CompTIA Security+
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 | 233 | 322 | 292 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | -30 | +43 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 12 | 9 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 0.18% | 0.070% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £24,100 | £37,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,625 | £30,750 | £41,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,000 | £39,649 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.02% | -27.91% | -4.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,266 | £104,750 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £108,250 | - |
| 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
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 3,981 | 3,091 | 3,550 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 58.07% | 24.13% | 40.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 808 | 1,887 | 1,245 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,044 | £25,500 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,500 | £32,000 | £36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.39% | -5.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,063 | £61,250 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £76,250 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £54,897 | £54,399 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -9.34% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands.
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Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Midlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | +58 | 9 | £46,000 | +16.02% | 41 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £35,000 | - | 33 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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: