CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Belfast

CompTIA Security+
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 5 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 1.55% - 0.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.81% - 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £33,000
75th Percentile - - £34,500
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary - - £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -0.58%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Belfast

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 Belfast.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 86 98 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 26.71% 31.72% 30.77%
Number of salaries quoted 44 28 59
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,112 £29,994
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,938 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,750 £55,965 £57,291
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -2.31% +34.80%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,974 £69,650
90th Percentile £83,137 £88,625 £72,550
County Antrim median annual salary £52,500 £51,404 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.09% +23.53%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Belfast

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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 5 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Junior
1 5 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 5 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft