CompTIA Security+ Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

CompTIA Security+
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 426 537 545
Rank change year-on-year +111 +8 +213
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 35 48 101
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.19% 0.14% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 0.50% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 24 42 93
10th Percentile £44,000 £37,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £48,165 £47,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +60.00% -37.50%
75th Percentile £60,625 £67,500 £59,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £84,625 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,704 9,526 10,381
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.61% 28.24% 25.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,120 5,895 6,319
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,600 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.40% +8.36%

CompTIA Security+
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CompTIA Security+ trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing CompTIA Security+.

CompTIA Security+ salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

CompTIA Security+ salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (2.86%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 22 (62.86%) Azure
2 15 (42.86%) Azure Sentinel
3 12 (34.29%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (31.43%) AWS
5 6 (17.14%) Entra ID
6 4 (11.43%) Amazon EC2
6 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (11.43%) Route 53
7 2 (5.71%) Amazon ECS
7 2 (5.71%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 27 (77.14%) Firewall
2 11 (31.43%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (25.71%) SAN
4 4 (11.43%) HTTPS
4 4 (11.43%) Network Security
4 4 (11.43%) SD-WAN
4 4 (11.43%) VLAN
4 4 (11.43%) VPN
4 4 (11.43%) WAN
5 1 (2.86%) DNS
5 1 (2.86%) IPv4
5 1 (2.86%) IPv6
5 1 (2.86%) S/MIME
5 1 (2.86%) SSL
5 1 (2.86%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.86%) X.509
General
1 14 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (25.71%) Finance
3 4 (11.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (11.43%) Retail
4 2 (5.71%) Legal
4 2 (5.71%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (62.86%) Analyst
2 21 (60.00%) Security Analyst
3 11 (31.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) CISSP Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Incident Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Junior
4 9 (25.71%) Junior Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Junior Operations Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Junior Security Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Operations Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Security Incident Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) Security Operations Analyst
4 9 (25.71%) SIEM Analyst
5 5 (14.29%) Security Engineer
6 4 (11.43%) Azure Engineer
6 4 (11.43%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (11.43%) Cloud Engineer
6 4 (11.43%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (11.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (8.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) EJB
1 1 (2.86%) HTML
1 1 (2.86%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 9 (25.71%) Hedge funds
1 9 (25.71%) Podcast
2 6 (17.14%) Management Information System
2 6 (17.14%) Security Posture
3 3 (8.57%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (5.71%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (5.71%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.86%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.86%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.86%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.86%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.86%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 27 (77.14%) Windows
2 4 (11.43%) Linux
2 4 (11.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (68.57%) SIEM
3 22 (62.86%) Incident Response
3 22 (62.86%) Security Operations
4 20 (57.14%) Information Security
5 11 (31.43%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (31.43%) Project Delivery
5 11 (31.43%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (14.29%) Problem Management
7 4 (11.43%) Cost Management
7 4 (11.43%) Cost Optimisation
7 4 (11.43%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (11.43%) Identity Management
7 4 (11.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 4 (11.43%) Infrastructure Management
7 4 (11.43%) Load Balancing
7 4 (11.43%) Privileged Identity Management
7 4 (11.43%) Proactive Management
7 4 (11.43%) Risk Management
7 4 (11.43%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (48.57%) PowerShell
2 9 (25.71%) Python
3 2 (5.71%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (5.71%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 30 (85.71%) CISSP
2 26 (74.29%) Degree
3 20 (57.14%) CISM
4 12 (34.29%) SANS
5 11 (31.43%) CEH
5 11 (31.43%) GCIH
6 10 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (28.57%) GCIA
7 9 (25.71%) OSCP
8 7 (20.00%) AWS Certification
9 4 (11.43%) Azure Certification
9 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (8.57%) CASP
10 3 (8.57%) CISA
10 3 (8.57%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (8.57%) SC Cleared
10 3 (8.57%) Security Cleared
11 2 (5.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (5.71%) CRISC
11 2 (5.71%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (8.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (5.71%) GDPR
4 1 (2.86%) NIST
System Software
1 7 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (11.43%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (5.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (42.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (5.71%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.86%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (2.86%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (31.43%) CrowdStrike
1 11 (31.43%) Microsoft
1 11 (31.43%) Tenable
1 11 (31.43%) VMware
2 2 (5.71%) Splunk
3 1 (2.86%) Cisco
3 1 (2.86%) Darktrace
3 1 (2.86%) McAfee
3 1 (2.86%) Thales