CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 592 | 704 | 843 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +139 | - |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.020% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.015% | 0.074% | 0.063% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £636 | - | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £653 | £413 | £546 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £713 | £444 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.65% | -31.77% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £778 | £591 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £803 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £428 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -34.23% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
CompTIA CySA+ 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 | 13,276 | 16,298 | 19,062 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.65% | 27.30% | 21.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,165 | 10,869 | 12,563 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £526 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.76% | +5.20% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,071 | 849 | 779 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £15.25 | £13.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.84 | £20.00 | £19.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +30.12% | +5.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £57.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £80.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.63 | £49.57 | £31.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.05% | +57.82% | -14.07% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA CySA+ 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 CompTIA CySA+.
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Top 2 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +112 | 2 | £713 | -8.06% | 11 |
| London | +105 | 2 | £713 | -10.94% | 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: