CompTIA Security+
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 533 | 679 | 811 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +146 | +132 | -154 |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 58 | 39 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.066% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.44% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 22 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £356 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £531 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.94% | +6.25% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £635 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £833 | £690 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £466 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.76% | -15.27% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.74 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.74 | - | - |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 13,175 | 16,164 | 19,041 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.53% | 27.33% | 21.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,128 | 10,779 | 12,573 |
| 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 | £744 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,075 | 848 | 773 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £15.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.84 | £20.00 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +28.57% | +10.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £80.00 | £66.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.94 | £49.94 | £34.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.02% | +43.96% | +0.43% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ 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 Security+.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
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Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 | +137 | 48 | £600 | +20.00% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +77 | 35 | £600 | +28.76% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 16 | £500 | -13.04% | 26 |
| London | +101 | 13 | £500 | -22.33% | 14 |
| Midlands | +35 | 11 | £618 | +41.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 11 | £618 | - | |
| South West | +33 | 11 | £618 | - | 5 |
| North of England | - | 11 | £450 | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 9 | £450 | - | 4 |
| South East | +22 | 2 | £613 | +32.43% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £200 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | +26 | 1 | £425 | -17.64% | 2 |
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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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