Academic & Professional Certification in Lancashire

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Degree	2	-1	£51,238	+2.36%	450 50.56%	142
PhD	9	-	-	-	368 41.35%	9
Master's Degree	9	+67	-	-	368 41.35%	18
Postgraduate	11	-	-	-	365 41.01%
BPSS Clearance	16	+57	£54,793	+7.43%	66 7.42%	26
Azure Certification	37	+35	£35,000	-34.88%	23 2.58%	29
HND	41	-7	£51,238	+2.36%	19 2.13%	9
HNC	44	-1	£51,238	+2.36%	16 1.80%	4
SC Cleared	50	+9	£31,200	-31.42%	10 1.12%	36
Cisco Certification	50	+5	£50,000	-	10 1.12%	6
Security Cleared	50	-16	£31,200	-36.68%	10 1.12%	59
ACCA	51	+21	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.01%	10
CIMA	51	+21	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.01%	7
CompTIA Security+	51	+22	£30,500	-39.00%	9 1.01%	12
CompTIA CySA+	52	-	-	-	8 0.90%	1
DBS Check	52	+9	£30,250	-39.50%	8 0.90%	13
CCNA	54	+10	£50,000	-	6 0.67%	3
ITIL Certification	54	+19	£35,000	-35.18%	6 0.67%
JNCIA	54	+18	£50,000	-	6 0.67%	2
TOGAF Certification	54	+17	£60,000	-10.11%	6 0.67%	1
CISSP	55	+15	£60,000	+26.59%	5 0.56%	5
CCIE	56	+19	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.45%
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	58	+18	£30,000	-33.33%	2 0.22%	25
AWS Certification	58	+17	£30,000	-33.33%	2 0.22%	27
Computer Science Degree	58	-10	£62,500	+24.37%	2 0.22%	17
CEH	58	+16	£40,250	+0.62%	2 0.22%	11
CISM	58	+12	-	-	2 0.22%	3
Microsoft Certification	58	+16	£30,000	-42.85%	2 0.22%	36
PMP	58	+18	-	-	2 0.22%	6
A+ Certification	59	+13	£30,500	-39.00%	1 0.11%	11
SSCP	59	-	£50,000	-	1 0.11%
CISA	59	-	£60,000	-	1 0.11%	2
Network+ Certification	59	+13	£30,500	-39.00%	1 0.11%	13
GCIA	59	-	£50,000	-	1 0.11%
GCIH	59	-	£50,000	-	1 0.11%
PMI Certification	59	+17	-	-	1 0.11%	5
DV Cleared	59	+18	-	-	1 0.11%	10
CRISC	59	-	£60,000	-	1 0.11%	4
City & Guilds	59	-	-	-	1 0.11%