CompTIA A+ Certification
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 634 | 884 | 717 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +250 | -167 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 107 | 192 | 399 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.62% | 0.52% | 1.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 98 | 169 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,555 | £21,600 | £21,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,333 | £23,500 | £22,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £27,000 | £27,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -0.46% | +11.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £39,000 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £44,200 | £37,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £24,500 | £25,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.45% | -3.92% | +13.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 17,351 | 36,863 | 31,741 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.59% | 29.74% | 24.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,857 | 16,923 | 17,862 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,125 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.88% | +3.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £76,250 | £72,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +2.04% |
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 4 December 2023.
A+ Certification
Top 14 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 4 December 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +254 | 97 | £30,500 | +9.91% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | +172 | 79 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 58 |
| London | +255 | 27 | £34,500 | - | 17 |
| Work from Home | +237 | 27 | £31,000 | +3.33% | 20 |
| South West | +80 | 26 | £31,000 | +29.17% | 8 |
| South East | +136 | 19 | £28,290 | +13.16% | 19 |
| Scotland | +57 | 10 | £27,500 | +11.11% | 3 |
| North of England | +128 | 9 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +126 | 9 | £24,732 | -3.01% | 9 |
| Midlands | +113 | 9 | £24,732 | +0.94% | 12 |
| East of England | +100 | 6 | £26,500 | -30.26% | 4 |
| North West | +95 | 4 | £30,000 | +15.38% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +79 | 4 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 5 |
| North East | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
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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