CompTIA Security+
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 726 729 1028
Rank change year-on-year +3 +299 -395
Permanent jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 173 254 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.25% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.63% 0.77% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 142 205 116
10th Percentile £36,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,809 £35,375 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,625 £81,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £44,125 £57,483
% change year-on-year +13.31% -23.24% +6.45%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,489 32,962 42,407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.71% 32.63% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 17,297 14,888 18,855
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.86% +7.73% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,276 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.49% +2.55% +0.50%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CompTIA Security+ over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CompTIA Security+ in the UK

CompTIA Security+
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
England +30 163 £55,000 - 30
UK excluding London -59 104 £50,000 +13.31% 20
London +87 62 £65,000 +13.04% 11
Work from Home +8 49 £60,000 +60.00% 31
South East -37 33 £43,750 +53.51% 6
North of England +72 27 £60,000 -7.69% 6
East of England +23 16 £27,000 -36.47% 1
Yorkshire +99 12 £62,500 -3.85% 6
South West -39 12 £55,000 -18.52% 4
West Midlands -9 11 £39,649 -45.31%
Midlands -25 11 £39,649 -47.13% 1
North West +9 8 £37,500 -50.00%
North East - 7 £40,000 -
Scotland -60 4 £50,000 +23.90% 2
Northern Ireland +20 1 - -

CompTIA Security+
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (5.78%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.16%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (1.16%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 77 (44.51%) Azure
2 54 (31.21%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (10.40%) AWS
4 17 (9.83%) Azure Sentinel
4 17 (9.83%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.89%) SaaS
6 3 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.73%) IaaS
6 3 (1.73%) WhatsApp
7 2 (1.16%) GCP
7 2 (1.16%) OCI
7 2 (1.16%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.16%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.58%) Google Drive
8 1 (0.58%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.58%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 74 (42.77%) Firewall
2 32 (18.50%) Intrusion Detection
3 14 (8.09%) Network Security
4 10 (5.78%) TCP/IP
5 9 (5.20%) LAN
5 9 (5.20%) WAN
6 7 (4.05%) DNS
7 6 (3.47%) Wireshark
8 5 (2.89%) DHCP
8 5 (2.89%) IPsec
8 5 (2.89%) SSL
8 5 (2.89%) VPN
8 5 (2.89%) Wireless
9 3 (1.73%) Internet
9 3 (1.73%) tcpdump
10 2 (1.16%) DMZ
10 2 (1.16%) HTTP
10 2 (1.16%) SAN
10 2 (1.16%) SMTP
10 2 (1.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.94%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.62%) MariaDB
2 8 (4.62%) MySQL
3 2 (1.16%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.73%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.58%) Snyk
General
1 60 (34.68%) Social Skills
2 47 (27.17%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (12.72%) Law
4 21 (12.14%) Legal
5 13 (7.51%) Finance
6 8 (4.62%) Manufacturing
7 7 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.47%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.31%) Marketing
10 3 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.73%) Retail
11 2 (1.16%) Games
11 2 (1.16%) Publishing
12 1 (0.58%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.58%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.58%) Military
12 1 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 93 (53.76%) Analyst
2 59 (34.10%) Security Analyst
3 37 (21.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 29 (16.76%) Senior
5 25 (14.45%) SOC Analyst
6 20 (11.56%) IT Engineer
6 20 (11.56%) Senior Analyst
7 13 (7.51%) Senior Security Analyst
8 12 (6.94%) Lead
9 11 (6.36%) IT Support
9 11 (6.36%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (6.36%) Support Engineer
10 9 (5.20%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
11 8 (4.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 8 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support
11 8 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 8 (4.62%) Consultant
12 7 (4.05%) Information Analyst
12 7 (4.05%) Information Security Analyst
12 7 (4.05%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.16%) EDI
1 2 (1.16%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 45 (26.01%) Management Information System
2 41 (23.70%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (14.45%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (7.51%) Client/Server
5 8 (4.62%) Security Posture
6 7 (4.05%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (4.05%) Cyberattack
7 6 (3.47%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 6 (3.47%) IoT
8 5 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.73%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.16%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.16%) NHS
10 2 (1.16%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.58%) CSOC
11 1 (0.58%) EPoS
11 1 (0.58%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 48 (27.75%) Windows
2 20 (11.56%) Windows Server
3 12 (6.94%) Linux
4 2 (1.16%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.16%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.16%) Unix
4 2 (1.16%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.16%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (71.10%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (35.26%) SIEM
3 59 (34.10%) Information Security
4 56 (32.37%) Security Operations
5 51 (29.48%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (28.90%) Incident Response
7 37 (21.39%) Penetration Testing
8 33 (19.08%) Computer Science
9 32 (18.50%) Risk Management
10 26 (15.03%) ITIL
11 24 (13.87%) Customer Service
11 24 (13.87%) Disaster Recovery
12 23 (13.29%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (12.14%) Security Monitoring
14 20 (11.56%) Risk Assessment
15 19 (10.98%) Business Continuity
16 18 (10.40%) Mentoring
16 18 (10.40%) Vulnerability Assessment
17 15 (8.67%) Cloud Security
18 13 (7.51%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.94%) PowerShell
2 10 (5.78%) Python
3 8 (4.62%) Bash
4 2 (1.16%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.16%) SQL
Qualifications
1 105 (60.69%) CISSP
2 74 (42.77%) Degree
3 48 (27.75%) CompTIA CySA+
4 40 (23.12%) CISM
4 40 (23.12%) Network+ Certification
5 35 (20.23%) CEH
5 35 (20.23%) Cisco Certification
6 28 (16.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 26 (15.03%) CISA
8 23 (13.29%) GIAC
9 20 (11.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 20 (11.56%) SSCP
10 19 (10.98%) CCSP
10 19 (10.98%) Microsoft Certification
10 19 (10.98%) Security Cleared
11 18 (10.40%) CRISC
12 15 (8.67%) A+ Certification
12 15 (8.67%) CCNA
13 12 (6.94%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 11 (6.36%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (28.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (18.50%) NIST
3 20 (11.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (7.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (5.78%) SOC 2
6 8 (4.62%) GRC
7 7 (4.05%) NCSC
8 6 (3.47%) GDPR
8 6 (3.47%) PCI DSS
9 5 (2.89%) ISO 22301
9 5 (2.89%) SLA
10 2 (1.16%) COBIT
10 2 (1.16%) IASME
10 2 (1.16%) ISO 9001
10 2 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.58%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.58%) NIST 800
System Software
1 26 (15.03%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.58%) Snort
3 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.58%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 18 (10.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.62%) Nessus
3 2 (1.16%) CASB
3 2 (1.16%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.16%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.58%) Autotask
4 1 (0.58%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 71 (41.04%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.98%) ServiceNow
3 11 (6.36%) Cisco
4 10 (5.78%) Sophos
5 7 (4.05%) Splunk
6 6 (3.47%) VMware
7 3 (1.73%) Citrix
8 2 (1.16%) Aruba
8 2 (1.16%) HP
8 2 (1.16%) Oracle
8 2 (1.16%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.16%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.58%) ConnectWise
9 1 (0.58%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.58%) Google
9 1 (0.58%) iManage
9 1 (0.58%) Intel
9 1 (0.58%) Qualys
9 1 (0.58%) Rapid7