Academic & Professional Certification in Lancashire

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 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%	310 41.28%	80
PhD	9	-	-	-	228 30.36%	3
Master's Degree	9	+65	-	-	228 30.36%	5
Postgraduate	11	-	-	-	225 29.96%	3
BPSS Clearance	16	+55	£54,793	+7.43%	66 8.79%	11
Azure Certification	42	+28	£35,000	-34.88%	19 2.53%	36
HND	43	-8	£51,238	+2.36%	18 2.40%	9
HNC	45	-4	£51,238	+2.36%	16 2.13%	4
ACCA	52	+18	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.20%	8
DBS Check	52	+6	£30,000	-40.00%	9 1.20%	7
CIMA	52	+18	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.20%	5
Cisco Certification	52	+2	£50,000	-4.76%	9 1.20%	8
SC Cleared	53	+5	£30,000	-33.33%	8 1.07%	27
Security Cleared	53	-17	£30,000	-39.11%	8 1.07%	49
CompTIA Security+	54	+17	£30,500	-39.00%	7 0.93%	14
TOGAF Certification	55	+14	£60,000	-10.11%	6 0.80%
CompTIA CySA+	55	-	-	-	6 0.80%	4
ITIL Certification	55	+16	£35,000	-35.18%	6 0.80%
CCNA	56	+7	£50,000	-	5 0.67%	7
CISSP	56	+12	£60,000	+26.59%	5 0.67%	3
JNCIA	56	+15	£50,000	-	5 0.67%	2
CCIE	57	+16	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.53%	1
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	59	+15	£30,000	-33.33%	2 0.27%	25
AWS Certification	59	+14	£30,000	-33.33%	2 0.27%	28
Computer Science Degree	59	-14	£62,500	+24.37%	2 0.27%	9
CEH	59	+13	£40,250	+0.62%	2 0.27%	11
CISM	59	+9	-	-	2 0.27%	2
Microsoft Certification	59	+13	£30,000	-42.85%	2 0.27%	29
PMP	59	+15	-	-	2 0.27%	6
A+ Certification	60	+10	£30,500	-39.00%	1 0.13%	12
SSCP	60	-	£50,000	-	1 0.13%
CISA	60	-	£60,000	-	1 0.13%	3
Network+ Certification	60	+10	£30,500	-39.00%	1 0.13%	15
GCIA	60	-	£50,000	-	1 0.13%
GCIH	60	-	£50,000	-	1 0.13%
PMI Certification	60	+14	-	-	1 0.13%	6
DV Cleared	60	+15	-	-	1 0.13%	9
CRISC	60	-	£60,000	-	1 0.13%	3
ITIL Foundation Certificate	60	-	£30,000	-	1 0.13%	1
City & Guilds	60	-	-	-	1 0.13%