Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCSK qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 696 | 851 | 945 |
Rank change year-on-year | +155 | +94 | +245 |
Permanent jobs citing CCSK | 13 | 61 | 17 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.059% | 0.017% |
As % of the Qualifications category | 0.048% | 0.22% | 0.052% |
Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 51 | 12 |
10th Percentile | £39,750 | £40,250 | £64,000 |
25th Percentile | £43,750 | £56,809 | £77,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £79,842 | £93,750 |
Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -14.84% | +13.64% |
75th Percentile | £107,500 | £84,919 | £111,250 |
90th Percentile | £111,250 | £85,000 | £125,875 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £79,842 | £70,750 |
% change year-on-year | -40.51% | +12.85% | -14.24% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,102 | 27,804 | 32,509 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 48.91% | 26.92% | 33.46% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,972 | 17,251 | 14,583 |
10th Percentile | £31,750 | £28,500 | £32,000 |
25th Percentile | £43,546 | £38,500 | £42,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,500 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -10.83% | +9.09% |
75th Percentile | £68,750 | £71,000 | £77,500 |
90th Percentile | £82,500 | £87,500 | £95,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CCSK as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CCSK.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CCSK over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSK within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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England | +111 | 13 | £82,500 | +3.33% | |
London | +109 | 10 | £102,500 | +28.38% | |
UK excluding London | +153 | 3 | £47,500 | -40.51% | 2 |
South West | +102 | 3 | £47,500 | +9.20% | |
Work from Home | +82 | 2 | £68,750 | -13.89% | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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