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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 480 | 626 | 760 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +146 | +134 | -99 |
| Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 103 | 79 | 85 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.13% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.78% | 0.49% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 44 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | - | £121 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £105 | £128 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £138 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -1.79% | -49.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £247 | £228 | £163 |
| 90th Percentile | £338 | £250 | £200 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £220 | £119 | £135 |
| % change year-on-year | +85.26% | -12.04% | -36.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 17 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | - | £12.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.48 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.46 | £19.70 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -6.06% |
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 | 13,256 | 16,225 | 19,061 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.53% | 27.32% | 21.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,168 | 10,826 | 12,560 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,080 | 849 | 777 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £15.25 | £13.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.88 | £20.22 | £19.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +28.57% | +8.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.35 | £80.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.94 | £50.00 | £32.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.12% | +54.46% | -11.44% |
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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 2 May 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 2 May 2024.
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Top 14 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 2 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +135 | 89 | £200 | +33.33% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | +81 | 79 | £220 | +85.26% | 62 |
| East of England | +41 | 45 | £105 | -4.55% | 6 |
| London | +106 | 23 | £200 | -9.09% | 28 |
| Scotland | +47 | 13 | £206 | +87.50% | 12 |
| North of England | +34 | 9 | £325 | +195.45% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 7 | £338 | +197.36% | 4 |
| South East | +20 | 7 | £120 | -40.00% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 6 | £325 | +44.44% | 11 |
| South West | +26 | 3 | £205 | +64.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +23 | 2 | £178 | -30.12% | 10 |
| North West | +20 | 2 | £194 | +76.14% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 1 | £225 | -37.85% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 1 | £130 | -48.82% | 2 |
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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: