CREST Certification
South London > Croydon
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Croydon with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 29 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CREST Certified | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Croydon | 5.75% | 1.72% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 7.69% | 3.08% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £509 | £531 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £555 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £615 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.63% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £680 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £707 | - |
| South London median daily rate | £525 | £615 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -14.63% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Croydon
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 Croydon.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 65 | 65 | 121 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon | 74.71% | 56.03% | 74.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 43 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £462 | £380 | £370 |
| 25th Percentile | £504 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £542 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.05% | -9.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £586 | £574 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £639 | £650 | £675 |
| South London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £529 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -5.48% | -8.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CREST Certified relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon.
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Daily Rate Trend in Croydon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing CREST Certified.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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: