CompTIA CySA+ Job Trends in Somerset

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 22 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 3.22% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 9.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £70,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -30.77%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

CompTIA CySA+ 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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 230 74 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 33.67% 27.21% 28.30%
Number of salaries quoted 54 37 152
10th Percentile £25,106 £10,258 £28,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £30,385
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +3.66% -
75th Percentile £78,975 £60,000 £58,413
90th Percentile £86,960 £81,250 £70,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +0.96% +4.00%

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in Somerset

CompTIA CySA+
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 19 March 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
Bath - 14 - - 1
Street - 7 - -
CompTIA CySA+
South West

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 22 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (4.55%) AWS
2 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Firewall
General
1 21 (95.45%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 21 (95.45%) Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Junior
1 21 (95.45%) Junior Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Junior Security Analyst
1 21 (95.45%) Security Analyst
2 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (4.55%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (95.45%) Mentoring
3 1 (4.55%) Cloud Security
3 1 (4.55%) Data Protection
3 1 (4.55%) Incident Response
3 1 (4.55%) OWASP
3 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (4.55%) Project Delivery
3 1 (4.55%) Roadmaps
3 1 (4.55%) Security Operations
3 1 (4.55%) SIEM
3 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 21 (95.45%) Azure Certification
3 1 (4.55%) CEH
3 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) COBIT
1 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (4.55%) GDPR
1 1 (4.55%) NIST
1 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
1 1 (4.55%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) CASB
Vendors
1 22 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 21 (95.45%) ForeScout
3 1 (4.55%) Tenable