Academic & Professional Certification Statistics in Northamptonshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Azure Certification	18	New entry-	£41,000	-	57 5.57%	3
Degree	26	Down -25 places-25	£55,000	+15.34%	40 3.91%	43
CEH	50	New entry-	-	-	14 1.37%	1
CompTIA CySA+	50	New entry-	-	-	14 1.37%	1
CompTIA Security+	50	New entry-	-	-	14 1.37%	3
City & Guilds	53	New entry-	£48,500	-	11 1.08%	2
NVQ Level 3	54	New entry-	£54,000	-	10 0.98%	2
HNC	55	Up 6 places+6	£37,500	-46.42%	9 0.88%	9
CCNA	55	Up 5 places+5	£41,000	+26.15%	9 0.88%	1
Cisco Certification	55	Up 3 places+3	£41,000	+26.15%	9 0.88%	1
Security Cleared	57	Up 4 places+4	£75,000	+22.44%	7 0.68%	1
Microsoft Certification	58	Down -1 place-1	£41,000	+17.14%	6 0.59%	3
A+ Certification	58	Up 6 places+6	-	-	6 0.59%	9
Network+ Certification	58	Up 6 places+6	-	-	6 0.59%	2
Computer Science Degree	59	Up 4 places+4	£60,000	+20.60%	5 0.49%	8
BPSS Clearance	61	Down -4 places-4	£42,215	-11.46%	3 0.29%
ACCA	61	New entry-	£71,250	-	3 0.29%	2
CIMA	61	New entry-	£71,250	-	3 0.29%	2
HND	62	Down -58 places-58	-	-	2 0.20%	5
PRINCE2 Certification	62	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.20%
Chartered Engineer	62	New entry-	-	-	2 0.20%	1
CISMP	63	Up 1 place+1	£95,000	+72.72%	1 0.098%	1
ISTQB	63	Up 1 place+1	-	-	1 0.098%
APMG	63	New entry-	-	-	1 0.098%
Numerate Degree	63	New entry-	-	-	1 0.098%	1
ISEB	63	No change0	-	-	1 0.098%
CISSP	63	New entry-	£95,000	-	1 0.098%	2
TOGAF Certification	63	Down -2 places-2	£110,000	+69.23%	1 0.098%
SC Cleared	63	No change0	£55,000	-	1 0.098%
CISM	63	Up 1 place+1	£95,000	+72.72%	1 0.098%	2