CompTIA Security+
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 156 | 216 | 239 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +23 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.27% | 0.17% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.77% | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £67,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,924 | £36,250 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,043 | £37,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.78% | -50.00% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,161 | £41,563 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £83,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,021 | £37,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.72% | -46.43% | +55.56% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 782 | 1,203 | 1,616 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 35.69% | 22.24% | 34.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 384 | 816 | 529 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,480 | £27,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,250 | £38,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -12.50% | +12.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £67,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,875 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -13.04% | +21.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Manchester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: