CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in the Thames Valley

CompTIA Security+
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 198 185
Rank change year-on-year +63 -13 +9
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 65 7 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.91% 0.18% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.87% 0.41% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 40 7 13
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £49,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £65,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.62% +62.50% -33.33%
75th Percentile £56,250 £67,500 £57,854
90th Percentile £57,125 - £61,571
South East median annual salary £52,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +18.18% +29.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,334 1,688 1,584
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 18.69% 42.65% 32.52%
Number of salaries quoted 786 505 732
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,600 £35,800
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £81,250 £82,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -7.27% +4.76%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the Thames Valley

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
Berkshire +49 31 £43,500 -33.08% 5
Buckinghamshire - 25 £42,500 - 5
Oxfordshire - 9 £33,500 - 3
CompTIA Security+
South East

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (16.92%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (16.92%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 49 (75.38%) Azure
2 26 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (38.46%) Entra ID
4 14 (21.54%) Azure Sentinel
5 11 (16.92%) Google Workspace
6 6 (9.23%) AWS
6 6 (9.23%) Cloudflare
7 5 (7.69%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (1.54%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 27 (41.54%) DNS
2 21 (32.31%) Firewall
3 19 (29.23%) SSL
4 12 (18.46%) VPN
5 11 (16.92%) DHCP
5 11 (16.92%) TCP/IP
5 11 (16.92%) VLAN
5 11 (16.92%) VoIP
5 11 (16.92%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.54%) HTTP
6 1 (1.54%) Network Security
General
1 42 (64.62%) Social Skills
2 10 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (7.69%) Retail
4 2 (3.08%) Finance
4 2 (3.08%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.08%) Multimedia
5 1 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 43 (66.15%) Analyst
2 35 (53.85%) Security Analyst
3 32 (49.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 24 (36.92%) Junior
4 24 (36.92%) Junior Analyst
4 24 (36.92%) Junior Security Analyst
5 18 (27.69%) Senior
6 15 (23.08%) SOC Analyst
7 11 (16.92%) IT Engineer
7 11 (16.92%) IT Support
7 11 (16.92%) IT Support Engineer
7 11 (16.92%) Senior IT Engineer
7 11 (16.92%) Senior IT Support
7 11 (16.92%) Senior Support Engineer
7 11 (16.92%) Support Engineer
8 6 (9.23%) Incident Analyst
8 6 (9.23%) Security Incident Analyst
9 5 (7.69%) SOC Engineer
10 3 (4.62%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 3 (4.62%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 11 (16.92%) Driving Licence
3 7 (10.77%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (9.23%) CSOC
5 3 (4.62%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (3.08%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (3.08%) Management Information System
6 2 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.54%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 27 (41.54%) Windows
2 16 (24.62%) Linux
3 11 (16.92%) Mac OS
3 11 (16.92%) Windows Server
4 9 (13.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (87.69%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (41.54%) Mentoring
3 25 (38.46%) SIEM
4 19 (29.23%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (29.23%) Security Operations
5 14 (21.54%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 13 (20.00%) Runbook
7 12 (18.46%) Incident Response
8 11 (16.92%) Customer Service
8 11 (16.92%) Data Privacy
8 11 (16.92%) Disaster Recovery
8 11 (16.92%) ITIL
8 11 (16.92%) Kalman Filter
8 11 (16.92%) Mobile Device Management
8 11 (16.92%) Project Delivery
9 10 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (12.31%) Analytics
10 8 (12.31%) Vulnerability Management
11 7 (10.77%) Security Monitoring
12 6 (9.23%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 23 (35.38%) PowerShell
2 15 (23.08%) Python
3 14 (21.54%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (7.69%) Bash
5 2 (3.08%) C#
5 2 (3.08%) Go
Qualifications
1 32 (49.23%) CompTIA CySA+
2 24 (36.92%) Azure Certification
3 16 (24.62%) Security Cleared
4 15 (23.08%) Degree
5 14 (21.54%) SC Cleared
6 13 (20.00%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (16.92%) DBS Check
7 11 (16.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (13.85%) GCIA
9 8 (12.31%) CISSP
10 7 (10.77%) CEH
10 7 (10.77%) GIAC
11 6 (9.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (7.69%) CCNA CyberOps
13 3 (4.62%) CCNA
13 3 (4.62%) CCNP
13 3 (4.62%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (4.62%) SANS
14 2 (3.08%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (21.54%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (16.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (3.08%) ISO 22301
4 2 (3.08%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (26.15%) Active Directory
2 11 (16.92%) Hyper-V
2 11 (16.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (16.92%) Jamf Pro
1 11 (16.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (9.23%) Graylog
3 1 (1.54%) Kibana
3 1 (1.54%) QRadar
Vendors
1 58 (89.23%) Microsoft
2 24 (36.92%) ForeScout
3 16 (24.62%) Cisco
4 11 (16.92%) Apple
4 11 (16.92%) Datto
4 11 (16.92%) Google
4 11 (16.92%) SonicWALL
4 11 (16.92%) Veeam
4 11 (16.92%) VMware
5 5 (7.69%) Fortinet
6 3 (4.62%) Splunk
7 2 (3.08%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (1.54%) Carbon Black