Academic & Professional Certification in Lancashire

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 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 58.59%	77
PhD	10	-	-	-	578 51.70%
Master's Degree	10	+62	-	-	578 51.70%	3
Postgraduate	11	-	-	-	577 51.61%
BPSS Clearance	17	+38	£54,793	+7.43%	65 5.81%	10
Azure Certification	34	+33	£32,500	-39.53%	28 2.50%	20
HND	42	-14	£51,238	+2.36%	19 1.70%	2
HNC	45	-7	£51,238	+2.36%	16 1.43%	1
Cisco Certification	48	+3	£50,000	-4.76%	13 1.16%	3
SC Cleared	50	+8	£30,000	-34.78%	11 0.98%	10
CIMA	50	+19	£47,500	-7.29%	11 0.98%
ACCA	50	+19	£47,500	-7.29%	11 0.98%
Security Cleared	50	-17	£30,000	-39.11%	11 0.98%	35
CompTIA Security+	50	+20	£30,500	-39.00%	11 0.98%	10
CompTIA CySA+	51	-	-	-	10 0.89%	1
JNCIA	52	+17	£50,000	-	9 0.81%	1
CCNA	52	+9	£50,000	-	9 0.81%	2
DBS Check	53	+7	£30,250	-39.50%	8 0.72%	9
CISSP	54	+11	£60,000	+9.50%	7 0.63%	3
ITIL Certification	55	+13	£35,000	-33.64%	6 0.54%	2
TOGAF Certification	55	+13	£60,000	-10.11%	6 0.54%
CCIE	57	+14	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.36%
Microsoft Certification	58	+13	£30,000	-42.85%	3 0.27%	22
CRISC	58	-	£60,000	-	3 0.27%
AWS Certification	58	+14	£30,000	-33.33%	3 0.27%	19
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	58	+15	£30,000	-33.33%	3 0.27%	17
ICAEW	59	-	-	-	2 0.18%
CEH	59	+12	£40,250	+0.62%	2 0.18%	9
CISM	59	+6	-	-	2 0.18%	4
PMP	59	+13	-	-	2 0.18%	8