CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Northern Ireland

CompTIA Security+
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - +49
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 5 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.01% - 1.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.99% - 4.67%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £34,400
25th Percentile - - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.58%
75th Percentile - - £48,000
90th Percentile - - £51,450
UK median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year -45.83% +0.84% +3.48%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 167 149 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 33.60% 35.14% 34.74%
Number of salaries quoted 50 46 76
10th Percentile £35,895 - £29,994
25th Percentile £38,000 £34,112 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £46,250 £56,145
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% -17.62% +32.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,365 £68,938
90th Percentile £79,411 £74,144 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,498 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.47% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 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
County Antrim - 5 - - 2
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 5 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Junior
1 5 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 5 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft