A+ Certification Job Trends in the City of London

CompTIA A+ Certification
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 153 151
Rank change year-on-year +45 -2 +80
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 24 11 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.03% 0.41% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.69% 1.32% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 21 11 6
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £39,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +19.05%
75th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £56,438
90th Percentile £61,250 - £57,750
Central London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +19.05%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of 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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 512 835 635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 22.06% 31.45% 22.87%
Number of salaries quoted 375 464 532
10th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £37,050
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +11.54% -7.14%
75th Percentile £85,250 £92,688 £87,500
90th Percentile £113,750 £121,250 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in the City of London

A+ Certification
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing A+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification in the City of London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for A+ Certification in the City of London

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (58.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (58.33%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (54.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (16.67%) Azure
3 2 (8.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (4.17%) DHCP
2 1 (4.17%) DNS
2 1 (4.17%) IP Telephony
2 1 (4.17%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
General
1 20 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 13 (54.17%) Law
3 12 (50.00%) Legal
3 12 (50.00%) Telecoms
4 7 (29.17%) Finance
5 2 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Advertising
6 1 (4.17%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 15 (62.50%) IT Support
2 12 (50.00%) Analyst
2 12 (50.00%) IT Analyst
2 12 (50.00%) IT Support Analyst
2 12 (50.00%) IT Support Specialist
2 12 (50.00%) Support Analyst
2 12 (50.00%) Support Specialist
3 7 (29.17%) Support Engineer
4 5 (20.83%) Deskside Engineer
4 5 (20.83%) Deskside Support
4 5 (20.83%) Deskside Support Engineer
4 5 (20.83%) Desktop Support
5 3 (12.50%) IT Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) IT Support Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) Information Security Consultant
7 1 (4.17%) IT Support Technician
7 1 (4.17%) Network Support
7 1 (4.17%) Network Support Technician
7 1 (4.17%) Network Technician
7 1 (4.17%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 12 (50.00%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (8.33%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.17%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 22 (91.67%) Windows
2 4 (16.67%) Windows 10
3 2 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) ITIL
2 12 (50.00%) Data Management
2 12 (50.00%) Document Management
3 6 (25.00%) Information Security
4 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
5 3 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.33%) Asset Management
6 2 (8.33%) Computer Science
6 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (8.33%) IT Asset Management
6 2 (8.33%) Process Improvement
6 2 (8.33%) Time Management
7 1 (4.17%) AI
7 1 (4.17%) Business Development
7 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (4.17%) Cyber Resilience
7 1 (4.17%) Incident Response
7 1 (4.17%) Inventory Management
Qualifications
1 16 (66.67%) Degree
2 8 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (20.83%) Network+ Certification
4 3 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (8.33%) CISSP
5 2 (8.33%) MCP
6 1 (4.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (4.17%) CCSP
6 1 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (4.17%) CISM
6 1 (4.17%) CISMP
6 1 (4.17%) MCSA
6 1 (4.17%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (8.33%) NIST
2 1 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (4.17%) GRC
System Software
1 6 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (20.83%) SCCM
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (91.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (16.67%) Bloomberg
2 4 (16.67%) FactSet
2 4 (16.67%) HP
2 4 (16.67%) Salesforce
2 4 (16.67%) ServiceNow
3 2 (8.33%) Apple