A+ Certification Job Trends in the UK excluding London

CompTIA A+ Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 398 513
Rank change year-on-year +172 +115 +107
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 577 165 218
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.81% 0.49% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.28% 1.29% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 201 141 163
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,125 £22,750
25th Percentile £26,500 £25,625 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £29,000 £29,850
Median % change year-on-year +5.17% -2.85% +4.74%
75th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £37,000 £42,500 £41,000
UK median annual salary £30,500 £30,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% -6.25% -5.88%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,479 12,804 18,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.96% 38.08% 25.23%
Number of salaries quoted 6,758 5,285 11,685
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,295 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing A+ Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing A+ Certification

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 July 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
North of England +102 153 £30,500 +8.93% 102
South East +33 101 £28,250 -2.59% 92
Midlands +29 100 £31,000 -11.43% 64
South West -12 91 £32,500 - 47
Yorkshire +55 89 £30,500 -23.75% 45
West Midlands +16 59 £31,000 -11.43% 16
Scotland +52 47 £26,575 +4.22% 23
North West +31 44 £30,500 +8.93% 38
East Midlands 0 41 £33,250 +20.91% 48
Northern Ireland - 36 £32,000 - 10
East of England -15 31 £34,000 +29.52% 57
Wales -27 24 £33,500 +48.89% 22
North East - 20 £30,500 - 20
A+ Certification
UK

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 18 (3.12%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.52%) SAS
Applications
1 64 (11.09%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.52%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 90 (15.60%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (9.01%) Azure
3 46 (7.97%) Entra ID
4 6 (1.04%) OneDrive
5 4 (0.69%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.52%) Google Docs
6 3 (0.52%) Google Sheets
6 3 (0.52%) Google Workspace
6 3 (0.52%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.52%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.35%) AWS
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.17%) GCP
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.17%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.33%) 4G
1 25 (4.33%) Broadband
2 19 (3.29%) DHCP
2 19 (3.29%) DNS
2 19 (3.29%) Wireless
3 18 (3.12%) SAN
4 13 (2.25%) LAN
4 13 (2.25%) VPN
4 13 (2.25%) WAN
5 12 (2.08%) Firewall
6 7 (1.21%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.52%) Network Security
8 3 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.17%) VLAN
9 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (1.39%) JIRA
General
1 414 (71.75%) Social Skills
2 50 (8.67%) Multimedia
3 38 (6.59%) Legal
4 27 (4.68%) Law
5 22 (3.81%) Finance
6 15 (2.60%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (1.91%) Public Sector
8 8 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.21%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.04%) Retail
11 5 (0.87%) Games
12 4 (0.69%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.17%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 359 (62.22%) IT Technician
2 324 (56.15%) Help Desk Technician
3 90 (15.60%) IT Support
4 83 (14.38%) Trainee
5 54 (9.36%) Support Technician
6 47 (8.15%) Analyst
7 38 (6.59%) Support Analyst
8 36 (6.24%) IT Analyst
8 36 (6.24%) IT Support Analyst
9 32 (5.55%) IT Support Technician
10 31 (5.37%) Senior
11 28 (4.85%) IT Engineer
12 27 (4.68%) Senior Manager
13 26 (4.51%) 1st Line Support
14 21 (3.64%) 1st Line Support Technician
15 20 (3.47%) Field Engineer
16 18 (3.12%) Administrator
16 18 (3.12%) Field Service Engineer
16 18 (3.12%) Network Administrator
16 18 (3.12%) Trainee Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 18 (3.12%) Data Centre
2 17 (2.95%) Driving Licence
3 15 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (2.08%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.08%) Smartphone
5 6 (1.04%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (0.52%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.35%) CMDB
7 2 (0.35%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Licensing
8 1 (0.17%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 81 (14.04%) Windows
2 35 (6.07%) Windows 10
3 32 (5.55%) Android
4 20 (3.47%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.04%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (17.33%) Cybersecurity
2 97 (16.81%) Mentoring
3 82 (14.21%) ITIL
4 60 (10.40%) Problem-Solving
5 58 (10.05%) Customer Service
6 53 (9.19%) Line Management
7 50 (8.67%) Ethical Hacking
8 43 (7.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 37 (6.41%) Service Management
10 29 (5.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 28 (4.85%) AI
12 27 (4.68%) Collaborative Working
12 27 (4.68%) Identity Access Management
12 27 (4.68%) Information Security
12 27 (4.68%) Performance Management
12 27 (4.68%) PRINCE2
12 27 (4.68%) Programme Management
12 27 (4.68%) RBAC
12 27 (4.68%) Strategic Planning
12 27 (4.68%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 7 (1.21%) Ruby
2 3 (0.52%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 154 (26.69%) Network+ Certification
2 78 (13.52%) Degree
3 62 (10.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 52 (9.01%) CompTIA Security+
5 50 (8.67%) CEH
6 36 (6.24%) Security Cleared
7 27 (4.68%) CISM
7 27 (4.68%) CISSP
8 17 (2.95%) SC Cleared
9 15 (2.60%) CCNA
9 15 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (2.60%) MCSE
10 12 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 8 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.87%) MCITP
13 5 (0.87%) Server+ Certification
14 3 (0.52%) HNC
14 3 (0.52%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.21%) SLA
2 4 (0.69%) GDPR
3 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
4 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 68 (11.79%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.87%) Hyper-V
2 5 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 34 (5.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (0.52%) SCCM
Vendors
1 324 (56.15%) ForeScout
2 115 (19.93%) Microsoft
3 27 (4.68%) CyberArk
4 25 (4.33%) Starlink
5 15 (2.60%) Dell
6 5 (0.87%) ServiceNow
6 5 (0.87%) VMware
7 4 (0.69%) Apple
8 3 (0.52%) Adobe
8 3 (0.52%) Cisco
8 3 (0.52%) Citrix
8 3 (0.52%) Freshdesk
8 3 (0.52%) Google
8 3 (0.52%) SonicWALL
9 1 (0.17%) Acronis
9 1 (0.17%) Meraki
9 1 (0.17%) Zscaler