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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 487 449
Rank change year-on-year +312 -38 +175
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 480 91 97
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.12% 0.24% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.35% 0.65% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 202 51 66
10th Percentile - £36,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,688 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.90% +5.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,750 £63,438
90th Percentile £58,850 £71,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -45.83% +8.11% -7.50%

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 14,315 13,979 9,780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.55% 36.98% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5,177 5,489 6,575
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £55,000 £52,293
Median % change year-on-year -12.51% +5.18% +4.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,500 £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 26 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 26 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 +141 146 £30,500 -40.49% 37
Midlands +93 88 £35,000 -32.95% 28
South East +72 75 £59,000 +18.00% 48
South West +71 75 £50,000 -20.00% 12
Yorkshire +52 75 £30,500 -41.90% 13
North West +70 45 £30,500 -39.00% 18
East Midlands +32 45 £51,058 +7.49% 12
West Midlands +64 43 £30,500 -41.74% 16
East of England +62 41 £32,500 -31.58% 15
Scotland +34 37 £30,500 -14.69% 14
North East - 26 £30,500 - 7
Wales +24 15 - - 5
Northern Ireland - 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 (0.63%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 302 (62.92%) Azure
2 20 (4.17%) AWS
3 13 (2.71%) Entra ID
4 12 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (0.63%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.42%) Azure Storage
7 2 (0.42%) GCP
7 2 (0.42%) IaaS
7 2 (0.42%) Mimecast
7 2 (0.42%) PaaS
8 1 (0.21%) Amazon ECS
8 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 47 (9.79%) Network Security
2 35 (7.29%) Firewall
3 13 (2.71%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.88%) VPN
4 9 (1.88%) WAN
5 8 (1.67%) LAN
6 6 (1.25%) Asterisk PBX
6 6 (1.25%) PSTN
6 6 (1.25%) VoIP
7 5 (1.04%) DNS
7 5 (1.04%) WLAN
8 3 (0.63%) DHCP
8 3 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.42%) HTTP
9 2 (0.42%) SSH
9 2 (0.42%) VLAN
10 1 (0.21%) NGFW
10 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 5 (1.04%) Burp Suite
1 5 (1.04%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 306 (63.75%) Social Skills
2 116 (24.17%) Multimedia
3 43 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (7.08%) Finance
5 30 (6.25%) Telecoms
6 25 (5.21%) Public Sector
7 24 (5.00%) Electronics
7 24 (5.00%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.00%) Marketing
8 9 (1.88%) Retail
9 5 (1.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.42%) Law
12 1 (0.21%) Legal
Job Titles
1 289 (60.21%) Analyst
2 285 (59.38%) Security Analyst
3 273 (56.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 270 (56.25%) Junior
4 270 (56.25%) Junior Analyst
4 270 (56.25%) Junior Security Analyst
5 116 (24.17%) Trainee
6 24 (5.00%) Consultant
6 24 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 24 (5.00%) Security Consultant
7 20 (4.17%) Security Engineer
8 17 (3.54%) Senior
9 16 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 8 (1.67%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (1.67%) Senior Security Engineer
11 6 (1.25%) Security Specialist
11 6 (1.25%) SOC Analyst
11 6 (1.25%) Support Specialist
12 5 (1.04%) Information Analyst
12 5 (1.04%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.25%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 24 (5.00%) Security Posture
2 17 (3.54%) Security Operations Centre
3 11 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (1.25%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.04%) Insider Threat
5 5 (1.04%) Management Information System
6 3 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (0.42%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.42%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.42%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.21%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.21%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.21%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.21%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.13%) Windows
2 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.42%) Linux
3 2 (0.42%) VMS
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 456 (95.00%) Cybersecurity
2 415 (86.46%) Mentoring
3 121 (25.21%) Ethical Hacking
4 118 (24.58%) Line Management
5 32 (6.67%) Vulnerability Management
6 29 (6.04%) SIEM
7 27 (5.63%) Information Security
8 26 (5.42%) Incident Response
9 24 (5.00%) Business Intelligence
9 24 (5.00%) Digital Marketing
9 24 (5.00%) Programme Management
10 23 (4.79%) Problem-Solving
11 22 (4.58%) Security Operations
12 17 (3.54%) ITIL
13 16 (3.33%) Penetration Testing
14 13 (2.71%) Continuous Improvement
15 10 (2.08%) Computer Science
16 9 (1.88%) Threat Intelligence
17 8 (1.67%) Decision-Making
17 8 (1.67%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 13 (2.71%) Python
2 10 (2.08%) Bash
3 9 (1.88%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.67%) SQL
5 7 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 278 (57.92%) CompTIA CySA+
2 273 (56.88%) Azure Certification
3 159 (33.13%) CEH
4 137 (28.54%) Network+ Certification
5 122 (25.42%) A+ Certification
6 52 (10.83%) CISSP
7 42 (8.75%) Security Cleared
8 29 (6.04%) Cisco Certification
8 29 (6.04%) Degree
9 18 (3.75%) SC Cleared
10 15 (3.13%) CCNA
10 15 (3.13%) CCNP
11 14 (2.92%) CISM
12 13 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (2.08%) MCP
14 8 (1.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 8 (1.67%) CREST Certified
14 8 (1.67%) GCIA
14 8 (1.67%) OSCP
14 8 (1.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (11.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (9.79%) NIST
3 29 (6.04%) PCI DSS
4 20 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (2.29%) GDPR
6 5 (1.04%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.42%) GRC
7 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.21%) COBIT
8 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.21%) NCSC
8 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 14 (2.92%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.63%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.21%) Docker
4 1 (0.21%) KVM
4 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.04%) Nmap
3 3 (0.63%) CASB
4 2 (0.42%) Nessus
4 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.21%) Ansible
5 1 (0.21%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.21%) QRadar
5 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 295 (61.46%) Microsoft
2 270 (56.25%) ForeScout
3 24 (5.00%) SAP
4 19 (3.96%) Cisco
5 5 (1.04%) Aruba
5 5 (1.04%) HP
5 5 (1.04%) Qualys
6 4 (0.83%) Google
7 3 (0.63%) VMware
8 2 (0.42%) Forcepoint
8 2 (0.42%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.42%) Veeam
9 1 (0.21%) Datto
9 1 (0.21%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.21%) Imperva
9 1 (0.21%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.21%) Splunk
9 1 (0.21%) Tenable
9 1 (0.21%) Thales
9 1 (0.21%) Trend Micro