CompTIA Security+ Jobs in the North West

CompTIA Security+
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 278 278 290
Rank change year-on-year 0 +12 +36
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 8 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.10% 0.088% 0.039%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% 0.37% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 3
10th Percentile - - £66,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £36,250 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,021 £37,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.72% -46.43% +55.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £41,563 £77,500
90th Percentile - £43,750 £82,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £56,400
% change year-on-year +1.85% -4.26% -6.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,996 2,401 2,685
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 64.33% 23.49% 35.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2,474 1,646 913
10th Percentile £28,150 £26,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,793 £54,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.54% -9.17% +9.09%

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 28 May 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
Manchester +66 6 £55,043 +46.78% 4
Cheshire - 2 £55,000 - 1
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) AWS
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) DMZ
1 2 (25.00%) DNS
1 2 (25.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (25.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Legal
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Operations Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Security Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Security Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) IT Architect
3 1 (12.50%) IT Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (25.00%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (25.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
1 2 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
2 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (50.00%) Incident Management
3 4 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
3 4 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Break/Fix
4 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Register
4 2 (25.00%) Runbook
4 2 (25.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (25.00%) Technical Architecture
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) CISSP
2 6 (75.00%) CISA
3 4 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (50.00%) CISM
3 4 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 2 (25.00%) CEH
4 2 (25.00%) CRISC
4 2 (25.00%) Degree
4 2 (25.00%) GCIH
4 2 (25.00%) GIAC
4 2 (25.00%) GISF
4 2 (25.00%) ISACA
4 2 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (25.00%) SANS
4 2 (25.00%) SSCP
4 2 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (25.00%) NCSC
3 2 (25.00%) NIST
3 2 (25.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft