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

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 723 690 1019
Rank change year-on-year -33 +329 -361
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 142 212 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.25% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.75% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 125 185 117
10th Percentile £35,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £56,400 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -6.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,500 £81,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £53,250 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.18% -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 24,881 28,320 37,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.35% 33.66% 26.59%
Number of salaries quoted 15,751 12,947 16,894
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,000 £30,875
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,750
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 £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +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 1 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 1 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 +67 42 £65,000 +8.33% 13
South East -30 34 £45,000 +57.89% 4
North of England +58 29 £43,750 -35.19% 10
East of England +6 16 £27,000 -36.47% 1
Yorkshire +74 12 £60,000 -7.69% 8
South West -45 11 £52,500 -22.22% 5
North West +3 10 £37,500 -46.43% 2
West Midlands -30 9 £39,649 -20.70% 1
Midlands -30 9 £39,649 -24.48% 2
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 (7.04%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.41%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.41%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 66 (46.48%) Azure
2 47 (33.10%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.97%) Entra ID
4 13 (9.15%) Azure Sentinel
5 11 (7.75%) AWS
6 5 (3.52%) SaaS
7 3 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.11%) IaaS
8 2 (1.41%) GCP
8 2 (1.41%) OCI
8 2 (1.41%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.41%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.70%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.70%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.70%) PaaS
9 1 (0.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 65 (45.77%) Firewall
2 28 (19.72%) Intrusion Detection
3 14 (9.86%) Network Security
3 14 (9.86%) TCP/IP
4 7 (4.93%) LAN
4 7 (4.93%) WAN
5 6 (4.23%) DNS
5 6 (4.23%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.52%) IPsec
6 5 (3.52%) SSL
7 4 (2.82%) VPN
8 3 (2.11%) DHCP
8 3 (2.11%) HTTP
8 3 (2.11%) SMTP
8 3 (2.11%) tcpdump
8 3 (2.11%) VLAN
9 2 (1.41%) DMZ
9 2 (1.41%) Internet
9 2 (1.41%) VoIP
10 1 (0.70%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.75%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.63%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.63%) MySQL
3 2 (1.41%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.11%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.70%) Snyk
General
1 53 (37.32%) Social Skills
2 50 (35.21%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (14.08%) Law
4 11 (7.75%) Finance
5 10 (7.04%) Legal
6 8 (5.63%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.23%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.82%) Marketing
10 3 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.41%) Games
11 2 (1.41%) Publishing
11 2 (1.41%) Retail
12 1 (0.70%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.70%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.70%) Military
Job Titles
1 76 (53.52%) Analyst
2 42 (29.58%) Security Analyst
3 25 (17.61%) SOC Analyst
4 21 (14.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 20 (14.08%) IT Engineer
5 20 (14.08%) Senior
6 14 (9.86%) Senior Analyst
7 13 (9.15%) IT Support
8 12 (8.45%) IT Support Engineer
8 12 (8.45%) Support Engineer
9 11 (7.75%) Lead
10 8 (5.63%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.63%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.63%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (5.63%) Consultant
11 6 (4.23%) Information Analyst
11 6 (4.23%) Information Security Analyst
11 6 (4.23%) IT Analyst
11 6 (4.23%) Senior Security Analyst
12 5 (3.52%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.41%) EDI
1 2 (1.41%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 35 (24.65%) Cyber Threat
2 34 (23.94%) Management Information System
3 26 (18.31%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (9.15%) Client/Server
5 7 (4.93%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (4.23%) IoT
6 6 (4.23%) Security Posture
6 6 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.11%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (1.41%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.41%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.41%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.41%) EPoS
8 2 (1.41%) Mobile Computing
8 2 (1.41%) NHS
8 2 (1.41%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.70%) CESG
9 1 (0.70%) CSOC
9 1 (0.70%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 44 (30.99%) Windows
2 16 (11.27%) Windows Server
3 13 (9.15%) Linux
4 2 (1.41%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.41%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.41%) Unix
4 2 (1.41%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.41%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (68.31%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (40.14%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (39.44%) SIEM
4 51 (35.92%) Information Security
5 46 (32.39%) Incident Response
6 41 (28.87%) Security Operations
7 29 (20.42%) Computer Science
8 25 (17.61%) ITIL
9 24 (16.90%) Risk Management
10 22 (15.49%) Customer Service
10 22 (15.49%) Penetration Testing
11 20 (14.08%) Vulnerability Management
12 18 (12.68%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 16 (11.27%) Disaster Recovery
14 15 (10.56%) Business Continuity
14 15 (10.56%) Mentoring
15 13 (9.15%) Security Monitoring
16 12 (8.45%) Cloud Security
17 11 (7.75%) Data Protection
18 10 (7.04%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.45%) PowerShell
2 11 (7.75%) Python
3 8 (5.63%) Bash
4 2 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.41%) SQL
5 1 (0.70%) C++
5 1 (0.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 85 (59.86%) CISSP
2 64 (45.07%) Degree
3 29 (20.42%) CEH
3 29 (20.42%) CISM
4 28 (19.72%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (19.72%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (19.72%) Network+ Certification
5 25 (17.61%) CompTIA CySA+
6 23 (16.20%) CISA
7 22 (15.49%) Security Cleared
8 20 (14.08%) GIAC
9 18 (12.68%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (11.97%) SSCP
11 15 (10.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 14 (9.86%) A+ Certification
12 14 (9.86%) CCSP
13 13 (9.15%) CCNA
13 13 (9.15%) SC Cleared
14 11 (7.75%) SANS
15 8 (5.63%) CASP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (31.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (19.01%) NIST
3 18 (12.68%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (7.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.63%) GRC
6 7 (4.93%) NCSC
7 6 (4.23%) GDPR
8 5 (3.52%) PCI DSS
8 5 (3.52%) SLA
9 3 (2.11%) SOC 2
10 2 (1.41%) COBIT
10 2 (1.41%) HIPAA
10 2 (1.41%) IASME
10 2 (1.41%) ISO 22301
10 2 (1.41%) ISO 9001
10 2 (1.41%) NIST 800
10 2 (1.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (14.08%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.82%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.11%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.70%) Snort
4 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (10.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.63%) Nessus
3 2 (1.41%) CASB
3 2 (1.41%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.41%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.70%) Autotask
4 1 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.70%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 66 (46.48%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.75%) Cisco
3 10 (7.04%) Sophos
4 8 (5.63%) ServiceNow
4 8 (5.63%) VMware
5 7 (4.93%) Splunk
6 2 (1.41%) Aruba
6 2 (1.41%) Citrix
6 2 (1.41%) Oracle
6 2 (1.41%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.70%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.70%) Google
7 1 (0.70%) HP
7 1 (0.70%) iManage
7 1 (0.70%) Intel
7 1 (0.70%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.70%) Qualys