A+ Certification Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

CompTIA A+ Certification
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - 99
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.26% - 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.44% - 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £129
25th Percentile £126 - £171
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - £254
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.00%
75th Percentile £128 - £351
90th Percentile - - £400
South East median daily rate £110 £225 £210
% change year-on-year -51.11% +7.14% +31.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

A+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Hampshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 915 393 1,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 59.49% 54.89% 66.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 617 306 557
10th Percentile £425 £375 £407
25th Percentile £500 £490 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £551 £600
Median % change year-on-year -0.18% -8.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £694 £625 £675
90th Percentile £775 £675 £738
South East median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 30 44
10th Percentile £13.88 £24.06 £18.32
25th Percentile £13.95 £31.25 £30.31
Median hourly rate £23.58 £62.50 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -62.28% +8.98% -3.54%
75th Percentile £48.75 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £55.00 - £79.25
South East median hourly rate £42.25 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -25.55% -1.05% +14.70%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing A+ Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in Hampshire

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing A+ Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing A+ Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 19 March 2026. 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
Southampton - 4 £127 - 6
A+ Certification
South East

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) IT Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) Field Support Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) IT Support
2 3 (75.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CCNA
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (100.00%) MCSE
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Dell