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 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 241 520 514
Rank change year-on-year +279 -6 +238
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 480 160 146
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.92% 0.32% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.74% 0.89% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 230 80 100
10th Percentile - £37,375 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £46,250 £41,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% - -
75th Percentile £52,500 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £67,625 £81,875 £85,125
UK median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year -45.83% +0.84% +3.48%

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 17,547 18,076 13,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.75% 36.31% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,065 7,252 9,481
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,854 £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 £92,150 £93,225 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 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
North of England +136 149 £30,500 -40.49% 38
Midlands +99 93 £35,000 -33.14% 26
Yorkshire +60 75 £30,500 -41.90% 15
South East +63 73 £52,500 +5.00% 44
South West +71 72 £50,000 -20.00% 13
London +48 53 £55,000 -21.43% 41
North West +67 47 £30,500 -39.00% 18
West Midlands +63 47 £30,500 -41.74% 14
East Midlands +34 46 £51,058 - 12
East of England +62 41 £32,500 -31.58% 15
North East - 27 £30,500 - 6
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 4 (0.83%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 273 (56.88%) Azure
2 26 (5.42%) AWS
3 18 (3.75%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (2.92%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (1.04%) Google Workspace
6 4 (0.83%) GCP
7 3 (0.63%) SaaS
8 1 (0.21%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.21%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.21%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 49 (10.21%) Firewall
2 47 (9.79%) Network Security
3 14 (2.92%) TCP/IP
4 13 (2.71%) VPN
5 11 (2.29%) WAN
6 10 (2.08%) LAN
7 6 (1.25%) Asterisk PBX
7 6 (1.25%) PSTN
7 6 (1.25%) VoIP
8 5 (1.04%) DNS
8 5 (1.04%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (1.04%) WLAN
9 4 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.63%) DHCP
11 2 (0.42%) HTTP
11 2 (0.42%) SSH
11 2 (0.42%) VLAN
12 1 (0.21%) Broadband
12 1 (0.21%) DMZ
12 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 7 (1.46%) Burp Suite
2 6 (1.25%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 282 (58.75%) Social Skills
2 119 (24.79%) Multimedia
3 59 (12.29%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.96%) Finance
5 28 (5.83%) Telecoms
6 23 (4.79%) Public Sector
7 22 (4.58%) Electronics
7 22 (4.58%) Manufacturing
7 22 (4.58%) Marketing
8 17 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (2.71%) Retail
10 7 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.46%) Financial Institution
10 7 (1.46%) Law
11 4 (0.83%) Banking
12 3 (0.63%) Back Office
13 2 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.21%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.21%) Investment Banking
14 1 (0.21%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 268 (55.83%) Analyst
2 258 (53.75%) Security Analyst
3 239 (49.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 235 (48.96%) Junior
4 235 (48.96%) Junior Analyst
4 235 (48.96%) Junior Security Analyst
5 119 (24.79%) Trainee
6 29 (6.04%) Security Engineer
7 24 (5.00%) Consultant
7 24 (5.00%) Security Consultant
8 22 (4.58%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 19 (3.96%) Senior
10 15 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 11 (2.29%) SOC Analyst
12 10 (2.08%) Security Specialist
13 9 (1.88%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (1.88%) Senior Security Engineer
14 8 (1.67%) Information Analyst
14 8 (1.67%) Information Security Analyst
14 8 (1.67%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.25%) FreeSWITCH
2 1 (0.21%) LDAP
2 1 (0.21%) OAuth
2 1 (0.21%) OpenID
2 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.21%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.63%) Security Posture
2 24 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 22 (4.58%) Security Operations Centre
4 11 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (1.88%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.25%) Insider Threat
7 5 (1.04%) Cyber Security Posture
7 5 (1.04%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.63%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.63%) CMDB
8 3 (0.63%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.42%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.42%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.21%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.21%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.21%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.21%) Hackathon
10 1 (0.21%) IoT
10 1 (0.21%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (6.04%) Windows
2 6 (1.25%) Linux
3 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 433 (90.21%) Cybersecurity
2 382 (79.58%) Mentoring
3 135 (28.13%) Ethical Hacking
4 121 (25.21%) Line Management
5 51 (10.63%) Information Security
6 48 (10.00%) SIEM
7 47 (9.79%) Incident Response
8 43 (8.96%) Security Operations
9 37 (7.71%) Vulnerability Management
10 27 (5.63%) Problem-Solving
11 22 (4.58%) Business Intelligence
11 22 (4.58%) Digital Marketing
11 22 (4.58%) Programme Management
12 21 (4.38%) ITIL
13 20 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
14 18 (3.75%) Penetration Testing
15 14 (2.92%) Threat Intelligence
16 12 (2.50%) Computer Science
16 12 (2.50%) Risk Management
16 12 (2.50%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 18 (3.75%) Python
2 11 (2.29%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.88%) Bash
3 9 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
4 8 (1.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 244 (50.83%) CompTIA CySA+
2 237 (49.38%) Azure Certification
3 164 (34.17%) CEH
4 146 (30.42%) Network+ Certification
5 128 (26.67%) A+ Certification
6 76 (15.83%) CISSP
7 45 (9.38%) Degree
8 40 (8.33%) Security Cleared
9 30 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (3.75%) SC Cleared
11 17 (3.54%) CISM
12 16 (3.33%) CCNA
13 15 (3.13%) CCNP
14 12 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
15 11 (2.29%) MCP
16 9 (1.88%) CISMP
16 9 (1.88%) CREST Certified
16 9 (1.88%) OSCP
17 8 (1.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (1.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (13.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (10.21%) NIST
3 30 (6.25%) PCI DSS
4 24 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.71%) GDPR
6 6 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (1.25%) GRC
6 6 (1.25%) SOC 2
7 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.42%) COBIT
8 2 (0.42%) NCSC
8 2 (0.42%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
System Software
1 16 (3.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.42%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.21%) KVM
3 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.46%) Nmap
3 4 (0.83%) CSIRT
4 3 (0.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 3 (0.63%) Nessus
5 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.42%) ZENworks
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) CASB
6 1 (0.21%) Grafana
6 1 (0.21%) QRadar
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 277 (57.71%) Microsoft
2 235 (48.96%) ForeScout
3 22 (4.58%) SAP
4 17 (3.54%) Cisco
5 6 (1.25%) Aruba
5 6 (1.25%) Google
5 6 (1.25%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.04%) HP
7 4 (0.83%) Tenable
8 3 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
8 3 (0.63%) Qualys
8 3 (0.63%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.63%) VMware
9 2 (0.42%) Apple
9 2 (0.42%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.42%) Meraki
9 2 (0.42%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.21%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.21%) Extreme Networks
10 1 (0.21%) Imperva