CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

CompTIA Security+
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.42% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £28,600 - -
25th Percentile £29,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £34,625 - -
90th Percentile £35,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £32,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 154 126 111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 32.35% 16.45% 27.07%
Number of salaries quoted 69 80 83
10th Percentile £27,800 £24,850 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,945 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £37,500 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +53.33% -33.04% +6.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £69,649
90th Percentile £85,500 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £51,000 £39,000 £54,250
% change year-on-year +30.77% -28.11% +8.50%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in Newcastle upon Tyne

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Asterisk PBX
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) PSTN
1 1 (50.00%) VoIP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Multimedia
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Support Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) FreeSWITCH
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Bash
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CCNP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco