Career development
IT & digital
High pay, remote-friendly
All careers
CompTIA (A+ / Network+ / Security+)
Vendor-neutral, self-study IT certs. A+ is the classic helpdesk entry.
- Time
- A few months
- Cost
- £600–1000
- English
- Conversational
Cloud Certifications (AWS / Azure)
High demand, remote-friendly, and the most non-native-friendly IT entry.
- Time
- A few months
- Cost
- £80–400
- English
- Conversational
Cisco CCNA
The standard entry certification for networking careers.
- Time
- A few months
- Cost
- £230–300
- English
- Conversational
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
The UK's professional body for IT: foundation certificates plus chartered status (CITP, RITTech).
- Time
- 3 weeks – 2 years
- Cost
- £200–900
- English
- Conversational
Cyber Security Certifications (CISSP, CREST/CHECK)
Advanced cyber security credentials: CISSP for security leadership, CREST/CHECK for UK penetration testing.
- Time
- 1 – 3 years
- Cost
- £300–3000
- English
- Fluent
Data Analytics Certificates (Google, Microsoft)
Beginner-friendly, self-study routes into data jobs: Google, Microsoft Power BI, and BCS Foundation.
- Time
- 3 – 6 months
- Cost
- £150–900
- English
- Conversational