CompTIA Security+
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 730 726 1065
Rank change year-on-year -4 +339 -437
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 161 255 179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.26% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.59% 0.78% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 133 206 120
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £42,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £70,625
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £57,483
% change year-on-year +11.11% -21.72% +6.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CompTIA Security+ 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 27,486 32,730 43,417
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.51% 33.01% 27.01%
Number of salaries quoted 17,243 14,736 18,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,483 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.49% +4.70% +1.01%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +11 151 £55,000 -1.26% 49
UK excluding London -80 102 £50,000 +11.11% 33
London +71 53 £65,000 +9.70% 13
Work from Home +17 47 £60,000 +60.00% 59
South East -42 33 £43,750 +53.51% 9
North of England +77 28 £60,000 -7.69% 15
East of England +10 16 £27,000 -36.47%
Yorkshire +95 13 £60,000 -7.69% 11
South West -46 11 £52,500 -22.22% 6
West Midlands -1 9 £39,649 -35.27% 1
Midlands -23 9 £39,649 -41.26% 2
North West +11 8 £37,500 -50.00% 4
North East - 7 £40,000 -
Scotland -64 4 £50,000 +23.90% 1
Northern Ireland +18 1 - -

CompTIA Security+
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 10 (6.21%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.24%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.24%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.48%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 75 (46.58%) Azure
2 51 (31.68%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (10.56%) Azure Sentinel
3 17 (10.56%) Entra ID
4 15 (9.32%) AWS
5 5 (3.11%) SaaS
6 3 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.86%) IaaS
7 2 (1.24%) GCP
7 2 (1.24%) OCI
7 2 (1.24%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.24%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.62%) Google Drive
8 1 (0.62%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.62%) PaaS
8 1 (0.62%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 72 (44.72%) Firewall
2 30 (18.63%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (8.07%) Network Security
4 11 (6.83%) TCP/IP
5 8 (4.97%) LAN
5 8 (4.97%) WAN
6 6 (3.73%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.11%) DNS
7 5 (3.11%) IPsec
7 5 (3.11%) SSL
7 5 (3.11%) VPN
7 5 (3.11%) Wireless
8 3 (1.86%) DHCP
8 3 (1.86%) Internet
8 3 (1.86%) tcpdump
9 2 (1.24%) DMZ
9 2 (1.24%) HTTP
9 2 (1.24%) SMTP
9 2 (1.24%) VoIP
10 1 (0.62%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.83%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.97%) MariaDB
2 8 (4.97%) MySQL
3 2 (1.24%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.86%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.62%) Snyk
General
1 56 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 48 (29.81%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (12.42%) Law
4 13 (8.07%) Legal
5 11 (6.83%) Finance
6 8 (4.97%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.73%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.48%) Marketing
10 3 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.24%) Games
11 2 (1.24%) Publishing
11 2 (1.24%) Retail
12 1 (0.62%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.62%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.62%) Military
12 1 (0.62%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 88 (54.66%) Analyst
2 54 (33.54%) Security Analyst
3 33 (20.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 29 (18.01%) Senior
5 25 (15.53%) SOC Analyst
6 20 (12.42%) Senior Analyst
7 19 (11.80%) IT Engineer
8 13 (8.07%) Senior Security Analyst
9 12 (7.45%) Lead
10 11 (6.83%) IT Support
10 11 (6.83%) IT Support Engineer
10 11 (6.83%) Support Engineer
11 9 (5.59%) Consultant
11 9 (5.59%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
12 8 (4.97%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 8 (4.97%) 2nd Line Support
12 8 (4.97%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 7 (4.35%) Security Consultant
14 6 (3.73%) Information Analyst
14 6 (3.73%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.24%) EDI
1 2 (1.24%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 39 (24.22%) Management Information System
2 38 (23.60%) Cyber Threat
3 26 (16.15%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (8.07%) Client/Server
5 7 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (4.35%) Cyberattack
6 6 (3.73%) IoT
6 6 (3.73%) Security Posture
7 5 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (1.24%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.24%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.24%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.24%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.24%) Mobile Computing
9 2 (1.24%) NHS
9 2 (1.24%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.62%) CESG
10 1 (0.62%) CSOC
10 1 (0.62%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 46 (28.57%) Windows
2 19 (11.80%) Windows Server
3 13 (8.07%) Linux
4 2 (1.24%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.24%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.24%) Unix
4 2 (1.24%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.24%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (36.02%) SIEM
3 54 (33.54%) Information Security
3 54 (33.54%) Security Operations
4 53 (32.92%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (29.81%) Incident Response
6 33 (20.50%) Penetration Testing
7 30 (18.63%) Computer Science
8 28 (17.39%) Risk Management
9 25 (15.53%) ITIL
10 24 (14.91%) Customer Service
11 22 (13.66%) Disaster Recovery
12 21 (13.04%) Vulnerability Management
13 18 (11.18%) Mentoring
14 17 (10.56%) Business Continuity
14 17 (10.56%) Security Monitoring
14 17 (10.56%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 14 (8.70%) Cloud Security
15 14 (8.70%) Risk Assessment
16 11 (6.83%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.45%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.21%) Python
3 8 (4.97%) Bash
4 2 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.24%) SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (60.87%) CISSP
2 68 (42.24%) Degree
3 38 (23.60%) CompTIA CySA+
4 37 (22.98%) CISM
5 34 (21.12%) Network+ Certification
6 32 (19.88%) CEH
6 32 (19.88%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (17.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (14.29%) CISA
9 22 (13.66%) GIAC
9 22 (13.66%) SSCP
10 20 (12.42%) Security Cleared
11 18 (11.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 18 (11.18%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (10.56%) CCSP
13 14 (8.70%) CCNA
14 13 (8.07%) A+ Certification
14 13 (8.07%) CRISC
15 11 (6.83%) SANS
15 11 (6.83%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (29.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (18.63%) NIST
3 18 (11.18%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (6.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (4.97%) GRC
6 7 (4.35%) NCSC
6 7 (4.35%) SOC 2
7 6 (3.73%) ISO 22301
8 5 (3.11%) GDPR
8 5 (3.11%) PCI DSS
8 5 (3.11%) SLA
9 2 (1.24%) COBIT
9 2 (1.24%) IASME
9 2 (1.24%) ISO 9001
9 2 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.62%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.62%) NIST 800
System Software
1 22 (13.66%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.48%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.62%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.62%) Snort
4 1 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (10.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.97%) Nessus
3 2 (1.24%) CASB
3 2 (1.24%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.24%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.62%) Autotask
4 1 (0.62%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.62%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 70 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.07%) ServiceNow
3 11 (6.83%) Cisco
4 10 (6.21%) Sophos
5 7 (4.35%) Splunk
6 6 (3.73%) VMware
7 2 (1.24%) Aruba
7 2 (1.24%) Citrix
7 2 (1.24%) Oracle
7 2 (1.24%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.62%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.62%) Google
8 1 (0.62%) HP
8 1 (0.62%) iManage
8 1 (0.62%) Intel
8 1 (0.62%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.62%) Qualys