A+ Certification Contract Job Trends in London

CompTIA A+ Certification
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 382 354 375
Rank change year-on-year -28 +21 +128
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 9 13 24
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.057% 0.097% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.19% 0.38% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 19
10th Percentile - £169 £127
25th Percentile £190 £213 £166
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £243 £225 £208
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% +8.43% -7.78%
75th Percentile £304 £230 £248
90th Percentile £324 £235 £309
England median daily rate £200 £160 £215
% change year-on-year +25.00% -25.58% +36.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £30.71
25th Percentile - - £31.77
Median hourly rate - - £34.08
75th Percentile - - £36.92
90th Percentile - - £38.31
England median hourly rate £20.79 £21.46 £17.50
% change year-on-year -3.12% +22.63% +12.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,662 3,385 4,382
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.43% 25.14% 24.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,324 2,153 2,930
10th Percentile £363 £350 £325
25th Percentile £430 £450 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £657 £650
90th Percentile £750 £774 £770
England median daily rate £520 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 63 126
10th Percentile £19.94 £21.50 £14.26
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £19.99
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £32.12
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +15.21% -19.71%
75th Percentile £65.88 £56.13 £62.26
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.40 £83.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -49.70% +17.65% -8.60%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in London

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

A+ Certification
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 26 February 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
East London - 2 £200 - 2
Central London +6 1 £285 - 4
A+ Certification
England

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Entra ID
2 2 (22.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Wireless
2 1 (11.11%) DHCP
2 1 (11.11%) DNS
2 1 (11.11%) SAN
2 1 (11.11%) VPN
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Support Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Desktop Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 3 (33.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) IT Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) IT Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Service Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Field Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Field Service Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) IT Support
4 1 (11.11%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Junior
4 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Support
4 1 (11.11%) Junior Support Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (22.22%) Virtual Team
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Data Centre
2 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Android
2 1 (11.11%) Apple iOS
2 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
2 1 (11.11%) Mac OS X
2 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) ITIL
2 3 (33.33%) ITSM
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
3 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Service Management
3 2 (22.22%) User Experience
4 1 (11.11%) Break/Fix
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Experience
4 1 (11.11%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (11.11%) Identity Management
4 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (11.11%) Patch Management
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) Threat Detection
4 1 (11.11%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) CCNA
3 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (11.11%) MCSE
3 1 (11.11%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 1 (11.11%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (11.11%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (55.56%) Apple
3 4 (44.44%) ServiceNow
4 2 (22.22%) Google
5 1 (11.11%) Altiris
5 1 (11.11%) Bomgar
5 1 (11.11%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (11.11%) Dell
5 1 (11.11%) HP
5 1 (11.11%) Logitech
5 1 (11.11%) Rapid7
5 1 (11.11%) Zscaler