CompTIA CySA+ Jobs

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 850 893 1227
Rank change year-on-year +43 +334 -287
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 55 53 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.052% 0.056% 0.022%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% 0.17% 0.081%
Number of salaries quoted 36 49 36
10th Percentile - £41,250 £53,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +8.33% +6.67%
75th Percentile £85,000 £68,750 £71,563
90th Percentile £91,250 £81,250 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -30.77% +8.33% +4.35%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,942 32,039 45,768
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.55% 33.80% 27.07%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,523 19,205
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £30,932
25th Percentile £38,524 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,818 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.30% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CompTIA CySA+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA CySA+ in the UK

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CompTIA CySA+ in the UK

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA CySA+ in the UK

CompTIA CySA+
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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
England +65 50 £52,500 -19.23% 8
London +114 34 £65,000 -3.70% 5
UK excluding London -46 16 £45,000 -30.77% 4
South West -31 11 £45,000 -32.08% 1
Work from Home +51 10 £71,250 +1.79% 2
Yorkshire +61 2 - - 1
North of England +32 2 - - 2
South East -11 2 - - 1
West Midlands -12 1 - -
Midlands -13 1 - -

CompTIA CySA+
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:

Applications
1 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (29.09%) AWS
2 15 (27.27%) Azure
3 8 (14.55%) Power Platform
4 6 (10.91%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (41.82%) Firewall
2 20 (36.36%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (14.55%) VoIP
4 7 (12.73%) TCP/IP
5 5 (9.09%) IPsec
5 5 (9.09%) SSL
5 5 (9.09%) Wireless
6 4 (7.27%) Network Security
7 2 (3.64%) 802.11
7 2 (3.64%) Bluetooth
7 2 (3.64%) DMZ
7 2 (3.64%) DNS
7 2 (3.64%) HTTP
7 2 (3.64%) Internet
7 2 (3.64%) SMTP
7 2 (3.64%) tcpdump
7 2 (3.64%) VPN
7 2 (3.64%) Wireshark
7 2 (3.64%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.55%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.82%) Snyk
General
1 12 (21.82%) Social Skills
2 11 (20.00%) Finance
3 10 (18.18%) Law
4 9 (16.36%) Retail
5 7 (12.73%) Legal
6 6 (10.91%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.64%) Cyber-Physical System
8 2 (3.64%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.64%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.82%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 38 (69.09%) Analyst
2 35 (63.64%) Security Analyst
3 20 (36.36%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 17 (30.91%) Senior
5 16 (29.09%) Senior Analyst
5 16 (29.09%) Senior Security Analyst
6 10 (18.18%) IT Analyst
6 10 (18.18%) IT Security Analyst
7 8 (14.55%) Operations Analyst
7 8 (14.55%) Security Operations Analyst
7 8 (14.55%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
7 8 (14.55%) Senior IT Security Analyst
7 8 (14.55%) Senior Operations Analyst
8 6 (10.91%) Lead
8 6 (10.91%) Security Engineer
9 5 (9.09%) Trainee
10 4 (7.27%) SOC Analyst
11 3 (5.45%) Information Manager
11 3 (5.45%) Information Security Manager
11 3 (5.45%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.64%) 802.1X
1 2 (3.64%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 16 (29.09%) Security Operations Centre
2 14 (25.45%) Management Information System
3 9 (16.36%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (14.55%) Cyberattack
5 7 (12.73%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (10.91%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (9.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (5.45%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (3.64%) CAN bus
9 2 (3.64%) IoT
9 2 (3.64%) Onboarding
9 2 (3.64%) SCADA
9 2 (3.64%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.64%) Linux
1 2 (3.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (67.27%) Cybersecurity
1 37 (67.27%) Information Security
2 28 (50.91%) SIEM
3 27 (49.09%) Security Operations
4 22 (40.00%) Incident Response
5 17 (30.91%) Data Loss Prevention
5 17 (30.91%) Penetration Testing
6 16 (29.09%) OWASP
7 15 (27.27%) Cloud Security
8 14 (25.45%) Vulnerability Management
9 13 (23.64%) Business Continuity
9 13 (23.64%) Disaster Recovery
10 12 (21.82%) Malware Analysis
10 12 (21.82%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 11 (20.00%) Mentoring
11 11 (20.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 10 (18.18%) Change Management
12 10 (18.18%) Incident Management
13 9 (16.36%) E-Commerce
13 9 (16.36%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 41 (74.55%) CISSP
2 30 (54.55%) CompTIA Security+
3 21 (38.18%) Degree
4 18 (32.73%) CISA
5 15 (27.27%) CISM
6 10 (18.18%) Master's Degree
6 10 (18.18%) Network+ Certification
7 8 (14.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (14.55%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 8 (14.55%) CCSP
7 8 (14.55%) CEH
7 8 (14.55%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (12.73%) CASP
9 5 (9.09%) GIAC
9 5 (9.09%) MCSA
9 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (5.45%) CRISC
11 2 (3.64%) AWS Certification
11 2 (3.64%) GCED
11 2 (3.64%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 20 (36.36%) NIST
2 9 (16.36%) GDPR
2 9 (16.36%) PCI DSS
3 8 (14.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (14.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (9.09%) NCSC
5 3 (5.45%) GRC
5 3 (5.45%) SOC 2
6 2 (3.64%) COBIT
6 2 (3.64%) ISO 31000
7 1 (1.82%) SLA
Systems Management
1 9 (16.36%) CASB
2 2 (3.64%) Host Intrusion Detection System
2 2 (3.64%) QRadar
Vendors
1 32 (58.18%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.45%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.64%) IBM
3 2 (3.64%) Splunk
4 1 (1.82%) Palo Alto