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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 685 699 1005
Rank change year-on-year +14 +306 -361
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 144 227 168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.26% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.59% 0.79% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 124 186 116
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,594 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% -7.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% -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 24,542 28,874 36,682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.09% 32.97% 26.65%
Number of salaries quoted 15,735 13,169 16,825
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,995 £30,875
25th Percentile £38,501 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,995 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.34% +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 23 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 23 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 +72 46 £65,000 +9.70% 20
South East -28 34 £45,000 +57.89% 7
North of England +62 27 £52,500 -22.22% 18
East of England +14 16 £27,000 -36.47%
Yorkshire +92 12 £60,000 -7.69% 11
South West -34 11 £52,500 -22.22% 4
West Midlands -6 9 £39,649 -27.91% 4
Midlands -24 9 £39,649 -35.27% 6
North West +6 8 £37,500 -46.43% 6
North East - 7 £40,000 - 1
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 (6.94%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.39%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.39%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 65 (45.14%) Azure
2 46 (31.94%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.81%) Entra ID
4 13 (9.03%) AWS
4 13 (9.03%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (3.47%) SaaS
6 3 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (2.08%) IaaS
7 2 (1.39%) GCP
7 2 (1.39%) OCI
7 2 (1.39%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.39%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.69%) Google Drive
8 1 (0.69%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.69%) PaaS
8 1 (0.69%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 65 (45.14%) Firewall
2 29 (20.14%) Intrusion Detection
3 12 (8.33%) Network Security
3 12 (8.33%) TCP/IP
4 7 (4.86%) LAN
4 7 (4.86%) WAN
5 6 (4.17%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.47%) DNS
6 5 (3.47%) IPsec
6 5 (3.47%) SSL
7 4 (2.78%) VPN
8 3 (2.08%) DHCP
8 3 (2.08%) tcpdump
9 2 (1.39%) DMZ
9 2 (1.39%) HTTP
9 2 (1.39%) Internet
9 2 (1.39%) SMTP
9 2 (1.39%) VLAN
9 2 (1.39%) VoIP
10 1 (0.69%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.64%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.56%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.56%) MySQL
3 2 (1.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.08%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.69%) Snyk
General
1 52 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 47 (32.64%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (13.89%) Law
4 11 (7.64%) Finance
4 11 (7.64%) Legal
5 8 (5.56%) Manufacturing
6 7 (4.86%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (4.17%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.78%) Marketing
9 3 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.39%) Games
10 2 (1.39%) Publishing
10 2 (1.39%) Retail
11 1 (0.69%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.69%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 77 (53.47%) Analyst
2 44 (30.56%) Security Analyst
3 25 (17.36%) SOC Analyst
4 23 (15.97%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 22 (15.28%) Senior
6 19 (13.19%) IT Engineer
7 14 (9.72%) Senior Analyst
8 11 (7.64%) IT Support
8 11 (7.64%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (7.64%) Lead
8 11 (7.64%) Support Engineer
9 9 (6.25%) Consultant
10 8 (5.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 7 (4.86%) Security Consultant
11 7 (4.86%) Senior Security Analyst
12 6 (4.17%) Information Analyst
12 6 (4.17%) Information Security Analyst
13 5 (3.47%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.39%) EDI
1 2 (1.39%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 36 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
1 36 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 26 (18.06%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (9.03%) Client/Server
4 7 (4.86%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (4.17%) IoT
6 5 (3.47%) Security Posture
6 5 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.39%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.39%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.39%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.39%) Mobile Computing
8 2 (1.39%) NHS
8 2 (1.39%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.69%) CSOC
9 1 (0.69%) EPoS
9 1 (0.69%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 44 (30.56%) Windows
2 17 (11.81%) Windows Server
3 13 (9.03%) Linux
4 2 (1.39%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.39%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.39%) Unix
4 2 (1.39%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.39%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (68.75%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (39.58%) SIEM
3 53 (36.81%) Problem-Solving
4 52 (36.11%) Information Security
5 46 (31.94%) Incident Response
5 46 (31.94%) Security Operations
6 29 (20.14%) Computer Science
7 26 (18.06%) Penetration Testing
7 26 (18.06%) Risk Management
8 24 (16.67%) ITIL
9 22 (15.28%) Customer Service
10 20 (13.89%) Vulnerability Management
11 17 (11.81%) Disaster Recovery
11 17 (11.81%) Mentoring
11 17 (11.81%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 16 (11.11%) Business Continuity
13 14 (9.72%) Security Monitoring
14 12 (8.33%) Cloud Security
15 11 (7.64%) Data Protection
15 11 (7.64%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.33%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.94%) Python
3 8 (5.56%) Bash
4 2 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 89 (61.81%) CISSP
2 63 (43.75%) Degree
3 30 (20.83%) Cisco Certification
3 30 (20.83%) CISM
4 29 (20.14%) CEH
4 29 (20.14%) CompTIA CySA+
5 28 (19.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (19.44%) Network+ Certification
6 23 (15.97%) CISA
7 21 (14.58%) Security Cleared
8 19 (13.19%) GIAC
9 17 (11.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 17 (11.81%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (11.81%) SSCP
10 16 (11.11%) CCSP
11 13 (9.03%) CCNA
12 12 (8.33%) A+ Certification
12 12 (8.33%) SC Cleared
13 11 (7.64%) SANS
14 10 (6.94%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (30.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (19.44%) NIST
3 18 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (7.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.56%) GRC
6 7 (4.86%) NCSC
7 5 (3.47%) GDPR
7 5 (3.47%) PCI DSS
7 5 (3.47%) SLA
7 5 (3.47%) SOC 2
8 2 (1.39%) COBIT
8 2 (1.39%) IASME
8 2 (1.39%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.39%) ISO 9001
8 2 (1.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.69%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.69%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (13.89%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.78%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.39%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.69%) Snort
5 1 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (10.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.56%) Nessus
3 2 (1.39%) CASB
3 2 (1.39%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.39%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.69%) Autotask
4 1 (0.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.69%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 64 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.64%) Cisco
3 10 (6.94%) ServiceNow
3 10 (6.94%) Sophos
4 7 (4.86%) Splunk
4 7 (4.86%) VMware
5 2 (1.39%) Aruba
5 2 (1.39%) Citrix
5 2 (1.39%) Oracle
5 2 (1.39%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.69%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.69%) Google
6 1 (0.69%) HP
6 1 (0.69%) iManage
6 1 (0.69%) Intel
6 1 (0.69%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.69%) Qualys