CompTIA Security+ Jobs with Work from Home Options

CompTIA Security+
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) 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 540 555 754
Rank change year-on-year +15 +199 -229
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 49 106 88
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.15% 0.26% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 1.01% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 43 98 60
10th Percentile £37,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £46,875 £31,250 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -36.17% +6.82%
75th Percentile £68,750 £56,400 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £76,375
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,505 10,536 15,647
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.15% 25.40% 22.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5,902 6,443 8,544
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,313
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £93,525
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -

CompTIA Security+
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CompTIA Security+ trend for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+.

CompTIA Security+ salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

CompTIA Security+ salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.08%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (22.45%) Azure
2 10 (20.41%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (18.37%) AWS
4 3 (6.12%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (6.12%) SaaS
5 2 (4.08%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (4.08%) Entra ID
5 2 (4.08%) GCP
5 2 (4.08%) IaaS
5 2 (4.08%) OCI
5 2 (4.08%) OneDrive
5 2 (4.08%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.04%) Google Drive
6 1 (2.04%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 21 (42.86%) Firewall
2 8 (16.33%) Network Security
3 6 (12.24%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (8.16%) Wireshark
5 2 (4.08%) TCP/IP
5 2 (4.08%) VPN
6 1 (2.04%) DHCP
6 1 (2.04%) DNS
6 1 (2.04%) tcpdump
6 1 (2.04%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (26.53%) Law
2 11 (22.45%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (18.37%) Social Skills
4 5 (10.20%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Publishing
5 2 (4.08%) Retail
6 1 (2.04%) Legal
Job Titles
1 25 (51.02%) Analyst
2 16 (32.65%) Security Analyst
3 11 (22.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 10 (20.41%) Senior
5 5 (10.20%) SOC Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) CISSP Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Consultant
6 4 (8.16%) IT Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) IT Security Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Monitoring Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Security Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Security Monitoring Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Senior Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Senior Consultant
6 4 (8.16%) Senior Testing Consultant
6 4 (8.16%) SIEM Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Testing Consultant
7 3 (6.12%) Penetration Tester
7 3 (6.12%) Security Consultant
7 3 (6.12%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 18 (36.73%) Management Information System
2 12 (24.49%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
4 5 (10.20%) Security Posture
5 3 (6.12%) Cyberattack
6 2 (4.08%) Client/Server
6 2 (4.08%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (4.08%) NHS
7 1 (2.04%) CSOC
7 1 (2.04%) EPoS
7 1 (2.04%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 8 (16.33%) Windows
2 2 (4.08%) Apple iOS
2 2 (4.08%) Unix
2 2 (4.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (73.47%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (38.78%) Information Security
2 19 (38.78%) Security Operations
3 18 (36.73%) SIEM
4 15 (30.61%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (28.57%) Incident Response
5 14 (28.57%) Penetration Testing
5 14 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
6 9 (18.37%) Risk Assessment
7 8 (16.33%) Computer Science
8 7 (14.29%) Security Monitoring
9 6 (12.24%) Application Security
9 6 (12.24%) Business Continuity
9 6 (12.24%) Coaching
9 6 (12.24%) Disaster Recovery
9 6 (12.24%) Ethical Hacking
9 6 (12.24%) Red Team
10 5 (10.20%) Cyber Resilience
10 5 (10.20%) Regulatory Compliance
10 5 (10.20%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) PowerShell
1 4 (8.16%) Python
2 2 (4.08%) Bash
2 2 (4.08%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 31 (63.27%) CISSP
2 28 (57.14%) Degree
3 14 (28.57%) CISM
3 14 (28.57%) CompTIA CySA+
4 13 (26.53%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (22.45%) CEH
6 7 (14.29%) CISA
6 7 (14.29%) GIAC
6 7 (14.29%) GPEN
7 6 (12.24%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (12.24%) CREST Certified
7 6 (12.24%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (10.20%) CRISC
8 5 (10.20%) SSCP
9 4 (8.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (8.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 4 (8.16%) CASP
9 4 (8.16%) CCSP
9 4 (8.16%) SANS
10 3 (6.12%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (24.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (22.45%) NIST
3 7 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (10.20%) GRC
5 4 (8.16%) SOC 2
6 3 (6.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (6.12%) PCI DSS
7 2 (4.08%) COBIT
System Software
1 3 (6.12%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.04%) Snort
2 1 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (16.33%) Nessus
2 2 (4.08%) CASB
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (24.49%) Microsoft
2 10 (20.41%) ServiceNow
3 2 (4.08%) Oracle
3 2 (4.08%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.08%) Sophos
4 1 (2.04%) Google