City & Guilds Job Trends in the West Midlands

City & Guilds
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 166 -
Rank change year-on-year -25 - -
Permanent jobs citing City & Guilds 15 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.17% 0.031% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.13% 0.085% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £45,600 - -
25th Percentile £51,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,800 - -
75th Percentile £62,450 - -
90th Percentile £63,980 - -
England median annual salary £46,500 £41,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +13.41% +36.67% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,329 1,183 1,724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.02% 36.29% 28.76%
Number of salaries quoted 739 576 664
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £26,790
25th Percentile £42,750 £36,925 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,594 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.62% -2.56% +4.76%
75th Percentile £74,750 £68,750 £66,063
90th Percentile £87,500 £79,375 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -5.01%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

City & Guilds job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

City & Guilds
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

City & Guilds
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing City & Guilds in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for City & Guilds in the West Midlands

City & Guilds
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing City & Guilds within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Worcestershire - 6 - -
Warwickshire -14 4 £57,800 - 3
Wolverhampton - 2 - - 1
Shropshire - 1 - - 2
Staffordshire - 1 £65,000 - 5
Coventry - 1 £42,000 - 2
City & Guilds
England

City & Guilds
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 8 (53.33%) Electronics
2 4 (26.67%) Manufacturing
3 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Senior
1 8 (53.33%) Senior Technician
2 1 (6.67%) Electrical Engineer
2 1 (6.67%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (60.00%) SCADA
2 8 (53.33%) Onboarding
2 8 (53.33%) Robotics
3 2 (13.33%) Driving Licence
4 1 (6.67%) CCTV
4 1 (6.67%) FMCG
4 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) Line Management
1 9 (60.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 9 (60.00%) Proactive Maintenance
2 8 (53.33%) Mechatronics
2 8 (53.33%) Order Management
3 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Engineering
5 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (6.67%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (6.67%) Functional Testing
5 1 (6.67%) Lean Manufacturing
5 1 (6.67%) Logistics
5 1 (6.67%) Predictive Maintenance
5 1 (6.67%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 13 (86.67%) NVQ Level 3
2 8 (53.33%) Degree
3 4 (26.67%) HNC
4 2 (13.33%) HND
5 1 (6.67%) DBS Check
5 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
5 1 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) ISO 9001
1 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) NEC