CREST Certification
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 754 | 831 | 1105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | +274 | -247 |
| Permanent jobs citing CREST Certified | 142 | 139 | 127 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.52% | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 116 | 63 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,102 | £42,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,438 | £57,375 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,500 | £77,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.23% | +19.23% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,313 | £92,500 | £81,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £111,500 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -14.29% | +16.67% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
CREST Certified is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,286 | 34,290 | 41,595 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.83% | 32.76% | 26.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,237 | 15,306 | 18,961 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £58,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +5.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,296 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.59% | +0.59% | - |
CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CREST Certified
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified.
CREST Certified
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CREST Certified over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
CREST Certified
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CREST Certified within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 | +140 | 121 | £61,250 | -23.44% | 20 |
| London | +159 | 69 | £70,000 | -22.22% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +65 | 60 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 48 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 12 |
| North of England | +51 | 17 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 2 |
| North West | +14 | 14 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 1 |
| South East | +30 | 13 | £52,500 | -26.32% | 4 |
| South West | -1 | 10 | £48,750 | -50.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 7 | £100,000 | - | |
| Midlands | +8 | 7 | £100,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +30 | 1 | £80,000 | +10.34% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
CREST Certified
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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