CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Glasgow

CompTIA Security+
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 68 -
Rank change year-on-year +23 - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 9 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.35% 0.14% -
As % of the Qualifications category 6.21% 0.56% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 £38,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £44,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.68% - -
75th Percentile £38,313 £49,500 -
90th Percentile £48,325 - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,500 £35,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.69% -28.50% +17.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 145 177 256
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 21.77% 25.50% 20.05%
Number of salaries quoted 50 72 133
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,851 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £56,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +18.42% -13.64%
75th Percentile £58,313 £78,313 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -39.09% +10.00% -9.09%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Glasgow

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Glasgow over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in Glasgow

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (66.67%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) DHCP
1 1 (11.11%) DNS
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
1 1 (11.11%) SD-WAN
1 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
1 1 (11.11%) VLAN
1 1 (11.11%) VPN
1 1 (11.11%) WAN
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Analyst
1 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 5 (55.56%) Junior
1 5 (55.56%) Junior Analyst
1 5 (55.56%) Junior Security Analyst
1 5 (55.56%) Security Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Trainee
3 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
1 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
1 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (33.33%) Ethical Hacking
3 3 (33.33%) Line Management
4 1 (11.11%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Experience
4 1 (11.11%) ITIL
4 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Bash
1 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
1 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Azure Certification
1 5 (55.56%) CompTIA CySA+
2 4 (44.44%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (33.33%) A+ Certification
3 3 (33.33%) CEH
4 1 (11.11%) CCNA
4 1 (11.11%) CCNP
4 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (11.11%) Degree
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
1 1 (11.11%) Hyper-V
1 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (55.56%) ForeScout
3 1 (11.11%) Cisco
3 1 (11.11%) Datto
3 1 (11.11%) Veeam
3 1 (11.11%) VMware