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 19 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	495	400	508
Rank change year-on-year	-95	+108	-53
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+	179	133	99
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London	0.20%	0.39%	0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category	1.26%	1.10%	0.71%
Number of salaries quoted	114	121	59
10^th Percentile	£31,925	-	£36,250
25^th Percentile	£39,188	£28,250	£41,563
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£49,000	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+2.04%	-6.67%	+21.39%
75^th Percentile	£57,500	£53,951	£71,250
90^th Percentile	£67,500	£67,500	£75,000
UK median annual salary	£52,500	£50,000	£59,250
% change year-on-year	+5.00%	-15.61%	+12.86%

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.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	14,231	12,083	14,040
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London	16.19%	35.45%	28.62%
Number of salaries quoted	8,328	4,890	5,683
10^th Percentile	£30,500	£28,250	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£42,000	£32,500	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,500	£47,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+16.84%	-13.64%	+4.76%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£65,000	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£80,000	£82,500
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+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+ Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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 19 October 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 19 October 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
South East	-10	71	£51,500	-20.77%	34
North of England	-71	29	£55,000	+80.33%	32
Midlands	-33	28	£47,500	+22.58%	11
East of England	-38	21	£55,000	+69.23%	2
Yorkshire	-23	17	£55,000	+80.33%	11
West Midlands	-30	15	£47,500	+55.74%	9
South West	-109	15	£41,250	-17.50%	19
East Midlands	-26	13	£45,000	-3.80%	2
North West	-48	10	£48,750	+59.84%	20
Wales	-	8	£47,500	-	4
Scotland	+8	6	£53,765	+76.28%	16
North East	-72	2	-	-	1
Northern Ireland	-78	2	£39,000	-	9
CompTIA Security+ UK

CompTIA Security+ Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, job vacancies citing CompTIA Security+ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region with a requirement for CompTIA Security+.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Microsoft	79.3%	142
2	Cybersecurity	77.7%	139
3	Azure	67.0%	120
4	CompTIA CySA+	41.3%	74
5	SIEM	38.5%	69
6	Mentoring	35.2%	63
7	Azure Certification	34.6%	62
8	ForeScout	30.2%	54
9	Firewall	29.6%	53
9	Security Operations	29.6%	53
11	Windows	29.1%	52
12	Microsoft 365	26.3%	47
12	Problem-Solving	26.3%	47
14	Incident Response	25.1%	45
15	ISO/IEC 27001	21.2%	38
15	PowerShell	21.2%	38
17	Continuous Improvement	20.1%	36
18	Degree	19.6%	35
18	Entra ID	19.6%	35
20	Vulnerability Management	19.0%	34
21	Cyber Essentials	18.4%	33
21	DNS	18.4%	33
21	Linux	18.4%	33
21	VPN	18.4%	33
25	Security Cleared	17.3%	31
26	Active Directory	16.8%	30
26	MITRE ATT&CK	16.8%	30
28	AWS	15.6%	28
28	Azure Sentinel	15.6%	28
28	CISSP	15.6%	28

CompTIA Security+ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CompTIA CySA+	41.3%	74
2	Azure Certification	34.6%	62
3	Degree	19.6%	35
4	Security Cleared	17.3%	31
5	CISSP	15.6%	28
6	SC Cleared	13.4%	24
7	Network+ Certification	12.8%	23
8	CEH	10.1%	18
8	Microsoft Certification	10.1%	18
10	Cisco Certification	9.5%	17
11	CISM	7.3%	13
12	CCNA	6.7%	12
13	DBS Check	6.1%	11
13	GIAC	6.1%	11
15	CREST Certified	5.6%	10
16	GCIA	4.5%	8
16	SSCP	4.5%	8
18	DV Cleared	3.9%	7
19	CISA	3.4%	6
19	ITIL Foundation Certificate	3.4%	6