CCSK Job Trends in Lancashire

Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for CCSK qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 73 46
Rank change year-on-year +12 -27 -
Permanent jobs citing CCSK 1 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.088% 0.50% 0.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 1.04% 3.19%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,809
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year - -18.31% -
75th Percentile - - £65,603
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary - £50,000 £61,206
% change year-on-year - -18.31% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire

CCSK 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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 739 386 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 65.11% 48.37% 19.67%
Number of salaries quoted 89 224 80
10th Percentile £27,900 £38,750 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,457 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +2.68% +14.04%
75th Percentile £54,800 £58,943 £65,000
90th Percentile £64,120 £66,225 £67,500
North West median annual salary £48,450 £50,055 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.21% -4.66% -4.55%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CCSK relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

CCSK job vacancy trend in Lancashire

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Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing CCSK.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing CCSK

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Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSK within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Preston +9 1 - -
CCSK
North West

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Security Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Security Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800