CompTIA Security+
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates 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 | 526 | 653 | 791 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +127 | +138 | -103 |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 49 | 29 | 47 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.052% | 0.054% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.38% | 0.19% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 13 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £218 | £363 | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £413 | £447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £457 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.54% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £635 | £588 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £592 | £691 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £457 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.94% | -26.88% | +51.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.74 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.74 | - | - |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,872 | 15,254 | 19,038 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.89% | 27.21% | 21.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,011 | 10,183 | 12,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £338 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £428 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +4.76% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £650 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £535 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.90% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,100 | 745 | 759 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £14.67 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £21.24 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +23.60% | +28.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £68.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.32 | £79.19 | £67.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.25 | £52.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +50.00% | +16.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+.
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Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +113 | 41 | £500 | +5.26% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 28 | £475 | +3.94% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 14 | £450 | +1.47% | 16 |
| London | +100 | 13 | £450 | -23.40% | 13 |
| North of England | - | 11 | £450 | - | 10 |
| South West | +15 | 10 | £500 | - | 5 |
| North West | - | 9 | £450 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +22 | 4 | £618 | +41.14% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 4 | £618 | - | 1 |
| South East | +12 | 2 | £613 | +28.95% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £200 | - | 8 |
| Scotland | +24 | 1 | £425 | -4.17% |
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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:
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