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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 676 696 984
Rank change year-on-year +20 +288 -338
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 154 234 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.26% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.63% 0.81% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 132 189 109
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,438 £35,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,625 £84,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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 24,442 29,056 35,670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.33% 32.79% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 15,750 13,226 16,659
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,046 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,563 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.34% +8.30% -

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 16 May 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 16 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
London +84 55 £65,000 +11.11% 18
South East -42 33 £43,750 +53.51% 9
North of England +66 27 £60,000 -7.69% 16
East of England +10 16 £27,000 -36.47%
South West -45 13 £55,000 -18.52% 7
Yorkshire +89 12 £62,500 -3.85% 11
West Midlands -1 9 £39,649 -35.27% 4
Midlands -17 9 £39,649 -41.26% 7
North West +7 8 £37,500 -50.00% 4
North East - 7 £40,000 - 1
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 10 (6.49%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.30%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 69 (44.81%) Azure
2 49 (31.82%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.04%) Entra ID
4 16 (10.39%) AWS
5 13 (8.44%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (3.25%) SaaS
7 3 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.95%) IaaS
8 2 (1.30%) GCP
8 2 (1.30%) OCI
8 2 (1.30%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.30%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.65%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.65%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.65%) PaaS
9 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 69 (44.81%) Firewall
2 31 (20.13%) Intrusion Detection
3 12 (7.79%) Network Security
4 11 (7.14%) TCP/IP
5 8 (5.19%) LAN
5 8 (5.19%) WAN
6 6 (3.90%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.25%) DNS
7 5 (3.25%) IPsec
7 5 (3.25%) SSL
7 5 (3.25%) VPN
8 3 (1.95%) DHCP
8 3 (1.95%) Internet
8 3 (1.95%) tcpdump
9 2 (1.30%) DMZ
9 2 (1.30%) HTTP
9 2 (1.30%) SMTP
9 2 (1.30%) VoIP
10 1 (0.65%) SAN
10 1 (0.65%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.19%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.19%) MySQL
3 2 (1.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.95%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.65%) Snyk
General
1 55 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 47 (30.52%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (13.64%) Law
4 15 (9.74%) Legal
5 11 (7.14%) Finance
6 8 (5.19%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.90%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.60%) Marketing
10 3 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.30%) Games
11 2 (1.30%) Publishing
11 2 (1.30%) Retail
12 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.65%) Military
12 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 82 (53.25%) Analyst
2 48 (31.17%) Security Analyst
3 28 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 25 (16.23%) Senior
4 25 (16.23%) SOC Analyst
5 19 (12.34%) IT Engineer
6 17 (11.04%) Senior Analyst
7 12 (7.79%) Lead
8 11 (7.14%) IT Support
8 11 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (7.14%) Support Engineer
9 10 (6.49%) Senior Security Analyst
10 8 (5.19%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.19%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (5.19%) Consultant
11 7 (4.55%) Security Consultant
12 6 (3.90%) Information Analyst
12 6 (3.90%) Information Security Analyst
12 6 (3.90%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.30%) EDI
1 2 (1.30%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 40 (25.97%) Management Information System
2 39 (25.32%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (16.23%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (8.44%) Client/Server
5 7 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (3.90%) IoT
6 6 (3.90%) Security Posture
7 5 (3.25%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.30%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.30%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.30%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.30%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.30%) Mobile Computing
8 2 (1.30%) NHS
8 2 (1.30%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.65%) CESG
9 1 (0.65%) CSOC
9 1 (0.65%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 46 (29.87%) Windows
2 20 (12.99%) Windows Server
3 12 (7.79%) Linux
4 2 (1.30%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.30%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.30%) Unix
4 2 (1.30%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.30%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.30%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (70.13%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (37.66%) SIEM
3 55 (35.71%) Information Security
4 52 (33.77%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (33.12%) Security Operations
6 48 (31.17%) Incident Response
7 31 (20.13%) Computer Science
8 30 (19.48%) Penetration Testing
9 28 (18.18%) Risk Management
10 25 (16.23%) ITIL
11 24 (15.58%) Customer Service
12 22 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
13 19 (12.34%) Disaster Recovery
14 18 (11.69%) Business Continuity
14 18 (11.69%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 17 (11.04%) Mentoring
15 17 (11.04%) Security Monitoring
16 15 (9.74%) Cloud Security
16 15 (9.74%) Risk Assessment
17 12 (7.79%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.79%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.49%) Python
3 8 (5.19%) Bash
4 2 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 95 (61.69%) CISSP
2 67 (43.51%) Degree
3 37 (24.03%) CompTIA CySA+
4 33 (21.43%) Cisco Certification
4 33 (21.43%) CISM
5 32 (20.78%) CEH
6 31 (20.13%) Network+ Certification
7 28 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 24 (15.58%) CISA
9 22 (14.29%) GIAC
10 20 (12.99%) Security Cleared
11 19 (12.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 18 (11.69%) CCSP
12 18 (11.69%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (11.69%) SSCP
13 14 (9.09%) CCNA
13 14 (9.09%) CRISC
14 13 (8.44%) A+ Certification
15 11 (7.14%) SANS
15 11 (7.14%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (29.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (19.48%) NIST
3 19 (12.34%) Cyber Essentials
4 12 (7.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.19%) GRC
5 8 (5.19%) SOC 2
6 7 (4.55%) NCSC
7 5 (3.25%) GDPR
7 5 (3.25%) PCI DSS
7 5 (3.25%) SLA
8 2 (1.30%) COBIT
8 2 (1.30%) IASME
8 2 (1.30%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.30%) ISO 9001
8 2 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.65%) NIST 800
System Software
1 23 (14.94%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.60%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.65%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.65%) Snort
4 1 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (11.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.19%) Nessus
3 2 (1.30%) CASB
3 2 (1.30%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.30%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.65%) Autotask
4 1 (0.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 62 (40.26%) Microsoft
2 14 (9.09%) ServiceNow
3 11 (7.14%) Cisco
4 10 (6.49%) Sophos
5 7 (4.55%) Splunk
6 6 (3.90%) VMware
7 2 (1.30%) Aruba
7 2 (1.30%) Citrix
7 2 (1.30%) Oracle
7 2 (1.30%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.65%) Google
8 1 (0.65%) HP
8 1 (0.65%) iManage
8 1 (0.65%) Intel
8 1 (0.65%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.65%) Qualys