CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Wales

CompTIA Security+
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 62 108
Rank change year-on-year +22 +46 +13
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 49 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 3.74% 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.57% 0.57% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,500 £41,875 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £43,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.57% - -
75th Percentile £36,500 £45,625 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -44.55% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

CompTIA Security+ 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 361 176 382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 27.58% 34.38% 23.83%
Number of salaries quoted 107 104 199
10th Percentile £29,300 £37,733 £27,024
25th Percentile £35,663 £42,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £58,965 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.81% +31.03% +0.05%
75th Percentile £75,601 £67,500 £56,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,802 £69,839
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.92% +5.51% -4.35%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Wales

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
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 Security+ within the Wales region over the 6 months to 26 March 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 +11 33 £33,000 -24.57% 10
West Wales - 16 - - 3
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
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 48 (97.96%) Azure
General
1 48 (97.96%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.04%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 48 (97.96%) Analyst
1 48 (97.96%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 48 (97.96%) Junior
1 48 (97.96%) Junior Analyst
1 48 (97.96%) Junior Security Analyst
1 48 (97.96%) Security Analyst
2 1 (2.04%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 49 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (2.04%) Ethical Hacking
2 1 (2.04%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 48 (97.96%) Azure Certification
1 48 (97.96%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (2.04%) A+ Certification
2 1 (2.04%) CEH
2 1 (2.04%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 48 (97.96%) ForeScout
1 48 (97.96%) Microsoft