CompTIA Security+
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 275 | 221 | 240 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +19 | -89 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.045% | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.24% | 0.44% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | - | £37,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £23,750 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,356 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.90% | -12.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £41,418 | £50,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,000 | £48,067 | £58,600 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +11.11% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland
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 Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,245 | 1,366 | 1,489 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 18.49% | 28.94% | 25.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 557 | 412 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,700 | £29,000 | £25,775 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £39,283 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £54,882 | £45,312 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.90% | +21.12% | +0.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,880 | £69,649 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,715 | £83,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £54,000 | £58,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +5.45% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Scotland.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | -107 | 2 | £50,000 | +81.82% | 2 |
| Edinburgh | +37 | 1 | £50,000 | +23.90% | |
| CompTIA Security+ UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: