CompTIA Security+ Jobs with Work from Home Options

CompTIA Security+
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 530 557 753
Rank change year-on-year +27 +196 -212
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 53 105 91
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.16% 0.25% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.56% 0.98% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 47 97 63
10th Percentile £37,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £46,875 £31,250 £39,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -37.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £71,875 £59,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £81,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +10.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CompTIA Security+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,494 10,762 15,566
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.04% 25.39% 22.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,921 6,582 8,639
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £93,150
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.28% +8.23% -

CompTIA Security+
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CompTIA Security+ trend for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.77%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (24.53%) Azure
2 12 (22.64%) AWS
3 10 (18.87%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.66%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (5.66%) SaaS
5 2 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (3.77%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.77%) GCP
5 2 (3.77%) IaaS
5 2 (3.77%) OCI
5 2 (3.77%) OneDrive
5 2 (3.77%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.89%) Google Drive
6 1 (1.89%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 22 (41.51%) Firewall
2 8 (15.09%) Network Security
3 6 (11.32%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (7.55%) Wireshark
5 3 (5.66%) VPN
6 2 (3.77%) DHCP
6 2 (3.77%) DNS
6 2 (3.77%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.89%) Internet
7 1 (1.89%) LAN
7 1 (1.89%) SAN
7 1 (1.89%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (1.89%) tcpdump
7 1 (1.89%) VoIP
7 1 (1.89%) WAN
7 1 (1.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) Power BI
2 1 (1.89%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (24.53%) Law
2 11 (20.75%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (16.98%) Social Skills
4 5 (9.43%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (3.77%) Publishing
5 2 (3.77%) Retail
6 1 (1.89%) Legal
6 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 26 (49.06%) Analyst
2 17 (32.08%) Security Analyst
3 12 (22.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 10 (18.87%) Senior
5 5 (9.43%) CISSP Analyst
5 5 (9.43%) Monitoring Analyst
5 5 (9.43%) Security Monitoring Analyst
5 5 (9.43%) SIEM Analyst
5 5 (9.43%) SOC Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Consultant
6 4 (7.55%) IT Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) IT Security Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Security Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Senior Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Senior Consultant
6 4 (7.55%) Senior Testing Consultant
6 4 (7.55%) Testing Consultant
7 3 (5.66%) Penetration Tester
7 3 (5.66%) Senior Security Consultant
7 3 (5.66%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 20 (37.74%) Management Information System
2 13 (24.53%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (13.21%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (11.32%) Security Posture
5 3 (5.66%) Cyberattack
6 2 (3.77%) Client/Server
6 2 (3.77%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (3.77%) NHS
7 1 (1.89%) CSOC
7 1 (1.89%) EPoS
7 1 (1.89%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 9 (16.98%) Windows
2 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.77%) Apple iOS
3 2 (3.77%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (71.70%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (37.74%) Information Security
2 20 (37.74%) Security Operations
3 19 (35.85%) SIEM
4 15 (28.30%) Penetration Testing
4 15 (28.30%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (26.42%) Incident Response
5 14 (26.42%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (18.87%) Risk Assessment
7 8 (15.09%) Business Continuity
7 8 (15.09%) Computer Science
7 8 (15.09%) Security Monitoring
8 7 (13.21%) Application Security
8 7 (13.21%) Disaster Recovery
8 7 (13.21%) Risk Management
9 6 (11.32%) Coaching
9 6 (11.32%) Cyber Resilience
9 6 (11.32%) Ethical Hacking
9 6 (11.32%) Red Team
9 6 (11.32%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.43%) PowerShell
2 4 (7.55%) Python
3 2 (3.77%) Bash
3 2 (3.77%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 34 (64.15%) CISSP
2 29 (54.72%) Degree
3 16 (30.19%) CompTIA CySA+
4 15 (28.30%) CISM
5 13 (24.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (20.75%) CEH
7 8 (15.09%) GIAC
8 7 (13.21%) CISA
8 7 (13.21%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (13.21%) GPEN
8 7 (13.21%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (11.32%) CREST Certified
9 6 (11.32%) CRISC
10 5 (9.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (9.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 5 (9.43%) CCSP
10 5 (9.43%) SSCP
11 4 (7.55%) CASP
11 4 (7.55%) SANS
11 4 (7.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (24.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (22.64%) NIST
3 7 (13.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (9.43%) GRC
4 5 (9.43%) SOC 2
5 3 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (5.66%) PCI DSS
6 2 (3.77%) COBIT
7 1 (1.89%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (7.55%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) Snort
2 1 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (15.09%) Nessus
2 2 (3.77%) CASB
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 14 (26.42%) Microsoft
2 11 (20.75%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.77%) Oracle
3 2 (3.77%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.77%) Sophos
4 1 (1.89%) Cisco
4 1 (1.89%) Google
4 1 (1.89%) HP
4 1 (1.89%) Mitel
4 1 (1.89%) Nimble Storage
4 1 (1.89%) Veeam
4 1 (1.89%) VMware
4 1 (1.89%) Zerto