CompTIA Security+ Contract Job Trends in East Kilbride

CompTIA Security+
South Lanarkshire > East Kilbride

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in East Kilbride with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in East Kilbride 27.27% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 37.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £614 - -
25th Percentile £621 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £632 - -
75th Percentile £642 - -
90th Percentile £649 - -
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £632 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Kilbride

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 East Kilbride.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8 12 110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Kilbride 72.73% 66.67% 76.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 68
10th Percentile £535 £395 £250
25th Percentile - £427 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £650
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -30.77% +62.50%
75th Percentile £610 £543 £700
90th Percentile £636 £670 -
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £550 £450 £650
% change year-on-year +22.22% -30.77% +62.50%

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) SIEM Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Splunk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 3 (100.00%) SIEM
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Splunk