CompTIA Security+ Job Trends in Yorkshire

CompTIA Security+
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 159 203
Rank change year-on-year +96 +44 +60
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 162 5 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 2.36% 0.15% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.40% 0.32% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 16 3 10
10th Percentile - - £55,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £36,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £38,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% -35.83% +93.55%
75th Percentile £45,313 £45,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £53,750 £48,650 £71,250
England median annual salary £47,500 £51,058 £53,250
% change year-on-year -6.97% -4.12% -7.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,209 1,544 1,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 17.64% 45.21% 19.72%
Number of salaries quoted 465 360 716
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,313 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £30,938 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -11.58% -5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £63,188
90th Percentile £83,750 £72,750 £81,786
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,043
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.93%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing CompTIA Security+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in Yorkshire

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
South Yorkshire - 54 £30,500 - 5
West Yorkshire - 44 £34,250 - 9
North Yorkshire +38 32 - - 3
East Yorkshire +3 32 - - 5
CompTIA Security+
England

CompTIA Security+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 1 (0.62%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 144 (88.89%) Azure
2 1 (0.62%) Entra ID
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.23%) Internet
2 1 (0.62%) DHCP
2 1 (0.62%) DNS
2 1 (0.62%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.62%) VLAN
2 1 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
General
1 147 (90.74%) Social Skills
2 11 (6.79%) Multimedia
3 4 (2.47%) Legal
4 3 (1.85%) Retail
5 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (1.23%) Law
Job Titles
1 150 (92.59%) Analyst
2 148 (91.36%) Security Analyst
3 144 (88.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 144 (88.89%) Junior
3 144 (88.89%) Junior Analyst
3 144 (88.89%) Junior Security Analyst
4 11 (6.79%) Trainee
5 4 (2.47%) Information Analyst
5 4 (2.47%) Information Security Analyst
6 3 (1.85%) Data Analyst
7 2 (1.23%) SOC Analyst
8 1 (0.62%) IT Engineer
8 1 (0.62%) IT Support
8 1 (0.62%) IT Support Engineer
8 1 (0.62%) Senior
8 1 (0.62%) Senior IT Engineer
8 1 (0.62%) Senior IT Support
8 1 (0.62%) Senior Support Engineer
8 1 (0.62%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.62%) Android
1 1 (0.62%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.62%) Mac OS
1 1 (0.62%) Windows
1 1 (0.62%) Windows 10
1 1 (0.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (97.53%) Cybersecurity
1 158 (97.53%) Mentoring
2 11 (6.79%) Ethical Hacking
2 11 (6.79%) Line Management
3 6 (3.70%) SIEM
4 4 (2.47%) Information Security
4 4 (2.47%) Time Management
5 3 (1.85%) Computer Science
5 3 (1.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (1.23%) Blue Team
6 2 (1.23%) Security Monitoring
6 2 (1.23%) Validation
7 1 (0.62%) Application Security
7 1 (0.62%) Coaching
7 1 (0.62%) Patch Management
7 1 (0.62%) Project Delivery
7 1 (0.62%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (0.62%) Runbook
7 1 (0.62%) Tech Ops
7 1 (0.62%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.62%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 145 (89.51%) CompTIA CySA+
2 144 (88.89%) Azure Certification
3 11 (6.79%) A+ Certification
3 11 (6.79%) CEH
3 11 (6.79%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (2.47%) CISM
4 4 (2.47%) CISSP
5 3 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.85%) Degree
6 1 (0.62%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (2.47%) NIST
3 1 (0.62%) ISO 22301
Systems Management
1 1 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 145 (89.51%) Microsoft
2 144 (88.89%) ForeScout
3 1 (0.62%) Apple
3 1 (0.62%) Meraki