CompTIA CySA+ Job Trends in London

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ 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 364 409 401
Rank change year-on-year +45 -8 +279
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 15 29 38
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.11% 0.18% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.37% 0.58% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 0 12 25
10th Percentile - £47,075 £52,500
25th Percentile - £66,688 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% +18.52%
75th Percentile - £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile - - £89,500
England median annual salary £51,250 £85,000 £76,250
% change year-on-year -39.71% +11.48% +27.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

CompTIA CySA+ 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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,021 5,010 4,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.36% 31.60% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,111 2,076 3,449
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £39,085
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.71%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £116,875 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in London

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CompTIA CySA+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA CySA+
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the London 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
Central London +36 7 - - 1
CompTIA CySA+
England

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 7 (46.67%) Azure
2 6 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (13.33%) AWS
5 1 (6.67%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) Firewall
2 3 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (6.67%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 12 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (60.00%) Finance
3 7 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (40.00%) Legal
5 3 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Analyst
1 8 (53.33%) Security Analyst
2 6 (40.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 6 (40.00%) Python Engineer
2 6 (40.00%) Security Engineer
3 5 (33.33%) CISSP Engineer
3 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 5 (33.33%) Junior
3 5 (33.33%) Junior Analyst
3 5 (33.33%) Junior Security Analyst
3 5 (33.33%) PowerShell Engineer
4 3 (20.00%) Information Analyst
4 3 (20.00%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (20.00%) Technical Analyst
4 3 (20.00%) Technical Security Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) AWS Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Azure Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Linux Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Mac Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Windows Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Hedge funds
1 5 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 3 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (6.67%) e-Learning
3 1 (6.67%) Hackathon
Operating Systems
1 6 (40.00%) Linux
1 6 (40.00%) Mac OS
1 6 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (66.67%) Information Security
3 9 (60.00%) Incident Response
4 6 (40.00%) Regulatory Change
4 6 (40.00%) Risk Management
5 5 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
6 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
6 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (20.00%) Analytics
7 3 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
7 3 (20.00%) Data Protection
7 3 (20.00%) Incident Management
7 3 (20.00%) ITIL
7 3 (20.00%) Kalman Filter
7 3 (20.00%) Malware Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (20.00%) SDLC
7 3 (20.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 6 (40.00%) PowerShell
1 6 (40.00%) Python
2 5 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) CISSP
2 6 (40.00%) Azure Certification
2 6 (40.00%) CISA
2 6 (40.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (26.67%) Degree
4 3 (20.00%) CCNA
4 3 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (20.00%) GCIH
4 3 (20.00%) GIAC
4 3 (20.00%) Postgraduate
5 1 (6.67%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (60.00%) NIST
2 5 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (20.00%) GDPR
3 3 (20.00%) ITGC
Systems Management
1 3 (20.00%) ArcSight ESM
1 3 (20.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 13 (86.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (33.33%) ForeScout
2 5 (33.33%) Google
3 3 (20.00%) ArcSight
3 3 (20.00%) LogLogic
3 3 (20.00%) McAfee
3 3 (20.00%) Splunk