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 9 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 457 589
Rank change year-on-year +354 +132 +29
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 890 66 106
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.72% 0.23% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.01% 0.55% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 227 32 94
10th Percentile - £35,050 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £43,469 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.00% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £37,000 £59,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £63,625 £70,000
UK median annual salary £30,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -44.55% - -

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 14,811 12,071 16,097
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.69% 42.67% 27.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,349 5,141 11,229
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,250 £41,250 £35,529
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 9 March 2026.

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 9 March 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
North of England +169 286 £30,500 -40.78% 33
Midlands +122 192 £35,000 -23.91% 23
Yorkshire +76 152 £30,500 -40.78% 10
South East +82 135 £36,250 -25.64% 35
South West +73 101 £30,500 -58.64% 15
West Midlands +83 97 £30,500 -41.57% 10
East Midlands +54 94 £50,000 +42.86% 13
North West +74 92 £30,500 -41.90% 15
Scotland +58 72 £30,500 - 10
East of England +59 61 £31,500 -23.64% 19
North East - 42 £30,500 - 9
Wales +28 37 £33,000 -24.57% 7
Northern Ireland -19 12 - - 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 5 (0.56%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 672 (75.51%) Azure
2 22 (2.47%) AWS
3 14 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.79%) Entra ID
5 4 (0.45%) Google Workspace
6 2 (0.22%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.11%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (0.11%) AWS CloudTrail
7 1 (0.11%) AWS KMS
7 1 (0.11%) GCP
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.11%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.25%) Firewall
2 10 (1.12%) Network Security
3 8 (0.90%) VPN
4 6 (0.67%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.56%) DNS
5 5 (0.56%) WAN
6 4 (0.45%) LAN
6 4 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (0.34%) Asterisk PBX
7 3 (0.34%) DHCP
7 3 (0.34%) PSTN
7 3 (0.34%) VoIP
8 2 (0.22%) HTTP
8 2 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.22%) SSH
8 2 (0.22%) VLAN
8 2 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Development Applications
1 7 (0.79%) Burp Suite
1 7 (0.79%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.22%) JIRA
General
1 676 (75.96%) Social Skills
2 168 (18.88%) Multimedia
3 18 (2.02%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (1.69%) Retail
5 11 (1.24%) Finance
5 11 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (0.90%) Legal
7 5 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (0.34%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 683 (76.74%) Analyst
2 674 (75.73%) Security Analyst
3 657 (73.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 649 (72.92%) Junior
4 649 (72.92%) Junior Analyst
4 649 (72.92%) Junior Security Analyst
5 168 (18.88%) Trainee
6 15 (1.69%) Senior
7 12 (1.35%) Information Analyst
7 12 (1.35%) Information Security Analyst
8 11 (1.24%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (1.01%) Security Engineer
10 8 (0.90%) Digital Analyst
10 8 (0.90%) Security Specialist
11 7 (0.79%) IT Analyst
11 7 (0.79%) IT Security Analyst
11 7 (0.79%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
12 6 (0.67%) Senior Digital Analyst
12 6 (0.67%) Support Engineer
13 5 (0.56%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.34%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 19 (2.13%) Security Posture
2 17 (1.91%) Security Operations Centre
3 7 (0.79%) Cyber Defence
3 7 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (0.79%) Insider Threat
4 6 (0.67%) CSOC
5 4 (0.45%) Cyberattack
6 3 (0.34%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.22%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (0.22%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.22%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.22%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.11%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.11%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.11%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.11%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.57%) Windows
2 8 (0.90%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.79%) Linux
4 1 (0.11%) Android
4 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 859 (96.52%) Cybersecurity
2 836 (93.93%) Mentoring
3 177 (19.89%) Ethical Hacking
4 168 (18.88%) Line Management
5 33 (3.71%) Problem-Solving
5 33 (3.71%) SIEM
6 29 (3.26%) Information Security
7 24 (2.70%) Incident Response
8 19 (2.13%) Security Operations
9 14 (1.57%) ITIL
10 13 (1.46%) Penetration Testing
11 12 (1.35%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 11 (1.24%) Agile
12 11 (1.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (1.12%) Computer Science
13 10 (1.12%) Data Protection
13 10 (1.12%) Decision-Making
14 9 (1.01%) Cloud Security
14 9 (1.01%) Time Management
14 9 (1.01%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (1.12%) Python
2 9 (1.01%) PowerShell
3 6 (0.67%) Bash
4 5 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (0.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 666 (74.83%) CompTIA CySA+
2 650 (73.03%) Azure Certification
3 184 (20.67%) CEH
4 170 (19.10%) Network+ Certification
5 160 (17.98%) A+ Certification
6 34 (3.82%) CISSP
7 29 (3.26%) Degree
8 21 (2.36%) SC Cleared
8 21 (2.36%) Security Cleared
9 19 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (1.91%) CISM
11 10 (1.12%) CCNA
11 10 (1.12%) CREST Certified
12 9 (1.01%) CISMP
12 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.01%) OSCP
12 9 (1.01%) SSCP
13 7 (0.79%) CISA
13 7 (0.79%) GIAC
13 7 (0.79%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.82%) NIST
2 30 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 12 (1.35%) GDPR
5 7 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (0.45%) SOC 2
7 3 (0.34%) GRC
7 3 (0.34%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.22%) COBIT
9 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.11%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.11%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.11%) NCSC
9 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.11%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (0.79%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (0.79%) Nmap
2 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.22%) CASB
3 2 (0.22%) Nessus
3 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 677 (76.07%) Microsoft
2 649 (72.92%) ForeScout
3 12 (1.35%) Cisco
4 5 (0.56%) Google
5 3 (0.34%) Qualys
6 2 (0.22%) Meraki
6 2 (0.22%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.22%) Tenable
7 1 (0.11%) Apple
7 1 (0.11%) Datto
7 1 (0.11%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.11%) Imperva
7 1 (0.11%) Thales
7 1 (0.11%) Trend Micro
7 1 (0.11%) Veeam
7 1 (0.11%) VMware