CompTIA CySA+ Job Trends in Wales

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 46 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.93% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 9.09% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 - -
75th Percentile £40,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +2.04% -24.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

CompTIA CySA+ falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 506 171 298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 21.23% 24.32% 15.86%
Number of salaries quoted 238 107 183
10th Percentile £34,178 £34,802 £28,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,198 £59,857 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +26.01% +5.56%
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £73,299
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CompTIA CySA+ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in Wales

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CompTIA CySA+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA CySA+
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the Wales region over the 6 months to 22 July 2026. 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
South Wales - 31 £39,500 - 5
West Wales - 15 - -
CompTIA CySA+
UK

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 45 (97.83%) Azure
2 1 (2.17%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.17%) DKIM
1 1 (2.17%) DMARC
General
1 45 (97.83%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (100.00%) Analyst
1 46 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 46 (100.00%) Security Analyst
2 45 (97.83%) Junior
2 45 (97.83%) Junior Analyst
2 45 (97.83%) Junior Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 45 (97.83%) Mentoring
3 1 (2.17%) Incident Response
3 1 (2.17%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (2.17%) Security Operations
3 1 (2.17%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 45 (97.83%) Azure Certification
1 45 (97.83%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 46 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 45 (97.83%) ForeScout
3 1 (2.17%) Zscaler