CompTIA Security+ Contract Job Trends in Bristol

CompTIA Security+
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 61 68
Rank change year-on-year -16 +7 -
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 7 2 6
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.53% 0.29% 0.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.50% 0.71% 1.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £600 £571 £500
% change year-on-year +5.03% +14.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £78.73 - -
25th Percentile £78.78 - -
Median hourly rate £78.85 - -
75th Percentile £78.93 - -
90th Percentile £78.97 - -
South West median hourly rate £78.85 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 468 283 409
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 35.73% 41.31% 42.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 154 191
10th Percentile £236 £213 £300
25th Percentile £438 £355 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £634
90th Percentile £663 £650 £738
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 47 121
10th Percentile £18.89 £18.36 £43.75
25th Percentile £28.25 £25.15 £60.75
Median hourly rate £58.75 £35.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.86% -50.00% -
75th Percentile £67.81 £68.38 £75.00
90th Percentile £78.70 £81.18 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £70.00
% change year-on-year +138.57% -64.07% +3.95%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CompTIA Security+ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Bristol

CompTIA Security+
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing CompTIA Security+.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Consultant
1 4 (57.14%) Project Consultant
1 4 (57.14%) Security Consultant
2 2 (28.57%) Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Security Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) CESG
2 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
2 1 (14.29%) SCADA
2 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (57.14%) Risk Management
1 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
1 4 (57.14%) Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) Change Control
2 3 (42.86%) Incident Management
2 3 (42.86%) Information Assurance
2 3 (42.86%) Project Planning
2 3 (42.86%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Network Segmentation
4 1 (14.29%) Purple Team
4 1 (14.29%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
4 1 (14.29%) SIEM
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Threat Detection
4 1 (14.29%) Validation
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) ISACA
2 4 (57.14%) CRISC
2 4 (57.14%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (42.86%) CEH
3 3 (42.86%) CISM
3 3 (42.86%) CISSP
3 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) CISA
4 2 (28.57%) CISMP
4 2 (28.57%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (42.86%) NIST
2 2 (28.57%) GDPR
2 2 (28.57%) HIPAA
2 2 (28.57%) NIST 800
2 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS
3 1 (14.29%) GRC