Academic & Professional Certification in Lancashire

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Nov 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Degree	2	0	£47,683	-4.73%	307 40.34%	140
PhD	8	-	-	-	228 29.96%	26
Master's Degree	8	+75	-	-	228 29.96%	32
Postgraduate	11	-	-	-	225 29.57%	1
BPSS Clearance	17	+63	£54,793	-	58 7.62%	27
HND	40	0	£51,238	+2.36%	18 2.37%	12
HNC	42	+8	£51,238	+2.36%	16 2.10%	2
DBS Check	46	+18	£30,000	-40.00%	12 1.58%	24
Azure Certification	48	+31	£35,000	-33.33%	10 1.31%	37
CIMA	49	+29	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.18%	6
ACCA	49	+29	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.18%	9
SC Cleared	51	+12	-	-	7 0.92%	34
Security Cleared	51	-13	-	-	7 0.92%	54
Cisco Certification	52	+13	£60,000	+9.09%	6 0.79%	9
ITIL Certification	52	+28	£35,000	-33.96%	6 0.79%	1
TOGAF Certification	52	+25	£60,000	-10.11%	6 0.79%	4
CISSP	53	+23	£60,000	+26.59%	5 0.66%	7
CCIE	54	+27	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.53%	1
CompTIA Security+	55	+24	£30,500	-39.00%	3 0.39%	15
CompTIA CySA+	56	-	-	-	2 0.26%	4
Computer Science Degree	56	-2	£62,500	+23.76%	2 0.26%	15
ITIL Foundation Certificate	56	-	£30,000	-	2 0.26%	1
CEH	56	+24	£40,250	+0.62%	2 0.26%	11
JNCIA	56	+26	£50,000	-	2 0.26%	3
CCNA	56	+18	£50,000	-	2 0.26%	7
Microsoft Certification	57	+23	£30,000	-42.85%	1 0.13%	36
A+ Certification	57	+21	£30,500	-39.00%	1 0.13%	16
PMP	57	+25	-	-	1 0.13%	9
SSCP	57	-	£50,000	-	1 0.13%
CISA	57	-	£60,000	-	1 0.13%	6
Network+ Certification	57	+21	£30,500	-39.00%	1 0.13%	14
GCIA	57	-	£50,000	-	1 0.13%
GCIH	57	-	£50,000	-	1 0.13%
DV Cleared	57	+26	-	-	1 0.13%	10
CRISC	57	-	£60,000	-	1 0.13%	8
AWS Certification	57	+25	£30,000	-38.46%	1 0.13%	31
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	57	+26	£30,000	-33.33%	1 0.13%	25
City & Guilds	57	-	-	-	1 0.13%