CompTIA Security+ Jobs in England

CompTIA Security+
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 681 692 1002
Rank change year-on-year +11 +310 -360
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 151 233 160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.26% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.62% 0.80% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 129 188 111
10th Percentile £35,150 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,375 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.26% -7.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,000 £84,125 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,466 29,007 35,872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.29% 32.88% 26.51%
Number of salaries quoted 15,751 13,227 16,749
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,608 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in England.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in England

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +71 53 £65,000 +9.70% 12
South East -42 33 £43,750 +53.51% 8
North of England +77 28 £60,000 -7.69% 15
East of England +10 16 £27,000 -36.47%
Yorkshire +95 13 £60,000 -7.69% 11
South West -46 11 £52,500 -22.22% 6
West Midlands -1 9 £39,649 -35.27% 1
Midlands -23 9 £39,649 -41.26% 2
North West +11 8 £37,500 -50.00% 4
North East - 7 £40,000 -
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (6.62%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.32%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.32%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 67 (44.37%) Azure
2 47 (31.13%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.26%) Entra ID
4 15 (9.93%) AWS
5 13 (8.61%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (3.31%) SaaS
7 3 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.99%) IaaS
8 2 (1.32%) GCP
8 2 (1.32%) OCI
8 2 (1.32%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.32%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.66%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.66%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.66%) PaaS
9 1 (0.66%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 68 (45.03%) Firewall
2 30 (19.87%) Intrusion Detection
3 12 (7.95%) Network Security
4 11 (7.28%) TCP/IP
5 8 (5.30%) LAN
5 8 (5.30%) WAN
6 6 (3.97%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.31%) DNS
7 5 (3.31%) IPsec
7 5 (3.31%) SSL
7 5 (3.31%) VPN
8 3 (1.99%) DHCP
8 3 (1.99%) Internet
8 3 (1.99%) tcpdump
9 2 (1.32%) DMZ
9 2 (1.32%) HTTP
9 2 (1.32%) SMTP
9 2 (1.32%) VoIP
10 1 (0.66%) SAN
10 1 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.28%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.30%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.30%) MySQL
3 2 (1.32%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.99%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.66%) Snyk
General
1 55 (36.42%) Social Skills
2 48 (31.79%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (13.25%) Law
4 13 (8.61%) Legal
5 11 (7.28%) Finance
6 8 (5.30%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.64%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.97%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.65%) Marketing
10 3 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.32%) Games
11 2 (1.32%) Publishing
11 2 (1.32%) Retail
12 1 (0.66%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.66%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.66%) Military
12 1 (0.66%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 81 (53.64%) Analyst
2 47 (31.13%) Security Analyst
3 26 (17.22%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 25 (16.56%) SOC Analyst
5 24 (15.89%) Senior
6 19 (12.58%) IT Engineer
7 16 (10.60%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (7.95%) Lead
9 11 (7.28%) IT Support
9 11 (7.28%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (7.28%) Support Engineer
10 9 (5.96%) Senior Security Analyst
11 8 (5.30%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 8 (5.30%) 2nd Line Support
11 8 (5.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 8 (5.30%) Consultant
12 7 (4.64%) Security Consultant
13 6 (3.97%) Information Analyst
13 6 (3.97%) Information Security Analyst
14 5 (3.31%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.32%) EDI
1 2 (1.32%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 39 (25.83%) Management Information System
2 38 (25.17%) Cyber Threat
3 26 (17.22%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (8.61%) Client/Server
5 7 (4.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (3.97%) IoT
6 6 (3.97%) Security Posture
7 5 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.65%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.32%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.32%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.32%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.32%) Mobile Computing
9 2 (1.32%) NHS
9 2 (1.32%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.66%) CESG
10 1 (0.66%) CSOC
10 1 (0.66%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 46 (30.46%) Windows
2 19 (12.58%) Windows Server
3 13 (8.61%) Linux
4 2 (1.32%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.32%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.32%) Unix
4 2 (1.32%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.32%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (70.20%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (38.41%) SIEM
3 53 (35.10%) Information Security
3 53 (35.10%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (33.11%) Security Operations
5 47 (31.13%) Incident Response
6 30 (19.87%) Computer Science
7 28 (18.54%) Penetration Testing
7 28 (18.54%) Risk Management
8 25 (16.56%) ITIL
9 24 (15.89%) Customer Service
10 21 (13.91%) Vulnerability Management
11 18 (11.92%) Disaster Recovery
12 17 (11.26%) Business Continuity
12 17 (11.26%) Mentoring
12 17 (11.26%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 16 (10.60%) Security Monitoring
14 14 (9.27%) Cloud Security
14 14 (9.27%) Risk Assessment
15 11 (7.28%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.95%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.62%) Python
3 8 (5.30%) Bash
4 2 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (61.59%) CISSP
2 66 (43.71%) Degree
3 34 (22.52%) CompTIA CySA+
4 33 (21.85%) CISM
5 32 (21.19%) Cisco Certification
6 30 (19.87%) CEH
6 30 (19.87%) Network+ Certification
7 28 (18.54%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (15.23%) CISA
9 21 (13.91%) GIAC
10 20 (13.25%) Security Cleared
11 18 (11.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 18 (11.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 18 (11.92%) SSCP
12 17 (11.26%) CCSP
13 14 (9.27%) CCNA
14 13 (8.61%) A+ Certification
14 13 (8.61%) CRISC
15 11 (7.28%) SANS
15 11 (7.28%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (29.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (19.87%) NIST
3 18 (11.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (7.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.30%) GRC
6 7 (4.64%) NCSC
6 7 (4.64%) SOC 2
7 5 (3.31%) GDPR
7 5 (3.31%) PCI DSS
7 5 (3.31%) SLA
8 2 (1.32%) COBIT
8 2 (1.32%) IASME
8 2 (1.32%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.32%) ISO 9001
8 2 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.66%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.66%) NIST 800
System Software
1 22 (14.57%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.65%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.66%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.66%) Snort
4 1 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (11.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.30%) Nessus
3 2 (1.32%) CASB
3 2 (1.32%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.32%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.66%) Autotask
4 1 (0.66%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.66%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 62 (41.06%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.61%) ServiceNow
3 11 (7.28%) Cisco
4 10 (6.62%) Sophos
5 7 (4.64%) Splunk
6 6 (3.97%) VMware
7 2 (1.32%) Aruba
7 2 (1.32%) Citrix
7 2 (1.32%) Oracle
7 2 (1.32%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.66%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.66%) Google
8 1 (0.66%) HP
8 1 (0.66%) iManage
8 1 (0.66%) Intel
8 1 (0.66%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.66%) Qualys