CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Dorset

CompTIA Security+
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.21% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -13.79% +9.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 107 122 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 22.25% 22.26% 44.99%
Number of salaries quoted 61 46 140
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,750 £34,875
25th Percentile £27,500 £37,281 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £80,000 £55,350 £71,875
90th Percentile - £71,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,702
% change year-on-year -9.09% +8.48% +1.40%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Dorset

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 18 November 2025. 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
Bournemouth - 1 - - 2
CompTIA Security+
South West

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