CompTIA CySA+ Job Trends in England

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 630 632
Rank change year-on-year +264 +2 +253
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 260 43 43
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.50% 0.087% 0.093%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.49% 0.24% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 12 13 30
10th Percentile £39,375 £46,000 £52,500
25th Percentile £41,063 £56,750 £53,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £85,000 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year -39.71% +11.48% +27.08%
75th Percentile £65,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile - - £88,875
UK median annual salary £52,500 £85,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -38.24% +25.93% +12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,474 17,949 14,042
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.54% 36.52% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,043 7,128 9,667
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,075 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in England

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA CySA+ in England

CompTIA CySA+
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
North of England +97 76 £41,000 +2.50% 13
South East +70 56 £63,750 - 18
Midlands - 56 £42,500 - 13
Yorkshire - 46 £41,000 - 2
South West - 35 £70,000 - 4
East Midlands - 31 £42,500 - 6
West Midlands - 25 - - 7
East of England - 22 £39,750 - 7
North West +50 20 - - 7
London +58 16 - - 9
North East - 10 - - 4
CompTIA CySA+
UK

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 239 (91.92%) Azure
2 9 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.54%) AWS
4 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (0.38%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.38%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.46%) Firewall
2 3 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.38%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (0.77%) JIRA
General
1 249 (95.77%) Social Skills
2 13 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (3.85%) Finance
4 7 (2.69%) Legal
5 5 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (0.77%) Law
7 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.38%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 246 (94.62%) Analyst
2 245 (94.23%) Security Analyst
3 236 (90.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 235 (90.38%) Junior
4 235 (90.38%) Junior Analyst
4 235 (90.38%) Junior Security Analyst
5 8 (3.08%) Security Engineer
6 7 (2.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 7 (2.69%) Python Engineer
7 6 (2.31%) CISSP Engineer
7 6 (2.31%) PowerShell Engineer
8 4 (1.54%) Lead
9 3 (1.15%) Information Analyst
9 3 (1.15%) Information Security Analyst
9 3 (1.15%) IT Analyst
9 3 (1.15%) IT Security Analyst
9 3 (1.15%) Technical Analyst
9 3 (1.15%) Technical Security Analyst
10 2 (0.77%) Incident Analyst
10 2 (0.77%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (2.31%) Hedge funds
1 6 (2.31%) Management Information System
1 6 (2.31%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (1.92%) Security Posture
3 3 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (0.77%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (0.38%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.38%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.38%) Hackathon
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.69%) Linux
1 7 (2.69%) Mac OS
1 7 (2.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (96.92%) Cybersecurity
2 239 (91.92%) Mentoring
3 21 (8.08%) Incident Response
4 14 (5.38%) SIEM
5 13 (5.00%) Information Security
6 11 (4.23%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (4.23%) Security Operations
7 7 (2.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (2.69%) Regulatory Change
7 7 (2.69%) Risk Management
8 6 (2.31%) Actionable Insight
8 6 (2.31%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (1.92%) ITIL
10 4 (1.54%) Computer Science
10 4 (1.54%) Cyber Resilience
10 4 (1.54%) Data Protection
10 4 (1.54%) Root Cause Analysis
10 4 (1.54%) SOAR
10 4 (1.54%) Threat Analysis
10 4 (1.54%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.62%) PowerShell
2 11 (4.23%) Python
3 6 (2.31%) SQL
4 2 (0.77%) Bash
Qualifications
1 244 (93.85%) CompTIA Security+
2 236 (90.77%) Azure Certification
3 13 (5.00%) Degree
4 10 (3.85%) CISSP
5 9 (3.46%) GCIH
6 8 (3.08%) CEH
7 7 (2.69%) CISA
8 5 (1.92%) SC Cleared
8 5 (1.92%) Security Cleared
9 4 (1.54%) GCIA
10 3 (1.15%) CCNA
10 3 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.15%) GIAC
10 3 (1.15%) GSEC
10 3 (1.15%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.38%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.38%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.38%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.38%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.77%) NIST
2 14 (5.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.31%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (1.54%) GDPR
5 3 (1.15%) ITGC
6 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.77%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.38%) COBIT
7 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Systems Management
1 3 (1.15%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (1.15%) QRadar
2 1 (0.38%) CASB
Vendors
1 247 (95.00%) Microsoft
2 235 (90.38%) ForeScout
3 6 (2.31%) Google
4 3 (1.15%) ArcSight
4 3 (1.15%) LogLogic
4 3 (1.15%) McAfee
4 3 (1.15%) Splunk
5 2 (0.77%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.38%) Tenable