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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 19 August 2018 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| CompTIA Security+ UK |
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6 months to
19 Aug 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
819 |
1043 |
1147 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+224 |
+104 |
+98 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ |
357 |
158 |
134 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.21% |
0.089% |
0.068% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
0.89% |
0.36% |
0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
235 |
104 |
104 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£49,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
-10.91% |
+18.59% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,750 |
£30,563 |
£29,360 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£70,125 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-18.18% |
+29.41% |
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 |
40,030 |
43,510 |
53,112 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
23.69% |
24.56% |
26.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
29,726 |
33,453 |
42,900 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
£75,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+6.25% |
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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 19 August 2018.
CompTIA Security+
Top 14 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 19 August 2018.
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 |
+211 |
342 |
£52,500 |
- |
16 |
| UK excluding London |
+148 |
217 |
£45,000 |
- |
13 |
| London |
+123 |
135 |
£65,000 |
+18.18% |
3 |
| East of England |
+79 |
95 |
£49,500 |
+8.49% |
4 |
| Midlands |
+51 |
35 |
£60,000 |
+50.00% |
3 |
| South West |
+49 |
35 |
£45,000 |
- |
1 |
| West Midlands |
+55 |
33 |
£60,000 |
+17.07% |
3 |
| North of England |
+16 |
25 |
£45,000 |
-29.41% |
4 |
| South East |
+11 |
19 |
£40,000 |
+14.29% |
1 |
| North West |
+15 |
14 |
£45,000 |
-25.00% |
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| Yorkshire |
+37 |
11 |
£77,500 |
+10.71% |
2 |
| Scotland |
-13 |
6 |
£40,250 |
-15.26% |
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| Wales |
0 |
5 |
£42,500 |
+112.50% |
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| East Midlands |
+2 |
2 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
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For the 6 months to 19 August 2018, 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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