CompTIA Security+
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | - | 140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.55% | - | 0.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.53% | - | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £39,294 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | £40,356 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £41,418 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £40,356 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +23.90% | -12.27% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 198 | 310 | 495 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 21.66% | 20.82% | 24.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 158 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £35,000 | £29,920 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,313 | £46,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £60,249 | £57,810 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.31% | +4.22% | +25.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £91,934 | £77,715 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,780 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.56% | -4.76% | +14.13% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Edinburgh.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: