CompTIA Security+ Jobs in the City of London

CompTIA Security+
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 169 216
Rank change year-on-year +36 +47 +69
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 6 9 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.31% 0.27% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.02% 0.94% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 12
10th Percentile - £44,950 £38,000
25th Percentile £46,000 £47,000 £38,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £49,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% -36.77% +3.33%
75th Percentile £48,000 £60,250 £91,250
90th Percentile £51,500 £67,750 -
Central London median annual salary £47,000 £65,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -27.69% -16.13% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 589 953 1,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 30.11% 28.48% 23.17%
Number of salaries quoted 380 624 739
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,075 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,563 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +3.70% -3.57%
75th Percentile £90,750 £93,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £117,500 £107,125 £120,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.70% - -3.57%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the City of London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the City of London.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the City of London

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
2 5 (83.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (83.33%) IPsec
2 5 (83.33%) SSL
2 5 (83.33%) TCP/IP
3 1 (16.67%) Internet
3 1 (16.67%) SD-WAN
3 1 (16.67%) WAN
3 1 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Analyst
1 5 (83.33%) Security Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
2 5 (83.33%) Business Continuity
2 5 (83.33%) Business Continuity Planning
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Disaster Recovery
2 5 (83.33%) Information Security
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Security Architecture
2 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (16.67%) Load Balancing
3 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (83.33%) GIAC
1 5 (83.33%) MCSA
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (16.67%) CCNA
2 1 (16.67%) CCNP
2 1 (16.67%) CEH
2 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (16.67%) CISSP
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
2 1 (16.67%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (83.33%) NCSC
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft