CompTIA Security+
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West 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 | 118 | 110 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.16% | 0.21% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.46% | 0.65% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £635 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.13% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £481 | £600 | £548 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.79% | +9.59% | -9.69% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
West 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 West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 649 | 613 | 583 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 35.45% | 32.03% | 28.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 431 | 392 | 346 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £322 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.06% | -0.37% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £586 | £635 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £705 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 53 | 12 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.58 | £14.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £24.48 | £17.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £38.75 | £27.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.28% | +42.20% | +36.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.46 | £53.69 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £58.60 | £69.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £54.00 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.43% | - | +20.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing CompTIA Security+.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in the West 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 West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire | - | 3 | £450 | - | 1 |
| CompTIA Security+ England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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: