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 6 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 5.15% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 14.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th 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 35 14 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 36.08% 7.33% 41.55%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 14
10th Percentile £25,750 - £45,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £31,250 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -2.40% -41.86% -32.81%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,313 £58,750
90th Percentile - £87,600 £60,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £52,865 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.63% +0.70% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CompTIA Security+ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

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 4 (80.00%) Azure
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Analyst
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 4 (80.00%) Junior
1 4 (80.00%) Junior Analyst
1 4 (80.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 4 (80.00%) Security Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 1 (20.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Azure Certification
1 4 (80.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (20.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (20.00%) CEH
2 1 (20.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) ForeScout
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft