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 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 691 696 996
Rank change year-on-year +5 +300 -352
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 149 232 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.26% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% 0.80% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 127 188 116
10th Percentile £34,050 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,375 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% -7.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £73,125
90th Percentile £88,500 £84,125 £85,000
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
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 24,484 29,082 36,331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.31% 32.87% 26.52%
Number of salaries quoted 15,742 13,274 16,890
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,712 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,000
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 £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +69 52 £65,000 +9.70% 20
South East -32 33 £43,750 +53.51% 10
North of England +61 28 £60,000 -7.69% 24
East of England +12 16 £27,000 -36.47%
Yorkshire +94 13 £60,000 -7.69% 16
South West -43 10 £51,250 -24.07% 7
West Midlands 0 9 £39,649 -35.27% 4
Midlands -21 9 £39,649 -41.26% 7
North West +5 8 £37,500 -50.00% 7
North East - 7 £40,000 - 1
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 (6.71%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.34%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.34%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 65 (43.62%) Azure
2 45 (30.20%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.41%) Entra ID
4 15 (10.07%) AWS
5 13 (8.72%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (3.36%) SaaS
7 3 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.01%) IaaS
8 2 (1.34%) GCP
8 2 (1.34%) OCI
8 2 (1.34%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.34%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.67%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.67%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.67%) PaaS
9 1 (0.67%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 66 (44.30%) Firewall
2 30 (20.13%) Intrusion Detection
3 12 (8.05%) Network Security
4 11 (7.38%) TCP/IP
5 8 (5.37%) LAN
5 8 (5.37%) WAN
6 6 (4.03%) Wireshark
7 5 (3.36%) DNS
7 5 (3.36%) IPsec
7 5 (3.36%) SSL
7 5 (3.36%) VPN
8 3 (2.01%) DHCP
8 3 (2.01%) Internet
8 3 (2.01%) tcpdump
9 2 (1.34%) DMZ
9 2 (1.34%) HTTP
9 2 (1.34%) SMTP
9 2 (1.34%) VoIP
10 1 (0.67%) SAN
10 1 (0.67%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.38%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.37%) MariaDB
2 8 (5.37%) MySQL
3 2 (1.34%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (2.01%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.67%) Snyk
General
1 55 (36.91%) Social Skills
2 48 (32.21%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (13.42%) Law
4 13 (8.72%) Legal
5 11 (7.38%) Finance
6 8 (5.37%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.03%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.68%) Marketing
10 3 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.34%) Games
11 2 (1.34%) Publishing
11 2 (1.34%) Retail
12 1 (0.67%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.67%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.67%) Military
12 1 (0.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 79 (53.02%) Analyst
2 45 (30.20%) Security Analyst
3 25 (16.78%) SOC Analyst
4 24 (16.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 22 (14.77%) Senior
6 19 (12.75%) IT Engineer
7 14 (9.40%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (8.05%) Lead
9 11 (7.38%) IT Support
9 11 (7.38%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (7.38%) Support Engineer
10 8 (5.37%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 8 (5.37%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (5.37%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 8 (5.37%) Consultant
11 7 (4.70%) Security Consultant
11 7 (4.70%) Senior Security Analyst
12 6 (4.03%) Information Analyst
12 6 (4.03%) Information Security Analyst
13 5 (3.36%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.34%) EDI
1 2 (1.34%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 39 (26.17%) Management Information System
2 38 (25.50%) Cyber Threat
3 26 (17.45%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (8.72%) Client/Server
5 7 (4.70%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (4.03%) IoT
6 6 (4.03%) Security Posture
7 5 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (1.34%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.34%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.34%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.34%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.34%) Mobile Computing
9 2 (1.34%) NHS
9 2 (1.34%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.67%) CESG
10 1 (0.67%) CSOC
10 1 (0.67%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 44 (29.53%) Windows
2 17 (11.41%) Windows Server
3 13 (8.72%) Linux
4 2 (1.34%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.34%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.34%) Unix
4 2 (1.34%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.34%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (69.80%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (38.93%) SIEM
3 53 (35.57%) Information Security
3 53 (35.57%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (32.21%) Security Operations
5 45 (30.20%) Incident Response
6 30 (20.13%) Computer Science
7 28 (18.79%) Penetration Testing
7 28 (18.79%) Risk Management
8 25 (16.78%) ITIL
9 24 (16.11%) Customer Service
10 19 (12.75%) Vulnerability Management
11 18 (12.08%) Disaster Recovery
12 17 (11.41%) Business Continuity
12 17 (11.41%) Mentoring
12 17 (11.41%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 16 (10.74%) Security Monitoring
14 14 (9.40%) Risk Assessment
15 12 (8.05%) Cloud Security
16 11 (7.38%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.05%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.71%) Python
3 8 (5.37%) Bash
4 2 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.34%) SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (62.42%) CISSP
2 66 (44.30%) Degree
3 34 (22.82%) CompTIA CySA+
4 33 (22.15%) CISM
5 32 (21.48%) Cisco Certification
6 30 (20.13%) Network+ Certification
7 28 (18.79%) CEH
7 28 (18.79%) Computer Science Degree
8 23 (15.44%) CISA
9 20 (13.42%) Security Cleared
10 19 (12.75%) GIAC
11 18 (12.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 18 (12.08%) Microsoft Certification
11 18 (12.08%) SSCP
12 17 (11.41%) CCSP
13 14 (9.40%) CCNA
14 13 (8.72%) A+ Certification
14 13 (8.72%) CRISC
15 11 (7.38%) SANS
15 11 (7.38%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (29.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (20.13%) NIST
3 18 (12.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (7.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (5.37%) GRC
6 7 (4.70%) NCSC
6 7 (4.70%) SOC 2
7 5 (3.36%) GDPR
7 5 (3.36%) PCI DSS
7 5 (3.36%) SLA
8 2 (1.34%) COBIT
8 2 (1.34%) IASME
8 2 (1.34%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.34%) ISO 9001
8 2 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.67%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.67%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (13.42%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.68%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.67%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.67%) Snort
4 1 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (10.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.37%) Nessus
3 2 (1.34%) CASB
3 2 (1.34%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.34%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.67%) Autotask
4 1 (0.67%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.67%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 62 (41.61%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.72%) ServiceNow
3 11 (7.38%) Cisco
4 10 (6.71%) Sophos
5 7 (4.70%) Splunk
6 6 (4.03%) VMware
7 2 (1.34%) Aruba
7 2 (1.34%) Citrix
7 2 (1.34%) Oracle
7 2 (1.34%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.67%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.67%) Google
8 1 (0.67%) HP
8 1 (0.67%) iManage
8 1 (0.67%) Intel
8 1 (0.67%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.67%) Qualys