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 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 | 554 | 667 | 813 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +146 | -120 |
| Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ | 48 | 28 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.050% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.37% | 0.19% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 13 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £215 | £363 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £428 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £457 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -8.60% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £635 | £588 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £592 | £696 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £457 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.53% | -26.88% | +53.85% |
| 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 | 12,965 | 15,005 | 19,063 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.93% | 27.00% | 21.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,034 | 9,986 | 12,729 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £340 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £429 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.95% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,108 | 750 | 780 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.98 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.18 | £21.67 | £19.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +23.60% | +34.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £68.75 | £59.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £79.78 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.00 | £52.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.90% | +50.00% | +25.61% |
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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 9 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 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 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 | +122 | 40 | £450 | -5.26% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 27 | £450 | -1.53% | 26 |
| London | +92 | 14 | £400 | -31.91% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 13 | £450 | +1.47% | 15 |
| North of England | - | 11 | £450 | - | 10 |
| South West | +21 | 10 | £500 | - | 6 |
| North West | - | 9 | £450 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +20 | 3 | £635 | +45.14% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 3 | £635 | - | 3 |
| South East | +16 | 2 | £613 | +28.95% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £200 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | +27 | 1 | £425 | -4.17% | 1 |
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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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