City & Guilds
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 700 615 853
Rank change year-on-year -85 +238 -741
Permanent jobs citing City & Guilds 31 41 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.033% 0.092% 0.049%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% 0.24% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 19 22 34
10th Percentile £30,450 £28,900 £26,750
25th Percentile £34,375 £37,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £43,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.79% +43.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £45,875 £53,688 £34,250
90th Percentile £46,750 £54,250 £37,533
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -1.32% +26.67% +5.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18,222 17,280 27,364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.49% 38.77% 25.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9,581 7,324 17,232
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £70,613
90th Percentile £92,988 £90,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,890 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.08% +1.78% -4.76%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing City & Guilds relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

City & Guilds job vacancy trend in the UK

City & Guilds
Salary Trend

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

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

City & Guilds
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing City & Guilds over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for City & Guilds in the UK

City & Guilds
Top 12 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 17 June 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
UK excluding London -69 24 £37,500 -1.32% 36
England -83 20 £37,500 -6.25% 45
South East -16 9 £37,500 -1.32% 10
Scotland - 6 - - 3
Work from Home +5 4 £30,500 -33.13% 5
North of England -30 4 £30,750 - 9
Yorkshire - 4 £30,750 - 1
East of England -12 3 £46,500 - 7
London -43 2 £44,000 -10.20% 17
Midlands -29 1 - - 3
East Midlands -38 1 - - 1
South West -53 1 £38,785 - 5

City & Guilds
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (3.23%) C-CURE
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.68%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (6.45%) Internet
2 2 (6.45%) TETRA
3 1 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
General
1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 7 (22.58%) Electronics
2 7 (22.58%) Manufacturing
3 6 (19.35%) Advertising
3 6 (19.35%) Law
4 3 (9.68%) Retail
5 2 (6.45%) Automotive
5 2 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.45%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Fire and Rescue
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (29.03%) Technical Support
2 7 (22.58%) Support Engineer
2 7 (22.58%) Technical Engineer
2 7 (22.58%) Technical Support Engineer
3 5 (16.13%) Industrial Engineer
3 5 (16.13%) Sales Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Field Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Installations Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Printer Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Technical Advisor
5 2 (6.45%) Technical Support Advisor
6 1 (3.23%) Cabling Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Data Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Electrical Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Field Service Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Regional Sales Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Sales Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Security Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.81%) Data Centre
2 7 (22.58%) Augmented Reality
2 7 (22.58%) NHS
3 5 (16.13%) Driving Licence
4 3 (9.68%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (3.23%) CCTV
5 1 (3.23%) FMCG
5 1 (3.23%) iPad
5 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.23%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (48.39%) Customer Service
2 12 (38.71%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (22.58%) Biomedicine
4 6 (19.35%) Telesales
5 5 (16.13%) Pricing Strategy
6 4 (12.90%) CAFM
6 4 (12.90%) Proactive Management
7 2 (6.45%) Coaching
7 2 (6.45%) CRM
7 2 (6.45%) Mentoring
7 2 (6.45%) Telematics
8 1 (3.23%) B2B
8 1 (3.23%) B2B Sales
8 1 (3.23%) Business Development
8 1 (3.23%) Customer Engagement
8 1 (3.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 1 (3.23%) Preventative Maintenance
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) Security Cleared
2 6 (19.35%) SC Cleared
3 5 (16.13%) Degree
3 5 (16.13%) NVQ Level 3
4 3 (9.68%) BICSI Certification
5 2 (6.45%) HNC
5 2 (6.45%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) OpenView