CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in the North East

CompTIA Security+
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 27 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 2.62% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 7.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -45.83% - +11.63%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 341 244 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 33.11% 26.24% 23.83%
Number of salaries quoted 151 102 143
10th Percentile - £30,300 £29,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £59,430 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% +18.86% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £79,900 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £95,000 £75,000
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 North East

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in the North East

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the North East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the North East region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Tyne and Wear - 22 £30,500 - 7
Durham - 5 - - 1
CompTIA Security+
England

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

Cloud Services
1 10 (37.04%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (22.22%) Asterisk PBX
1 6 (22.22%) Firewall
1 6 (22.22%) PSTN
1 6 (22.22%) VoIP
General
1 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 11 (40.74%) Multimedia
3 6 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (22.22%) Finance
3 6 (22.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (40.74%) Trainee
2 10 (37.04%) Analyst
2 10 (37.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 10 (37.04%) Junior
2 10 (37.04%) Junior Analyst
2 10 (37.04%) Junior Security Analyst
2 10 (37.04%) Security Analyst
3 6 (22.22%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (22.22%) FreeSWITCH
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
1 21 (77.78%) Mentoring
2 11 (40.74%) Ethical Hacking
2 11 (40.74%) Line Management
3 6 (22.22%) Agile
3 6 (22.22%) Computer Science
3 6 (22.22%) Customer Requirements
3 6 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (22.22%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (22.22%) Bash
1 6 (22.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (62.96%) Network+ Certification
2 11 (40.74%) A+ Certification
2 11 (40.74%) CEH
3 10 (37.04%) Azure Certification
3 10 (37.04%) CompTIA CySA+
4 6 (22.22%) CCNP
4 6 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (22.22%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (37.04%) ForeScout
1 10 (37.04%) Microsoft
2 6 (22.22%) Cisco