CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in England

CompTIA Security+
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 493 606
Rank change year-on-year +328 +113 +127
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 839 137 173
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.32% 0.34% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.60% 0.84% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 249 65 148
10th Percentile - £42,350 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.55% - -
75th Percentile £42,500 £68,750 £67,813
90th Percentile £56,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £30,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -44.55% - +4.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18,246 16,372 20,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.63% 40.17% 28.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,414 6,915 14,645
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in England over the 6 months to 8 March 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
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 Security+ within the England region over the 6 months to 8 March 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 +171 287 £30,500 -40.78% 30
Midlands +125 192 £35,000 -23.91% 23
Yorkshire +84 152 £30,500 -40.78% 9
South East +88 135 £36,250 -25.64% 35
South West +74 101 £30,500 -58.64% 14
West Midlands +84 97 £30,500 -41.57% 10
East Midlands +58 94 £50,000 +42.86% 13
North West +81 92 £30,500 -41.90% 14
London +17 70 £37,500 -44.44% 37
East of England +63 61 £31,500 -23.64% 18
North East - 43 £30,500 - 8
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (0.60%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 600 (71.51%) Azure
2 31 (3.69%) AWS
3 23 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (1.43%) Entra ID
5 8 (0.95%) SaaS
6 7 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (0.60%) GCP
7 5 (0.60%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.48%) GitHub
9 3 (0.36%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.24%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (0.24%) AWS CloudTrail
10 2 (0.24%) AWS KMS
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.12%) GitHub Actions
11 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.12%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 38 (4.53%) Firewall
2 12 (1.43%) VPN
3 11 (1.31%) Network Security
4 10 (1.19%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.95%) DNS
6 6 (0.72%) WAN
7 5 (0.60%) LAN
8 4 (0.48%) Asterisk PBX
8 4 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.48%) PSTN
8 4 (0.48%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (0.48%) VoIP
9 3 (0.36%) DHCP
9 3 (0.36%) HTTPS
10 2 (0.24%) HTTP
10 2 (0.24%) SSH
10 2 (0.24%) VLAN
10 2 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.36%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (0.83%) Burp Suite
1 7 (0.83%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.36%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.24%) JIRA
4 1 (0.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
General
1 601 (71.63%) Social Skills
2 163 (19.43%) Multimedia
3 39 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 23 (2.74%) Finance
6 22 (2.62%) Retail
7 9 (1.07%) Law
8 8 (0.95%) Financial Institution
8 8 (0.95%) Legal
9 7 (0.83%) Back Office
9 7 (0.83%) Banking
10 6 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (0.48%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.24%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.12%) Advertising
13 1 (0.12%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 619 (73.78%) Analyst
2 603 (71.87%) Security Analyst
3 575 (68.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 565 (67.34%) Junior
4 565 (67.34%) Junior Analyst
4 565 (67.34%) Junior Security Analyst
5 163 (19.43%) Trainee
6 19 (2.26%) Information Analyst
6 19 (2.26%) Information Security Analyst
7 17 (2.03%) Security Engineer
8 16 (1.91%) Senior
9 12 (1.43%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (1.07%) Support Engineer
11 8 (0.95%) Digital Analyst
11 8 (0.95%) IT Analyst
11 8 (0.95%) IT Engineer
11 8 (0.95%) Security Specialist
12 7 (0.83%) IT Security Analyst
12 7 (0.83%) IT Support
12 7 (0.83%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.48%) FreeSWITCH
2 2 (0.24%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.12%) OAuth
3 1 (0.12%) OpenID
3 1 (0.12%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (2.74%) Security Posture
2 20 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
3 10 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (0.95%) Management Information System
5 7 (0.83%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (0.83%) Insider Threat
6 6 (0.72%) CSOC
7 5 (0.60%) Cyber Security Posture
8 4 (0.48%) Cloud Native
8 4 (0.48%) Cyberattack
9 3 (0.36%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.36%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.24%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.24%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.24%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.12%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.12%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.12%) IoT
11 1 (0.12%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.12%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.58%) Windows
2 13 (1.55%) Linux
3 7 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.36%) Unix
5 1 (0.12%) Android
5 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 781 (93.09%) Cybersecurity
2 746 (88.92%) Mentoring
3 181 (21.57%) Ethical Hacking
4 163 (19.43%) Line Management
5 54 (6.44%) Information Security
6 47 (5.60%) SIEM
7 41 (4.89%) Incident Response
8 40 (4.77%) Security Operations
9 38 (4.53%) Problem-Solving
10 23 (2.74%) Continuous Improvement
11 20 (2.38%) ITIL
12 19 (2.26%) Computer Science
13 16 (1.91%) Penetration Testing
13 16 (1.91%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 15 (1.79%) Vulnerability Management
15 13 (1.55%) Agile
15 13 (1.55%) Time Management
16 12 (1.43%) Root Cause Analysis
17 11 (1.31%) Risk Assessment
17 11 (1.31%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 18 (2.15%) Python
2 17 (2.03%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.19%) Bash
4 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (0.60%) SQL
Qualifications
1 587 (69.96%) CompTIA CySA+
2 568 (67.70%) Azure Certification
3 180 (21.45%) CEH
4 169 (20.14%) Network+ Certification
5 158 (18.83%) A+ Certification
6 57 (6.79%) CISSP
7 48 (5.72%) Degree
8 23 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.50%) CISM
9 21 (2.50%) SC Cleared
9 21 (2.50%) Security Cleared
10 16 (1.91%) SSCP
11 15 (1.79%) CISA
12 13 (1.55%) OSCP
13 11 (1.31%) CRISC
14 10 (1.19%) CCNA
14 10 (1.19%) CISMP
14 10 (1.19%) CREST Certified
14 10 (1.19%) GIAC
14 10 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (4.77%) NIST
3 21 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (1.91%) GDPR
5 13 (1.55%) GRC
5 13 (1.55%) SOC 2
6 10 (1.19%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.36%) COBIT
9 2 (0.24%) NCSC
10 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.12%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (1.07%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (0.83%) Nmap
2 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.60%) Ansible
4 4 (0.48%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.36%) Nessus
6 2 (0.24%) CASB
6 2 (0.24%) Terraform
7 1 (0.12%) Grafana
7 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 613 (73.06%) Microsoft
2 565 (67.34%) ForeScout
3 13 (1.55%) Cisco
4 6 (0.72%) Google
5 5 (0.60%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (0.60%) Palo Alto
5 5 (0.60%) Tenable
6 4 (0.48%) Apple
6 4 (0.48%) Qualys
7 3 (0.36%) Meraki
7 3 (0.36%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.36%) TOWER Software
8 2 (0.24%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.24%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.12%) Acronis
9 1 (0.12%) Aruba
9 1 (0.12%) CyberArk
9 1 (0.12%) Imperva
9 1 (0.12%) Splunk
9 1 (0.12%) Trend Micro