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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 November 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| CompTIA Security+ UK |
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6 months to
22 Nov 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
824 |
821 |
1019 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+198 |
+49 |
| Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ |
231 |
375 |
189 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.17% |
0.23% |
0.10% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
0.76% |
0.97% |
0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
133 |
229 |
134 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+16.67% |
-18.18% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£35,200 |
£31,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67,250 |
£71,250 |
£57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£51,250 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.89% |
- |
-10.00% |
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 |
30,491 |
38,669 |
43,610 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
22.56% |
23.74% |
24.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
22,569 |
28,584 |
33,516 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£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 November 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 November 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 |
-28 |
224 |
£52,500 |
-2.33% |
24 |
| UK excluding London |
-13 |
157 |
£51,250 |
+13.89% |
20 |
| London |
+42 |
70 |
£52,500 |
-19.23% |
6 |
| North of England |
+69 |
49 |
£45,000 |
- |
6 |
| South West |
+19 |
41 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
5 |
| Midlands |
+53 |
32 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
4 |
| West Midlands |
+25 |
28 |
£55,000 |
+29.41% |
3 |
| North West |
+53 |
22 |
£45,000 |
- |
4 |
| Yorkshire |
+28 |
17 |
£45,000 |
+28.57% |
2 |
| South East |
+13 |
15 |
£37,500 |
-9.64% |
2 |
| East of England |
-36 |
15 |
£45,000 |
-6.25% |
1 |
| North East |
+24 |
10 |
- |
- |
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| East Midlands |
+31 |
4 |
£42,500 |
-10.53% |
1 |
| Wales |
+9 |
4 |
£47,500 |
+41.79% |
2 |
| Northern Ireland |
- |
1 |
£50,000 |
- |
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For the 6 months to 22 November 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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