Which roles ask for CompTIA Security+ at tech companies · 20 roles · 90 days to Oct 11, 2026
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20 roles counted that list CompTIA Security+, one per company, title and level; 25 postings in the window.
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In short
CompTIA Security+: listed in 20 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 11, 2026. It was required in 8 and preferred in 12. The largest group is software engineer roles: 6 of 20.
- Required
- 8 of 20
- Of the roles that list CompTIA Security+
- Preferred
- 12 of 20
- Of the roles that list CompTIA Security+
- Largest group
- 6 of 20
- Software engineer
Roles that ask for CompTIA Security+
Roles listing CompTIA Security+, by title family. Where the role has a page, the count is also out of that role's roles whose requirements we read.
| Role | Roles | Of the role's roles we read |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer | 6 | 6 of 1,718 |
| Platform engineer | 3 | 3 of 144 |
| Security engineer | 3 | 3 of 293 |
| DevOps engineer | 2 | 2 of 121 |
| Data analyst | 1 | 1 of 159 |
| Data architect | 1 | 1 of 38 |
| Mobile engineer | 1 | 1 of 97 |
| QA engineer | 1 | 1 of 133 |
| Site reliability engineer | 1 | 1 of 143 |
| Software architect | 1 | 1 of 67 |
Companies that ask for it most
- DecisionPoint Corporation6 roles
- Concept Plus2 roles
- VivSoft Technologies2 roles
- Conduent1 role
- HII1 role
- Koniag Government Services1 role
- Lawelawe Defense Inc1 role
- NATIONMIND LLC1 role
- Planned Systems International1 role
- Valiant Solutions1 role
Asked alongside
Out of the 20 CompTIA Security+ roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| CI/CD | 7 of 20 |
| Zero Trust | 6 of 20 |
| Agile | 5 of 20 |
| Cybersecurity | 5 of 20 |
| Git | 5 of 20 |
| REST | 5 of 20 |
| Angular | 4 of 20 |
| SQL | 4 of 20 |
| Terraform | 4 of 20 |
| Test Automation | 4 of 20 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| CI/CD | 5 of 20 |
| Kubernetes | 5 of 20 |
| AWS | 4 of 20 |
| Docker | 4 of 20 |
| AWS GovCloud | 3 of 20 |
| SIEM | 3 of 20 |
| .NET | 2 of 20 |
| Accessibility | 2 of 20 |
| Cybersecurity | 2 of 20 |
| Data Integration | 2 of 20 |
Experience
Of the 19 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 19 of 19
- 2+ years
- 17 of 19
- 3+ years
- 17 of 19
- 5+ years
- 11 of 19
- 8+ years
- 4 of 19
- 10+ years
- 2 of 19
Degree
Of the 19 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 7 of 19
- Required, or experience instead
- 8 of 19
- Preferred
- 2 of 19
- Not mentioned
- 2 of 19
Pay and remote work
Of the 20 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 8 of 20
- Remote roles
- 20 of 20
How we count: 20 roles from 13 employers in the 90 days to Oct 11, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Skills are counted out of the roles whose requirements we read. Roles are not filtered by country. Methodology