City & Guilds Job Trends in the UK excluding London

City & Guilds
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 500 633 71
Rank change year-on-year +133 -562 +755
Permanent jobs citing City & Guilds 45 18 1,586
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.032% 4.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.36% 0.12% 12.17%
Number of salaries quoted 24 8 33
10th Percentile - - £25,000
25th Percentile £27,250 £29,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £30,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +24.59% +10.91% -1.79%
75th Percentile £45,608 £33,000 £28,750
90th Percentile £47,500 - £32,000
UK median annual salary £45,608 £30,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +52.03% +9.09% -5.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,374 14,652 13,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.91% 25.87% 35.34%
Number of salaries quoted 5,131 7,094 7,475
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £39,500 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year - -5.98% +6.36%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing City & Guilds as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for City & Guilds in the UK excluding London

City & Guilds
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing City & Guilds in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 September 2025.

Salary histogram for City & Guilds in the UK excluding London

City & Guilds
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing City & Guilds within the UK excluding London 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
South East +67 20 £43,804 +46.01% 11
Midlands +61 16 £28,500 - 4
East Midlands +45 15 £28,500 - 1
North of England +31 4 £50,250 +62.10% 9
North West +12 4 £50,250 +62.10% 9
East of England - 4 £47,000 - 1
South West +66 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 3
City & Guilds
UK

City & Guilds
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (6.67%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 7 (15.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) 4G
1 1 (2.22%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.22%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 20 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 9 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 8 (17.78%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (15.56%) Advertising
4 7 (15.56%) Marketing
5 5 (11.11%) Electronics
5 5 (11.11%) Telecoms
6 3 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (4.44%) Local Government
8 1 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (31.11%) Support Engineer
2 9 (20.00%) Systems Engineer
3 7 (15.56%) Electrical Engineer
3 7 (15.56%) Systems Support
3 7 (15.56%) Systems Support Engineer
3 7 (15.56%) Technical Engineer
3 7 (15.56%) Technical Support
3 7 (15.56%) Technical Support Engineer
4 6 (13.33%) Manufacturing Engineer
4 6 (13.33%) Technical Trainer
4 6 (13.33%) Trainer
5 3 (6.67%) Data Centre Technician
5 3 (6.67%) Data Technician
5 3 (6.67%) Installations Engineer
6 2 (4.44%) Coordinator
6 2 (4.44%) Security Engineer
7 1 (2.22%) Hardware Technician
7 1 (2.22%) IT Trainer
7 1 (2.22%) Network Technician
7 1 (2.22%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (42.22%) Data Centre
2 13 (28.89%) Driving Licence
3 5 (11.11%) CCTV
3 5 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (6.67%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (4.44%) SCADA
6 1 (2.22%) Biopharmaceutical
6 1 (2.22%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (2.22%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 8 (17.78%) Project Delivery
4 7 (15.56%) Cost Control
4 7 (15.56%) ERP
5 5 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
6 4 (8.89%) Operations Management
7 3 (6.67%) Biometrics
7 3 (6.67%) Customer-Centric Approach
7 3 (6.67%) Customer-Centricity
7 3 (6.67%) Decision-Making
8 2 (4.44%) Agile
8 2 (4.44%) Data Analysis
8 2 (4.44%) Process Improvement
8 2 (4.44%) Validation
9 1 (2.22%) Business Development
9 1 (2.22%) Data Centre Operations
9 1 (2.22%) High Availability
9 1 (2.22%) Presales
9 1 (2.22%) Scorecard
Qualifications
1 9 (20.00%) HNC
1 9 (20.00%) NVQ Level 3
1 9 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (15.56%) DBS Check
2 7 (15.56%) HND
3 5 (11.11%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.67%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.44%) Degree
6 1 (2.22%) CCNA
6 1 (2.22%) CCNP
6 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (15.56%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.44%) PMO
2 2 (4.44%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (6.67%) Microsoft