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 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 359 511 438
Rank change year-on-year +152 -73 +261
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 173 99 105
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.48% 0.21% 0.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.39% 0.70% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 166 59 74
10th Percentile - £36,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,563 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £52,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.24% +20.69% -17.14%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £63,125 £71,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £60,000 £52,900
% change year-on-year -29.17% +13.42% -18.62%

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 12,452 14,114 10,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.21% 29.72% 33.99%
Number of salaries quoted 5,172 5,478 6,824
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,510 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.62% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +2.68%

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 12 November 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 12 November 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 +42 49 £30,500 -39.00% 59
South West +46 41 £50,000 -20.00% 22
South East +32 27 £65,000 +15.03% 77
Midlands +58 22 £46,250 -2.63% 47
Yorkshire +19 21 £30,500 -41.90% 18
East of England - 21 £32,500 - 26
North West +33 15 £30,500 -34.05% 31
North East - 13 £30,500 - 11
East Midlands +31 12 £50,529 +6.38% 14
Scotland -1 12 £30,500 -14.69% 15
West Midlands +43 10 £30,500 -41.74% 33
Northern Ireland +5 1 - - 2
South Coast - 1 £59,000 -
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 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 35 (20.23%) Azure
2 22 (12.72%) AWS
3 12 (6.94%) Entra ID
4 11 (6.36%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (5.20%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (2.89%) GCP
6 5 (2.89%) Mimecast
7 4 (2.31%) Azure Storage
7 4 (2.31%) IaaS
7 4 (2.31%) PaaS
8 3 (1.73%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 51 (29.48%) Network Security
2 38 (21.97%) Firewall
3 14 (8.09%) TCP/IP
4 10 (5.78%) VPN
5 6 (3.47%) Asterisk PBX
5 6 (3.47%) DNS
5 6 (3.47%) PSTN
5 6 (3.47%) VoIP
5 6 (3.47%) WAN
6 5 (2.89%) LAN
6 5 (2.89%) WLAN
7 4 (2.31%) DHCP
8 3 (1.73%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (1.16%) HTTP
9 2 (1.16%) SSH
9 2 (1.16%) VLAN
10 1 (0.58%) NGFW
10 1 (0.58%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.58%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.73%) Burp Suite
1 3 (1.73%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.16%) JIRA
General
1 73 (42.20%) Multimedia
2 45 (26.01%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (20.81%) Finance
3 36 (20.81%) Social Skills
4 31 (17.92%) Telecoms
5 26 (15.03%) Public Sector
6 25 (14.45%) Electronics
6 25 (14.45%) Manufacturing
6 25 (14.45%) Marketing
7 8 (4.62%) Retail
8 4 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.31%) Law
9 2 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.16%) Legal
Job Titles
1 73 (42.20%) Trainee
2 26 (15.03%) Consultant
2 26 (15.03%) Security Consultant
3 25 (14.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 25 (14.45%) Security Engineer
4 22 (12.72%) Analyst
4 22 (12.72%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 18 (10.40%) Senior
6 17 (9.83%) Security Analyst
7 9 (5.20%) Senior Analyst
8 8 (4.62%) Senior Security Engineer
9 6 (3.47%) SOC Analyst
9 6 (3.47%) Support Specialist
10 5 (2.89%) Information Analyst
10 5 (2.89%) Information Security Analyst
10 5 (2.89%) IT Analyst
10 5 (2.89%) IT Security Analyst
10 5 (2.89%) Support Technician
11 4 (2.31%) Security Specialist
11 4 (2.31%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.47%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 28 (16.18%) Security Posture
2 25 (14.45%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (10.40%) Security Operations Centre
4 12 (6.94%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (4.05%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.47%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.89%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.73%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.73%) Insider Threat
9 2 (1.16%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.16%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.58%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.58%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.58%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.40%) Windows
2 5 (2.89%) Linux
3 4 (2.31%) VMS
4 3 (1.73%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.58%) Android
5 1 (0.58%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (86.13%) Cybersecurity
2 104 (60.12%) Mentoring
3 77 (44.51%) Ethical Hacking
3 77 (44.51%) Line Management
4 35 (20.23%) Vulnerability Management
5 32 (18.50%) SIEM
6 31 (17.92%) Incident Response
7 27 (15.61%) Information Security
8 25 (14.45%) Business Intelligence
8 25 (14.45%) Digital Marketing
8 25 (14.45%) Programme Management
9 24 (13.87%) Security Operations
10 23 (13.29%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (10.40%) ITIL
12 15 (8.67%) Penetration Testing
13 13 (7.51%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (6.94%) Computer Science
14 12 (6.94%) Threat Detection
15 11 (6.36%) Cloud Security
16 10 (5.78%) Forensic Analysis
Programming Languages
1 17 (9.83%) Python
2 13 (7.51%) Bash
3 12 (6.94%) PowerShell
4 11 (6.36%) SQL
5 10 (5.78%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 120 (69.36%) CEH
2 95 (54.91%) Network+ Certification
3 80 (46.24%) A+ Certification
4 60 (34.68%) CISSP
5 40 (23.12%) Security Cleared
6 35 (20.23%) Degree
7 28 (16.18%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (10.40%) CISM
9 15 (8.67%) CCNP
9 15 (8.67%) SC Cleared
10 14 (8.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 13 (7.51%) CCNA
12 10 (5.78%) CompTIA CySA+
13 9 (5.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 9 (5.20%) AWS Certification
13 9 (5.20%) GCIA
13 9 (5.20%) OSCP
14 8 (4.62%) MCP
14 8 (4.62%) SANS
15 7 (4.05%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (32.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (27.17%) NIST
3 30 (17.34%) PCI DSS
4 17 (9.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (8.67%) GDPR
6 4 (2.31%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.73%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.16%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.58%) NCSC
9 1 (0.58%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (8.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.31%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.73%) Docker
3 3 (1.73%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.58%) Firmware
4 1 (0.58%) KVM
4 1 (0.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.31%) CASB
2 4 (2.31%) QRadar
3 3 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.73%) Nessus
3 3 (1.73%) Nmap
4 2 (1.16%) CSIRT
4 2 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.58%) Ansible
5 1 (0.58%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (15.03%) Microsoft
2 25 (14.45%) SAP
3 22 (12.72%) Cisco
4 7 (4.05%) Qualys
5 6 (3.47%) HP
6 5 (2.89%) Aruba
6 5 (2.89%) Splunk
7 4 (2.31%) Forcepoint
7 4 (2.31%) Palo Alto
7 4 (2.31%) VMware
8 2 (1.16%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.16%) Veeam
9 1 (0.58%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.58%) Google
9 1 (0.58%) Imperva
9 1 (0.58%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.58%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.58%) Sophos
9 1 (0.58%) Thales
9 1 (0.58%) Trend Micro