CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in the West Midlands

CompTIA Security+
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 160 257
Rank change year-on-year +76 +97 -42
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 113 9 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.48% 0.30% 0.093%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.00% 0.72% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 24 8 8
10th Percentile - £41,450 £28,950
25th Percentile £28,250 £44,000 £36,927
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £46,000 £54,825
Median % change year-on-year -18.48% -16.10% +26.76%
75th Percentile £48,750 £54,954 £105,438
90th Percentile £52,403 £58,750 £108,625
England median annual salary £40,000 £51,058 £52,500
% change year-on-year -21.66% -2.75% -8.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,256 1,250 2,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 16.50% 41.20% 26.51%
Number of salaries quoted 679 585 1,289
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,344 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.48% +4.69% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -9.17%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the West Midlands

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 June 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
Birmingham +27 45 £43,401 -5.65% 2
Staffordshire +16 17 £30,500 -43.19% 2
Wolverhampton - 17 £30,500 - 2
Herefordshire - 16 - - 1
Coventry - 16 - - 3
Worcestershire - 2 £35,000 -
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.77%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 82 (72.57%) Azure
2 2 (1.77%) Entra ID
2 2 (1.77%) Google Workspace
2 2 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.77%) Firewall
1 2 (1.77%) LAN
1 2 (1.77%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (1.77%) VPN
1 2 (1.77%) WAN
General
1 89 (78.76%) Social Skills
2 14 (12.39%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (10.62%) Finance
3 12 (10.62%) Multimedia
4 8 (7.08%) Legal
5 2 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (1.77%) Retail
Job Titles
1 97 (85.84%) Analyst
2 83 (73.45%) Security Analyst
3 80 (70.80%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 80 (70.80%) Junior
3 80 (70.80%) Junior Analyst
3 80 (70.80%) Junior Security Analyst
4 12 (10.62%) Trainee
5 9 (7.96%) Digital Analyst
6 7 (6.19%) Senior
6 7 (6.19%) Senior Analyst
6 7 (6.19%) Senior Digital Analyst
7 4 (3.54%) IT Engineer
8 3 (2.65%) Data Protection Analyst
8 3 (2.65%) Information Analyst
8 3 (2.65%) Information Security Analyst
9 2 (1.77%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 2 (1.77%) IT Security Engineer
9 2 (1.77%) IT Support
9 2 (1.77%) IT Support Engineer
9 2 (1.77%) Security Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.19%) Cyber Defence
2 4 (3.54%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.77%) CCTV
3 2 (1.77%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (1.77%) Driving Licence
3 2 (1.77%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.54%) Windows
2 2 (1.77%) Linux
2 2 (1.77%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (92.92%) Cybersecurity
2 101 (89.38%) Mentoring
3 14 (12.39%) Ethical Hacking
4 12 (10.62%) Line Management
5 10 (8.85%) Information Security
6 9 (7.96%) Agile
6 9 (7.96%) Business Strategy
6 9 (7.96%) Business Transformation
6 9 (7.96%) Coaching
6 9 (7.96%) Creative Thinking
6 9 (7.96%) Internal Audit
6 9 (7.96%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (7.96%) SIEM
7 5 (4.42%) Data Protection
8 3 (2.65%) Risk Register
8 3 (2.65%) Time Management
8 3 (2.65%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 2 (1.77%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 2 (1.77%) SOAR
9 2 (1.77%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.77%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (1.77%) Python
1 2 (1.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 82 (72.57%) CompTIA CySA+
2 80 (70.80%) Azure Certification
3 14 (12.39%) CEH
4 10 (8.85%) A+ Certification
4 10 (8.85%) CISSP
4 10 (8.85%) Network+ Certification
5 7 (6.19%) CISA
5 7 (6.19%) SSCP
6 4 (3.54%) Degree
7 3 (2.65%) CISM
8 2 (1.77%) CCNA
8 2 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.77%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.77%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.62%) NIST
2 7 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (6.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (4.42%) GDPR
3 5 (4.42%) GRC
3 5 (4.42%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (3.54%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.77%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 84 (74.34%) Microsoft
2 80 (70.80%) ForeScout
3 2 (1.77%) Google
3 2 (1.77%) Palo Alto