CompTIA Security+
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire | 0.61% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.35% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £608 | £480 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.61% | -15.79% | -25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 74 | 60 | 117 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 45.40% | 28.85% | 45.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 24 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £218 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £285 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £484 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -12.00% | +8.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £655 | £597 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £645 | £720 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.87 | £37.00 | £40.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.53 | £37.55 | £45.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.16 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.93% | - | -16.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.62 | £49.80 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £51.61 | £49.74 |
| North West median hourly rate | £27.38 | £46.18 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.72% | +0.65% | +20.74% |
CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
CompTIA Security+
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 26 September 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| CompTIA Security+ North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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: