CompTIA Security+ Contract Job Trends 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 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 128 139
Rank change year-on-year -14 +11 +71
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 4 4 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.15% 0.15% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.46% 0.49% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £334 - £368
25th Percentile £384 - £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £635 £438
Median % change year-on-year -31.10% +45.14% -20.45%
75th Percentile £450 - £481
90th Percentile - - £508
England median daily rate £481 £600 £548
% change year-on-year -19.79% +9.59% -9.69%

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 864 810 798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.54% 29.56% 27.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 539 495 498
10th Percentile £200 £310 £313
25th Percentile £378 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £629 £602
90th Percentile £650 £725 £701
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 37 33
10th Percentile £17.87 £13.20 £14.96
25th Percentile £18.87 £17.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +5.13% +16.96%
75th Percentile £28.18 £51.91 £67.50
90th Percentile £46.40 £54.40 £68.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £54.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -53.43% - +20.00%

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+
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

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

CompTIA Security+
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 September 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 19 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
West Midlands -8 3 £450 -29.13% 19
East Midlands - 1 £425 - 14
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Applications Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Administrator
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) Apache Axis
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (50.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 2 (50.00%) Microservices
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) SOA
2 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Maintenance
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (25.00%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C#
1 2 (50.00%) Java
1 2 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (50.00%) Python
1 2 (50.00%) Ruby
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CISSP
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Single Sign-On