A+ Certification Jobs

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 26 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 641 667 971
Rank change year-on-year +26 +304 -249
Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification 143 101 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.17% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.60% 0.53% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 85 93 161
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,650 £21,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £23,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £31,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +24.00% -15.97%
75th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £51,500 £38,650 £43,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,000 £28,500 £24,500
% change year-on-year +1.75% +16.33% -8.41%

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 24,007 19,237 40,534
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.58% 32.77% 28.73%
Number of salaries quoted 8,741 11,603 17,784
10th Percentile £33,200 £31,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,939 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.64% +5.00% +4.17%

A+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.

Salary trend for A+ Certification in the UK

A+ Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.

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 26 October 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
England -21 131 £32,000 +3.23% 42
UK excluding London +6 116 £29,000 +1.75% 38
Work from Home +46 44 £32,250 +1.57% 12
North of England +24 33 £32,000 +6.67% 10
Midlands -11 29 £29,000 +11.54% 5
London +12 27 £45,000 +28.57% 8
South East -27 27 £27,762 -1.87% 9
North West -4 26 £32,250 -0.77% 6
East Midlands - 19 £29,000 - 1
South West +5 12 £22,500 -27.42% 2
West Midlands -26 10 £40,000 +53.85% 4
Wales - 10 £29,000 - 2
Yorkshire +33 6 - - 3
East of England -49 3 £40,000 +50.94% 8
Scotland -14 1 - - 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
North East - 1 £28,000 - 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (12.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (6.99%) SharePoint
Applications
1 36 (25.17%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 57 (39.86%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (27.27%) Azure
3 18 (12.59%) AWS
4 13 (9.09%) GCP
5 7 (4.90%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (3.50%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.10%) WhatsApp
8 2 (1.40%) Google Drive
8 2 (1.40%) Google Workspace
8 2 (1.40%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 21 (14.69%) DNS
2 19 (13.29%) Network Security
3 18 (12.59%) DHCP
4 17 (11.89%) TCP/IP
5 15 (10.49%) Remote Desktop
6 11 (7.69%) Firewall
7 6 (4.20%) LAN
7 6 (4.20%) WAN
8 5 (3.50%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (3.50%) Wireless
9 4 (2.80%) Broadband
9 4 (2.80%) Internet
9 4 (2.80%) VPN
10 3 (2.10%) VoIP
11 2 (1.40%) IP Telephony
11 2 (1.40%) SAN
12 1 (0.70%) ADSL
12 1 (0.70%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.80%) MySQL
2 4 (2.80%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.70%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 107 (74.83%) Social Skills
2 23 (16.08%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (9.79%) Telecoms
4 13 (9.09%) Finance
5 6 (4.20%) Law
5 6 (4.20%) Legal
6 3 (2.10%) Retail
7 2 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.70%) Aviation
8 1 (0.70%) Back Office
8 1 (0.70%) Banking
8 1 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.70%) German Language
8 1 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.70%) Police
8 1 (0.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 44 (30.77%) Analyst
2 41 (28.67%) IT Support
3 32 (22.38%) Support Engineer
4 31 (21.68%) Support Analyst
5 20 (13.99%) IT Engineer
6 18 (12.59%) IT Support Engineer
7 16 (11.19%) IT Analyst
8 15 (10.49%) IT Support Analyst
9 14 (9.79%) Technical Support
10 12 (8.39%) 2nd Line Support
10 12 (8.39%) Service Analyst
10 12 (8.39%) Service Desk Analyst
11 10 (6.99%) 1st Line Support
11 10 (6.99%) Cybersecurity Specialist
11 10 (6.99%) Security Specialist
12 8 (5.59%) Desktop Support
13 7 (4.90%) Support Technician
14 6 (4.20%) IT Support Specialist
14 6 (4.20%) IT Technician
14 6 (4.20%) Technical Support Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.90%) Onboarding
1 7 (4.90%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.80%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.40%) CMDB
5 2 (1.40%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.70%) EPoS
6 1 (0.70%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.70%) IVR
6 1 (0.70%) NHS
6 1 (0.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (0.70%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 112 (78.32%) Windows
2 22 (15.38%) Windows Server
3 19 (13.29%) Mac OS
4 10 (6.99%) Windows 10
5 5 (3.50%) Linux
6 4 (2.80%) Windows Vista
7 3 (2.10%) Apple iOS
7 3 (2.10%) Mac OS X
8 2 (1.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.70%) Solaris
9 1 (0.70%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.70%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (59.44%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (46.15%) Customer Service
3 38 (26.57%) ITIL
4 18 (12.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (11.19%) Computer Science
6 13 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 11 (7.69%) Customer-Centricity
8 10 (6.99%) CRM
8 10 (6.99%) Customer-Centric Approach
8 10 (6.99%) Cyber Assurance
8 10 (6.99%) Information Security
8 10 (6.99%) Security Architecture
9 7 (4.90%) Analytics
9 7 (4.90%) Data Management
9 7 (4.90%) Document Management
9 7 (4.90%) Hardware Maintenance
9 7 (4.90%) Log Analytics
10 6 (4.20%) Asset Management
10 6 (4.20%) B2B
10 6 (4.20%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.19%) SQL
2 11 (7.69%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.80%) Bash
3 4 (2.80%) Python
Qualifications
1 77 (53.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 46 (32.17%) Degree
3 45 (31.47%) MCP
4 29 (20.28%) Network+ Certification
5 19 (13.29%) CompTIA Security+
6 13 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (7.69%) MCITP
7 11 (7.69%) MCSA
8 10 (6.99%) CCSK
9 9 (6.29%) Azure Certification
9 9 (6.29%) CCNA
9 9 (6.29%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (5.59%) MCSE
11 7 (4.90%) AWS Certification
12 5 (3.50%) MCDST
13 4 (2.80%) Server+ Certification
14 3 (2.10%) DBS Check
15 1 (0.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 1 (0.70%) SC Cleared
15 1 (0.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (6.99%) NIST
2 10 (6.99%) NIST 800
3 6 (4.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (3.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (3.50%) SLA
5 3 (2.10%) IASME
6 1 (0.70%) GDPR
System Software
1 46 (32.17%) Active Directory
2 19 (13.29%) Hyper-V
3 15 (10.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.10%) vSphere
5 1 (0.70%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.50%) SCCM
3 1 (0.70%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 104 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 21 (14.69%) VMware
3 16 (11.19%) Google
4 8 (5.59%) Apple
5 7 (4.90%) Freshdesk
6 6 (4.20%) Cisco
7 4 (2.80%) Citrix
8 2 (1.40%) Dell
8 2 (1.40%) HP
8 2 (1.40%) Meraki
8 2 (1.40%) Okta
8 2 (1.40%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.40%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.40%) Sophos
9 1 (0.70%) Acronis
9 1 (0.70%) arcserve
9 1 (0.70%) Aruba
9 1 (0.70%) Datto
9 1 (0.70%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.70%) Veeam