CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 576 | 690 | 838 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | +148 | - |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.019% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.023% | 0.071% | 0.058% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £455 | - | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £413 | £520 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £430 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.16% | -33.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £744 | £493 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £785 | £650 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £428 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.58% | -34.23% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
CompTIA CySA+ is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,850 | 15,448 | 18,887 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.16% | 27.16% | 21.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,971 | 10,324 | 12,515 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £325 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.09% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £650 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £533 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.52% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,057 | 774 | 766 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £15.06 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.72 | £20.60 | £19.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.28 | £43.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.31% | +23.50% | +17.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £67.50 | £58.66 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £79.19 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.33 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.35% | +42.86% | +1.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA CySA+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CompTIA CySA+.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +106 | 2 | £713 | +5.56% | 8 |
| London | +84 | 2 | £713 | -13.64% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 1 | £425 | -0.58% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 1 | £425 | -0.58% | 3 |
| Scotland | +41 | 1 | £425 | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: