A+ Certification Contract Job Trends in Southampton

CompTIA A+ Certification
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 3.65% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 8.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £126 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - -
75th Percentile £128 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £127 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 79 32 49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 41.15% 30.48% 29.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 17 36
10th Percentile £254 £175 £290
25th Percentile £456 £281 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £463 £521
Median % change year-on-year +15.68% -11.23% -5.27%
75th Percentile £630 £600 £675
90th Percentile £728 £628 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 7
10th Percentile - - £48.50
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate £12.21 - £75.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +108.33%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £80.00
90th Percentile £60.49 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £61.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year -59.11% +7.24% -4.42%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in Southampton

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 7 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) IT Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Field Support Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 7 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 7 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 7 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) CCNA
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (100.00%) MCSE
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Dell