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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 612 | 836 | 512 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +224 | -324 | -52 |
| Permanent jobs citing A+ Certification | 293 | 134 | 1,046 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.13% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.07% | 0.39% | 2.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 234 | 128 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,080 | £23,000 | £21,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £23,750 | £23,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £32,500 | £28,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.08% | +16.07% | -29.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,552 | £39,750 | £36,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,200 | £46,250 | £43,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,850 | £29,000 | £26,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.93% | +11.54% | +1.96% |
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 | 27,286 | 34,290 | 41,595 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.83% | 32.76% | 26.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,237 | 15,306 | 18,961 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £58,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +5.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,296 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.59% | +0.59% | - |
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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | +258 | 274 | £31,500 | -3.82% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +159 | 235 | £29,850 | +2.93% | 44 |
| South East | +64 | 56 | £31,500 | +26.00% | 7 |
| South West | +49 | 55 | £29,000 | -31.76% | 4 |
| London | +134 | 51 | £37,917 | +1.11% | 22 |
| North of England | +76 | 41 | £30,000 | +22.45% | 8 |
| Midlands | +42 | 37 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +89 | 33 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 9 |
| East of England | +22 | 33 | £30,000 | -22.08% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 29 | £27,500 | +12.24% | 7 |
| North West | +17 | 19 | £23,500 | -15.36% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +108 | 17 | £32,500 | +34.02% | 2 |
| Wales | +16 | 8 | £34,000 | -9.33% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 8 | £32,500 | +18.18% | |
| Scotland | -67 | 5 | £29,000 | +1.75% | 9 |
| North East | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 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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