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 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 83 83
Rank change year-on-year +24 0 -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 15 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.34% 0.11% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.86% 0.36% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £41,650
25th Percentile - £41,875 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £43,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% -
75th Percentile - £45,625 £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £32,500 £60,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -45.83% +8.11% -7.50%

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 256 276 309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 22.90% 29.42% 36.14%
Number of salaries quoted 95 136 190
10th Percentile £29,750 £37,500 £32,603
25th Percentile £39,750 £44,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £55,000 £45,035
Median % change year-on-year -0.84% +22.13% -2.78%
75th Percentile £75,900 £66,469 £61,188
90th Percentile £83,000 £74,144 £74,923
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 December 2025. 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 +12 10 - - 5
West Wales - 5 - - 1
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 15 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 15 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (100.00%) Analyst
1 15 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 15 (100.00%) Junior
1 15 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 15 (100.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 15 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 15 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 15 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Vendors
1 15 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 15 (100.00%) Microsoft