A+ Certification Job Trends in the South West

CompTIA A+ Certification
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 123 228
Rank change year-on-year -1 +105 -
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 93 36 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.20% 1.28% 0.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.64% 3.25% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 47 27 33
10th Percentile £25,450 £24,125 £23,075
25th Percentile £28,250 £25,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.07% -
75th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £30,250
90th Percentile £34,950 £42,500 £50,500
England median annual salary £30,750 £30,750 £31,500
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,004 1,109 3,211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 25.91% 39.44% 31.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,001 695 2,200
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,784 £31,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +0.73%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,780 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,750
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.46% -8.75%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in the South West

A+ Certification
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Wiltshire - 27 £32,500 - 5
Devon -23 22 £26,150 -19.54% 4
Bristol - 19 £30,500 - 6
Somerset -30 12 - - 7
Dorset - 7 £33,500 - 3
Gloucestershire -26 6 - - 4
A+ Certification
England

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (3.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (25.81%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (3.23%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 28 (30.11%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (3.23%) Azure
2 3 (3.23%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 21 (22.58%) 4G
1 21 (22.58%) Broadband
2 8 (8.60%) SAN
3 3 (3.23%) VoIP
4 1 (1.08%) Wireless
General
1 44 (47.31%) Social Skills
2 10 (10.75%) Multimedia
3 8 (8.60%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.38%) Legal
4 5 (5.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.08%) Finance
Job Titles
1 47 (50.54%) IT Technician
2 42 (45.16%) Help Desk Technician
3 24 (25.81%) Analyst
4 22 (23.66%) IT Support
5 18 (19.35%) IT Analyst
5 18 (19.35%) IT Support Analyst
5 18 (19.35%) Support Analyst
6 12 (12.90%) Trainee
7 8 (8.60%) Field Engineer
7 8 (8.60%) Field Service Engineer
7 8 (8.60%) IT Engineer
8 6 (6.45%) Service Analyst
8 6 (6.45%) Service Desk Analyst
9 3 (3.23%) Lead
9 3 (3.23%) Support Team Leader
9 3 (3.23%) Team Leader
10 2 (2.15%) IT Support Technician
10 2 (2.15%) Support Technician
11 1 (1.08%) 2nd Line Support
11 1 (1.08%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.60%) Analytical Mindset
1 8 (8.60%) Data Centre
2 5 (5.38%) Smartphone
3 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Licensing
3 3 (3.23%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.15%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 28 (30.11%) Windows
2 25 (26.88%) Windows 10
3 24 (25.81%) Android
4 3 (3.23%) Mac OS
4 3 (3.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (32.26%) ITIL
1 30 (32.26%) Service Management
2 21 (22.58%) Software License Management
3 16 (17.20%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (15.05%) Customer Service
5 10 (10.75%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (10.75%) Ethical Hacking
5 10 (10.75%) Line Management
5 10 (10.75%) Mentoring
6 8 (8.60%) Operations Management
7 6 (6.45%) Asset Management
7 6 (6.45%) Coaching
8 3 (3.23%) Break/Fix
8 3 (3.23%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (3.23%) ERP
8 3 (3.23%) ITSM
8 3 (3.23%) Resource Management
8 3 (3.23%) Security Management
8 3 (3.23%) Software Licensing
8 3 (3.23%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 25 (26.88%) Security Cleared
2 24 (25.81%) Degree
3 20 (21.51%) Network+ Certification
4 12 (12.90%) SC Cleared
5 10 (10.75%) CEH
5 10 (10.75%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (8.60%) CCNA
6 8 (8.60%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (8.60%) MCSE
6 8 (8.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (3.23%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 4 (4.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (45.16%) ForeScout
2 21 (22.58%) Starlink
3 8 (8.60%) Dell
4 7 (7.53%) Microsoft
5 3 (3.23%) Adobe
5 3 (3.23%) Apple
5 3 (3.23%) ServiceNow