CompTIA Security+ Jobs in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 654 603 740
Rank change year-on-year -51 +137 -254
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 102 152 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.26% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 0.70% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 85 109 74
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +1.85%
75th Percentile £58,750 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £69,000 £81,250 £66,450
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,524 21,746 23,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.26% 36.76% 31.95%
Number of salaries quoted 12,216 8,091 10,369
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,175 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £79,000 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the UK excluding London

CompTIA Security+
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 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
South East -48 33 £43,750 +53.51% 9
North of England +70 28 £60,000 -7.69% 16
East of England +7 16 £27,000 -36.47%
Yorkshire +94 13 £60,000 -7.69% 12
South West -29 11 £52,500 -22.22% 6
West Midlands +1 9 £39,649 -35.27% 1
Midlands -13 9 £39,649 -41.26% 2
North West +8 8 £37,500 -50.00% 4
North East - 7 £40,000 -
Scotland -72 4 £50,000 +23.90% 1
Northern Ireland +21 1 - -
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (9.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (7.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.96%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.96%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 61 (59.80%) Azure
2 42 (41.18%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (16.67%) Azure Sentinel
3 17 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 8 (7.84%) AWS
5 4 (3.92%) SaaS
6 3 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (2.94%) IaaS
7 2 (1.96%) GCP
7 2 (1.96%) OCI
7 2 (1.96%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.98%) PaaS
8 1 (0.98%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 54 (52.94%) Firewall
2 21 (20.59%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (8.82%) Network Security
4 6 (5.88%) LAN
4 6 (5.88%) TCP/IP
4 6 (5.88%) WAN
5 4 (3.92%) DNS
6 3 (2.94%) tcpdump
6 3 (2.94%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.96%) DHCP
7 2 (1.96%) DMZ
7 2 (1.96%) HTTP
7 2 (1.96%) Internet
7 2 (1.96%) SMTP
7 2 (1.96%) VPN
8 1 (0.98%) VLAN
8 1 (0.98%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.80%) SQL Server
2 8 (7.84%) MariaDB
2 8 (7.84%) MySQL
General
1 42 (41.18%) Analytical Skills
2 38 (37.25%) Social Skills
3 8 (7.84%) Law
3 8 (7.84%) Manufacturing
4 7 (6.86%) Finance
5 4 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.94%) Legal
6 3 (2.94%) Marketing
6 3 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.96%) Games
7 2 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.96%) Publishing
7 2 (1.96%) Retail
8 1 (0.98%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.98%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 65 (63.73%) Analyst
2 35 (34.31%) Security Analyst
3 25 (24.51%) SOC Analyst
4 23 (22.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 21 (20.59%) Senior
6 19 (18.63%) Senior Analyst
7 15 (14.71%) IT Engineer
8 12 (11.76%) Senior Security Analyst
9 10 (9.80%) IT Support
9 10 (9.80%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (9.80%) Support Engineer
10 8 (7.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (7.84%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (7.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (7.84%) Lead
10 8 (7.84%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
11 6 (5.88%) Information Analyst
11 6 (5.88%) Information Security Analyst
12 4 (3.92%) Senior Information Analyst
12 4 (3.92%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.96%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 31 (30.39%) Cyber Threat
2 26 (25.49%) Security Operations Centre
3 25 (24.51%) Management Information System
4 13 (12.75%) Client/Server
5 7 (6.86%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (5.88%) IoT
7 2 (1.96%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.96%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (1.96%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.96%) Mobile Computing
7 2 (1.96%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.96%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.98%) CESG
8 1 (0.98%) CSOC
8 1 (0.98%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 43 (42.16%) Windows
2 18 (17.65%) Windows Server
3 13 (12.75%) Linux
4 2 (1.96%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.96%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.96%) Unix
4 2 (1.96%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.96%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (79.41%) Cybersecurity
2 49 (48.04%) SIEM
3 43 (42.16%) Problem-Solving
4 42 (41.18%) Security Operations
5 35 (34.31%) Incident Response
6 24 (23.53%) Computer Science
7 23 (22.55%) Customer Service
8 22 (21.57%) Information Security
9 19 (18.63%) ITIL
10 16 (15.69%) Risk Management
10 16 (15.69%) Vulnerability Management
11 14 (13.73%) Mentoring
12 11 (10.78%) Cloud Security
13 10 (9.80%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 10 (9.80%) Project Delivery
13 10 (9.80%) Service Delivery
13 10 (9.80%) Threat Intelligence
14 9 (8.82%) Data Protection
14 9 (8.82%) Penetration Testing
14 9 (8.82%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.80%) PowerShell
2 8 (7.84%) Bash
2 8 (7.84%) Python
3 2 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (55.88%) CISSP
2 53 (51.96%) Degree
3 27 (26.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (19.61%) Security Cleared
5 19 (18.63%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (17.65%) CEH
6 18 (17.65%) Network+ Certification
6 18 (17.65%) SSCP
7 15 (14.71%) CISM
8 13 (12.75%) CCNA
9 12 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (10.78%) GIAC
10 11 (10.78%) SC Cleared
11 9 (8.82%) SANS
12 8 (7.84%) A+ Certification
12 8 (7.84%) CISA
13 7 (6.86%) CISMP
14 6 (5.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (5.88%) CCSP
14 6 (5.88%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (26.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (15.69%) NIST
3 8 (7.84%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (4.90%) PCI DSS
4 5 (4.90%) SLA
5 4 (3.92%) ISO 22301
6 3 (2.94%) GDPR
7 2 (1.96%) NCSC
8 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.98%) GRC
8 1 (0.98%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.98%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (19.61%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.92%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.98%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.98%) Snort
Systems Management
1 16 (15.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.90%) Nessus
3 2 (1.96%) CASB
3 2 (1.96%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.96%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.98%) Autotask
4 1 (0.98%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.98%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 55 (53.92%) Microsoft
2 11 (10.78%) Cisco
3 8 (7.84%) Sophos
4 7 (6.86%) Splunk
5 5 (4.90%) ServiceNow
5 5 (4.90%) VMware
6 2 (1.96%) Aruba
6 2 (1.96%) Citrix
6 2 (1.96%) Oracle
6 2 (1.96%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.98%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.98%) iManage
7 1 (0.98%) Intel
7 1 (0.98%) Qualys