CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

CompTIA Security+
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 73 76
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 7 20 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.54% 2.16% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.59% 5.59% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 9 1
10th Percentile - £36,250 -
25th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £47,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +46.15% -
75th Percentile £34,750 £48,750 £33,750
90th Percentile - £49,000 -
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +48.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 441 358 240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 33.95% 38.58% 29.38%
Number of salaries quoted 216 101 134
10th Percentile £20,000 £35,000 £31,625
25th Percentile £32,188 £46,250 £42,574
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,386 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.64% +3.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £90,000 £76,750
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +13.21% +1.92%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes -7 5 - - 2
High Wycombe - 2 £32,500 - 1
CompTIA Security+
South East

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 (71.43%) Azure
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Junior
1 5 (71.43%) Junior Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Junior Security Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Security Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (28.57%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (28.57%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Azure Certification
1 5 (71.43%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (28.57%) A+ Certification
2 2 (28.57%) CEH
2 2 (28.57%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) ForeScout
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft