The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
49
65
-
Rank change year-on-year
+16
-
-
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
CompTIA Security+ falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
138
223
205
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
26.44%
28.85%
22.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
99
133
100
10th Percentile
£148
£263
£303
25th Percentile
£195
£325
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£476
£425
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+12.00%
-15.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£670
£538
£638
90th Percentile
£700
£638
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£498
£450
£528
% change year-on-year
+10.56%
-14.69%
+12.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
14
18
10th Percentile
£21.66
£13.48
£11.70
25th Percentile
£26.38
£16.08
£12.70
Median hourly rate
£39.50
£26.00
£16.75
Median % change year-on-year
+51.92%
+55.22%
-19.28%
75th Percentile
£54.13
£28.75
£20.00
90th Percentile
£57.05
£55.88
£29.51
West Midlands median hourly rate
£28.18
£28.50
£19.00
% change year-on-year
-1.12%
+50.00%
+1.33%
CompTIA Security+ Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
CompTIA Security+ Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Birmingham.
CompTIA Security+ Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CompTIA Security+ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for CompTIA Security+.
CompTIA Security+ Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
