A+ Certification Contracts in the UK excluding London

CompTIA A+ Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 265 307 400
Rank change year-on-year +42 +93 +30
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification 78 79 52
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.61% 0.39% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.69% 1.05% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 27 27
10th Percentile £131 £103 -
25th Percentile £140 £160 £105
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £225 £114
Median % change year-on-year -31.11% +98.24% -21.72%
75th Percentile £200 £289 £163
90th Percentile £250 £358 £219
UK median daily rate £155 £200 £125
% change year-on-year -22.50% +60.00% -13.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 50 14
10th Percentile - £14.16 -
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.48 £15.25
Median hourly rate £16.87 £16.30 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% +5.16% -
75th Percentile £23.00 £21.37 £15.75
90th Percentile £28.34 - £18.38
UK median hourly rate £16.87 £16.30 £15.50
% change year-on-year +3.50% +5.16% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,609 7,549 7,730
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.03% 36.85% 32.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,795 4,355 5,167
10th Percentile £208 £270 £286
25th Percentile £386 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £534 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.28% +1.62% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £675 £725 £709
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 412 930 631
10th Percentile £18.04 £13.50 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £16.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £38.41 £40.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.18% -18.12% +42.86%
75th Percentile £67.31 £63.29 £65.75
90th Percentile £78.67 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% -25.93% +24.26%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing A+ Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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 of England +5 27 £140 +33.33% 9
South East +54 11 £202 +28.25% 25
North of England +23 11 £149 -54.23% 22
Scotland +4 11 £195 -5.45% 9
North West +27 10 £188 -3.23% 11
South West +51 9 £140 -31.71% 8
Wales - 7 £413 - 2
West Midlands +19 2 £150 -33.33% 3
Midlands +19 2 £150 -15.49% 8
North East - 1 £110 - 3
A+ Certification
UK

A+ Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.28%) IBM Notes
2 1 (1.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 27 (34.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 27 (34.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.56%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.28%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 46 (58.97%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (14.10%) Azure
3 4 (5.13%) Entra ID
3 4 (5.13%) GCP
4 2 (2.56%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.28%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
2 13 (16.67%) Remote Desktop
3 12 (15.38%) VPN
4 8 (10.26%) Firewall
4 8 (10.26%) TCP/IP
5 7 (8.97%) DHCP
5 7 (8.97%) DNS
6 5 (6.41%) LAN
6 5 (6.41%) WAN
7 3 (3.85%) Internet
7 3 (3.85%) Skype
7 3 (3.85%) Wireless
8 2 (2.56%) VoIP
8 2 (2.56%) WebEx
9 1 (1.28%) FTP
9 1 (1.28%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (1.28%) IP Telephony
9 1 (1.28%) MPLS
9 1 (1.28%) NAS
9 1 (1.28%) SAN
Development Applications
1 2 (2.56%) JIRA
General
1 40 (51.28%) Social Skills
2 15 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (7.69%) Retail
4 4 (5.13%) French Language
5 2 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.56%) Electronics
5 2 (2.56%) Legal
5 2 (2.56%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.28%) Finance
6 1 (1.28%) Military
6 1 (1.28%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (50.00%) Analyst
2 33 (42.31%) Service Analyst
2 33 (42.31%) Service Desk Analyst
3 19 (24.36%) Support Engineer
3 19 (24.36%) Technical Analyst
4 18 (23.08%) Technical Services Analyst
5 17 (21.79%) IT Support
6 8 (10.26%) Desktop Engineer
6 8 (10.26%) Desktop Support
6 8 (10.26%) IT Analyst
6 8 (10.26%) IT Engineer
6 8 (10.26%) IT Support Engineer
7 7 (8.97%) 2nd Line Support
7 7 (8.97%) Service Desk Engineer
8 6 (7.69%) Support Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) Call Centre Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 5 (6.41%) IT Support Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) Support Specialist
9 5 (6.41%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.28%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.10%) Management Information System
2 8 (10.26%) Device Driver
3 5 (6.41%) Data Centre
3 5 (6.41%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (5.13%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.56%) Anti-Spyware
5 2 (2.56%) Blackberry
5 2 (2.56%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.56%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.28%) CMDB
6 1 (1.28%) PDA
6 1 (1.28%) Smartphone
6 1 (1.28%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 48 (61.54%) Windows
2 10 (12.82%) Windows 10
3 8 (10.26%) Mac OS
4 5 (6.41%) Windows 7
5 4 (5.13%) Linux
6 1 (1.28%) Android
6 1 (1.28%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.28%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.28%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (74.36%) Customer Service
1 58 (74.36%) ITIL
2 57 (73.08%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (53.85%) Incident Management
4 31 (39.74%) Service Delivery
5 23 (29.49%) Mathematics
6 12 (15.38%) Computer Science
7 10 (12.82%) ITSM
8 8 (10.26%) Task Automation
9 7 (8.97%) Customer Experience
9 7 (8.97%) Time Management
10 6 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
11 5 (6.41%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (6.41%) Service Management
12 4 (5.13%) Application Packaging
12 4 (5.13%) Collaborative Working
12 4 (5.13%) Project Management
13 3 (3.85%) User Experience
14 2 (2.56%) Analytics
14 2 (2.56%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.26%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (70.51%) Microsoft Certification
2 30 (38.46%) MCSA
3 18 (23.08%) Degree
3 18 (23.08%) Security Cleared
4 16 (20.51%) SC Cleared
5 14 (17.95%) MCP
6 6 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (2.56%) Dell Certification
7 2 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.28%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (1.28%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.13%) SLA
2 2 (2.56%) QA
3 1 (1.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 43 (55.13%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.56%) XenApp
4 1 (1.28%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.28%) vSphere
4 1 (1.28%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 8 (10.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (6.41%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (6.41%) SCCM
3 2 (2.56%) AirWatch
3 2 (2.56%) Malwarebytes
3 2 (2.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (2.56%) XenMobile
4 1 (1.28%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 64 (82.05%) Microsoft
2 39 (50.00%) ServiceNow
3 30 (38.46%) Citrix
4 5 (6.41%) Cisco
5 4 (5.13%) Dell
5 4 (5.13%) Google
5 4 (5.13%) Ivanti
6 3 (3.85%) Adobe
6 3 (3.85%) Remedy
6 3 (3.85%) VMware
7 2 (2.56%) Apple
7 2 (2.56%) Bomgar
7 2 (2.56%) HP
7 2 (2.56%) MobileIron
8 1 (1.28%) F5
8 1 (1.28%) Lotus
8 1 (1.28%) Peregrine