CompTIA A+ Certification
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for A+ Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 476 | 627 | 774 |
Rank change year-on-year | +151 | +147 | -109 |
Contract jobs citing A+ Certification | 97 | 73 | 83 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.13% | 0.095% |
As % of the Qualifications category | 0.76% | 0.47% | 0.44% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 41 | 36 |
10th Percentile | £105 | - | £123 |
25th Percentile | £159 | £105 | £128 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £125 | £145 |
Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -13.79% | -48.03% |
75th Percentile | £240 | £223 | £173 |
90th Percentile | £335 | £250 | £211 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £215 | £112 | £145 |
% change year-on-year | +92.39% | -22.93% | -31.96% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 14 | 34 |
10th Percentile | £14.16 | - | £12.86 |
25th Percentile | £14.48 | £15.25 | £15.06 |
Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -6.06% |
75th Percentile | £21.37 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
90th Percentile | - | £18.38 | - |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.30 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
% change year-on-year | +5.16% | - | -6.06% |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,821 | 15,525 | 18,800 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.13% | 27.19% | 21.50% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 7,940 | 10,364 | 12,432 |
10th Percentile | £307 | £330 | £336 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £531 | £550 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £626 |
90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £525 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | +0.95% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,052 | 789 | 770 |
10th Percentile | £13.69 | £15.25 | £14.25 |
25th Percentile | £17.72 | £20.47 | £19.77 |
Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £43.85 |
Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +23.15% | +13.90% |
75th Percentile | £61.35 | £67.50 | £58.66 |
90th Percentile | £76.15 | £79.30 | £67.50 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.63 | £49.94 | £35.00 |
% change year-on-year | -18.63% | +42.68% | -1.41% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing A+ Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing A+ Certification over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing A+ Certification.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing A+ Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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England | +109 | 79 | £200 | +40.97% | 71 |
UK excluding London | +79 | 79 | £215 | +92.39% | 62 |
East of England | +40 | 45 | £105 | -4.55% | 2 |
London | +96 | 17 | £200 | -6.98% | 25 |
Scotland | +60 | 17 | £200 | +81.82% | 10 |
North of England | +21 | 8 | £325 | +195.45% | 17 |
Yorkshire | +21 | 6 | £331 | +191.85% | 5 |
South East | +14 | 4 | £158 | -3.08% | 7 |
Work from Home | +118 | 3 | £325 | +44.44% | 14 |
South West | +17 | 3 | £205 | +64.00% | 7 |
Midlands | +29 | 2 | £178 | -26.61% | 15 |
North West | +20 | 2 | £194 | +76.14% | 9 |
West Midlands | +17 | 1 | £225 | -37.85% | 9 |
East Midlands | +14 | 1 | £130 | -46.25% | 6 |
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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: