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 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 432 362 387
Rank change year-on-year -70 +25 +29
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 33 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.16% 0.052% 0.061%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.20% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 8
10th Percentile £150 £201 £153
25th Percentile £167 £205 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £225 £200
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £233 £263 £225
90th Percentile £258 £278 £227
England median daily rate £160 £214 £160
% change year-on-year -25.23% +33.75% -28.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.50 £18.82 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.84 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.49% - -
75th Percentile £22.50 £18.85 -
90th Percentile £23.20 - -
England median hourly rate £21.00 £16.87 £14.16
% change year-on-year +24.48% +19.14% -9.52%

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 5,766 3,569 4,007
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.37% 26.49% 24.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,168 2,403 2,583
10th Percentile £366 £358 £350
25th Percentile £457 £447 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% - -2.27%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £650
90th Percentile £734 £738 £775
England median daily rate £530 £525 £535
% change year-on-year +0.95% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 81 60
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.87 £18.10
25th Percentile £26.25 - £24.17
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -29.65% -24.74%
75th Percentile £85.00 £34.48 £56.38
90th Percentile £155.00 £65.00 £71.63
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £54.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -53.43% +0.24%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification in London over the 6 months to 25 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for A+ Certification in London

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 25 September 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
Central London -17 8 £150 -30.23% 7
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 10 (30.30%) SharePoint
2 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 18 (54.55%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (48.48%) Azure
3 10 (30.30%) OneDrive
4 9 (27.27%) SaaS
5 8 (24.24%) Entra ID
6 2 (6.06%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (30.30%) WebEx
2 7 (21.21%) DHCP
2 7 (21.21%) DNS
3 6 (18.18%) TCP/IP
4 4 (12.12%) VPN
5 3 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (9.09%) Wireless
6 1 (3.03%) LAN
6 1 (3.03%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (3.03%) SAN
6 1 (3.03%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) JIRA
General
1 29 (87.88%) Social Skills
2 8 (24.24%) Finance
3 6 (18.18%) Legal
4 2 (6.06%) Banking
5 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (42.42%) IT Support
1 14 (42.42%) Support Engineer
2 13 (39.39%) IT Engineer
3 12 (36.36%) IT Support Engineer
4 10 (30.30%) Desktop Support
5 9 (27.27%) Technical Support
6 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Engineer
6 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Support
6 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 7 (21.21%) Deskside Engineer
6 7 (21.21%) Deskside Support
6 7 (21.21%) Deskside Support Engineer
7 5 (15.15%) Analyst
8 3 (9.09%) Desktop Analyst
8 3 (9.09%) Desktop Support Analyst
8 3 (9.09%) Service Desk Engineer
8 3 (9.09%) Support Analyst
9 2 (6.06%) 2nd Line Support
9 2 (6.06%) Service Analyst
9 2 (6.06%) Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 12 (36.36%) Onboarding
2 10 (30.30%) Video Conferencing
3 9 (27.27%) Web Conferencing
4 5 (15.15%) iPhone
5 3 (9.09%) iPad
6 1 (3.03%) Data Centre
6 1 (3.03%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 32 (96.97%) Windows
2 7 (21.21%) Apple iOS
2 7 (21.21%) Mac OS
3 6 (18.18%) Windows 10
4 5 (15.15%) Android
5 3 (9.09%) Windows 7
5 3 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (75.76%) ITSM
2 21 (63.64%) ITIL
3 15 (45.45%) Customer Service
3 15 (45.45%) Service Management
4 13 (39.39%) Ticket Management
5 10 (30.30%) Asset Management
5 10 (30.30%) Inventory Management
6 8 (24.24%) Inventory Control
7 7 (21.21%) Break/Fix
8 6 (18.18%) Migration
9 5 (15.15%) Service Delivery
10 3 (9.09%) Customer Experience
10 3 (9.09%) Mentoring
10 3 (9.09%) Problem Management
10 3 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (9.09%) Workload Management
11 2 (6.06%) Cybersecurity
11 2 (6.06%) IT Asset Management
11 2 (6.06%) IT Audit
11 2 (6.06%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 10 (30.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (27.27%) Security Cleared
3 8 (24.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (24.24%) Network+ Certification
4 7 (21.21%) Degree
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Certification
5 2 (6.06%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (3.03%) CCNA
6 1 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (3.03%) MCSE
6 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (18.18%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (57.58%) Active Directory
2 7 (21.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (39.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.03%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (90.91%) Microsoft
2 21 (63.64%) ServiceNow
3 7 (21.21%) VMware
4 3 (9.09%) Remedy
5 2 (6.06%) Atlassian
6 1 (3.03%) Dell