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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 733 | 722 | 1053 |
Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +331 | -437 |
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 181 | 251 | 183 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.12% |
As % of the Qualifications category | 0.66% | 0.74% | 0.43% |
Number of salaries quoted | 147 | 202 | 126 |
10th Percentile | £34,050 | £27,750 | £27,750 |
25th Percentile | £38,868 | £35,375 | £42,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +10.09% |
75th Percentile | £68,750 | £68,750 | £70,000 |
90th Percentile | £88,750 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
% change year-on-year | +11.11% | -18.18% | +1.85% |
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 | 27,363 | 33,755 | 42,232 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.77% | 32.63% | 26.96% |
Number of salaries quoted | 17,288 | 15,182 | 19,046 |
10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,776 | £41,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,526 | £55,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -9.28% | +8.23% | - |
75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,350 | £50,000 |
% change year-on-year | -2.63% | +2.70% | +0.20% |
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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+.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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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 5 May 2024. 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 | +48 | 172 | £55,000 | - | 35 |
UK excluding London | -51 | 106 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 25 |
London | +102 | 68 | £65,000 | +14.54% | 14 |
Work from Home | +22 | 53 | £60,000 | +60.00% | 28 |
South East | -19 | 33 | £43,750 | +53.51% | 7 |
North of England | +68 | 26 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 7 |
East of England | +24 | 16 | £27,000 | -36.47% | 1 |
South West | -42 | 15 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 5 |
West Midlands | +14 | 12 | £39,649 | -48.84% | |
Midlands | +10 | 12 | £39,649 | -48.84% | 2 |
Yorkshire | +95 | 11 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 4 |
North West | +19 | 8 | £37,500 | -50.00% | 3 |
North East | - | 7 | £40,000 | - | |
Scotland | -66 | 3 | £50,000 | +23.90% | 2 |
Northern Ireland | +23 | 1 | - | - |
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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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