CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 484 435
Rank change year-on-year +312 -49 +195
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 478 95 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.15% 0.25% 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.31% 0.68% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 199 54 68
10th Percentile - £36,250 £27,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,750 £64,063
90th Percentile £60,150 £71,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £33,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -45.00% +4.35% -11.54%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,425 13,995 9,618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.67% 36.38% 34.16%
Number of salaries quoted 5,151 5,552 6,546
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £31,500 £42,000 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,875 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.58% +2.39% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 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
North of England +143 142 £30,500 -40.49% 38
Midlands +82 85 £33,750 -28.95% 30
South East +86 79 £59,000 +18.00% 52
South West +79 76 £50,000 -20.00% 15
Yorkshire +56 74 £30,500 -41.90% 14
East Midlands +29 44 £50,529 +6.38% 12
North West +68 43 £30,500 -39.00% 19
East of England +69 41 £32,500 -31.58% 20
West Midlands +64 41 £30,500 -41.74% 18
Scotland +36 36 £30,500 -14.69% 13
North East - 25 £30,500 - 6
Wales +15 15 - - 7
Northern Ireland +2 6 - - 2
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 304 (63.60%) Azure
2 22 (4.60%) AWS
3 13 (2.72%) Entra ID
4 11 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (1.46%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (0.84%) GCP
7 3 (0.63%) Azure Storage
7 3 (0.63%) IaaS
7 3 (0.63%) Mimecast
7 3 (0.63%) PaaS
8 2 (0.42%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (0.42%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 49 (10.25%) Network Security
2 37 (7.74%) Firewall
3 13 (2.72%) TCP/IP
4 10 (2.09%) VPN
5 8 (1.67%) WAN
6 7 (1.46%) LAN
7 6 (1.26%) Asterisk PBX
7 6 (1.26%) PSTN
7 6 (1.26%) VoIP
8 5 (1.05%) DNS
8 5 (1.05%) WLAN
9 3 (0.63%) DHCP
9 3 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.42%) HTTP
10 2 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.42%) SSH
10 2 (0.42%) VLAN
11 1 (0.21%) NGFW
11 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.21%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 4 (0.84%) Burp Suite
1 4 (0.84%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 307 (64.23%) Social Skills
2 109 (22.80%) Multimedia
3 46 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.32%) Finance
5 31 (6.49%) Telecoms
6 26 (5.44%) Public Sector
7 25 (5.23%) Electronics
7 25 (5.23%) Manufacturing
7 25 (5.23%) Marketing
8 8 (1.67%) Retail
9 5 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.42%) Law
11 2 (0.42%) Legal
Job Titles
1 289 (60.46%) Analyst
2 285 (59.62%) Security Analyst
3 273 (57.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 270 (56.49%) Junior
4 270 (56.49%) Junior Analyst
4 270 (56.49%) Junior Security Analyst
5 109 (22.80%) Trainee
6 25 (5.23%) Consultant
6 25 (5.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 25 (5.23%) Security Consultant
7 23 (4.81%) Security Engineer
8 20 (4.18%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 17 (3.56%) Senior
10 8 (1.67%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (1.67%) Senior Security Engineer
11 6 (1.26%) SOC Analyst
11 6 (1.26%) Support Specialist
12 5 (1.05%) Information Analyst
12 5 (1.05%) Information Security Analyst
12 5 (1.05%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.26%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.44%) Security Posture
2 25 (5.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (3.56%) Security Operations Centre
4 12 (2.51%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (1.26%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.26%) Onboarding
6 4 (0.84%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (0.84%) Insider Threat
7 2 (0.42%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.42%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (0.42%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.42%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.21%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.21%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.21%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.56%) Windows
2 4 (0.84%) Linux
2 4 (0.84%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.63%) VMS
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 454 (94.98%) Cybersecurity
2 410 (85.77%) Mentoring
3 113 (23.64%) Ethical Hacking
4 111 (23.22%) Line Management
5 34 (7.11%) Vulnerability Management
6 31 (6.49%) SIEM
7 30 (6.28%) Incident Response
8 28 (5.86%) Information Security
9 25 (5.23%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (5.23%) Digital Marketing
9 25 (5.23%) Programme Management
10 24 (5.02%) Problem-Solving
11 23 (4.81%) Security Operations
12 17 (3.56%) ITIL
13 15 (3.14%) Penetration Testing
14 14 (2.93%) Continuous Improvement
15 11 (2.30%) Computer Science
15 11 (2.30%) Threat Detection
16 9 (1.88%) Cloud Security
16 9 (1.88%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 15 (3.14%) Python
2 12 (2.51%) Bash
3 11 (2.30%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.09%) SQL
5 9 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 278 (58.16%) CompTIA CySA+
2 274 (57.32%) Azure Certification
3 155 (32.43%) CEH
4 130 (27.20%) Network+ Certification
5 115 (24.06%) A+ Certification
6 57 (11.92%) CISSP
7 42 (8.79%) Security Cleared
8 32 (6.69%) Degree
9 30 (6.28%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (3.77%) CISM
11 17 (3.56%) SC Cleared
12 15 (3.14%) CCNP
13 14 (2.93%) CCNA
14 13 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (2.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 9 (1.88%) MCP
16 9 (1.88%) OSCP
17 8 (1.67%) AWS Certification
17 8 (1.67%) GCIA
17 8 (1.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (12.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (10.46%) NIST
3 30 (6.28%) PCI DSS
4 20 (4.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.93%) GDPR
6 4 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.63%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.42%) GRC
8 2 (0.42%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.21%) COBIT
9 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.21%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (3.14%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.63%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.42%) Docker
4 1 (0.21%) Firmware
4 1 (0.21%) KVM
4 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (1.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.84%) CASB
2 4 (0.84%) Nmap
3 3 (0.63%) QRadar
4 2 (0.42%) CSIRT
4 2 (0.42%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.42%) Nessus
4 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.21%) Ansible
5 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 296 (61.92%) Microsoft
2 270 (56.49%) ForeScout
3 25 (5.23%) SAP
4 21 (4.39%) Cisco
5 6 (1.26%) Qualys
6 5 (1.05%) Aruba
6 5 (1.05%) HP
7 3 (0.63%) Forcepoint
7 3 (0.63%) Google
7 3 (0.63%) Palo Alto
7 3 (0.63%) Splunk
7 3 (0.63%) VMware
8 2 (0.42%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.42%) Veeam
9 1 (0.21%) Datto
9 1 (0.21%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.21%) Imperva
9 1 (0.21%) Tenable
9 1 (0.21%) Thales
9 1 (0.21%) Trend Micro