CompTIA Security+
UK
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 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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Rank | 569 | 807 | 947 |
Rank change year-on-year | +238 | +140 | -282 |
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 172 | 271 | 152 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.22% | 0.12% |
As % of the Qualifications category | 0.99% | 0.74% | 0.48% |
Number of salaries quoted | 122 | 178 | 125 |
10th Percentile | £31,275 | £31,250 | £35,500 |
25th Percentile | £40,781 | £41,250 | £45,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | +20.00% |
75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,938 | £75,000 |
90th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £92,750 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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 | 17,351 | 36,863 | 31,741 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.59% | 29.74% | 24.75% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,857 | 16,923 | 17,862 |
10th Percentile | £31,125 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
25th Percentile | £42,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,000 | £55,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | +0.88% | +3.64% | - |
75th Percentile | £75,000 | £76,250 | £72,750 |
90th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
% change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +2.04% |
CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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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 4 December 2023.
CompTIA Security+
Top 16 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 4 December 2023. 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 |
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England | +240 | 154 | £55,250 | -15.00% | 83 |
UK excluding London | +211 | 104 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 61 |
Work from Home | +214 | 69 | £53,300 | -14.72% | 95 |
London | +222 | 61 | £61,250 | -6.84% | 29 |
Midlands | +142 | 34 | £42,750 | +94.32% | 19 |
West Midlands | +143 | 23 | £42,500 | +93.18% | 13 |
East of England | +137 | 23 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 4 |
South West | +76 | 17 | £67,500 | -5.26% | 6 |
South East | +135 | 16 | £52,500 | - | 11 |
East Midlands | +50 | 11 | £65,000 | +145.28% | 6 |
Northern Ireland | +38 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | |
Wales | - | 5 | £52,500 | - | 3 |
North of England | +119 | 3 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 14 |
Yorkshire | +93 | 2 | £50,500 | - | 8 |
Scotland | +52 | 2 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 4 |
North West | +75 | 1 | £70,000 | +5.66% | 3 |
CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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