Academic & Professional Certification in Lancashire

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 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%	441 50.06%	89
PhD	9	-	-	-	359 40.75%	4
Master's Degree	9	+64	-	-	359 40.75%	5
Postgraduate	11	-	-	-	356 40.41%
BPSS Clearance	16	+54	£54,793	+7.43%	66 7.49%	15
HND	41	-10	£51,238	+2.36%	19 2.16%	9
Azure Certification	41	+28	£35,000	-34.88%	19 2.16%	29
HNC	44	-4	£51,238	+2.36%	16 1.82%	4
Cisco Certification	50	+3	£50,000	-4.76%	10 1.14%	4
Security Cleared	50	-19	£31,200	-36.68%	10 1.14%	45
SC Cleared	50	+6	£31,200	-31.42%	10 1.14%	24
ACCA	51	+18	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.02%	7
CIMA	51	+18	£47,500	-7.29%	9 1.02%	4
DBS Check	52	+6	£30,250	-39.50%	8 0.91%	9
CompTIA Security+	53	+17	£30,500	-39.00%	7 0.79%	11
CCNA	54	+8	£50,000	-	6 0.68%	3
ITIL Certification	54	+16	£35,000	-35.18%	6 0.68%
JNCIA	54	+16	£50,000	-	6 0.68%	2
TOGAF Certification	54	+14	£60,000	-10.11%	6 0.68%
CompTIA CySA+	54	-	-	-	6 0.68%	1
CISSP	55	+12	£60,000	+26.59%	5 0.57%	3
CCIE	56	+16	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.45%
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	58	+15	£30,000	-33.33%	2 0.23%	25
AWS Certification	58	+14	£30,000	-33.33%	2 0.23%	27
Computer Science Degree	58	-13	£62,500	+24.37%	2 0.23%	9
CEH	58	+13	£40,250	+0.62%	2 0.23%	11
CISM	58	+9	-	-	2 0.23%	1
Microsoft Certification	58	+13	£30,000	-42.85%	2 0.23%	30
PMP	58	+15	-	-	2 0.23%	4
A+ Certification	59	+10	£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	+10	£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	+14	-	-	1 0.11%	3
DV Cleared	59	+15	-	-	1 0.11%	9
CRISC	59	-	£60,000	-	1 0.11%	3
City & Guilds	59	-	-	-	1 0.11%