A+ Certification Jobs in the UK excluding London

CompTIA A+ Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 546 685 272
Rank change year-on-year +139 -413 +91
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 227 72 969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.31% 0.12% 1.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.15% 0.33% 4.09%
Number of salaries quoted 179 71 87
10th Percentile £22,750 £22,750 £21,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £23,750 £22,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,850 £28,500 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% +9.62% -13.33%
75th Percentile £33,750 £38,000 £33,875
90th Percentile £42,250 £41,000 £43,000
UK median annual salary £31,500 £32,500 £28,250
% change year-on-year -3.08% +15.04% -21.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

A+ Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,670 21,604 23,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.71% 37.01% 32.28%
Number of salaries quoted 12,252 8,060 10,527
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £79,600 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

A+ Certification
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for A+ Certification in the UK excluding London

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 27 May 2024.

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 27 May 2024. 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
South East +34 57 £31,500 +22.09% 20
South West +26 51 £29,000 -35.56% 6
North of England +79 42 £30,000 +22.45% 7
Midlands +23 35 £27,500 +5.77% 11
East of England +11 31 £30,000 -22.08% 12
West Midlands +27 27 £27,500 +12.24% 5
North West +21 22 £24,000 -2.04% 6
Yorkshire +84 16 £32,500 +32.65% 1
Wales +11 8 £34,000 -9.33% 1
East Midlands -11 8 £32,500 +18.18% 6
North East - 4 £40,000 -
Scotland -70 3 £29,000 +1.75% 8
A+ Certification
UK

A+ Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 26 (11.45%) SharePoint
2 15 (6.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.88%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 67 (29.52%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.88%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 99 (43.61%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (22.91%) Azure
3 29 (12.78%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.85%) AWS
5 10 (4.41%) OneDrive
6 9 (3.96%) IaaS
6 9 (3.96%) PaaS
6 9 (3.96%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 30 (13.22%) DHCP
1 30 (13.22%) DNS
2 29 (12.78%) Network Security
3 22 (9.69%) LAN
3 22 (9.69%) Wi-Fi
4 20 (8.81%) WAN
5 15 (6.61%) Internet
6 14 (6.17%) Firewall
7 13 (5.73%) Broadband
8 12 (5.29%) VPN
9 10 (4.41%) Remote Desktop
9 10 (4.41%) SAN
10 8 (3.52%) VSAN
11 7 (3.08%) VLAN
12 6 (2.64%) IPsec
13 5 (2.20%) VoIP
14 4 (1.76%) TCP/IP
15 3 (1.32%) Wireless
16 2 (0.88%) NX-OS
17 1 (0.44%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 5 (2.20%) JIRA
2 2 (0.88%) GitLab
General
1 116 (51.10%) Social Skills
2 18 (7.93%) Telecoms
3 17 (7.49%) Organisational Skills
4 15 (6.61%) Retail
5 13 (5.73%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (5.29%) Local Government
7 9 (3.96%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.96%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.52%) Finance
8 8 (3.52%) Games
9 5 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.20%) Legal
9 5 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.76%) Marketing
11 3 (1.32%) Social Housing
12 2 (0.88%) Law
13 1 (0.44%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (28.63%) IT Support
2 44 (19.38%) Analyst
2 44 (19.38%) Support Engineer
3 42 (18.50%) IT Technician
4 39 (17.18%) Support Technician
5 38 (16.74%) IT Support Technician
6 32 (14.10%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 31 (13.66%) 2nd Line Support
8 30 (13.22%) IT Analyst
9 29 (12.78%) Field Engineer
10 28 (12.33%) IT Engineer
11 27 (11.89%) Desktop Engineer
12 25 (11.01%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 24 (10.57%) Service Analyst
13 24 (10.57%) Service Desk Analyst
14 22 (9.69%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
14 22 (9.69%) Desktop Support
15 21 (9.25%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 21 (9.25%) Field Support Engineer
15 21 (9.25%) Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 42 (18.50%) Driving Licence
2 32 (14.10%) Onboarding
3 21 (9.25%) Management Information System
4 12 (5.29%) Smartphone
5 9 (3.96%) Data Centre
6 8 (3.52%) Clustering
6 8 (3.52%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.32%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.88%) CCTV
10 2 (0.88%) CMDB
10 2 (0.88%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.88%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.88%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (0.88%) PKI
10 2 (0.88%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.44%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 145 (63.88%) Windows
2 48 (21.15%) Windows Server
3 41 (18.06%) Windows 10
4 35 (15.42%) Mac OS
5 12 (5.29%) Linux
6 7 (3.08%) Android
7 5 (2.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (2.20%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.76%) Windows Vista
9 2 (0.88%) Unix
9 2 (0.88%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.88%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (53.30%) Customer Service
2 115 (50.66%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (34.36%) ITIL
4 41 (18.06%) ITSM
5 40 (17.62%) Computer Science
6 26 (11.45%) Service Management
7 23 (10.13%) Asset Management
7 23 (10.13%) Change Management
8 21 (9.25%) Break/Fix
9 17 (7.49%) Configuration Management
9 17 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
9 17 (7.49%) Information Security
9 17 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 16 (7.05%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (7.05%) Incident Management
11 15 (6.61%) IT Asset Management
12 14 (6.17%) Mentoring
13 13 (5.73%) Service Delivery
13 13 (5.73%) Time Management
14 12 (5.29%) Customer-Centricity
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.17%) SQL
2 6 (2.64%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.88%) Python
3 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 126 (55.51%) Microsoft Certification
2 72 (31.72%) Degree
3 64 (28.19%) MCP
4 50 (22.03%) Network+ Certification
5 44 (19.38%) Security Cleared
6 35 (15.42%) SC Cleared
7 29 (12.78%) DBS Check
8 28 (12.33%) CCNA
8 28 (12.33%) Cisco Certification
9 27 (11.89%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (8.81%) DV Cleared
11 17 (7.49%) MCITP
12 11 (4.85%) MCSA
13 9 (3.96%) MCSE
14 8 (3.52%) CompTIA Security+
15 7 (3.08%) ITIL Certification
16 6 (2.64%) Azure Certification
17 4 (1.76%) MCDST
18 3 (1.32%) CCENT
19 2 (0.88%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (11.89%) SLA
2 8 (3.52%) GDPR
3 6 (2.64%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.32%) ISO 14001
5 3 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 159 (70.04%) Active Directory
2 21 (9.25%) Hyper-V
3 13 (5.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (3.52%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.88%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (6.61%) SCCM
2 11 (4.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (3.52%) Failover Clustering
4 4 (1.76%) AirWatch
5 3 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.32%) WSUS
6 2 (0.88%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.88%) Terraform
7 1 (0.44%) Autotask
Vendors
1 193 (85.02%) Microsoft
2 23 (10.13%) VMware
3 19 (8.37%) Cisco
4 14 (6.17%) Veeam
5 11 (4.85%) Virgin Media
6 8 (3.52%) Apple
7 7 (3.08%) Citrix
7 7 (3.08%) Sophos
8 6 (2.64%) ConnectWise
8 6 (2.64%) Meraki
9 5 (2.20%) HP
9 5 (2.20%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.76%) Acronis
10 4 (1.76%) Aruba
10 4 (1.76%) Datto
10 4 (1.76%) Dell
10 4 (1.76%) Mitel
11 3 (1.32%) Adobe
11 3 (1.32%) ServiceNow
11 3 (1.32%) Sun