CompTIA A+ Certification
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 28 Mar 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 500 | 648 | 781 |
Rank change year-on-year | +148 | +133 | -146 |
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 90 | 80 | 83 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.13% | 0.093% |
As % of the Qualifications category | 0.66% | 0.47% | 0.43% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 49 | 35 |
10th Percentile | £105 | - | £123 |
25th Percentile | £126 | £105 | £128 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £125 | £150 |
Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -16.67% | -31.66% |
75th Percentile | £269 | £223 | £191 |
90th Percentile | £356 | £240 | £232 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £114 | £145 |
% change year-on-year | +85.02% | -21.72% | -33.94% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 16 | 30 |
10th Percentile | £14.29 | - | £13.24 |
25th Percentile | £15.37 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +12.90% | - | -1.59% |
75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
90th Percentile | £21.46 | £17.88 | - |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
% change year-on-year | +12.90% | - | +3.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
A+ Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 13,554 | 16,915 | 19,158 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.63% | 26.89% | 21.50% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 8,411 | 11,308 | 12,548 |
10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £315 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £535 | £488 |
% change year-on-year | -1.87% | +9.74% | +8.33% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,006 | 917 | 769 |
10th Percentile | £13.77 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
25th Percentile | £17.73 | £20.00 | £18.75 |
Median hourly rate | £38.45 | £52.50 | £39.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -26.76% | +32.91% | +1.49% |
75th Percentile | £61.60 | £67.50 | £56.00 |
90th Percentile | £75.25 | £78.75 | £66.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.95 | £49.00 | £30.98 |
% change year-on-year | -20.51% | +58.17% | +0.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 28 March 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 28 March 2024.
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Top 15 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 28 March 2024. 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 |
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England | +133 | 81 | £200 | +33.33% | 74 |
UK excluding London | +73 | 67 | £210 | +85.02% | 58 |
East of England | +27 | 30 | £105 | -4.55% | 17 |
London | +111 | 22 | £200 | -9.09% | 18 |
South East | +14 | 13 | £210 | +31.25% | 14 |
North of England | +46 | 9 | £338 | +206.82% | 12 |
Work from Home | +124 | 8 | £325 | +44.44% | 8 |
Yorkshire | +37 | 8 | £338 | +206.12% | 6 |
Scotland | +45 | 7 | £107 | -2.73% | |
South West | +24 | 4 | £185 | +48.00% | 6 |
Midlands | +42 | 3 | £160 | +13.48% | 10 |
West Midlands | +32 | 2 | £193 | +55.24% | 8 |
East Midlands | +25 | 1 | £130 | -17.72% | 2 |
North West | +22 | 1 | £140 | +27.27% | 6 |
Northern Ireland | +7 | 1 | £250 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: