CompTIA Security+ Jobs in England

CompTIA Security+
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 659 718 966
Rank change year-on-year +59 +248 -321
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 181 236 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.25% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.75% 0.77% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 150 185 122
10th Percentile £30,425 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,809 £32,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £74,375
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,750 £87,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,218 30,499 34,574
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.56% 32.72% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 15,725 13,726 16,723
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +110 76 £65,000 +11.11% 16
South East -16 33 £43,750 +34.62% 6
North of England +69 26 £60,000 -7.69% 7
East of England +20 16 £27,000 -36.47% 1
South West -17 15 £55,000 -18.52% 6
West Midlands +26 13 £39,649 -48.84% 2
Midlands +7 13 £39,649 -48.84% 4
Yorkshire +103 11 £60,000 -7.69% 1
North West +13 8 £37,500 -50.00% 6
North East - 7 £40,000 -
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 11 (6.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (5.52%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.10%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.10%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 72 (39.78%) Azure
2 50 (27.62%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (14.92%) AWS
4 17 (9.39%) Entra ID
5 13 (7.18%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (2.21%) SaaS
7 3 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.66%) IaaS
8 2 (1.10%) GCP
8 2 (1.10%) OCI
8 2 (1.10%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.10%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.55%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.55%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.55%) PaaS
9 1 (0.55%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 78 (43.09%) Firewall
2 36 (19.89%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (7.18%) Network Security
4 11 (6.08%) LAN
4 11 (6.08%) WAN
5 10 (5.52%) TCP/IP
6 9 (4.97%) DNS
7 7 (3.87%) DHCP
7 7 (3.87%) VPN
8 6 (3.31%) Wireshark
9 5 (2.76%) Internet
9 5 (2.76%) IPsec
9 5 (2.76%) SSL
10 4 (2.21%) SAN
11 3 (1.66%) Structured Cabling
11 3 (1.66%) tcpdump
11 3 (1.66%) Wireless
12 2 (1.10%) DMZ
12 2 (1.10%) HTTP
12 2 (1.10%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.63%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.42%) MariaDB
2 8 (4.42%) MySQL
3 2 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (1.10%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.66%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.55%) Snyk
General
1 62 (34.25%) Social Skills
2 48 (26.52%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (13.81%) Law
3 25 (13.81%) Legal
4 14 (7.73%) Finance
5 7 (3.87%) Manufacturing
5 7 (3.87%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.31%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.76%) Retail
8 4 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.21%) Marketing
9 3 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.66%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.10%) Games
10 2 (1.10%) Publishing
11 1 (0.55%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.55%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.55%) Military
Job Titles
1 95 (52.49%) Analyst
2 62 (34.25%) Security Analyst
3 38 (20.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 26 (14.36%) Senior
5 25 (13.81%) SOC Analyst
6 20 (11.05%) IT Engineer
7 18 (9.94%) Senior Analyst
8 13 (7.18%) IT Support
9 12 (6.63%) Lead
10 11 (6.08%) Information Analyst
10 11 (6.08%) Information Security Analyst
10 11 (6.08%) IT Support Engineer
10 11 (6.08%) Senior Security Analyst
10 11 (6.08%) Support Engineer
11 9 (4.97%) CISSP Analyst
12 8 (4.42%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 8 (4.42%) 2nd Line Support
12 8 (4.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 7 (3.87%) Consultant
13 7 (3.87%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.10%) EDI
1 2 (1.10%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 50 (27.62%) Management Information System
2 47 (25.97%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (13.81%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (7.18%) Client/Server
4 13 (7.18%) Security Posture
5 10 (5.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 7 (3.87%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (3.31%) IoT
8 5 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.66%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (1.10%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.10%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (1.10%) Cyberattack
10 2 (1.10%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.10%) NHS
10 2 (1.10%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.55%) CESG
11 1 (0.55%) CSOC
11 1 (0.55%) EPoS
11 1 (0.55%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 50 (27.62%) Windows
2 23 (12.71%) Windows Server
3 12 (6.63%) Linux
4 2 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.10%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.10%) Unix
4 2 (1.10%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.10%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (71.82%) Cybersecurity
2 66 (36.46%) SIEM
3 65 (35.91%) Information Security
4 60 (33.15%) Security Operations
5 51 (28.18%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (27.07%) Incident Response
7 41 (22.65%) Penetration Testing
8 39 (21.55%) Risk Management
9 35 (19.34%) Computer Science
10 27 (14.92%) ITIL
10 27 (14.92%) Risk Assessment
11 26 (14.36%) Customer Service
12 25 (13.81%) Security Monitoring
13 24 (13.26%) Disaster Recovery
13 24 (13.26%) Vulnerability Management
14 23 (12.71%) Business Continuity
15 21 (11.60%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 18 (9.94%) Application Security
17 17 (9.39%) Cloud Security
17 17 (9.39%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.73%) PowerShell
2 10 (5.52%) Python
3 8 (4.42%) Bash
4 2 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.10%) SQL
Qualifications
1 116 (64.09%) CISSP
2 78 (43.09%) Degree
3 59 (32.60%) CompTIA CySA+
4 43 (23.76%) CISM
5 41 (22.65%) Cisco Certification
5 41 (22.65%) Network+ Certification
6 37 (20.44%) CEH
7 29 (16.02%) CISA
8 27 (14.92%) Computer Science Degree
9 26 (14.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 25 (13.81%) CCSP
10 25 (13.81%) CRISC
11 24 (13.26%) GIAC
12 20 (11.05%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (11.05%) Security Cleared
13 18 (9.94%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 17 (9.39%) A+ Certification
14 17 (9.39%) SSCP
15 15 (8.29%) CCNA
16 11 (6.08%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (27.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (20.44%) NIST
3 23 (12.71%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (8.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 16 (8.84%) SOC 2
5 8 (4.42%) NCSC
6 7 (3.87%) GRC
7 6 (3.31%) PCI DSS
8 5 (2.76%) GDPR
8 5 (2.76%) SLA
9 2 (1.10%) COBIT
9 2 (1.10%) ISO 22301
9 2 (1.10%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.55%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.55%) IASME
10 1 (0.55%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (16.02%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.21%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.55%) Snort
4 1 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (10.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.42%) Nessus
3 2 (1.10%) CASB
3 2 (1.10%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.10%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.55%) Autotask
4 1 (0.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 66 (36.46%) Microsoft
2 28 (15.47%) ServiceNow
3 13 (7.18%) Cisco
4 10 (5.52%) Sophos
5 8 (4.42%) VMware
6 7 (3.87%) Splunk
7 4 (2.21%) HP
8 2 (1.10%) Aruba
8 2 (1.10%) Citrix
8 2 (1.10%) Mitel
8 2 (1.10%) Nimble Storage
8 2 (1.10%) Oracle
8 2 (1.10%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.10%) Veeam
8 2 (1.10%) Zerto
9 1 (0.55%) Google
9 1 (0.55%) iManage
9 1 (0.55%) Intel
9 1 (0.55%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.55%) Qualys