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 3 months leading up to 24 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

3 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 310 548
Rank change year-on-year +243 +238 -45
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 649 29 76
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.30% 0.25% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.54% 0.59% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 98 12 66
10th Percentile - £35,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £35,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £48,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.79% +7.22% -30.77%
75th Percentile £42,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £58,625 £62,500
UK median annual salary £30,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -44.55% +10.00% -23.08%

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 5,622 4,945 12,245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.89% 43.20% 25.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,722 2,437 8,629
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,925 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,340 £64,148
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.80% +9.05% -8.70%

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 3 months to 24 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 3 months to 24 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 3 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +105 197 £30,500 -44.55% 36
Midlands +70 144 £35,000 -23.91% 23
Yorkshire +57 107 £30,500 -39.60% 17
South East +60 103 £33,500 - 37
South West - 80 £30,500 - 14
West Midlands +40 74 £30,500 -33.70% 8
East Midlands +18 69 £35,000 - 15
North West +40 63 £30,500 -44.55% 12
Scotland +35 49 £30,500 - 8
East of England +16 42 £40,000 +14.29% 22
Wales - 31 £33,000 - 11
North East - 27 £30,500 - 8
Northern Ireland -22 10 - - 4
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 (0.48%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 837 (79.87%) Azure
2 22 (2.10%) AWS
3 15 (1.43%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.67%) Entra ID
5 4 (0.38%) Google Workspace
6 3 (0.29%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.19%) GCP
8 1 (0.095%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 1 (0.095%) AWS CloudTrail
8 1 (0.095%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.095%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.095%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.72%) Firewall
2 10 (0.95%) VPN
3 9 (0.86%) Network Security
4 7 (0.67%) WAN
5 6 (0.57%) LAN
6 5 (0.48%) DNS
7 4 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
7 4 (0.38%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.29%) DHCP
9 2 (0.19%) HTTP
9 2 (0.19%) SSH
9 2 (0.19%) VLAN
10 1 (0.095%) Asterisk PBX
10 1 (0.095%) Internet
10 1 (0.095%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.095%) PSTN
10 1 (0.095%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.095%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 7 (0.67%) Burp Suite
1 7 (0.67%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.19%) JIRA
General
1 836 (79.77%) Social Skills
2 166 (15.84%) Multimedia
3 17 (1.62%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (1.43%) Retail
5 12 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (0.95%) Finance
7 8 (0.76%) Legal
8 5 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.095%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.095%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.095%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 846 (80.73%) Analyst
2 836 (79.77%) Security Analyst
3 820 (78.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 811 (77.39%) Junior
4 811 (77.39%) Junior Analyst
4 811 (77.39%) Junior Security Analyst
5 166 (15.84%) Trainee
6 14 (1.34%) Senior
7 12 (1.15%) Information Analyst
7 12 (1.15%) Information Security Analyst
7 12 (1.15%) Senior Analyst
8 9 (0.86%) Digital Analyst
9 8 (0.76%) Security Specialist
9 8 (0.76%) Support Engineer
10 7 (0.67%) Infrastructure Support
10 7 (0.67%) IT Engineer
10 7 (0.67%) IT Support
10 7 (0.67%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (0.67%) Senior Digital Analyst
10 7 (0.67%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.095%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 19 (1.81%) Security Posture
2 15 (1.43%) Security Operations Centre
3 8 (0.76%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (0.67%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (0.67%) Insider Threat
5 6 (0.57%) CSOC
6 4 (0.38%) Cyberattack
7 3 (0.29%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.19%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (0.19%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.19%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.19%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.095%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.095%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.095%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.095%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.34%) Windows
2 8 (0.76%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.67%) Linux
4 1 (0.095%) Android
4 1 (0.095%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.095%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.095%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,017 (97.04%) Cybersecurity
2 997 (95.13%) Mentoring
3 175 (16.70%) Ethical Hacking
4 166 (15.84%) Line Management
5 32 (3.05%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (3.05%) SIEM
6 28 (2.67%) Information Security
7 24 (2.29%) Incident Response
8 18 (1.72%) Security Operations
9 12 (1.15%) ITIL
9 12 (1.15%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 11 (1.05%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (1.05%) Penetration Testing
11 10 (0.95%) Agile
11 10 (0.95%) Cloud Security
11 10 (0.95%) Coaching
11 10 (0.95%) Data Protection
11 10 (0.95%) Decision-Making
11 10 (0.95%) Internal Audit
12 9 (0.86%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 10 (0.95%) PowerShell
2 9 (0.86%) Python
3 5 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
3 5 (0.48%) SQL
4 4 (0.38%) Bash
Qualifications
1 827 (78.91%) CompTIA CySA+
2 814 (77.67%) Azure Certification
3 181 (17.27%) CEH
4 168 (16.03%) Network+ Certification
5 158 (15.08%) A+ Certification
6 33 (3.15%) CISSP
7 28 (2.67%) Degree
8 21 (2.00%) SC Cleared
8 21 (2.00%) Security Cleared
9 17 (1.62%) CISM
10 15 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (0.95%) CREST Certified
11 10 (0.95%) SSCP
12 9 (0.86%) CISA
12 9 (0.86%) CISMP
12 9 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (0.86%) OSCP
13 8 (0.76%) CCNA
14 7 (0.67%) GIAC
14 7 (0.67%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.24%) NIST
2 30 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (1.34%) GDPR
5 7 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.29%) GRC
6 3 (0.29%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.19%) COBIT
7 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.095%) ISO 31000
8 1 (0.095%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.095%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (0.67%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.29%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (0.67%) Nmap
2 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.19%) CASB
3 2 (0.19%) Nessus
3 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.095%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 842 (80.34%) Microsoft
2 811 (77.39%) ForeScout
3 11 (1.05%) Cisco
4 5 (0.48%) Google
5 3 (0.29%) VMware
6 2 (0.19%) Meraki
6 2 (0.19%) Qualys
6 2 (0.19%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.19%) Tenable
7 1 (0.095%) Apple
7 1 (0.095%) Datto
7 1 (0.095%) Proofpoint
7 1 (0.095%) Veeam
7 1 (0.095%) Zscaler