Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 792 906 1176
Rank change year-on-year +114 +270 -271
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 113 40 88
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.042% 0.052%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.40% 0.12% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 84 15 44
10th Percentile £30,125 £27,000 £36,450
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,309 £48,000 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.47% -11.50%
75th Percentile £48,875 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,250 £56,500 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,309 £55,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -19.44% +37.50% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CIPD 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 27,942 32,039 45,768
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.55% 33.80% 27.07%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,523 19,205
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £30,932
25th Percentile £38,524 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,818 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.30% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CIPD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CIPD in the UK

CIPD
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIPD.

Salary trend for CIPD in the UK

CIPD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIPD over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CIPD in the UK

CIPD
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 +138 112 £44,309 -7.69% 83
UK excluding London +29 95 £44,309 -19.44% 66
North of England +66 42 £40,000 -14.89% 16
Work from Home +81 41 £43,750 +9.38% 43
Yorkshire +85 25 £40,000 -9.09% 8
South East +10 23 £44,309 +10.77% 16
South West -13 19 £62,500 +13.64% 15
London +115 17 £46,625 +66.52% 21
North West -3 17 £37,500 -25.00% 6
Midlands -19 6 £28,500 - 6
East of England - 5 - - 5
West Midlands -21 3 - - 3
East Midlands - 3 £28,500 - 3

CIPD
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 4 (3.54%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.88%) CMS
2 1 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 30 (26.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (20.35%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (8.85%) Adobe Captivate
4 9 (7.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (3.54%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (21.24%) Power Platform
2 13 (11.50%) Azure
3 8 (7.08%) Google Analytics
3 8 (7.08%) Google Tag Manager
4 7 (6.19%) GCP
5 5 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (4.42%) BigCommerce
6 4 (3.54%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.65%) PaaS
8 2 (1.77%) Firebase
8 2 (1.77%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.88%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.88%) npm
9 1 (0.88%) Storyblok
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.54%) Internet
2 1 (0.88%) LAN
2 1 (0.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (17.70%) Power BI
2 7 (6.19%) BigQuery
2 7 (6.19%) Looker
2 7 (6.19%) Tableau
3 3 (2.65%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.65%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.54%) Katalon Studio
1 4 (3.54%) Postman
2 1 (0.88%) Git
2 1 (0.88%) gulp
General
1 79 (69.91%) Social Skills
2 27 (23.89%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (21.24%) Pharmaceutical
4 22 (19.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 22 (19.47%) Law
5 17 (15.04%) Retail
6 16 (14.16%) Legal
7 15 (13.27%) Marketing
8 7 (6.19%) Finance
9 6 (5.31%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (4.42%) Manufacturing
11 4 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (2.65%) Advertising
12 3 (2.65%) French Language
12 3 (2.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (19.47%) Lead
2 9 (7.96%) Designer
2 9 (7.96%) Instructional Designer
3 7 (6.19%) Analytics Manager
3 7 (6.19%) Development Manager
3 7 (6.19%) Web Analytics Manager
3 7 (6.19%) Web Manager
4 6 (5.31%) Developer
5 5 (4.42%) HR Advisor
6 4 (3.54%) Administrator
6 4 (3.54%) Applications Specialist
6 4 (3.54%) Applications Support
6 4 (3.54%) Applications Support Specialist
6 4 (3.54%) Power Apps Specialist
6 4 (3.54%) SharePoint Specialist
6 4 (3.54%) SharePoint Support
6 4 (3.54%) Software Developer
6 4 (3.54%) Software Test Engineer
6 4 (3.54%) Support Specialist
6 4 (3.54%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (11.50%) HTML
2 10 (8.85%) .NET
3 9 (7.96%) HTML5
4 8 (7.08%) EDI
5 4 (3.54%) Gherkin
5 4 (3.54%) Web Services
5 4 (3.54%) XML
5 4 (3.54%) XSLT
6 3 (2.65%) Middleware
7 1 (0.88%) CSS
7 1 (0.88%) jQuery
7 1 (0.88%) LESS
7 1 (0.88%) React
7 1 (0.88%) Sass
7 1 (0.88%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 24 (21.24%) NHS
2 13 (11.50%) e-Learning
3 10 (8.85%) Onboarding
4 9 (7.96%) Animation
4 9 (7.96%) SCORM
5 4 (3.54%) EFT
5 4 (3.54%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.77%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.88%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.88%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (27.43%) Analytics
2 21 (18.58%) User Experience
3 20 (17.70%) Coaching
3 20 (17.70%) People Analytics
4 18 (15.93%) Line Management
5 15 (13.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (13.27%) People Management
6 13 (11.50%) DevOps
6 13 (11.50%) Performance Management
7 11 (9.73%) Logistics
8 10 (8.85%) Instructional Design
9 9 (7.96%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (7.96%) Storyboarding
10 8 (7.08%) Customer Service
10 8 (7.08%) Mathematics
10 8 (7.08%) Roadmaps
11 7 (6.19%) Creative Thinking
11 7 (6.19%) Web Analytics
12 6 (5.31%) Decision-Making
12 6 (5.31%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 12 (10.62%) SQL
2 9 (7.96%) C#
3 5 (4.42%) JavaScript
4 4 (3.54%) Groovy
5 3 (2.65%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.88%) JSX
6 1 (0.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 41 (36.28%) Degree
2 29 (25.66%) DBS Check
3 2 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (1.77%) Postgraduate
4 1 (0.88%) AAT
4 1 (0.88%) ACCA
4 1 (0.88%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (0.88%) CIMA
4 1 (0.88%) CISA
4 1 (0.88%) CISM
4 1 (0.88%) CRISC
4 1 (0.88%) CSPO
4 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (0.88%) MOS
4 1 (0.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.96%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.42%) GDPR
3 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.88%) NIST
3 1 (0.88%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 4 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
1 4 (3.54%) VMware Server
2 1 (0.88%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 20 (17.70%) Microsoft
1 20 (17.70%) Oracle
2 12 (10.62%) Google
3 10 (8.85%) Adobe
4 4 (3.54%) VMware
5 3 (2.65%) New Relic
5 3 (2.65%) PeopleSoft
5 3 (2.65%) RedGate
5 3 (2.65%) Zoho