A+ Certification Job Trends in Scotland

CompTIA A+ Certification
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 - 188
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 31 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.12% - 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.50% - 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28 0 7
10th Percentile £25,375 - £24,850
25th Percentile £26,781 - £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - £29,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.77%
75th Percentile £32,750 - £29,500
90th Percentile £33,050 - £30,900
UK median annual salary £30,500 £30,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% -3.23% +3.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 693 633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 20.41% 27.04% 20.11%
Number of salaries quoted 227 242 376
10th Percentile £26,650 £31,525 £27,125
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,813 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,875 £67,500 £64,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £79,775 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,518 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.59% +3.51% -

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in Scotland

A+ Certification
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing A+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Edinburgh - 16 £30,500 - 7
Glasgow - 9 £26,150 - 9
Aberdeen - 6 £30,500 - 2
A+ Certification
UK

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (16.13%) SAN
General
1 19 (61.29%) Multimedia
2 9 (29.03%) Public Sector
3 7 (22.58%) Finance
4 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (16.13%) Legal
5 4 (12.90%) Electronics
5 4 (12.90%) Fire and Rescue
5 4 (12.90%) Manufacturing
5 4 (12.90%) Marketing
5 4 (12.90%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (12.90%) Police
5 4 (12.90%) Social Skills
5 4 (12.90%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.23%) Billing
Job Titles
1 22 (70.97%) Trainee
2 9 (29.03%) Field Engineer
3 8 (25.81%) IT Engineer
3 8 (25.81%) IT Support
4 5 (16.13%) Field Service Engineer
4 5 (16.13%) Field Support Engineer
4 5 (16.13%) IT Support Engineer
4 5 (16.13%) Support Engineer
5 3 (9.68%) IT Support Technician
5 3 (9.68%) IT Technician
5 3 (9.68%) Support Technician
5 3 (9.68%) Trainee IT Support
5 3 (9.68%) Trainee IT Technician
5 3 (9.68%) Trainee Technician
6 1 (3.23%) Field Hardware Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Analytical Mindset
1 5 (16.13%) Data Centre
1 5 (16.13%) Driving Licence
1 5 (16.13%) Smartphone
2 4 (12.90%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (74.19%) Mentoring
2 19 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (61.29%) Ethical Hacking
2 19 (61.29%) Line Management
3 5 (16.13%) Coaching
3 5 (16.13%) Customer Service
3 5 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (12.90%) Digital Marketing
4 4 (12.90%) ITSM
4 4 (12.90%) Programme Management
4 4 (12.90%) Service Delivery
5 2 (6.45%) ITIL
5 2 (6.45%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 27 (87.10%) Network+ Certification
2 19 (61.29%) CEH
2 19 (61.29%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (16.13%) CCNA
3 5 (16.13%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (16.13%) MCSE
3 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (12.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (12.90%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (16.13%) Dell
2 4 (12.90%) SAP