CompTIA Security+ Jobs in England

CompTIA Security+
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 664 712 977
Rank change year-on-year +48 +265 -343
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 173 231 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.20% 0.25% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.71% 0.77% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 144 186 116
10th Percentile £32,400 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,375 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,625
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +10.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CompTIA Security+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,409 29,989 35,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.56% 32.56% 26.40%
Number of salaries quoted 15,826 13,616 16,772
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,526 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +8.23% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.28% +8.23% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in England.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

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 6 May 2024. 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
London +101 69 £65,000 +14.54% 14
South East -28 33 £43,750 +53.51% 7
North of England +78 26 £60,000 -7.69% 7
East of England +24 16 £27,000 -36.47% 1
South West -48 15 £55,000 -18.52% 5
West Midlands +20 12 £39,649 -48.84%
Midlands +8 12 £39,649 -48.84%
Yorkshire +106 11 £60,000 -7.69% 4
North West +24 8 £37,500 -50.00% 3
North East - 7 £40,000 -
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (5.78%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (5.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (1.16%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 71 (41.04%) Azure
2 50 (28.90%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (13.87%) AWS
4 17 (9.83%) Entra ID
5 13 (7.51%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (2.31%) SaaS
7 3 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.73%) IaaS
8 2 (1.16%) GCP
8 2 (1.16%) OCI
8 2 (1.16%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.16%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.58%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.58%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.58%) PaaS
9 1 (0.58%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 76 (43.93%) Firewall
2 35 (20.23%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (7.51%) Network Security
4 10 (5.78%) LAN
4 10 (5.78%) TCP/IP
4 10 (5.78%) WAN
5 8 (4.62%) DNS
6 6 (3.47%) DHCP
6 6 (3.47%) VPN
6 6 (3.47%) Wireshark
7 5 (2.89%) IPsec
7 5 (2.89%) SSL
8 4 (2.31%) Internet
9 3 (1.73%) SAN
9 3 (1.73%) tcpdump
10 2 (1.16%) DMZ
10 2 (1.16%) HTTP
10 2 (1.16%) SMTP
10 2 (1.16%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (1.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.94%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.62%) MariaDB
2 8 (4.62%) MySQL
3 2 (1.16%) Power BI
4 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.73%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.58%) Snyk
General
1 61 (35.26%) Social Skills
2 47 (27.17%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (13.29%) Legal
4 22 (12.72%) Law
5 12 (6.94%) Finance
6 7 (4.05%) Manufacturing
6 7 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.47%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.31%) Marketing
9 3 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.73%) Retail
10 2 (1.16%) Games
10 2 (1.16%) Publishing
10 2 (1.16%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.58%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.58%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.58%) Military
Job Titles
1 91 (52.60%) Analyst
2 57 (32.95%) Security Analyst
3 36 (20.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 26 (15.03%) Senior
5 25 (14.45%) SOC Analyst
6 20 (11.56%) IT Engineer
7 18 (10.40%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (6.94%) IT Support
8 12 (6.94%) Lead
9 11 (6.36%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (6.36%) Senior Security Analyst
9 11 (6.36%) Support Engineer
10 8 (4.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 7 (4.05%) Consultant
11 7 (4.05%) Information Analyst
11 7 (4.05%) Information Security Analyst
11 7 (4.05%) Security Consultant
11 7 (4.05%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.16%) EDI
1 2 (1.16%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 49 (28.32%) Management Information System
2 45 (26.01%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (14.45%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (7.51%) Client/Server
5 9 (5.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 9 (5.20%) Security Posture
6 7 (4.05%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (3.47%) IoT
8 5 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.73%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (1.16%) Cyberattack
10 2 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.16%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.16%) NHS
10 2 (1.16%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.58%) CSOC
11 1 (0.58%) EPoS
11 1 (0.58%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 49 (28.32%) Windows
2 22 (12.72%) Windows Server
3 12 (6.94%) Linux
4 2 (1.16%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.16%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.16%) Unix
4 2 (1.16%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.16%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (71.68%) Cybersecurity
2 64 (36.99%) SIEM
3 62 (35.84%) Information Security
4 58 (33.53%) Security Operations
5 50 (28.90%) Incident Response
5 50 (28.90%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (21.39%) Risk Management
7 36 (20.81%) Penetration Testing
8 34 (19.65%) Computer Science
9 26 (15.03%) ITIL
10 25 (14.45%) Customer Service
11 24 (13.87%) Risk Assessment
11 24 (13.87%) Security Monitoring
11 24 (13.87%) Vulnerability Management
12 22 (12.72%) Disaster Recovery
13 21 (12.14%) Business Continuity
14 18 (10.40%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 17 (9.83%) Cloud Security
15 17 (9.83%) Mentoring
16 16 (9.25%) Application Security
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.51%) PowerShell
2 10 (5.78%) Python
3 8 (4.62%) Bash
4 2 (1.16%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.16%) SQL
Qualifications
1 109 (63.01%) CISSP
2 74 (42.77%) Degree
3 51 (29.48%) CompTIA CySA+
4 41 (23.70%) CISM
5 39 (22.54%) Cisco Certification
5 39 (22.54%) Network+ Certification
6 34 (19.65%) CEH
7 27 (15.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 26 (15.03%) CISA
9 24 (13.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 24 (13.87%) GIAC
10 23 (13.29%) CCSP
11 22 (12.72%) CRISC
12 20 (11.56%) Security Cleared
13 19 (10.98%) Microsoft Certification
14 17 (9.83%) SSCP
15 16 (9.25%) A+ Certification
15 16 (9.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 15 (8.67%) CCNA
17 11 (6.36%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (27.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (20.81%) NIST
3 20 (11.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (8.09%) SOC 2
5 13 (7.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (4.62%) GRC
6 8 (4.62%) NCSC
7 6 (3.47%) GDPR
7 6 (3.47%) PCI DSS
8 5 (2.89%) SLA
9 2 (1.16%) COBIT
9 2 (1.16%) IASME
9 2 (1.16%) ISO 22301
9 2 (1.16%) ISO 9001
9 2 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.58%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.58%) NIST 800
System Software
1 28 (16.18%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.58%) Snort
4 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (10.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.62%) Nessus
3 2 (1.16%) CASB
3 2 (1.16%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.16%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.58%) Autotask
4 1 (0.58%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 65 (37.57%) Microsoft
2 23 (13.29%) ServiceNow
3 12 (6.94%) Cisco
4 10 (5.78%) Sophos
5 7 (4.05%) Splunk
5 7 (4.05%) VMware
6 3 (1.73%) HP
7 2 (1.16%) Aruba
7 2 (1.16%) Citrix
7 2 (1.16%) Oracle
7 2 (1.16%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.58%) Google
8 1 (0.58%) iManage
8 1 (0.58%) Intel
8 1 (0.58%) Mitel
8 1 (0.58%) Nimble Storage
8 1 (0.58%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.58%) Qualys
8 1 (0.58%) Veeam
8 1 (0.58%) Zerto