CompTIA Security+ Jobs in London

CompTIA Security+
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 347 463 517
Rank change year-on-year +116 +54 +339
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 46 44 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.36% 0.18% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.07% 0.65% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 10 41 87
10th Percentile - £38,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £47,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.69% +8.33% -20.00%
75th Percentile £54,375 £85,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £92,500 £97,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £56,400
% change year-on-year +1.85% -4.26% -6.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,313 6,773 8,703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 33.99% 28.25% 26.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,810 4,194 5,448
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,631 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,719 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £90,750 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £103,750 £112,500
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in London

CompTIA Security+
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 Security+ within the London region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 +17 6 £47,000 -27.69% 2
CompTIA Security+
England

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

Cloud Services
1 6 (13.04%) AWS
2 4 (8.70%) GCP
3 3 (6.52%) Azure
4 1 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 26 (56.52%) Firewall
2 12 (26.09%) TCP/IP
3 9 (19.57%) SAN
3 9 (19.57%) VLAN
4 7 (15.22%) Link 16
4 7 (15.22%) RS-232
4 7 (15.22%) RS-485
4 7 (15.22%) Tactical Data Link
5 5 (10.87%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (10.87%) IPsec
5 5 (10.87%) SSL
6 3 (6.52%) DNS
6 3 (6.52%) Network Security
7 2 (4.35%) WAN
7 2 (4.35%) Wireless
8 1 (2.17%) BGP
8 1 (2.17%) EIGRP
8 1 (2.17%) Internet
8 1 (2.17%) VPN
8 1 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
General
1 25 (54.35%) Finance
2 20 (43.48%) Social Skills
3 14 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (17.39%) Military
4 8 (17.39%) Telecoms
5 5 (10.87%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (4.35%) Legal
7 1 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (69.57%) Analyst
1 32 (69.57%) Security Analyst
2 14 (30.43%) SIEM Analyst
3 11 (23.91%) Incident Analyst
3 11 (23.91%) Security Incident Analyst
4 10 (21.74%) CISSP Analyst
5 9 (19.57%) Junior
5 9 (19.57%) Junior Analyst
5 9 (19.57%) Junior Operations Analyst
5 9 (19.57%) Junior Security Analyst
5 9 (19.57%) Operations Analyst
5 9 (19.57%) Security Operations Analyst
6 8 (17.39%) Field Engineer
7 3 (6.52%) Firewall Analyst
8 2 (4.35%) IT Analyst
8 2 (4.35%) IT Security Analyst
8 2 (4.35%) Monitoring Analyst
8 2 (4.35%) Operations Manager
8 2 (4.35%) Risk Manager
8 2 (4.35%) Security Monitoring Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) 802.1X
1 1 (2.17%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 19 (41.30%) Hedge funds
2 9 (19.57%) Podcast
3 5 (10.87%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (6.52%) PKI
5 1 (2.17%) Client/Server
5 1 (2.17%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.17%) Housing Association
5 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.17%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (30.43%) Windows
2 12 (26.09%) Linux
3 1 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (2.17%) Unix
3 1 (2.17%) Windows 7
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (73.91%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (60.87%) SIEM
3 18 (39.13%) Incident Response
3 18 (39.13%) Security Operations
4 13 (28.26%) Information Security
5 10 (21.74%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 8 (17.39%) Communications Security
6 8 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (15.22%) Key Management
7 7 (15.22%) Preventative Maintenance
8 6 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
8 6 (13.04%) ITIL
8 6 (13.04%) Security Architecture
9 5 (10.87%) Business Continuity
9 5 (10.87%) Business Continuity Planning
9 5 (10.87%) Cloud Security
9 5 (10.87%) Computer Science
10 4 (8.70%) Data Loss Prevention
10 4 (8.70%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 3 (6.52%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 26 (56.52%) PowerShell
2 25 (54.35%) Python
3 8 (17.39%) R
4 7 (15.22%) C
Qualifications
1 31 (67.39%) CISSP
2 26 (56.52%) OSCP
3 24 (52.17%) CEH
3 24 (52.17%) Degree
4 22 (47.83%) GCIA
4 22 (47.83%) GCIH
5 13 (28.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (26.09%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (21.74%) CCNA
8 9 (19.57%) CCNP
8 9 (19.57%) SANS
9 7 (15.22%) GSEC
9 7 (15.22%) Security Cleared
9 7 (15.22%) SSCP
10 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (10.87%) CompTIA CySA+
11 5 (10.87%) GIAC
11 5 (10.87%) MCSA
12 3 (6.52%) Master's Degree
13 2 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (19.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (15.22%) MIL-STD-1553
3 5 (10.87%) NCSC
4 2 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (4.35%) NIST
4 2 (4.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 3 (6.52%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.17%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (32.61%) CrowdStrike
2 7 (15.22%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.35%) Splunk
3 2 (4.35%) VMware
4 1 (2.17%) Cisco
4 1 (2.17%) Darktrace
4 1 (2.17%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.17%) McAfee
4 1 (2.17%) Qualys
4 1 (2.17%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.17%) Tenable