CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Suffolk

CompTIA Security+
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 21 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 4.45% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 20.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £50,500 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £31,500 £27,000
% change year-on-year +58.73% +16.67% -44.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 104 268 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 22.03% 45.97% 11.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24 160 55
10th Percentile £28,750 £45,065 -
25th Percentile £45,031 £66,100 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £66,212 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.24% +55.79% +11.84%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,254 £52,500
90th Percentile £69,250 £66,296 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -13.64%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Suffolk

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 21 June 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
Ipswich - 17 £50,000 -
CompTIA Security+
East of England

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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 21 (100.00%) Azure
2 5 (23.81%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (23.81%) Firewall
General
1 16 (76.19%) Social Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (100.00%) Analyst
1 21 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 16 (76.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 16 (76.19%) Junior
2 16 (76.19%) Junior Analyst
2 16 (76.19%) Junior Security Analyst
3 1 (4.76%) Information Analyst
3 1 (4.76%) Information Security Analyst
Operating Systems
1 5 (23.81%) Linux
1 5 (23.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (76.19%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (76.19%) Mentoring
2 5 (23.81%) Due Diligence
2 5 (23.81%) Information Security
2 5 (23.81%) SIEM
2 5 (23.81%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 4 (19.05%) AI
3 4 (19.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 4 (19.05%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (4.76%) Validation
4 1 (4.76%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 16 (76.19%) Azure Certification
1 16 (76.19%) CompTIA CySA+
2 4 (19.05%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (23.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 21 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 16 (76.19%) ForeScout
3 5 (23.81%) Cisco