CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Kent

CompTIA Security+
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.17% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.02% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £59,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +18.00% -4.76% +23.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 398 226 164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 38.91% 29.78% 31.30%
Number of salaries quoted 118 68 135
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,775 £21,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £42,500 £23,108
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +57.14% -30.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £70,895 £75,000 £59,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £59,125 £52,550
% change year-on-year -11.21% +12.51% +1.06%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Kent

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Kent region over the 6 months to 18 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
Canterbury - 5 - - 1
Chatham - 5 - -
Broadstairs - 2 £30,500 - 1
CompTIA Security+
South East

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 10 (83.33%) Azure
General
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Junior
1 10 (83.33%) Junior Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Junior Security Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Security Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (16.67%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (16.67%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) Azure Certification
1 10 (83.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (16.67%) A+ Certification
2 2 (16.67%) CEH
2 2 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 10 (83.33%) ForeScout
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft