CompTIA Security+ Jobs in the North West

CompTIA Security+
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 291 323
Rank change year-on-year +8 +32 -101
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 8 7 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.082% 0.088% 0.064%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.34% 0.25% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 6
10th Percentile - £67,000 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £70,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £75,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +76.47% -21.30%
75th Percentile £38,750 £80,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £42,500 £83,000 £54,375
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

CompTIA Security+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,368 2,780 2,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 24.39% 34.85% 30.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,607 935 1,305
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,750 £27,700
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,787 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,225
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £78,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the North West

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the North West.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the North West

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Manchester +33 8 £37,500 -50.00% 4
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) AWS
1 3 (37.50%) Azure
1 3 (37.50%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) IaaS
2 1 (12.50%) PaaS
2 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Firewall
1 3 (37.50%) Network Security
2 1 (12.50%) tcpdump
2 1 (12.50%) Wireshark
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Analyst
2 5 (62.50%) Security Analyst
3 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (25.00%) Senior
4 2 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (12.50%) Information Analyst
5 1 (12.50%) Information Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (12.50%) CSOC
4 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) Incident Response
3 5 (62.50%) SIEM
4 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (50.00%) Information Security
4 4 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
4 4 (50.00%) Security Monitoring
4 4 (50.00%) Threat Detection
4 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 3 (37.50%) Digital Forensics
5 3 (37.50%) Ethical Hacking
6 2 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (25.00%) Coaching
6 2 (25.00%) Cyber Intelligence
6 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
6 2 (25.00%) Open Source
6 2 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
6 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Bash
1 2 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) CEH
2 5 (62.50%) CISSP
3 3 (37.50%) Master's Degree
3 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) CREST Certified
5 1 (12.50%) GCIA
5 1 (12.50%) GCIH
5 1 (12.50%) GSEC
5 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (50.00%) NIST
2 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
3 1 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (12.50%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Snort
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Qualys