CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Aberdeen

CompTIA Security+
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 1.33% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,500 £35,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.69% -28.50% +17.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Aberdeen

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Aberdeen.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27 15 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 36.00% 6.61% 39.73%
Number of salaries quoted 8 9 12
10th Percentile £25,375 - £41,400
25th Percentile £26,969 £27,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -42.86% -34.38%
75th Percentile £38,938 £48,750 £59,063
90th Percentile £57,500 £79,400 £60,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,250 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.67% - +5.00%

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft