CompTIA Security+ Jobs in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 651 614 735
Rank change year-on-year -37 +121 -266
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 107 150 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.15% 0.24% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% 0.66% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 91 103 78
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +1.85%
75th Percentile £59,375 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,750 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,391 22,667 22,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.67% 36.53% 31.39%
Number of salaries quoted 12,235 8,323 10,236
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,181 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £64,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £57,825 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.61% +5.14% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London

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 25 April 2024.

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 25 April 2024. 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
South East -26 33 £43,750 +34.62% 7
North of England +59 26 £60,000 -7.69% 16
East of England +35 16 £27,000 -36.47% 1
South West -36 15 £55,000 -18.52% 6
West Midlands +20 13 £39,649 -48.84% 4
Midlands +8 13 £39,649 -48.84% 9
Yorkshire +97 11 £60,000 -7.69% 5
North West +13 8 £37,500 -50.00% 10
North East - 7 £40,000 - 1
Scotland -63 3 £50,000 +23.90% 6
Northern Ireland +18 1 - -
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (10.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (9.35%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.87%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 61 (57.01%) Azure
2 40 (37.38%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (15.89%) Entra ID
4 16 (14.95%) Azure Sentinel
5 13 (12.15%) AWS
6 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (2.80%) IaaS
6 3 (2.80%) SaaS
7 2 (1.87%) GCP
7 2 (1.87%) OCI
7 2 (1.87%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.93%) PaaS
8 1 (0.93%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 52 (48.60%) Firewall
2 23 (21.50%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (8.41%) Network Security
4 8 (7.48%) LAN
4 8 (7.48%) WAN
5 7 (6.54%) DNS
6 5 (4.67%) DHCP
6 5 (4.67%) TCP/IP
7 4 (3.74%) Internet
7 4 (3.74%) VPN
8 3 (2.80%) tcpdump
8 3 (2.80%) Wireshark
9 2 (1.87%) DMZ
9 2 (1.87%) HTTP
9 2 (1.87%) SAN
9 2 (1.87%) SMTP
9 2 (1.87%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (1.87%) Wireless
10 1 (0.93%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.35%) SQL Server
2 8 (7.48%) MariaDB
2 8 (7.48%) MySQL
3 2 (1.87%) Amazon RDS
General
1 41 (38.32%) Analytical Skills
2 40 (37.38%) Social Skills
3 8 (7.48%) Law
4 7 (6.54%) Legal
4 7 (6.54%) Manufacturing
5 6 (5.61%) Finance
6 4 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.80%) Marketing
7 3 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.87%) Games
8 2 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.87%) Publishing
8 2 (1.87%) Retail
8 2 (1.87%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.93%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.93%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 66 (61.68%) Analyst
2 35 (32.71%) Security Analyst
3 25 (23.36%) SOC Analyst
4 23 (21.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 19 (17.76%) Senior
6 17 (15.89%) Senior Analyst
7 15 (14.02%) IT Engineer
8 12 (11.21%) IT Support
9 10 (9.35%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (9.35%) Senior Security Analyst
9 10 (9.35%) Support Engineer
10 8 (7.48%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (7.48%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (7.48%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (7.48%) Lead
11 6 (5.61%) Information Analyst
11 6 (5.61%) Information Security Analyst
11 6 (5.61%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
12 4 (3.74%) Senior Information Analyst
12 4 (3.74%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.87%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (30.84%) Cyber Threat
2 29 (27.10%) Management Information System
3 25 (23.36%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (12.15%) Client/Server
5 7 (6.54%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (5.61%) IoT
7 3 (2.80%) Mobile Computing
8 2 (1.87%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.87%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.87%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.87%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.87%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.87%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.93%) CESG
9 1 (0.93%) CSOC
9 1 (0.93%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 44 (41.12%) Windows
2 20 (18.69%) Windows Server
3 12 (11.21%) Linux
4 2 (1.87%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.87%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.87%) Unix
4 2 (1.87%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.87%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.87%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.87%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (76.64%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (48.60%) SIEM
3 41 (38.32%) Security Operations
4 40 (37.38%) Problem-Solving
5 35 (32.71%) Incident Response
6 26 (24.30%) Computer Science
6 26 (24.30%) Information Security
7 25 (23.36%) Customer Service
8 21 (19.63%) ITIL
9 18 (16.82%) Risk Management
10 16 (14.95%) Vulnerability Management
11 14 (13.08%) Mentoring
12 12 (11.21%) Cloud Security
13 11 (10.28%) Penetration Testing
13 11 (10.28%) Project Delivery
13 11 (10.28%) Threat Intelligence
14 10 (9.35%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 10 (9.35%) Data Protection
14 10 (9.35%) Security Monitoring
14 10 (9.35%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (11.21%) PowerShell
2 8 (7.48%) Bash
2 8 (7.48%) Python
3 2 (1.87%) SQL
Qualifications
1 58 (54.21%) CISSP
2 55 (51.40%) Degree
3 26 (24.30%) Computer Science Degree
4 22 (20.56%) Network+ Certification
5 21 (19.63%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (18.69%) Security Cleared
7 17 (15.89%) CEH
8 16 (14.95%) SSCP
9 15 (14.02%) Microsoft Certification
10 14 (13.08%) CISM
11 13 (12.15%) CCNA
12 12 (11.21%) GIAC
13 11 (10.28%) A+ Certification
14 10 (9.35%) SC Cleared
15 9 (8.41%) CISA
15 9 (8.41%) SANS
16 8 (7.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (7.48%) CCSP
17 7 (6.54%) CompTIA CySA+
17 7 (6.54%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (25.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (15.89%) NIST
3 8 (7.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (5.61%) PCI DSS
5 5 (4.67%) SLA
6 4 (3.74%) GDPR
7 3 (2.80%) NCSC
8 2 (1.87%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.87%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.93%) GRC
9 1 (0.93%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.93%) NIST 800
System Software
1 23 (21.50%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.74%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (3.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.93%) Snort
3 1 (0.93%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 16 (14.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.67%) Nessus
3 2 (1.87%) CASB
3 2 (1.87%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.87%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.93%) Autotask
4 1 (0.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 57 (53.27%) Microsoft
2 13 (12.15%) Cisco
3 8 (7.48%) Sophos
4 7 (6.54%) ServiceNow
4 7 (6.54%) Splunk
5 6 (5.61%) VMware
6 3 (2.80%) Citrix
7 2 (1.87%) Aruba
7 2 (1.87%) HP
7 2 (1.87%) Mitel
7 2 (1.87%) Nimble Storage
7 2 (1.87%) Oracle
7 2 (1.87%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.87%) Veeam
7 2 (1.87%) Zerto
8 1 (0.93%) ConnectWise
8 1 (0.93%) iManage
8 1 (0.93%) Intel
8 1 (0.93%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.93%) Qualys