Academic & Professional Certification Statistics in Guildford

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 Jul 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Azure Certification	7	Up 20 places+20	-	-	59 11.97%
Degree	14	Down -9 places-9	£52,500	-19.23%	44 8.92%	12
Security Cleared	29	Down -20 places-20	£52,500	-19.23%	22 4.46%	5
SC Cleared	31	Down -9 places-9	£52,500	-8.69%	20 4.06%	4
CEH	34	New entry-	£63,750	-	17 3.45%	1
BPSS Clearance	34	Down -7 places-7	£32,500	-	17 3.45%	2
PhD	34	Down -17 places-17	£100,000	+33.33%	17 3.45%	2
CompTIA Security+	34	New entry-	£70,000	-	17 3.45%	1
CompTIA CySA+	35	New entry-	-	-	16 3.25%
Computer Science Degree	35	Down -10 places-10	£95,000	+65.21%	16 3.25%
Master's Degree	36	Down -16 places-16	£100,000	+37.93%	15 3.04%	2
AWS Certification	41	New entry-	£62,500	-	10 2.03%
Cisco Certification	43	Down -37 places-37	£63,750	+82.14%	8 1.62%	1
Network+ Certification	45	New entry-	-	-	6 1.22%
CCNA	45	Down -37 places-37	-	-	6 1.22%
CISSP	45	Down -19 places-19	£64,428	+22.72%	6 1.22%	3
A+ Certification	45	Down -18 places-18	-	-	6 1.22%
CISM	46	New entry-	£63,857	-	5 1.01%	2
CISA	47	Down -21 places-21	£64,428	+22.72%	4 0.81%	1
CRISC	47	New entry-	£63,857	-	4 0.81%	1
Citrix Certification	49	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.41%	1
(ISC)2 CCSP	49	New entry-	£63,750	-	2 0.41%	1
ACCA	50	Down -24 places-24	£46,300	-7.40%	1 0.20%	1
CIMA	50	Down -24 places-24	£46,300	-7.40%	1 0.20%	1
Chartered Engineer	50	New entry-	-	-	1 0.20%
Numerate Degree	50	New entry-	£27,250	-	1 0.20%
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	50	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.20%	2