 1st Line Support
8 3 (3.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 3 (3.66%) Desktop Support
8 3 (3.66%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.22%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.20%) Data Centre
2 9 (10.98%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.66%) NHS
5 1 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.22%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 33 (40.24%) Windows
2 9 (10.98%) Windows 10
3 8 (9.76%) Windows 7
4 5 (6.10%) Mac OS
5 4 (4.88%) Windows 8
6 2 (2.44%) Android
6 2 (2.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (75.61%) Customer Service
2 52 (63.41%) ITIL
3 42 (51.22%) Incident Management
4 35 (42.68%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (19.51%) Service Delivery
6 13 (15.85%) Mathematics
7 12 (14.63%) Computer Science
8 5 (6.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (6.10%) Migration
8 5 (6.10%) Service Management
9 4 (4.88%) Asset Management
9 4 (4.88%) Employee Productivity
9 4 (4.88%) Network Monitoring
9 4 (4.88%) Runbook
10 3 (3.66%) Ticket Management
11 2 (2.44%) Break/Fix
11 2 (2.44%) Continuous Improvement
11 2 (2.44%) Digital Strategy
11 2 (2.44%) Escalation Management
11 2 (2.44%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.44%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 66 (80.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 47 (57.32%) MCSA
3 18 (21.95%) Degree
3 18 (21.95%) SC Cleared
3 18 (21.95%) Security Cleared
4 14 (17.07%) MCP
5 12 (14.63%) CCNA
5 12 (14.63%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (10.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (10.98%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (4.88%) CCNP
7 4 (4.88%) MCITP
7 4 (4.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (3.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (3.66%) MCDST
8 3 (3.66%) MCSE
9 2 (2.44%) CCENT
10 1 (1.22%) DBS Check
10 1 (1.22%) ECDL
10 1 (1.22%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.10%) QA
2 2 (2.44%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (34.15%) Active Directory
2 7 (8.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (6.10%) Hyper-V
4 4 (4.88%) KVM
4 4 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (4.88%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (4.88%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (4.88%) SCCM
2 4 (4.88%) vCenter Server
3 1 (1.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 43 (52.44%) Microsoft
2 42 (51.22%) Citrix
2 42 (51.22%) ServiceNow
3 7 (8.54%) VMware
4 2 (2.44%) Cisco
5 1 (1.22%) Apple
5 1 (1.22%) BeyondTrust
5 1 (1.22%) Dell
5 1 (1.22%) SAP