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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 715 684 1025
Rank change year-on-year -31 +341 -360
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 137 199 175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.15% 0.24% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.54% 0.71% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 120 186 122
10th Percentile £36,125 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,688 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,400 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.91% -6.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,438 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,750 £81,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -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 25,469 27,896 38,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.04% 33.75% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 15,718 12,868 17,018
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £38,691 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.83% +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 9 June 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 9 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
London +15 37 £65,000 +8.33% 12
South East -15 34 £45,000 +47.54% 5
North of England +51 30 £43,750 -35.19% 9
East of England -3 16 £27,000 -36.47%
Yorkshire +76 13 £60,000 -7.69% 6
South West -47 12 £52,500 -22.22% 6
North West -1 10 £37,500 -46.43% 3
West Midlands -31 8 £54,825 +26.76% 3
Midlands -53 8 £54,825 +26.40% 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 (7.30%) SharePoint
2 7 (5.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.46%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.46%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 66 (48.18%) Azure
2 47 (34.31%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (12.41%) Entra ID
4 13 (9.49%) Azure Sentinel
5 9 (6.57%) AWS
6 5 (3.65%) SaaS
7 3 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.19%) IaaS
8 2 (1.46%) GCP
8 2 (1.46%) OCI
8 2 (1.46%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.46%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.73%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.73%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.73%) PaaS
9 1 (0.73%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 65 (47.45%) Firewall
2 27 (19.71%) Intrusion Detection
3 15 (10.95%) TCP/IP
4 14 (10.22%) Network Security
5 7 (5.11%) LAN
5 7 (5.11%) WAN
6 6 (4.38%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.65%) DNS
7 5 (3.65%) IPsec
7 5 (3.65%) SSL
8 4 (2.92%) VLAN
8 4 (2.92%) VPN
9 3 (2.19%) HTTP
9 3 (2.19%) SMTP
9 3 (2.19%) tcpdump
10 2 (1.46%) DHCP
10 2 (1.46%) DMZ
10 2 (1.46%) Internet
10 2 (1.46%) VoIP
11 1 (0.73%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (8.03%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.84%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.84%) MySQL
3 2 (1.46%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.19%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.73%) Snyk
General
1 53 (38.69%) Social Skills
2 51 (37.23%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (14.60%) Law
4 10 (7.30%) Finance
5 9 (6.57%) Legal
6 8 (5.84%) Manufacturing
7 7 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.38%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.19%) Marketing
10 3 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.46%) Games
11 2 (1.46%) Publishing
11 2 (1.46%) Retail
12 1 (0.73%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 74 (54.01%) Analyst
2 41 (29.93%) Security Analyst
3 25 (18.25%) SOC Analyst
4 20 (14.60%) IT Engineer
5 19 (13.87%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 19 (13.87%) Senior
6 14 (10.22%) Senior Analyst
7 13 (9.49%) IT Support
8 12 (8.76%) IT Support Engineer
8 12 (8.76%) Support Engineer
9 11 (8.03%) Lead
10 8 (5.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.84%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (5.84%) Consultant
11 7 (5.11%) IT Analyst
12 6 (4.38%) Information Analyst
12 6 (4.38%) Information Security Analyst
12 6 (4.38%) IT Security Analyst
12 6 (4.38%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.46%) EDI
1 2 (1.46%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 33 (24.09%) Cyber Threat
2 32 (23.36%) Management Information System
3 27 (19.71%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (9.49%) Client/Server
5 7 (5.11%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (4.38%) IoT
6 6 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (3.65%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.46%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.46%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.46%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.46%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.46%) EPoS
8 2 (1.46%) NHS
8 2 (1.46%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.73%) CESG
9 1 (0.73%) CSOC
9 1 (0.73%) Mobile Computing
9 1 (0.73%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 44 (32.12%) Windows
2 16 (11.68%) Windows Server
3 14 (10.22%) Linux
4 2 (1.46%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.46%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.46%) Unix
4 2 (1.46%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.46%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.46%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (67.88%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (43.07%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (40.15%) SIEM
4 48 (35.04%) Information Security
5 46 (33.58%) Incident Response
6 40 (29.20%) Security Operations
7 27 (19.71%) Computer Science
8 24 (17.52%) ITIL
9 22 (16.06%) Customer Service
9 22 (16.06%) Risk Management
10 20 (14.60%) Vulnerability Management
11 19 (13.87%) Penetration Testing
12 18 (13.14%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 15 (10.95%) Disaster Recovery
14 14 (10.22%) Business Continuity
14 14 (10.22%) Mentoring
15 12 (8.76%) Cloud Security
16 11 (8.03%) Data Protection
16 11 (8.03%) Security Monitoring
17 10 (7.30%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.76%) PowerShell
2 11 (8.03%) Python
3 8 (5.84%) Bash
4 2 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.46%) SQL
5 1 (0.73%) C++
5 1 (0.73%) Java
Qualifications
1 80 (58.39%) CISSP
2 61 (44.53%) Degree
3 29 (21.17%) CEH
4 28 (20.44%) CISM
5 27 (19.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 26 (18.98%) Network+ Certification
7 25 (18.25%) Cisco Certification
8 23 (16.79%) CISA
8 23 (16.79%) Security Cleared
9 21 (15.33%) CompTIA CySA+
10 20 (14.60%) GIAC
11 18 (13.14%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (12.41%) SSCP
13 14 (10.22%) SC Cleared
14 13 (9.49%) A+ Certification
14 13 (9.49%) CCNA
15 12 (8.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 12 (8.76%) CCSP
16 11 (8.03%) SANS
17 8 (5.84%) CASP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (32.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (18.98%) NIST
3 18 (13.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (8.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.84%) GRC
6 7 (5.11%) NCSC
7 6 (4.38%) GDPR
8 5 (3.65%) PCI DSS
8 5 (3.65%) SLA
9 2 (1.46%) COBIT
9 2 (1.46%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.46%) IASME
9 2 (1.46%) ISO 22301
9 2 (1.46%) ISO 9001
9 2 (1.46%) NIST 800
9 2 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.73%) SOC 2
System Software
1 19 (13.87%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.92%) Hyper-V
2 4 (2.92%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.73%) Snort
4 1 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (10.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.84%) Nessus
3 2 (1.46%) CASB
3 2 (1.46%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.46%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.46%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.73%) Autotask
4 1 (0.73%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 65 (47.45%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.03%) Cisco
3 10 (7.30%) Sophos
4 9 (6.57%) VMware
5 7 (5.11%) Splunk
6 6 (4.38%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.46%) Aruba
7 2 (1.46%) Citrix
7 2 (1.46%) Oracle
7 2 (1.46%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.73%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.73%) Google
8 1 (0.73%) HP
8 1 (0.73%) iManage
8 1 (0.73%) Intel
8 1 (0.73%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.73%) Qualys