CREST Certification
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 171 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing CREST Certified | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | - | - | 0.078% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £410 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £450 | £725 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.90% | +81.25% | -38.46% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London
CREST Certified falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 490 | 494 | 777 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 24.49% | 20.27% | 20.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 324 | 314 | 457 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £363 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £441 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -6.67% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £643 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £817 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.16 | £20.22 | £18.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.39 | £21.41 | £20.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £25.99 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.87% | -49.54% | +9.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £39.56 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.50 | £54.38 | £71.75 |
| London median hourly rate | £29.07 | £25.25 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.13% | -46.84% | +6.74% |
CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
CREST Certified
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in Central London.