Academic & Professional Certification in Lancashire

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Degree	2	-1	£47,683	-4.73%	655 58.12%	72
PhD	10	-	-	-	578 51.29%
Master's Degree	10	+62	-	-	578 51.29%	3
Postgraduate	11	-	-	-	577 51.20%
BPSS Clearance	17	+37	£54,793	+0.94%	66 5.86%	5
Azure Certification	35	+32	£32,500	-39.53%	28 2.48%	19
HND	44	-15	£51,238	+2.36%	19 1.69%
HNC	47	-9	£51,238	+2.36%	16 1.42%
Cisco Certification	49	+2	£50,000	-4.76%	14 1.24%	2
SC Cleared	52	+7	£30,000	-34.78%	11 0.98%	14
CIMA	52	+17	£47,500	-7.29%	11 0.98%	1
ACCA	52	+17	£47,500	-7.29%	11 0.98%	1
Security Cleared	52	-18	£30,000	-39.25%	11 0.98%	29
CompTIA Security+	52	+18	£30,500	-39.00%	11 0.98%	8
JNCIA	53	+16	£50,000	-	10 0.89%	1
CCNA	53	+8	£50,000	-	10 0.89%	1
CompTIA CySA+	53	-	-	-	10 0.89%	1
DBS Check	55	+5	£30,250	-39.50%	8 0.71%	12
CISSP	56	+9	£60,000	+9.50%	7 0.62%	3
ITIL Certification	57	+11	£35,000	-33.64%	6 0.53%	2
TOGAF Certification	57	+11	£60,000	-10.11%	6 0.53%
CCIE	59	+12	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.35%
Microsoft Certification	60	+11	£30,000	-42.85%	3 0.27%	20
CRISC	60	-	£60,000	-	3 0.27%
AWS Certification	60	+12	£30,000	-33.33%	3 0.27%	16
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	60	+13	£30,000	-33.33%	3 0.27%	16
ICAEW	61	-	-	-	2 0.18%
CEH	61	+10	£40,250	+0.62%	2 0.18%	7
CISM	61	+4	-	-	2 0.18%	4
PMP	61	+11	-	-	2 0.18%	9