A+ Certification Job Trends

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 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 482 609
Rank change year-on-year +143 +127 +111
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 588 213 214
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.43% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.97% 1.24% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 190 185 157
10th Percentile £25,725 £24,475 £23,260
25th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £27,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £31,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% -3.08% -4.41%
75th Percentile £37,000 £38,000 £38,750
90th Percentile £38,000 £52,500 £46,517
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% - +6.04%

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 19,803 17,225 21,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.68% 34.59% 25.90%
Number of salaries quoted 10,616 7,847 11,813
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,256 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -1.96% -2.86%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

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

A+ Certification job vacancy trend in the UK

A+ Certification
Salary Trend

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

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

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Top 17 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 12 August 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
UK excluding London +126 548 £30,500 +1.67% 392
England +108 465 £31,000 -4.62% 378
North of England +63 132 £30,500 +1.67% 93
South East +34 101 £26,000 -13.33% 87
Midlands +30 88 £34,000 -2.86% 56
South West -23 79 £32,500 - 47
Yorkshire +45 77 £27,000 -17.56% 40
Work from Home +5 64 £37,500 +15.38% 24
Northern Ireland - 62 £34,000 - 9
West Midlands +5 50 £34,000 -2.86% 17
North West +12 39 £30,500 +8.93% 36
East Midlands +7 38 £33,250 +10.83% 39
London -43 38 £35,000 -26.32% 90
Scotland +47 37 £26,150 +2.55% 32
East of England -39 32 £34,000 +18.26% 59
Wales -37 23 £34,000 +51.11% 19
North East -43 16 £30,500 -1.61% 19

A+ Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 15 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.51%) SAS
4 2 (0.34%) IIS
4 2 (0.34%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 70 (11.90%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.51%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 93 (15.82%) Microsoft 365
2 81 (13.78%) Azure
3 71 (12.07%) Entra ID
4 5 (0.85%) OneDrive
5 4 (0.68%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.51%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.51%) PowerApps
6 3 (0.51%) SaaS
7 2 (0.34%) AWS
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.17%) Canva
8 1 (0.17%) ChatGPT
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.42%) Wireless
2 23 (3.91%) DNS
3 21 (3.57%) DHCP
4 19 (3.23%) 4G
4 19 (3.23%) Broadband
5 18 (3.06%) SAN
6 11 (1.87%) VPN
7 10 (1.70%) LAN
7 10 (1.70%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.70%) WAN
8 9 (1.53%) Firewall
9 4 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.51%) Network Security
11 2 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.34%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.19%) JIRA
General
1 464 (78.91%) Social Skills
2 74 (12.59%) Legal
3 35 (5.95%) Multimedia
4 34 (5.78%) Law
5 15 (2.55%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (1.87%) Public Sector
7 7 (1.19%) Finance
7 7 (1.19%) Telecoms
8 5 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (0.68%) Manufacturing
9 4 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (0.68%) Retail
10 3 (0.51%) Games
11 2 (0.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.17%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.17%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 345 (58.67%) IT Technician
2 330 (56.12%) Help Desk Technician
3 74 (12.59%) IT Support
4 61 (10.37%) Trainee
5 59 (10.03%) Senior
6 57 (9.69%) Senior Manager
7 51 (8.67%) Analyst
8 42 (7.14%) Support Analyst
9 41 (6.97%) IT Analyst
10 40 (6.80%) IT Support Analyst
11 35 (5.95%) IT Engineer
12 33 (5.61%) Support Technician
13 25 (4.25%) 1st Line Support
13 25 (4.25%) Administrator
13 25 (4.25%) Network Administrator
13 25 (4.25%) Trainee Administrator
13 25 (4.25%) Trainee Network Administrator
14 23 (3.91%) 1st Line Support Technician
15 19 (3.23%) Field Engineer
15 19 (3.23%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.34%) JSON
1 2 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (3.23%) Data Centre
2 16 (2.72%) Driving Licence
3 15 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (2.55%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.87%) Smartphone
5 7 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (0.51%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.34%) CMDB
9 1 (0.17%) Blog
9 1 (0.17%) FMCG
9 1 (0.17%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.17%) Midjourney
9 1 (0.17%) Photography
9 1 (0.17%) Social Media
9 1 (0.17%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 86 (14.63%) Windows
2 25 (4.25%) Android
2 25 (4.25%) Windows 10
3 19 (3.23%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (19.39%) ITIL
2 113 (19.22%) Mentoring
3 110 (18.71%) Cybersecurity
4 68 (11.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 67 (11.39%) Customer Service
6 65 (11.05%) Problem-Solving
7 59 (10.03%) AI
7 59 (10.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 58 (9.86%) Collaborative Working
8 58 (9.86%) Identity Access Management
8 58 (9.86%) Information Security
8 58 (9.86%) PRINCE2
8 58 (9.86%) RBAC
9 57 (9.69%) Performance Management
9 57 (9.69%) Privileged Access Management
9 57 (9.69%) Programme Management
9 57 (9.69%) Strategic Planning
9 57 (9.69%) TOGAF
10 36 (6.12%) Line Management
11 35 (5.95%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.53%) Ruby
2 3 (0.51%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.34%) Java
4 1 (0.17%) Python
4 1 (0.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 161 (27.38%) Network+ Certification
2 85 (14.46%) Degree
3 68 (11.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 57 (9.69%) CISM
4 57 (9.69%) CISSP
5 36 (6.12%) CompTIA Security+
6 35 (5.95%) CEH
7 26 (4.42%) Security Cleared
8 15 (2.55%) CCNA
8 15 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (2.55%) MCSE
8 15 (2.55%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.68%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.51%) CompTIA CySA+
13 3 (0.51%) Server+ Certification
14 2 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.02%) SLA
2 3 (0.51%) GDPR
3 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 93 (15.82%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.85%) Hyper-V
2 5 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 65 (11.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (0.34%) SCCM
4 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 330 (56.12%) ForeScout
2 150 (25.51%) Microsoft
3 57 (9.69%) CyberArk
4 19 (3.23%) Starlink
5 15 (2.55%) Dell
6 5 (0.85%) Apple
6 5 (0.85%) ServiceNow
6 5 (0.85%) VMware
7 4 (0.68%) Adobe
8 3 (0.51%) Cisco
8 3 (0.51%) Freshdesk
8 3 (0.51%) SonicWALL
9 2 (0.34%) SGI
10 1 (0.17%) Acronis
10 1 (0.17%) ConnectWise