CompTIA A+ Certification
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 153 | 123 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +7 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.31% | 0.18% | 0.079% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.92% | 0.63% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £113 | £144 | £165 |
| 25th Percentile | £121 | £150 | £173 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £157 | £160 | £193 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.81% | -16.88% | +21.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £202 | - | £218 |
| 90th Percentile | £204 | - | £230 |
| England median daily rate | £200 | £160 | £215 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -25.58% | +45.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £32.50 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £20.79 | £21.46 | £17.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +20.90% | +14.52% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,089 | 636 | 782 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 34.12% | 28.80% | 30.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 706 | 396 | 483 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £209 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £375 | £379 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £703 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 118 | 34 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.30 | £17.00 | £17.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £24.18 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.92% | +5.13% | +36.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £34.69 | £58.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £51.75 | £67.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £46.18 | £51.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.54% | -11.00% | +15.31% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing A+ Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing A+ Certification.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing A+ Certification.
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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 January 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 Midlands | - | 8 | £121 | - | 27 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 2 | £194 | +21.09% | 31 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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: