CompTIA Security+
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 727 | 723 | 1055 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +332 | -426 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 176 | 253 | 174 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.25% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.64% | 0.76% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 144 | 204 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £27,750 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,927 | £35,375 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £44,125 | £56,242 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.31% | -21.54% | +4.15% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,444 | 33,124 | 42,253 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.69% | 32.69% | 26.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,288 | 14,907 | 18,785 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,374 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.24% | +8.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,350 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +2.70% | +1.01% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
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Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +37 | 166 | £55,000 | - | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 105 | £50,000 | +13.31% | 40 |
| London | +78 | 64 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 49 | £60,000 | +60.00% | 32 |
| South East | -46 | 33 | £43,750 | +53.51% | 7 |
| North of England | +77 | 26 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 13 |
| East of England | +25 | 16 | £27,000 | -36.47% | 1 |
| South West | -38 | 14 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +100 | 11 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 11 | £39,649 | -45.31% | 3 |
| Midlands | -20 | 11 | £39,649 | -47.13% | 6 |
| North West | +20 | 8 | £37,500 | -50.00% | 5 |
| North East | - | 7 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -67 | 4 | £50,000 | +23.90% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 1 | - | - |
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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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