CompTIA CySA+ Job Trends in Cardiff

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 17 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 2.06% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 9.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 - -
75th Percentile £40,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £39,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff

CompTIA CySA+ 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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 183 60 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 22.15% 23.90% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 96 31 65
10th Percentile £36,457 £37,170 £37,101
25th Percentile £53,750 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £63,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.30% +7.99% +23.14%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,000 £66,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £74,258 £82,500
South Wales median annual salary £56,500 £63,091 £50,309
% change year-on-year -10.45% +25.41% +11.80%

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in Cardiff

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing CompTIA CySA+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 14 (82.35%) Azure
2 3 (17.65%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) DKIM
1 1 (5.88%) DMARC
General
1 14 (82.35%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 17 (100.00%) Analyst
1 17 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 16 (94.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 14 (82.35%) Junior
3 14 (82.35%) Junior Analyst
3 14 (82.35%) Junior Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (94.12%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (82.35%) Mentoring
3 2 (11.76%) Incident Response
3 2 (11.76%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 1 (5.88%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 14 (82.35%) Azure Certification
1 14 (82.35%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 16 (94.12%) Microsoft
2 14 (82.35%) ForeScout
3 1 (5.88%) Zscaler