CompTIA CySA+ Job Trends in South Wales

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - +33
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.25% - 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.10% - 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £40,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.71%
75th Percentile - - £41,750
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary - - £40,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 181 177 210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 22.63% 20.73% 34.60%
Number of salaries quoted 80 99 144
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,594 £32,620
25th Percentile £40,250 £45,875 £38,830
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,750 £55,000 £45,017
Median % change year-on-year +10.45% +22.18% -9.77%
75th Percentile £76,666 £65,000 £61,111
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,144 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £54,537 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.15% +27.78% -5.26%

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in South Wales

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CompTIA CySA+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA CySA+
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 18 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
Newport - 1 - -
Cardiff - 1 - - 1
CompTIA CySA+
Wales

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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%) Azure
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Junior
1 2 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft