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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 753 | 719 | 1069 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +350 | -417 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 152 | 227 | 196 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.24% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.54% | 0.71% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 128 | 202 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,875 | £27,750 | £27,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £36,250 | £42,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,250 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.18% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,063 | £72,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,750 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | -1.87% |
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 | 27,942 | 32,039 | 45,768 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 26.55% | 33.80% | 27.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,249 | 14,523 | 19,205 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,668 | £32,000 | £30,932 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £42,500 | £40,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,818 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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 2 June 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 | +7 | 142 | £54,000 | -4.26% | 43 |
| UK excluding London | -61 | 104 | £45,000 | - | 26 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 43 | £60,000 | +48.68% | 17 |
| London | +61 | 42 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 13 |
| South East | -30 | 34 | £45,000 | +57.89% | 6 |
| North of England | +58 | 29 | £43,750 | -35.19% | 12 |
| East of England | +2 | 16 | £27,000 | -36.47% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +72 | 12 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 10 |
| South West | -47 | 11 | £52,500 | -22.22% | 5 |
| North West | -5 | 10 | £37,500 | -46.43% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 9 | £39,649 | -20.70% | 1 |
| Midlands | -28 | 9 | £39,649 | -24.48% | 2 |
| North East | - | 7 | £40,000 | - | |
| Scotland | -68 | 4 | £50,000 | +23.90% | |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 1 | - | - |
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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:
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