CompTIA Security+ Jobs with Work from Home Options

CompTIA Security+
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 559 530 804
Rank change year-on-year -29 +274 -242
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 43 103 97
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.12% 0.27% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.44% 1.05% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 38 95 68
10th Percentile £37,500 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,625 £31,250 £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,356 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +48.68% -32.74% +4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £66,094
90th Percentile £78,450 £75,000 £79,000
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
Work from Home

CompTIA Security+ falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,839 9,831 17,591
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.68% 26.23% 23.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5,921 5,996 8,910
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £59,407
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +1.00% +8.01%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +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 12 June 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 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (4.65%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 16 (37.21%) Azure
2 14 (32.56%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (11.63%) AWS
4 3 (6.98%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (6.98%) SaaS
5 2 (4.65%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (4.65%) Entra ID
5 2 (4.65%) GCP
5 2 (4.65%) IaaS
5 2 (4.65%) OCI
5 2 (4.65%) OneDrive
5 2 (4.65%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (2.33%) Google Drive
6 1 (2.33%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 22 (51.16%) Firewall
2 10 (23.26%) Network Security
3 6 (13.95%) Intrusion Detection
3 6 (13.95%) TCP/IP
4 4 (9.30%) VLAN
4 4 (9.30%) Wireshark
5 2 (4.65%) VPN
6 1 (2.33%) tcpdump
6 1 (2.33%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.65%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (6.98%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (30.23%) Law
2 12 (27.91%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (20.93%) Social Skills
4 5 (11.63%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (4.65%) Publishing
5 2 (4.65%) Retail
6 1 (2.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 21 (48.84%) Analyst
2 12 (27.91%) Security Analyst
3 7 (16.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 6 (13.95%) Senior
4 6 (13.95%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Consultant
5 4 (9.30%) IT Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) IT Consultant
5 4 (9.30%) IT Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) IT Security Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Security Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Solutions Consultant
5 4 (9.30%) Technical Consultant
6 3 (6.98%) Penetration Tester
6 3 (6.98%) Service Desk Consultant
6 3 (6.98%) Tester
6 3 (6.98%) Threat Hunter
7 2 (4.65%) Information Officer
7 2 (4.65%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.65%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 15 (34.88%) Management Information System
2 8 (18.60%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (16.28%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (4.65%) Client/Server
4 2 (4.65%) CSOC
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (4.65%) EPoS
4 2 (4.65%) NHS
4 2 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.33%) CESG
5 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.33%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (20.93%) Windows
2 2 (4.65%) Apple iOS
2 2 (4.65%) Unix
2 2 (4.65%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (69.77%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (46.51%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (39.53%) Information Security
4 15 (34.88%) Incident Response
4 15 (34.88%) Security Operations
4 15 (34.88%) SIEM
5 14 (32.56%) Vulnerability Management
6 8 (18.60%) Computer Science
7 7 (16.28%) Penetration Testing
8 6 (13.95%) Ethical Hacking
9 5 (11.63%) Regulatory Compliance
9 5 (11.63%) Risk Assessment
9 5 (11.63%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 4 (9.30%) Cloud Security
10 4 (9.30%) Migration
10 4 (9.30%) Presales
10 4 (9.30%) Roadmaps
10 4 (9.30%) Security Monitoring
10 4 (9.30%) Technology Roadmap
11 3 (6.98%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.30%) PowerShell
1 4 (9.30%) Python
2 3 (6.98%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (4.65%) Bash
Qualifications
1 29 (67.44%) Degree
2 21 (48.84%) CISSP
3 13 (30.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (25.58%) CEH
4 11 (25.58%) CISM
5 8 (18.60%) Security Cleared
6 7 (16.28%) CISA
6 7 (16.28%) CompTIA CySA+
6 7 (16.28%) GIAC
7 6 (13.95%) SC Cleared
8 5 (11.63%) SSCP
9 4 (9.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (9.30%) CASP
9 4 (9.30%) DBS Check
9 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (9.30%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (9.30%) SANS
10 3 (6.98%) GCIA
10 3 (6.98%) GPEN
10 3 (6.98%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (27.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (18.60%) NIST
3 7 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (11.63%) GRC
5 3 (6.98%) COBIT
5 3 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (6.98%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (9.30%) Hyper-V
2 3 (6.98%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.33%) Snort
3 1 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (18.60%) Nessus
2 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (4.65%) CASB
4 1 (2.33%) QRadar
Vendors
1 17 (39.53%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.95%) ServiceNow
3 4 (9.30%) VMware
4 2 (4.65%) Oracle
4 2 (4.65%) Salesforce
4 2 (4.65%) Sophos
5 1 (2.33%) Cisco
5 1 (2.33%) Google
5 1 (2.33%) IBM
5 1 (2.33%) LogRhythm