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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 22 August 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| CompTIA Security+ UK |
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6 months to
22 Aug 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
906 |
837 |
1063 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-69 |
+226 |
+75 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ |
182 |
356 |
159 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.13% |
0.21% |
0.090% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
0.54% |
0.89% |
0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
107 |
234 |
104 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,250 |
£49,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+7.32% |
+4.59% |
-10.91% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£36,625 |
£30,563 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79,250 |
£72,500 |
£66,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+22.22% |
- |
-18.18% |
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.
| All Academic and Professional Certifications UK |
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
33,565 |
40,028 |
43,338 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
23.71% |
23.69% |
24.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
24,291 |
29,758 |
33,247 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+11.11% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,500 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 22 August 2019.
CompTIA Security+
Top 15 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 22 August 2019.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
-75 |
179 |
£55,000 |
+4.76% |
18 |
| UK excluding London |
-64 |
116 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
16 |
| London |
+28 |
65 |
£52,500 |
-19.23% |
5 |
| South West |
+1 |
31 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
3 |
| North of England |
+25 |
28 |
£80,000 |
+77.78% |
5 |
| Midlands |
+35 |
27 |
£55,000 |
-8.33% |
5 |
| West Midlands |
+16 |
17 |
£55,000 |
-8.33% |
4 |
| East of England |
-7 |
17 |
£45,000 |
-9.09% |
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| North West |
+22 |
11 |
£60,000 |
+33.33% |
3 |
| East Midlands |
+32 |
10 |
£60,000 |
+33.33% |
1 |
| South East |
+26 |
10 |
£45,250 |
+13.13% |
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| North East |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Yorkshire |
-8 |
7 |
£80,000 |
+3.23% |
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| Wales |
+8 |
2 |
£43,750 |
+2.94% |
2 |
| Scotland |
+2 |
1 |
£47,500 |
+18.01% |
1 |
For the 6 months to 22 August 2019, 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:
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