CompTIA Security+
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 741 706 1051
Rank change year-on-year -35 +345 -403
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 154 249 188
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.25% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.56% 0.76% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 128 205 125
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,438 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +1.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,546 32,627 44,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.29% 33.12% 27.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17,214 14,683 19,092
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,573 £42,210 £40,967
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.04%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Top 15 Job Locations

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 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
England +14 144 £54,000 -3.05% 59
UK excluding London -35 102 £50,000 +11.11% 39
London +72 46 £65,000 +9.70% 20
Work from Home +5 46 £60,000 +54.13% 23
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
Scotland -58 4 £50,000 +23.90% 3
Northern Ireland +24 1 - -

CompTIA Security+
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (6.49%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.30%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 73 (47.40%) Azure
2 50 (32.47%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.04%) Azure Sentinel
3 17 (11.04%) Entra ID
4 13 (8.44%) AWS
5 5 (3.25%) SaaS
6 3 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.95%) IaaS
7 2 (1.30%) GCP
7 2 (1.30%) OCI
7 2 (1.30%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.30%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.65%) Google Drive
8 1 (0.65%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.65%) PaaS
8 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 69 (44.81%) Firewall
2 29 (18.83%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (8.44%) Network Security
4 12 (7.79%) TCP/IP
5 7 (4.55%) LAN
5 7 (4.55%) WAN
6 6 (3.90%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.25%) DNS
7 5 (3.25%) IPsec
7 5 (3.25%) SSL
8 4 (2.60%) VPN
8 4 (2.60%) Wireless
9 3 (1.95%) DHCP
9 3 (1.95%) tcpdump
10 2 (1.30%) DMZ
10 2 (1.30%) HTTP
10 2 (1.30%) Internet
10 2 (1.30%) SMTP
10 2 (1.30%) VLAN
10 2 (1.30%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.19%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.19%) MySQL
3 2 (1.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.95%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.65%) Snyk
General
1 53 (34.42%) Social Skills
2 47 (30.52%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (12.99%) Law
4 11 (7.14%) Finance
4 11 (7.14%) Legal
5 8 (5.19%) Manufacturing
6 7 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.90%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.60%) Marketing
9 3 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.30%) Games
10 2 (1.30%) Publishing
10 2 (1.30%) Retail
11 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 84 (54.55%) Analyst
2 51 (33.12%) Security Analyst
3 30 (19.48%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 27 (17.53%) Senior
5 25 (16.23%) SOC Analyst
6 19 (12.34%) IT Engineer
7 18 (11.69%) Senior Analyst
8 11 (7.14%) IT Support
8 11 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (7.14%) Lead
8 11 (7.14%) Senior Security Analyst
8 11 (7.14%) Support Engineer
9 10 (6.49%) Consultant
10 8 (5.19%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.19%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 7 (4.55%) Security Consultant
11 7 (4.55%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
12 6 (3.90%) Information Analyst
12 6 (3.90%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.30%) EDI
1 2 (1.30%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 36 (23.38%) Cyber Threat
1 36 (23.38%) Management Information System
2 26 (16.88%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (8.44%) Client/Server
4 7 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (4.55%) Cyberattack
5 6 (3.90%) IoT
6 5 (3.25%) Security Posture
6 5 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.95%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.30%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.30%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.30%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.30%) Mobile Computing
8 2 (1.30%) NHS
8 2 (1.30%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.65%) CESG
9 1 (0.65%) CSOC
9 1 (0.65%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 44 (28.57%) Windows
2 17 (11.04%) Windows Server
3 13 (8.44%) Linux
4 2 (1.30%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.30%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.30%) Unix
4 2 (1.30%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.30%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.30%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (70.13%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (37.01%) SIEM
3 53 (34.42%) Information Security
3 53 (34.42%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (32.47%) Security Operations
5 47 (30.52%) Incident Response
6 31 (20.13%) Penetration Testing
7 29 (18.83%) Computer Science
8 26 (16.88%) Risk Management
9 24 (15.58%) ITIL
10 22 (14.29%) Customer Service
11 21 (13.64%) Disaster Recovery
12 20 (12.99%) Vulnerability Management
13 18 (11.69%) Mentoring
14 17 (11.04%) Vulnerability Assessment
15 16 (10.39%) Business Continuity
16 15 (9.74%) Security Monitoring
17 12 (7.79%) Cloud Security
18 11 (7.14%) Data Protection
18 11 (7.14%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.79%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.49%) Python
3 8 (5.19%) Bash
4 2 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 94 (61.04%) CISSP
2 65 (42.21%) Degree
3 34 (22.08%) CISM
4 33 (21.43%) CompTIA CySA+
5 32 (20.78%) Network+ Certification
6 31 (20.13%) CEH
7 30 (19.48%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (14.94%) CISA
10 21 (13.64%) Security Cleared
10 21 (13.64%) SSCP
11 20 (12.99%) GIAC
12 17 (11.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 17 (11.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (10.39%) CCSP
14 13 (8.44%) CCNA
15 12 (7.79%) A+ Certification
15 12 (7.79%) SC Cleared
16 11 (7.14%) SANS
17 10 (6.49%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (31.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (18.18%) NIST
3 18 (11.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.19%) GRC
6 7 (4.55%) NCSC
7 6 (3.90%) ISO 22301
8 5 (3.25%) GDPR
8 5 (3.25%) PCI DSS
8 5 (3.25%) SLA
8 5 (3.25%) SOC 2
9 2 (1.30%) COBIT
9 2 (1.30%) IASME
9 2 (1.30%) ISO 9001
9 2 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.65%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (12.99%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.60%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.30%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.65%) Snort
5 1 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (9.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.19%) Nessus
3 2 (1.30%) CASB
3 2 (1.30%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.30%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.65%) Autotask
4 1 (0.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.65%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 72 (46.75%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.14%) Cisco
3 10 (6.49%) ServiceNow
3 10 (6.49%) Sophos
4 7 (4.55%) Splunk
4 7 (4.55%) VMware
5 2 (1.30%) Aruba
5 2 (1.30%) Citrix
5 2 (1.30%) Oracle
5 2 (1.30%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.65%) Google
6 1 (0.65%) HP
6 1 (0.65%) iManage
6 1 (0.65%) Intel
6 1 (0.65%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.65%) Qualys