A+ Certification Contract Job Trends in Manchester

CompTIA A+ Certification
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.30% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £166 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 - -
75th Percentile £179 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £173 £188 £270
% change year-on-year -8.00% -30.56% +96.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 281 293 399
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 21.26% 28.23% 25.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 183 238
10th Percentile £185 £267 £254
25th Percentile £381 £361 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £550 £557 £625
90th Percentile £625 £700 £700
North West median daily rate £473 £475 £540
% change year-on-year -0.42% -12.04% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 14 26
10th Percentile £18.26 £30.90 £24.85
25th Percentile £21.46 £31.25 £26.63
Median hourly rate £33.00 £32.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% -23.53% +105.26%
75th Percentile £57.50 £36.19 £72.53
90th Percentile £73.00 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £35.95
% change year-on-year +39.88% -9.60% +23.33%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in Manchester

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

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

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) SAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) IT Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Field Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 3 (75.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Inventory Management
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Management
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Break/Fix
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) CCNA
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) MCSE
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Dell