City & Guilds Job Trends in the North West

City & Guilds
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 228 240 58
Rank change year-on-year +12 -182 -
Permanent jobs citing City & Guilds 4 8 231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.078% 0.10% 4.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.21% 0.46% 16.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile £38,575 - -
25th Percentile £39,438 £29,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £31,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +62.10% - -
75th Percentile £70,438 £33,000 -
90th Percentile £76,925 - -
England median annual salary £41,500 £30,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +38.33% +9.09% -1.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,900 1,755 1,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 36.91% 22.08% 28.32%
Number of salaries quoted 645 969 754
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £37,574 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -12.95% +21.05%
75th Percentile £60,500 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing City & Guilds as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for City & Guilds in the North West

City & Guilds
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing City & Guilds.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing City & Guilds in the North West over the 6 months to 6 September 2025.

Salary histogram for City & Guilds in the North West

City & Guilds
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 City & Guilds within the North West region over the 6 months to 6 September 2025. 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
Merseyside -3 2 £62,500 - 1
Cheshire -17 1 £38,000 +22.58% 2
Lancashire - 1 - -
City & Guilds
England

City & Guilds
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) 4G
1 1 (25.00%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (25.00%) Network Technician
1 1 (25.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Biopharmaceutical
1 1 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (25.00%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Scorecard
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
1 1 (25.00%) SLA