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 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 | 600 | 771 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +171 | -644 | +1035 |
| Permanent jobs citing City & Guilds | 80 | 23 | 1,658 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.029% | 2.58% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.47% | 0.11% | 8.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 10 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £24,718 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £29,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,608 | £30,000 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.03% | +9.09% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,250 | £33,000 | £32,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | - | £41,200 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,000 | £30,500 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.59% | +10.91% | -1.79% |
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 | 16,979 | 20,903 | 20,426 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 34.31% | 26.31% | 31.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,646 | 10,353 | 12,821 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £31,250 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,925 | £41,315 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £58,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.98% | +6.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,750 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing City & Guilds as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing City & Guilds.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing City & Guilds over the 6 months to 6 September 2025.
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +155 | 60 | £41,500 | +38.33% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +133 | 45 | £38,000 | +24.59% | 26 |
| South East | +67 | 20 | £43,804 | +46.01% | 11 |
| Midlands | +61 | 16 | £28,500 | - | 4 |
| London | +91 | 15 | £52,000 | +120.71% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +45 | 15 | £28,500 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | - | 14 | £45,608 | - | 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 |
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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: