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 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 470 442
Rank change year-on-year +298 -28 +197
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 484 94 96
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.15% 0.25% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.37% 0.67% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 206 53 65
10th Percentile - £36,250 £26,900
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% +5.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £71,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -45.83% +4.35% -4.17%

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 14,347 14,008 9,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.04% 36.90% 33.04%
Number of salaries quoted 5,173 5,524 6,437
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,174
25th Percentile £31,500 £42,000 £37,500
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 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 24 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 24 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 +139 146 £30,500 -40.49% 38
Midlands +88 88 £35,000 -26.32% 31
South East +78 78 £59,500 +19.00% 49
South West +73 76 £50,000 -20.00% 12
Yorkshire +61 75 £30,500 -41.90% 13
North West +71 45 £30,500 -39.00% 19
East Midlands +33 45 £51,058 +7.49% 12
West Midlands +70 43 £30,500 -41.74% 19
East of England +63 41 £32,500 -31.58% 15
Scotland +30 37 £30,500 -14.69% 14
North East - 26 £30,500 - 7
Wales +15 15 - - 6
Northern Ireland +1 5 - - 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 3 (0.62%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 304 (62.81%) Azure
2 22 (4.55%) AWS
3 13 (2.69%) Entra ID
4 12 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (0.83%) GCP
7 3 (0.62%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.41%) Azure Storage
8 2 (0.41%) IaaS
8 2 (0.41%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.41%) PaaS
9 1 (0.21%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 48 (9.92%) Network Security
2 37 (7.64%) Firewall
3 13 (2.69%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.27%) VPN
5 9 (1.86%) WAN
6 8 (1.65%) LAN
7 6 (1.24%) Asterisk PBX
7 6 (1.24%) PSTN
7 6 (1.24%) VoIP
8 5 (1.03%) DNS
8 5 (1.03%) WLAN
9 3 (0.62%) DHCP
9 3 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.41%) HTTP
10 2 (0.41%) SSH
10 2 (0.41%) VLAN
11 1 (0.21%) NGFW
11 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 5 (1.03%) Burp Suite
1 5 (1.03%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 308 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 116 (23.97%) Multimedia
3 46 (9.50%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.23%) Finance
5 31 (6.40%) Telecoms
6 26 (5.37%) Public Sector
7 25 (5.17%) Electronics
7 25 (5.17%) Manufacturing
7 25 (5.17%) Marketing
8 9 (1.86%) Retail
9 5 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.41%) Law
12 1 (0.21%) Legal
Job Titles
1 289 (59.71%) Analyst
2 285 (58.88%) Security Analyst
3 273 (56.40%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 270 (55.79%) Junior
4 270 (55.79%) Junior Analyst
4 270 (55.79%) Junior Security Analyst
5 116 (23.97%) Trainee
6 25 (5.17%) Consultant
6 25 (5.17%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 25 (5.17%) Security Consultant
7 22 (4.55%) Security Engineer
8 18 (3.72%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 17 (3.51%) Senior
10 8 (1.65%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (1.65%) Senior Security Engineer
11 6 (1.24%) Security Specialist
11 6 (1.24%) SOC Analyst
11 6 (1.24%) Support Specialist
12 5 (1.03%) Information Analyst
12 5 (1.03%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.24%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.37%) Security Posture
2 25 (5.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (3.51%) Security Operations Centre
4 11 (2.27%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (1.24%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.24%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.03%) Insider Threat
7 3 (0.62%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.41%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.41%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (0.41%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.41%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.21%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.21%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.21%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.21%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.10%) Windows
2 5 (1.03%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.41%) Linux
3 2 (0.41%) VMS
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 460 (95.04%) Cybersecurity
2 417 (86.16%) Mentoring
3 121 (25.00%) Ethical Hacking
4 118 (24.38%) Line Management
5 34 (7.02%) Vulnerability Management
6 32 (6.61%) SIEM
7 29 (5.99%) Incident Response
8 28 (5.79%) Information Security
9 25 (5.17%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (5.17%) Digital Marketing
9 25 (5.17%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (5.17%) Programme Management
10 22 (4.55%) Security Operations
11 17 (3.51%) ITIL
12 16 (3.31%) Penetration Testing
13 13 (2.69%) Continuous Improvement
14 11 (2.27%) Threat Detection
15 10 (2.07%) Computer Science
15 10 (2.07%) Threat Intelligence
16 8 (1.65%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (3.10%) Python
2 12 (2.48%) Bash
3 11 (2.27%) PowerShell
4 9 (1.86%) Kusto Query Language
5 8 (1.65%) SQL
Qualifications
1 278 (57.44%) CompTIA CySA+
2 273 (56.40%) Azure Certification
3 162 (33.47%) CEH
4 137 (28.31%) Network+ Certification
5 122 (25.21%) A+ Certification
6 56 (11.57%) CISSP
7 43 (8.88%) Security Cleared
8 31 (6.40%) Degree
9 29 (5.99%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (3.72%) SC Cleared
11 17 (3.51%) CISM
12 15 (3.10%) CCNA
12 15 (3.10%) CCNP
13 13 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
14 10 (2.07%) MCP
14 10 (2.07%) OSCP
15 8 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (1.65%) CREST Certified
15 8 (1.65%) GCIA
15 8 (1.65%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (12.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (10.33%) NIST
3 30 (6.20%) PCI DSS
4 21 (4.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.89%) GDPR
6 5 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.41%) GRC
8 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.21%) COBIT
9 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.21%) NCSC
9 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 15 (3.10%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.62%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.21%) Docker
4 1 (0.21%) KVM
4 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.03%) Nmap
3 3 (0.62%) CASB
3 3 (0.62%) QRadar
4 2 (0.41%) Nessus
4 2 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.21%) Ansible
5 1 (0.21%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 297 (61.36%) Microsoft
2 270 (55.79%) ForeScout
3 25 (5.17%) SAP
4 21 (4.34%) Cisco
5 5 (1.03%) Aruba
5 5 (1.03%) HP
5 5 (1.03%) Qualys
6 4 (0.83%) Google
7 3 (0.62%) Palo Alto
7 3 (0.62%) Splunk
7 3 (0.62%) VMware
8 2 (0.41%) Forcepoint
8 2 (0.41%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.41%) 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