CompTIA Security+ Contracts in the Midlands

CompTIA Security+
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 105 121 162
Rank change year-on-year +16 +41 +47
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 6 12 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.31% 0.44% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.06% 1.33% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 12 2
10th Percentile £300 £601 £368
25th Percentile £325 £608 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £618 £438
Median % change year-on-year -31.17% +41.14% -12.50%
75th Percentile £450 £635 £481
90th Percentile £544 - £508
England median daily rate £500 £600 £500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 899 970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.47% 32.61% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 556 615
10th Percentile £150 £230 £253
25th Percentile £272 £325 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.21% +15.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £689
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 71 76
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £17.00 £14.30
Median hourly rate £24.50 £24.65 £18.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +32.35% -6.88%
75th Percentile £31.38 £43.13 £26.64
90th Percentile £59.00 £56.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
West Midlands +8 6 £425 -31.17% 8
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) LAN
1 2 (33.33%) WAN
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Applications Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Security Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Administrator
3 1 (16.67%) Applications Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) IT Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) IT Security Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) Apache Axis
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) CCTV
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
1 5 (83.33%) Windows Server
1 5 (83.33%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (33.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) ITIL
2 3 (50.00%) Design Patterns
2 3 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Microservices
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) SOA
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
3 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Maintenance
3 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Information Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Project Governance
4 1 (16.67%) SABSA
4 1 (16.67%) TOGAF
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C#
1 3 (50.00%) Java
1 3 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (50.00%) Python
1 3 (50.00%) Ruby
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) CISSP
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
4 1 (16.67%) GIAC
4 1 (16.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (50.00%) QA
3 1 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (16.67%) NIST
3 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft