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 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.23% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.80% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £28,250 - -
25th Percentile £29,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £33,500 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year -16.25% - -

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 158 129 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 32.44% 16.73% 27.11%
Number of salaries quoted 69 73 73
10th Percentile £26,950 £25,150 £29,800
25th Percentile £31,750 £30,781 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £36,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +59.72% -37.39% +9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £69,649
90th Percentile £86,500 £95,000 £78,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £49,500 £38,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +28.57% -33.04% +15.00%

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 4 (66.67%) Asterisk PBX
1 4 (66.67%) Firewall
1 4 (66.67%) PSTN
1 4 (66.67%) VoIP
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 2 (33.33%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Support Specialist
2 2 (33.33%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) FreeSWITCH
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Task Automation
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (33.33%) Line Management
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) Bash
1 4 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
2 4 (66.67%) CCNP
2 4 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (66.67%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) A+ Certification
3 2 (33.33%) CEH
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco