CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Northamptonshire

CompTIA Security+
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 73 38
Rank change year-on-year +24 -35 +15
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 2 3 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.54% 0.36% 2.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.80% 1.33% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile - £43,250 -
25th Percentile - £44,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +35.71% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £48,750 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £51,058 £47,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.49% -26.92% +145.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 111 226 90
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 29.84% 26.90% 23.94%
Number of salaries quoted 34 78 55
10th Percentile £29,675 £28,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £59,500 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.18% +6.25% +24.44%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £63,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -14.44% -14.69% +11.05%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Northampton +9 2 £50,000 +5.26% 4
CompTIA Security+
East Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Information Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001