CompTIA Security+
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 150 | 174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +24 | - |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | 0.35% | 0.057% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 1.69% | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £516 | £429 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +20.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £592 | £445 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £630 | £447 |
| UK median daily rate | £615 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.14% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland
CompTIA Security+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 620 | 593 | 607 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 27.73% | 20.72% | 17.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 332 | 415 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £163 | £176 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £366 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £625 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £534 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.84% | +4.76% | +8.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 15 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.95 | £13.95 | £19.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £16.00 | £22.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.94 | £21.67 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +88.92% | -38.08% | -4.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £62.02 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.70 | £66.50 | £56.01 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.28 | £41.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.31% | +31.25% | +7.42% |
CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
CompTIA Security+
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Scotland.