CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

CompTIA Security+
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stoke-on-Trent with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 19 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 4.74% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 16.52% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £27,750 - -
25th Percentile £28,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile £47,750 - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £31,500 £53,688 -
% change year-on-year -41.33% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 115 64 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 28.68% 55.65% 25.07%
Number of salaries quoted 47 28 82
10th Percentile £27,700 - £21,500
25th Percentile £33,712 £32,500 £23,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £32,882
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% +6.44% -14.12%
75th Percentile £55,625 £39,938 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £61,250 £68,125
Staffordshire median annual salary £42,500 £36,925 £43,098
% change year-on-year +15.10% -14.32% +2.01%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Stoke-on-Trent over the 6 months to 25 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in Stoke-on-Trent

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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 17 (89.47%) Azure
2 1 (5.26%) AWS
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.26%) DHCP
1 1 (5.26%) DNS
1 1 (5.26%) Firewall
1 1 (5.26%) TCP/IP
1 1 (5.26%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 16 (84.21%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 17 (89.47%) Analyst
1 17 (89.47%) Security Analyst
2 16 (84.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 16 (84.21%) Junior
2 16 (84.21%) Junior Analyst
2 16 (84.21%) Junior Security Analyst
3 1 (5.26%) Operations Analyst
3 1 (5.26%) Operations Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Security Operations Analyst
3 1 (5.26%) Service Operations Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (5.26%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (5.26%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) Windows
1 1 (5.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (94.74%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (89.47%) Mentoring
3 2 (10.53%) Incident Management
4 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
4 1 (5.26%) Ethical Hacking
4 1 (5.26%) Incident Response
4 1 (5.26%) Information Security
4 1 (5.26%) ITIL
4 1 (5.26%) ITSM
4 1 (5.26%) Line Management
4 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.26%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (5.26%) Security Operations
4 1 (5.26%) Service Delivery
4 1 (5.26%) Service Management
4 1 (5.26%) SIEM
4 1 (5.26%) Tech Ops
4 1 (5.26%) Threat Analysis
4 1 (5.26%) Threat Intelligence
4 1 (5.26%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 16 (84.21%) Azure Certification
1 16 (84.21%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (10.53%) A+ Certification
2 2 (10.53%) CEH
2 2 (10.53%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (5.26%) CCSP
3 1 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (5.26%) CISSP
3 1 (5.26%) Degree
3 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (5.26%) Hyper-V
1 1 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 17 (89.47%) Microsoft
2 16 (84.21%) ForeScout
3 1 (5.26%) ServiceNow
3 1 (5.26%) VMware