City & Guilds Job Trends in England

City & Guilds
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 578 707
Rank change year-on-year +107 +129 -75
Permanent jobs citing City & Guilds 310 56 26
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.30% 0.13% 0.040%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.73% 0.36% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 167 35 9
10th Percentile £38,500 £27,250 £24,186
25th Percentile £41,250 £27,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £40,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.25% +33.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £54,625 £46,750 £33,000
90th Percentile £58,100 £52,000 £50,000
UK median annual salary £46,500 £43,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +8.14% +43.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

City & Guilds falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,889 15,653 18,780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.25% 36.08% 28.90%
Number of salaries quoted 10,507 6,684 8,008
10th Percentile £31,913 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,625
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing City & Guilds relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

City & Guilds job vacancy trend in England

City & Guilds
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing City & Guilds.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing City & Guilds in England over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Salary histogram for City & Guilds in England

City & Guilds
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing City & Guilds within the England region over the 6 months to 9 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +26 87 £48,000 +68.42% 52
East of England +18 62 £45,000 -4.26% 32
East Midlands +12 62 £48,000 +68.42% 24
South East -10 60 £45,000 +0.44% 50
London -35 39 £55,000 +19.57% 47
North of England -40 38 £47,777 +25.73% 47
South West -50 27 £46,000 - 30
West Midlands -17 25 £53,250 - 28
Yorkshire - 21 £49,500 - 16
North West -15 13 £39,000 +2.63% 24
North East - 6 £56,500 - 9
City & Guilds
UK

City & Guilds
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 18 (5.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.32%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.32%) Fusion 360
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 9 (2.90%) AWS
1 9 (2.90%) Cloud Computing
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.61%) Modbus
2 3 (0.97%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (0.32%) DAB
3 1 (0.32%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.32%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (0.97%) Hudson
General
1 108 (34.84%) Manufacturing
2 71 (22.90%) Social Skills
3 54 (17.42%) Electronics
4 33 (10.65%) Finance
5 30 (9.68%) Retail
6 17 (5.48%) Pharmaceutical
7 15 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (3.55%) Military
9 9 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.26%) Fire and Rescue
10 7 (2.26%) Local Government
11 6 (1.94%) Advertising
11 6 (1.94%) Automotive
11 6 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.94%) Public Sector
12 4 (1.29%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.65%) Banking
13 2 (0.65%) Legal
13 2 (0.65%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 62 (20.00%) Senior
2 49 (15.81%) Senior Technician
3 29 (9.35%) Electrical Engineer
4 23 (7.42%) Lead
5 14 (4.52%) Installations Engineer
6 10 (3.23%) Field Engineer
7 9 (2.90%) Field Service Engineer
7 9 (2.90%) Operations Engineer
7 9 (2.90%) Team Leader
8 8 (2.58%) Data Centre Engineer
8 8 (2.58%) Data Centre Operations Engineer
9 7 (2.26%) Security Engineer
9 7 (2.26%) Support Officer
9 7 (2.26%) Technical Support
9 7 (2.26%) Technical Support Officer
10 6 (1.94%) Mechanical Engineer
10 6 (1.94%) Reliability Engineer
11 5 (1.61%) Electrical Supervisor
12 4 (1.29%) Commissioning Engineer
13 3 (0.97%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.97%) MonoRail
2 1 (0.32%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 90 (29.03%) Onboarding
2 84 (27.10%) Driving Licence
3 74 (23.87%) SCADA
4 64 (20.65%) Robotics
5 24 (7.74%) Data Centre
6 18 (5.81%) FMCG
7 15 (4.84%) Renewable Energy
8 14 (4.52%) CCTV
9 11 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (3.23%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.61%) Solar Panel
12 3 (0.97%) iPhone
13 1 (0.32%) Analogue Electronics
13 1 (0.32%) CAN bus
13 1 (0.32%) Clustering
13 1 (0.32%) Digital TV
13 1 (0.32%) IoT
13 1 (0.32%) NHS
13 1 (0.32%) PDA
13 1 (0.32%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (54.52%) Preventative Maintenance
2 89 (28.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 85 (27.42%) Line Management
4 84 (27.10%) Mechatronics
5 81 (26.13%) Proactive Maintenance
6 74 (23.87%) Problem-Solving
7 58 (18.71%) Order Management
8 48 (15.48%) Customer Service
9 20 (6.45%) Customer Experience
9 20 (6.45%) Mentoring
10 14 (4.52%) Technical Leadership
11 13 (4.19%) Root Cause Analysis
11 13 (4.19%) Service Delivery
12 11 (3.55%) Facilities Management
12 11 (3.55%) Logistics
13 9 (2.90%) Collaborative Working
13 9 (2.90%) Process Improvement
13 9 (2.90%) Time Management
14 8 (2.58%) Energy Management
14 8 (2.58%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.32%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 207 (66.77%) NVQ Level 3
2 90 (29.03%) Degree
3 54 (17.42%) HNC
4 22 (7.10%) HND
5 11 (3.55%) NVQ Level 4
5 11 (3.55%) Security Cleared
6 6 (1.94%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.61%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.29%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.32%) NVQ Level 5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.90%) SLA
2 4 (1.29%) QA
3 2 (0.65%) COSHH
3 2 (0.65%) GMP
3 2 (0.65%) NEBOSH
4 1 (0.32%) GDPR
4 1 (0.32%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 51 (16.45%) NEC
2 17 (5.48%) Microsoft
3 14 (4.52%) SAP
3 14 (4.52%) Siemens
4 13 (4.19%) Google
5 9 (2.90%) Allen-Bradley
6 3 (0.97%) Facebook
7 1 (0.32%) Arqiva
7 1 (0.32%) Instagram