CompTIA A+ Certification
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 633 | 628 | 884 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +256 | -184 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 142 | 108 | 188 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 81 | 99 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,014 | £21,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | £26,250 | £23,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £30,000 | £27,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.11% | +0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £39,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £40,500 | £45,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £30,000 | £24,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +22.45% | -3.92% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 26,168 | 17,068 | 35,983 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 37.67% | 32.65% | 29.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,391 | 10,706 | 16,979 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,670 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £92,500 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.81% | +5.00% | - |
A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
A+ Certification
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
A+ Certification
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 11 December 2024.
A+ Certification
Top 16 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 11 December 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 |
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| England | -10 | 131 | £30,000 | - | 134 |
| UK excluding London | -31 | 117 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 108 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 33 | £30,000 | -3.23% | 32 |
| Midlands | -12 | 33 | £29,000 | +21.51% | 24 |
| South East | -28 | 31 | £27,500 | -2.79% | 17 |
| North of England | -20 | 30 | £32,250 | +7.50% | 25 |
| London | -11 | 24 | £49,000 | +46.93% | 43 |
| North West | -33 | 24 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 12 |
| East Midlands | - | 24 | £29,000 | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | -44 | 9 | £32,500 | +36.18% | 14 |
| Wales | - | 9 | £29,000 | - | 11 |
| South West | -9 | 8 | £24,500 | -20.97% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 5 | - | - | 10 |
| East of England | -61 | 5 | £40,000 | +50.94% | 15 |
| North East | -27 | 1 | £28,000 | -6.67% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
A+ Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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