CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in the Midlands

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 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 128 227 185
Rank change year-on-year +99 -42 +146
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 93 19 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.19% 0.28% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.35% 0.78% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 36 8 21
10th Percentile - £33,625 £21,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £52,350 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.14% +39.60% +70.45%
75th Percentile £53,951 £58,000 £46,250
90th Percentile - £60,400 £65,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -45.83% - -

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 2,779 2,444 1,378
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.64% 36.58% 27.60%
Number of salaries quoted 763 739 1,092
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in the Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the Midlands

CompTIA Security+
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 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
West Midlands +63 47 £30,500 -41.74% 27
East Midlands +34 46 £51,058 - 25
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (4.30%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 68 (73.12%) Azure
2 9 (9.68%) AWS
3 6 (6.45%) Entra ID
4 5 (5.38%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.30%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.53%) Firewall
1 7 (7.53%) VPN
2 4 (4.30%) LAN
2 4 (4.30%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (4.30%) WAN
3 3 (3.23%) DNS
4 2 (2.15%) HTTP
4 2 (2.15%) Network Security
4 2 (2.15%) SSH
4 2 (2.15%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.08%) DHCP
5 1 (1.08%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 6 (6.45%) Burp Suite
1 6 (6.45%) Metasploit
General
1 61 (65.59%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.28%) Multimedia
3 9 (9.68%) Retail
4 3 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.23%) Finance
5 2 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.08%) Law
Job Titles
1 63 (67.74%) Analyst
2 61 (65.59%) Security Analyst
3 55 (59.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 55 (59.14%) Junior
3 55 (59.14%) Junior Analyst
3 55 (59.14%) Junior Security Analyst
4 17 (18.28%) Trainee
5 6 (6.45%) Security Engineer
5 6 (6.45%) Security Specialist
5 6 (6.45%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
6 5 (5.38%) Information Analyst
6 5 (5.38%) Information Security Analyst
6 5 (5.38%) IT Engineer
7 4 (4.30%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 4 (4.30%) 2nd Line Support
7 4 (4.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 4 (4.30%) IT Security Engineer
7 4 (4.30%) IT Support Engineer
7 4 (4.30%) Security Support Engineer
7 4 (4.30%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (13.98%) Security Posture
2 6 (6.45%) Insider Threat
3 2 (2.15%) Cloud Native
3 2 (2.15%) Cyber Security Posture
3 2 (2.15%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.15%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.08%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.38%) Windows
1 5 (5.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (89.25%) Cybersecurity
2 74 (79.57%) Mentoring
3 25 (26.88%) Ethical Hacking
4 18 (19.35%) Line Management
5 15 (16.13%) Information Security
6 9 (9.68%) Decision-Making
6 9 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (8.60%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (8.60%) SIEM
8 6 (6.45%) Actionable Insight
8 6 (6.45%) Anomaly Detection
8 6 (6.45%) Offensive Security
8 6 (6.45%) Open Source
8 6 (6.45%) Red Team
8 6 (6.45%) Threat Intelligence
9 4 (4.30%) Incident Response
9 4 (4.30%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 4 (4.30%) Threat Detection
10 3 (3.23%) Collaborative Working
10 3 (3.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.15%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (2.15%) Python
1 2 (2.15%) SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (60.22%) CompTIA CySA+
2 55 (59.14%) Azure Certification
3 27 (29.03%) CEH
4 18 (19.35%) Network+ Certification
5 17 (18.28%) A+ Certification
6 13 (13.98%) CISSP
6 13 (13.98%) SC Cleared
6 13 (13.98%) Security Cleared
7 11 (11.83%) Degree
8 9 (9.68%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (8.60%) OSCP
10 6 (6.45%) CCNA
10 6 (6.45%) CISMP
10 6 (6.45%) CREST Certified
10 6 (6.45%) GIAC
10 6 (6.45%) GPEN
10 6 (6.45%) MCP
10 6 (6.45%) MCSE
10 6 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (5.38%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (11.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (9.68%) NIST
3 6 (6.45%) Actionable Recommendations
3 6 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (5.38%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.08%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (6.45%) Nmap
2 4 (4.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.15%) Nessus
3 2 (2.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 68 (73.12%) Microsoft
2 55 (59.14%) ForeScout
3 7 (7.53%) Cisco
4 4 (4.30%) Google
5 2 (2.15%) Qualys
6 1 (1.08%) Veeam
6 1 (1.08%) VMware