CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in West Wales

CompTIA Security+
Wales > West Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Wales with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in West Wales 1.54% - 1.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.56% - 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Wales median annual salary - £43,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -16.67% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West 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 West Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18 45 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Wales 27.69% 29.61% 49.23%
Number of salaries quoted 4 19 62
10th Percentile £30,570 £31,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,175 £37,024 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,291 £51,997 £44,710
Median % change year-on-year -22.51% +16.30% +11.77%
75th Percentile £43,574 £64,554 £67,286
90th Percentile £44,879 £73,299 £72,839
Wales median annual salary £54,537 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.15% +27.78% -5.26%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in West Wales

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in West 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 West Wales region over the 6 months to 18 November 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
Swansea - 1 - - 3
CompTIA Security+
Wales

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ForeScout
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft