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 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 31 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 1.93% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 8.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 - -
75th Percentile £40,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £39,500 - -

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 368 136 222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 22.96% 25.05% 16.73%
Number of salaries quoted 176 87 135
10th Percentile £35,728 £39,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,203 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% +25.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £86,875 £80,000 £81,340
Wales median annual salary £55,198 £59,857 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.78% +26.01% +5.56%

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 22 July 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
Cardiff - 16 £39,500 - 5
Newport - 15 - -
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 30 (96.77%) Azure
2 1 (3.23%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.23%) DKIM
1 1 (3.23%) DMARC
General
1 30 (96.77%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (100.00%) Analyst
1 31 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 31 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 30 (96.77%) Junior
2 30 (96.77%) Junior Analyst
2 30 (96.77%) Junior Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (96.77%) Mentoring
3 1 (3.23%) Incident Response
3 1 (3.23%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (3.23%) Security Operations
3 1 (3.23%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 30 (96.77%) Azure Certification
1 30 (96.77%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 31 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 30 (96.77%) ForeScout
3 1 (3.23%) Zscaler