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 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 173 169
Rank change year-on-year +15 -4 +67
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 21 21 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.55% 0.53% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.81% 1.46% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 9 17 8
10th Percentile £29,650 £38,500 £29,825
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £39,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% -11.11%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 -
90th Percentile - £63,000 -
South East median annual salary £62,500 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.60% +7.64% +10.53%

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 1,158 1,436 1,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 30.31% 36.32% 45.31%
Number of salaries quoted 464 561 1,002
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +10.09% +7.19%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £92,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.48% +10.48% +1.94%

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 7 December 2025.

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 7 December 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
Berkshire +8 12 £65,000 +8.33% 11
Buckinghamshire +9 5 £32,500 -31.58% 6
Oxfordshire +29 4 - - 4
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:

Cloud Services
1 12 (57.14%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (33.33%) Firewall
1 7 (33.33%) Network Security
1 7 (33.33%) TCP/IP
General
1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 12 (57.14%) Analyst
1 12 (57.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 12 (57.14%) Junior
1 12 (57.14%) Junior Analyst
1 12 (57.14%) Junior Security Analyst
1 12 (57.14%) Security Analyst
2 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 7 (33.33%) Security Engineer
2 7 (33.33%) Senior
2 7 (33.33%) Senior Security Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 7 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (66.67%) Mentoring
3 7 (33.33%) ITIL
3 7 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 7 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 7 (33.33%) SIEM
4 2 (9.52%) Ethical Hacking
4 2 (9.52%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 12 (57.14%) Azure Certification
1 12 (57.14%) CompTIA CySA+
2 7 (33.33%) CCNA
2 7 (33.33%) CCNP
2 7 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (33.33%) CISSP
2 7 (33.33%) GCIA
2 7 (33.33%) SANS
3 2 (9.52%) A+ Certification
3 2 (9.52%) CEH
3 2 (9.52%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 7 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 12 (57.14%) ForeScout
1 12 (57.14%) Microsoft