A+ Certification Job Trends in the Midlands

CompTIA A+ Certification
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 195 277
Rank change year-on-year +39 +82 +41
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 112 30 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.87% 0.59% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.38% 1.46% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 40 25 36
10th Percentile £27,250 - £19,875
25th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £24,661
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,750 £28,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% +3.64% +12.24%
75th Percentile £34,750 £37,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £37,000 £47,213 £44,389
England median annual salary £30,500 £31,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -3.17% - -4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,318 2,057 2,845
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.67% 40.52% 24.36%
Number of salaries quoted 916 790 1,876
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,375 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,474 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% +3.16% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,688 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £74,014 £74,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,790 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in the Midlands

A+ Certification
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing A+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for A+ Certification in the Midlands

A+ Certification
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 May 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +17 67 £30,500 -12.86% 10
East Midlands +7 45 £32,500 +18.18% 28
A+ Certification
England

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (8.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (4.46%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (12.50%) Azure
2 12 (10.71%) Entra ID
3 11 (9.82%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (5.36%) OneDrive
5 4 (3.57%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.68%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.68%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.89%) AWS
7 1 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.89%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 9 (8.04%) Firewall
1 9 (8.04%) VPN
2 6 (5.36%) LAN
2 6 (5.36%) WAN
3 5 (4.46%) Wireless
4 4 (3.57%) DHCP
4 4 (3.57%) DNS
5 3 (2.68%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.89%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.89%) Power BI
General
1 74 (66.07%) Social Skills
2 18 (16.07%) Multimedia
3 7 (6.25%) Finance
4 3 (2.68%) Manufacturing
4 3 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (0.89%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (64.29%) IT Technician
2 66 (58.93%) Help Desk Technician
3 29 (25.89%) Trainee
4 18 (16.07%) IT Support
5 8 (7.14%) Support Engineer
6 7 (6.25%) IT Engineer
7 6 (5.36%) IT Support Engineer
7 6 (5.36%) IT Support Technician
7 6 (5.36%) Support Technician
8 5 (4.46%) Administrator
8 5 (4.46%) Analyst
8 5 (4.46%) Network Administrator
8 5 (4.46%) Trainee Administrator
8 5 (4.46%) Trainee Network Administrator
9 4 (3.57%) IT Analyst
9 4 (3.57%) Trainee IT Support
9 4 (3.57%) Trainee IT Technician
9 4 (3.57%) Trainee Technician
10 3 (2.68%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
10 3 (2.68%) IT Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.68%) Onboarding
2 1 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (0.89%) Data Centre
2 1 (0.89%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (0.89%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.14%) Windows
2 3 (2.68%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.89%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (22.32%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (16.07%) Ethical Hacking
2 18 (16.07%) Line Management
2 18 (16.07%) Mentoring
3 12 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (6.25%) Customer Service
5 6 (5.36%) Mobile Device Management
6 4 (3.57%) ERP
6 4 (3.57%) User Experience
7 3 (2.68%) Asset Management
7 3 (2.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (2.68%) CRM
7 3 (2.68%) Workflow
8 2 (1.79%) Mathematics
9 1 (0.89%) AI
9 1 (0.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 1 (0.89%) Data Security
9 1 (0.89%) Migration
9 1 (0.89%) Risk Management
9 1 (0.89%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.89%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 32 (28.57%) Network+ Certification
2 18 (16.07%) CEH
2 18 (16.07%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (10.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (5.36%) MCITP
5 4 (3.57%) Degree
6 1 (0.89%) CCNA
6 1 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.89%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (0.89%) MCDST
6 1 (0.89%) MCSE
6 1 (0.89%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.89%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 13 (11.61%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.89%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 66 (58.93%) ForeScout
2 15 (13.39%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.89%) Dell
3 1 (0.89%) VMware