CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in the South East

CompTIA Security+
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 203 266 258
Rank change year-on-year +63 -8 +106
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 73 41 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.70% 0.44% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.20% 1.03% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 17 19 11
10th Percentile £27,250 £39,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,250 £44,875 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +25.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile - £62,750 -
England median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -45.83% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,313 3,989 3,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 31.94% 42.96% 39.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,416 1,804 1,955
10th Percentile £27,767 £35,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £53,260
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +12.65% +2.42%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in the South East

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the South East over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the South East

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Thames Valley +11 26 £65,000 +30.00% 11
Hampshire +56 16 £52,500 - 7
Berkshire +12 14 £65,000 +8.33% 5
Kent - 12 £30,500 - 6
Surrey +11 8 - - 4
Buckinghamshire -8 7 £32,500 -31.58% 4
West Sussex - 6 £50,000 - 3
Oxfordshire +26 5 - - 2
East Sussex +13 5 - -
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 57 (78.08%) Azure
2 8 (10.96%) AWS
3 1 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (1.37%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 14 (19.18%) Network Security
2 11 (15.07%) Firewall
3 7 (9.59%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.37%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.37%) VPN
General
1 59 (80.82%) Social Skills
2 6 (8.22%) Multimedia
3 1 (1.37%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (75.34%) Analyst
2 51 (69.86%) Security Analyst
3 50 (68.49%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 50 (68.49%) Junior
3 50 (68.49%) Junior Analyst
3 50 (68.49%) Junior Security Analyst
4 12 (16.44%) Senior
5 9 (12.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 9 (12.33%) Security Engineer
6 7 (9.59%) Senior Security Engineer
7 6 (8.22%) Trainee
8 5 (6.85%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (5.48%) SOC Analyst
10 3 (4.11%) SOC Manager
11 1 (1.37%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (20.55%) Security Operations Centre
2 6 (8.22%) Security Posture
3 3 (4.11%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (80.82%) Mentoring
3 16 (21.92%) SIEM
4 15 (20.55%) Security Operations
5 9 (12.33%) Incident Response
6 7 (9.59%) ITIL
6 7 (9.59%) Penetration Testing
7 6 (8.22%) Ethical Hacking
7 6 (8.22%) Line Management
8 4 (5.48%) Information Security
8 4 (5.48%) Threat Detection
9 3 (4.11%) Analytics
9 3 (4.11%) Forensic Analysis
9 3 (4.11%) Incident Management
9 3 (4.11%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (4.11%) SOAR
9 3 (4.11%) Workflow
10 2 (2.74%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 2 (2.74%) Threat Intelligence
10 2 (2.74%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.59%) Kusto Query Language
2 6 (8.22%) SQL
3 3 (4.11%) Bash
3 3 (4.11%) PowerShell
3 3 (4.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 52 (71.23%) CompTIA CySA+
2 50 (68.49%) Azure Certification
3 12 (16.44%) Network+ Certification
4 9 (12.33%) CEH
4 9 (12.33%) CISSP
4 9 (12.33%) Degree
5 8 (10.96%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (9.59%) CCNA
6 7 (9.59%) CCNP
6 7 (9.59%) GCIA
6 7 (9.59%) SANS
7 6 (8.22%) A+ Certification
8 3 (4.11%) CREST Certified
8 3 (4.11%) SC Cleared
8 3 (4.11%) Security Cleared
9 2 (2.74%) GCIH
10 1 (1.37%) AWS Certification
10 1 (1.37%) CCSP
10 1 (1.37%) CISM
10 1 (1.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (17.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (10.96%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (9.59%) NIST
4 1 (1.37%) GDPR
4 1 (1.37%) HIPAA
4 1 (1.37%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (1.37%) QRadar
Vendors
1 51 (69.86%) Microsoft
2 50 (68.49%) ForeScout
3 1 (1.37%) Cisco
3 1 (1.37%) Fortinet
3 1 (1.37%) Imperva
3 1 (1.37%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.37%) Qualys
3 1 (1.37%) Splunk
3 1 (1.37%) Thales
3 1 (1.37%) Trend Micro