CCSK Job Trends in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 183 205 194
Rank change year-on-year +22 -11 -
Permanent jobs citing CCSK 1 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.016% 0.079% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.036% 0.20% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 6
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 - - -
England median annual salary - £65,000 £61,206
% change year-on-year - +6.20% -23.49%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,791 2,007 1,053
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 44.35% 39.67% 23.48%
Number of salaries quoted 687 869 700
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,875 £29,450
25th Percentile £29,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,450 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% -4.66% -4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,010 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,825 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

CCSK job vacancy trend in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing CCSK.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing CCSK

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSK within the North West 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
Lancashire +12 1 - -
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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