CREST Certification
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing CREST Certified | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | - | - | 0.48% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 1.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £234 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £266 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £338 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -38.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £416 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £451 |
| England median daily rate | £656 | £700 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +27.27% | -8.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 228 | 172 | 215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 26.89% | 22.60% | 25.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 121 | 85 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £307 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £411 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.41% | -21.71% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £588 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £656 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 17 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £17.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.06 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.04% | +36.46% | -9.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | - | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £46.11 | £20.10 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £52.50 | £53.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.10% | -2.17% | +19.26% |
CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CREST Certified relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
CREST Certified
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing CREST Certified.
