CompTIA Security+ jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, CompTIA Security+ appears in 269 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning CompTIA Security+, with demand share up 6.0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about CompTIA Security+
+Is CompTIA Security+ in demand in 2026?
Yes. CompTIA Security+ appears in 269 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning CompTIA Security+ (9.7% of all postings mentioning CompTIA Security+).
+What jobs require CompTIA Security+?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning CompTIA Security+ are Information Security Officer (5.7% of that role’s postings mention CompTIA Security+), Cyber Systems Engineer (5.6% of that role’s postings mention CompTIA Security+), Information Security Analyst (5.0% of that role’s postings mention CompTIA Security+).
+What skills are commonly paired with CompTIA Security+?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), CompTIA Security+ most often appears alongside CISSP, Python, Linux, AWS, SIEM.
+Where is CompTIA Security+ most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CompTIA Security+ are Columbus, Chantilly, Woburn, Arlington, Atlanta, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new CompTIA Security+ content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after CompTIA Security+?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring CompTIA Security+ — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around CompTIA Security+
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before CompTIA Security+
Skills after CompTIA Security+
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Linux | 2 |
| Before: enrichment (Cribl) | 1 |
| Before: signal-side perturbations | 1 |
| Before: python | 1 |
| Before: risk assessment | 1 |
| Before: EW/SIGINT model development | 1 |
| Before: messaging protocols | 1 |
| Before: YOLO-based spectrum classifiers | 1 |
| After: Windows 2012 | 1 |
| After: python | 1 |
| After: test frameworks | 1 |
| After: SQL Server 2012 | 1 |
| After: docker | 1 |
| After: Windows 2008 | 1 |
| After: SQL Server 2014 | 1 |
| After: K8s | 1 |
Roles most likely to require CompTIA Security+
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Information Security Officer | 4 | 5.7% |
| Cyber Systems Engineer | 5 | 5.6% |
| Information Security Analyst | 13 | 5.0% |
| Information System Security Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
| Power Platform Developer | 1 | 5.0% |
| Security Operations Analyst | 1 | 4.8% |
| SOC Analyst | 1 | 3.8% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 7 | 3.8% |
| Information Systems Security Engineer | 2 | 3.7% |
| Cybersecurity Intern | 2 | 3.6% |
Roles with the most CompTIA Security+ postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 26 | 9.7% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 16 | 5.9% |
| Information Security Analyst | 13 | 4.8% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 3.7% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 9 | 3.3% |
| Security Engineer | 8 | 3.0% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 7 | 2.6% |
| DevOps Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
| Cyber Systems Engineer | 5 | 1.9% |
| Security Analyst | 5 | 1.9% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring CompTIA Security+
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 16 |
| DXC Technology | 10 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 9 |
| CACI | 8 |
| TekSynap | 8 |
| Globalpr | 6 |
| RTX | 5 |
| Lockheed Martin | 5 |
| GlobaliD | 4 |
| ProSidian Consulting | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for CompTIA Security+
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 8 | 3.0% |
| Chantilly | 7 | 2.6% |
| Woburn | 7 | 2.6% |
| Arlington | 6 | 2.2% |
| Atlanta | 5 | 1.9% |
| Colorado Springs | 5 | 1.9% |
| Reston | 4 | 1.5% |
| Vienna | 4 | 1.5% |
| Bucharest | 3 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with CompTIA Security+
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning CompTIA Security+ by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s CompTIA Security+ postings by all CompTIA Security+ postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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