CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

CompTIA Security+
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Nottinghamshire with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 - 50
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 0.32% - 0.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.84% - 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,165 - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 - £65,000
75th Percentile £53,951 - £70,000
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £46,779 £47,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.52% -26.92% +145.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 239 404 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 37.76% 35.72% 24.27%
Number of salaries quoted 97 73 59
10th Percentile - - £26,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £42,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.44% -18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £42,500 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £53,951 £58,750 £71,500
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -14.29% +10.53%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 2 (100.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (50.00%) Metasploit
General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Information Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Security Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Security Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Information Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Information Security Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Security Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (50.00%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Anomaly Detection
2 1 (50.00%) Black-Box Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Offensive Security
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Red Team
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) AWS Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISMP
2 1 (50.00%) CREST Certified
2 1 (50.00%) GIAC
2 1 (50.00%) GPEN
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) MCSE
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Nmap
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft