CompTIA Security+ Jobs with Work from Home Options

CompTIA Security+
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 528 556 768
Rank change year-on-year +28 +212 -223
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 47 104 93
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.14% 0.26% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 1.00% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 41 96 64
10th Percentile £37,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £31,250 £39,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -37.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £77,125
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% -8.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,552 10,403 16,413
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.25% 25.64% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 5,899 6,318 8,788
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

CompTIA Security+
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CompTIA Security+ trend for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+.

CompTIA Security+ salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

CompTIA Security+ salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (4.26%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (25.53%) Azure
2 10 (21.28%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (17.02%) AWS
4 3 (6.38%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (6.38%) SaaS
5 2 (4.26%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (4.26%) Entra ID
5 2 (4.26%) GCP
5 2 (4.26%) IaaS
5 2 (4.26%) OCI
5 2 (4.26%) OneDrive
5 2 (4.26%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.13%) Google Drive
6 1 (2.13%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 21 (44.68%) Firewall
2 8 (17.02%) Network Security
3 6 (12.77%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (8.51%) Wireshark
5 3 (6.38%) TCP/IP
6 2 (4.26%) VPN
7 1 (2.13%) tcpdump
7 1 (2.13%) VLAN
7 1 (2.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (27.66%) Law
2 11 (23.40%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (19.15%) Social Skills
4 5 (10.64%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Publishing
5 2 (4.26%) Retail
6 1 (2.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 23 (48.94%) Analyst
2 15 (31.91%) Security Analyst
3 10 (21.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 10 (21.28%) Senior
4 5 (10.64%) Consultant
4 5 (10.64%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (8.51%) IT Analyst
5 4 (8.51%) IT Security Analyst
5 4 (8.51%) Security Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (8.51%) Senior Consultant
5 4 (8.51%) Senior Testing Consultant
5 4 (8.51%) Testing Consultant
6 3 (6.38%) CISSP Analyst
6 3 (6.38%) IT Engineer
6 3 (6.38%) Monitoring Analyst
6 3 (6.38%) Penetration Tester
6 3 (6.38%) Security Monitoring Analyst
6 3 (6.38%) SIEM Analyst
6 3 (6.38%) Threat Hunter
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 17 (36.17%) Management Information System
2 11 (23.40%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (14.89%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (8.51%) Security Posture
5 3 (6.38%) Cyberattack
6 2 (4.26%) Client/Server
6 2 (4.26%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (4.26%) NHS
7 1 (2.13%) CSOC
7 1 (2.13%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.89%) Windows
2 2 (4.26%) Apple iOS
2 2 (4.26%) Unix
2 2 (4.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (72.34%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (40.43%) Information Security
3 18 (38.30%) Security Operations
4 17 (36.17%) SIEM
5 16 (34.04%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (29.79%) Incident Response
6 14 (29.79%) Vulnerability Management
7 13 (27.66%) Penetration Testing
8 8 (17.02%) Computer Science
8 8 (17.02%) Risk Assessment
9 6 (12.77%) Coaching
9 6 (12.77%) Ethical Hacking
9 6 (12.77%) Red Team
9 6 (12.77%) Security Monitoring
10 5 (10.64%) Application Security
10 5 (10.64%) Business Continuity
10 5 (10.64%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (10.64%) Regulatory Compliance
10 5 (10.64%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 4 (8.51%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.51%) PowerShell
1 4 (8.51%) Python
2 2 (4.26%) Bash
2 2 (4.26%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 29 (61.70%) CISSP
2 27 (57.45%) Degree
3 13 (27.66%) CISM
3 13 (27.66%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (25.53%) CEH
4 12 (25.53%) CompTIA CySA+
5 7 (14.89%) CISA
5 7 (14.89%) GIAC
5 7 (14.89%) GPEN
6 6 (12.77%) CREST Certified
7 5 (10.64%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (10.64%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (10.64%) SSCP
8 4 (8.51%) CASP
8 4 (8.51%) CRISC
8 4 (8.51%) SANS
8 4 (8.51%) Security Cleared
9 3 (6.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (6.38%) Master's Degree
9 3 (6.38%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (25.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (21.28%) NIST
3 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (10.64%) GRC
5 3 (6.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (6.38%) PCI DSS
5 3 (6.38%) SOC 2
6 2 (4.26%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.13%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.13%) Snort
2 1 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) Nessus
2 2 (4.26%) CASB
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (25.53%) Microsoft
2 9 (19.15%) ServiceNow
3 2 (4.26%) Oracle
3 2 (4.26%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.26%) Sophos
4 1 (2.13%) Google
4 1 (2.13%) VMware