The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 February 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
CompTIA Security+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
15,090
26,713
36,877
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK
20.32%
21.73%
24.40%
Number of salaries quoted
10,623
20,119
27,286
Median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£50,000
Median salary % change year-on-year
+10.00%
-
+5.26%
10th Percentile
£31,250
£27,500
£26,250
90th Percentile
£85,000
£82,500
£81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary
£49,773
£46,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+7.04%
+3.33%
+5.88%
CompTIA Security+ Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CompTIA Security+ Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
CompTIA Security+ Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 27 February 2021.
CompTIA Security+ Top 13 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 27 February 2021.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
For the 6 months to 27 February 2021, IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for CompTIA Security+.
CompTIA Security+ Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
