CompTIA Security+ Job Trends 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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 362 380
Rank change year-on-year +40 +18 +187
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 52 66 63
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.37% 0.43% 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.30% 1.32% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 42 27 46
10th Percentile - £46,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £65,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.36% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £72,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,500 - £90,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -45.83% - +11.63%

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 4,013 5,007 4,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 28.45% 32.27% 26.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,128 2,016 3,535
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,000 £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 - - +2.87%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £118,125 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 2026. 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 +42 8 £60,000 +13.74% 5
South London - 1 £32,500 - 2
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
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 12 (23.08%) Azure
2 6 (11.54%) AWS
3 5 (9.62%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.77%) SaaS
5 2 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (3.85%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.85%) GCP
6 1 (1.92%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 1 (1.92%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.92%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 14 (26.92%) Firewall
2 6 (11.54%) Network Security
3 4 (7.69%) VPN
4 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.85%) WAN
5 1 (1.92%) Broadband
5 1 (1.92%) DHCP
5 1 (1.92%) DMZ
5 1 (1.92%) DNS
5 1 (1.92%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.92%) LAN
5 1 (1.92%) SCCP
5 1 (1.92%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.92%) VLAN
5 1 (1.92%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Burp Suite
General
1 18 (34.62%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (32.69%) Social Skills
3 15 (28.85%) Multimedia
4 12 (23.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (13.46%) Finance
5 7 (13.46%) Financial Institution
6 5 (9.62%) Law
7 4 (7.69%) Banking
7 4 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (5.77%) Back Office
8 3 (5.77%) Retail
9 2 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.92%) Advertising
10 1 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.92%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Analyst
2 15 (28.85%) Trainee
3 12 (23.08%) Security Analyst
4 10 (19.23%) Security Engineer
5 6 (11.54%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 6 (11.54%) SOC Analyst
6 5 (9.62%) Junior
6 5 (9.62%) Junior Analyst
6 5 (9.62%) Junior Security Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Information Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Information Security Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Information Security Specialist
7 3 (5.77%) Information Specialist
7 3 (5.77%) IT Engineer
7 3 (5.77%) Operations Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Security Operations Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Security Specialist
8 2 (3.85%) Lead
8 2 (3.85%) Senior
8 2 (3.85%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) LDAP
1 1 (1.92%) OAuth
1 1 (1.92%) OpenID
1 1 (1.92%) SailPoint
1 1 (1.92%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.69%) Management Information System
1 4 (7.69%) Security Posture
2 3 (5.77%) CMDB
2 3 (5.77%) Cyber Security Posture
2 3 (5.77%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (3.85%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.92%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.92%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.92%) Cyberattack
4 1 (1.92%) e-Learning
4 1 (1.92%) Hackathon
4 1 (1.92%) IoT
4 1 (1.92%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (30.77%) Windows
2 5 (9.62%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (53.85%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (44.23%) Ethical Hacking
3 21 (40.38%) Information Security
4 20 (38.46%) Mentoring
4 20 (38.46%) Security Operations
5 19 (36.54%) Incident Response
6 15 (28.85%) Line Management
7 14 (26.92%) SIEM
8 10 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (15.38%) Analytical Thinking
9 8 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
10 7 (13.46%) Risk Management
10 7 (13.46%) Vulnerability Management
11 6 (11.54%) Time Management
12 5 (9.62%) Identity Access Management
12 5 (9.62%) ITIL
12 5 (9.62%) Risk Register
12 5 (9.62%) Threat Intelligence
13 4 (7.69%) Threat Detection
13 4 (7.69%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.69%) Python
2 3 (5.77%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 25 (48.08%) CISSP
2 22 (42.31%) Network+ Certification
3 18 (34.62%) A+ Certification
4 15 (28.85%) CEH
5 14 (26.92%) Degree
6 6 (11.54%) Azure Certification
6 6 (11.54%) CompTIA CySA+
7 5 (9.62%) SSCP
8 4 (7.69%) CRISC
9 3 (5.77%) CISA
9 3 (5.77%) CISM
9 3 (5.77%) Novell Certification
10 2 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (3.85%) GIAC
11 1 (1.92%) AWS Certification
11 1 (1.92%) CCNA
11 1 (1.92%) CCNP
11 1 (1.92%) CCSP
11 1 (1.92%) CISMP
11 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (19.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (7.69%) GRC
2 4 (7.69%) SOC 2
3 3 (5.77%) NIST
3 3 (5.77%) PCI DSS
4 2 (3.85%) GDPR
5 1 (1.92%) COBIT
5 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.92%) NCSC
5 1 (1.92%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (7.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.77%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 3 (5.77%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.92%) Grafana
2 1 (1.92%) Nessus
2 1 (1.92%) Nmap
2 1 (1.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 19 (36.54%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.62%) ForeScout
2 5 (9.62%) Palo Alto
3 2 (3.85%) Apple
3 2 (3.85%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (3.85%) SolarWinds
3 2 (3.85%) Tenable
4 1 (1.92%) Aruba
4 1 (1.92%) Censornet
4 1 (1.92%) CheckPoint
4 1 (1.92%) Cisco
4 1 (1.92%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (1.92%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.92%) Google
4 1 (1.92%) Okta
4 1 (1.92%) Ping Identity
4 1 (1.92%) Rapid7
4 1 (1.92%) ServiceNow