CompTIA CySA+ Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ 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 302 - 470
Rank change year-on-year - - +160
Contract jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 2 0 7
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.020% - 0.027%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.072% - 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £430
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.00%
75th Percentile £488 - £624
90th Percentile - - £808
UK median daily rate £600 £713 £444
% change year-on-year -15.79% +60.65% -31.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45.75 - -
Median hourly rate £54.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £54.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CompTIA CySA+ 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,762 4,242 6,586
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.88% 27.64% 25.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,865 2,651 4,417
10th Percentile £350 £325 £381
25th Percentile £425 £440 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £730 £745
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 269 292
10th Percentile £19.10 £15.85 £20.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.00 £42.50
Median hourly rate £54.51 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.76% -33.85% +33.22%
75th Percentile £67.75 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £85.78 £83.84 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

CompTIA CySA+
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing CompTIA CySA+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CompTIA CySA+ trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

CompTIA CySA+
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing CompTIA CySA+.

CompTIA CySA+ daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA CySA+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) HTTP
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) SMTP
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Bash
1 1 (50.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) GCIH
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (50.00%) OSCP
2 1 (50.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) CASB
1 1 (50.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (50.00%) Darktrace
2 1 (50.00%) Forcepoint
2 1 (50.00%) Google