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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 760 | 711 | 1043 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +332 | -409 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 154 | 243 | 194 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.56% | 0.75% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 203 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,125 | £27,750 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £36,250 | £42,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,688 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,250 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -14.29% | -2.33% |
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 | 27,701 | 32,451 | 45,338 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 26.99% | 33.33% | 27.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,227 | 14,614 | 19,248 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,000 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,500 | £40,853 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,555 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.74% | +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% | - |
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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 28 May 2024.
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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 28 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 |
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| England | -4 | 144 | £54,000 | -4.26% | 74 |
| UK excluding London | -60 | 103 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 46 | £60,000 | +48.68% | 22 |
| London | +99 | 45 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 27 |
| South East | -32 | 34 | £45,000 | +57.89% | 7 |
| North of England | +72 | 28 | £45,000 | -33.33% | 18 |
| East of England | +2 | 16 | £27,000 | -36.47% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 12 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 11 |
| South West | -45 | 11 | £52,500 | -22.22% | 6 |
| North West | +12 | 9 | £37,500 | -46.43% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 9 | £39,649 | -27.91% | 6 |
| Midlands | -20 | 9 | £39,649 | -35.27% | 11 |
| North East | - | 7 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -57 | 4 | £50,000 | +23.90% | 3 |
| 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:
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