CompTIA CySA+ Jobs

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 728 763 1057
Rank change year-on-year +35 +294 +3
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 48 9 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.063% 0.016% 0.066%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% 0.048% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 15 7 47
10th Percentile £41,750 £47,200 £33,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £87,500 £63,125 £68,750
90th Percentile - £69,250 £73,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -19.57% +9.52% -12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CompTIA CySA+ 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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,041 18,925 40,159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.63% 32.70% 29.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8,760 11,500 17,677
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +4.17%

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CompTIA CySA+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA CySA+ in the UK

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CompTIA CySA+.

Salary trend for CompTIA CySA+ in the UK

CompTIA CySA+
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ over the 6 months to 29 October 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA CySA+ in the UK

CompTIA CySA+
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ within the UK over the 6 months to 29 October 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
England +2 47 £70,000 +16.67% 4
London +50 38 £85,000 +13.33% 2
UK excluding London -41 9 £46,250 -19.57% 3
Work from Home +18 8 £70,000 +16.67% 4
North of England - 5 £40,000 - 1
North West - 5 £40,000 - 1
East Midlands -32 3 £47,500 -13.64% 1
Midlands -37 3 £47,500 -19.15% 1
South East -31 1 - -

CompTIA CySA+
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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (20.83%) AWS
2 9 (18.75%) Azure
2 9 (18.75%) Power Platform
3 4 (8.33%) Azure Logic Apps
4 3 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.08%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 16 (33.33%) Firewall
2 15 (31.25%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (18.75%) VoIP
4 4 (8.33%) Network Security
5 2 (4.17%) IPsec
5 2 (4.17%) SSL
5 2 (4.17%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.08%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (18.75%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (6.25%) Snyk
General
1 8 (16.67%) Finance
2 6 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.08%) Billing
5 1 (2.08%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 20 (41.67%) Analyst
2 14 (29.17%) Security Analyst
3 13 (27.08%) Senior
4 9 (18.75%) Operations Analyst
4 9 (18.75%) Security Operations Analyst
4 9 (18.75%) Senior Analyst
4 9 (18.75%) Senior Operations Analyst
4 9 (18.75%) Senior Security Analyst
5 8 (16.67%) Consultant
5 8 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 8 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 6 (12.50%) Lead
7 5 (10.42%) SOC Analyst
8 4 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 4 (8.33%) Security Consultant
8 4 (8.33%) Security Manager
9 3 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 3 (6.25%) Lead Consultant
9 3 (6.25%) Lead Security Consultant
9 3 (6.25%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 12 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 8 (16.67%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (14.58%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (8.33%) CSOC
5 4 (8.33%) Onboarding
5 4 (8.33%) Operational Technology
5 4 (8.33%) Virtual Team
6 1 (2.08%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.08%) Driving Licence
6 1 (2.08%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.33%) Linux
1 4 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (70.83%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 24 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 16 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 15 (31.25%) Information Security
4 15 (31.25%) SIEM
5 12 (25.00%) Problem Management
6 11 (22.92%) Security Monitoring
6 11 (22.92%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 10 (20.83%) Vulnerability Management
8 9 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
8 9 (18.75%) Change Management
8 9 (18.75%) Data Loss Prevention
8 9 (18.75%) Incident Management
8 9 (18.75%) Kalman Filter
8 9 (18.75%) Malware Analysis
8 9 (18.75%) OWASP
8 9 (18.75%) Remediation Plan
8 9 (18.75%) Service Management
8 9 (18.75%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.33%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (2.08%) Perl
2 1 (2.08%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (83.33%) CISSP
2 35 (72.92%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (66.67%) CISM
4 22 (45.83%) Degree
5 19 (39.58%) CISA
6 14 (29.17%) GIAC
7 13 (27.08%) CASP
8 12 (25.00%) CEH
8 12 (25.00%) CRISC
8 12 (25.00%) Master's Degree
9 11 (22.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 11 (22.92%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (14.58%) SSCP
11 5 (10.42%) Network+ Certification
12 4 (8.33%) CCSP
12 4 (8.33%) CISMP
12 4 (8.33%) SC Cleared
12 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
13 2 (4.17%) MCSA
13 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (39.58%) NIST
2 17 (35.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (18.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (16.67%) GDPR
5 7 (14.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (8.33%) PCI DSS
7 2 (4.17%) NCSC
8 1 (2.08%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.33%) QRadar
Vendors
1 29 (60.42%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.42%) LogRhythm
3 4 (8.33%) IBM
4 1 (2.08%) AlienVault
4 1 (2.08%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.08%) Okta
4 1 (2.08%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.08%) Splunk