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 6 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 28 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 22 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 3.94% 2.26% -
As % of the Qualifications category 16.06% 8.70% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 - -
75th Percentile £44,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £39,000 - -

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 137 46 105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 24.55% 25.99% 26.65%
Number of salaries quoted 30 8 58
10th Percentile £24,450 £48,750 £25,850
25th Percentile £32,206 £64,688 £31,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £81,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -50.77% +47.73% +27.17%
75th Percentile £60,938 £95,313 £63,363
90th Percentile £77,629 £104,500 £78,750
County Antrim median annual salary £46,000 £81,250 £46,250
% change year-on-year -43.38% +75.68% +8.82%

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 22 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (4.55%) AWS
2 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Firewall
General
1 22 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (95.45%) Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Junior
1 21 (95.45%) Junior Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Junior Security Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Security Analyst
2 1 (4.55%) Consultant
2 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 1 (4.55%) Security Consultant
2 1 (4.55%) Security Incident Consultant
2 1 (4.55%) SOC Consultant
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 22 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (4.55%) Blue Team
2 1 (4.55%) Cloud Security
2 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (4.55%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (4.55%) Digital Forensics
2 1 (4.55%) Incident Response
2 1 (4.55%) Malware Analysis
2 1 (4.55%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (4.55%) Security Operations
2 1 (4.55%) SIEM
2 1 (4.55%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 22 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 22 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (4.55%) AWS Certification
2 1 (4.55%) CEH
2 1 (4.55%) ECIH
2 1 (4.55%) GCFA
2 1 (4.55%) GCIA
2 1 (4.55%) GCIH
2 1 (4.55%) GIAC
2 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) QRadar
Vendors
1 21 (95.45%) ForeScout
1 21 (95.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (4.55%) Splunk