CREST Certified Contracts in the South West

CREST Certification
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 149 152
Rank change year-on-year - +3 +13
Contract jobs citing CREST Certified 0 5 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West - 0.16% 0.42%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.28% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 9
10th Percentile - £560 £399
25th Percentile - £575 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile - - £525
90th Percentile - - £562
England median daily rate £550 £650 £500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +30.00% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £62.75
25th Percentile - - £65.19
Median hourly rate - - £75.00
75th Percentile - - £77.50
90th Percentile - - £77.63
England median hourly rate - - £75.00
% change year-on-year - - +13.98%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 South West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 924 1,785 1,858
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 55.07% 56.08% 52.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 584 1,134 1,373
10th Percentile £235 £353 £400
25th Percentile £440 £465 £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £579
Median % change year-on-year - -5.01% +11.03%
75th Percentile £638 £655 £675
90th Percentile £700 £725 £729
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 196 143
10th Percentile £18.51 £22.31 £37.91
25th Percentile £19.41 £40.00 £56.77
Median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +2.36%
75th Percentile £67.50 £72.50 £78.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £86.00
England median hourly rate £40.55 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +1.36% -23.81% +32.91%

CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for CREST Certified in the South West

CREST Certified
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in the South West.

Daily rate trend for CREST Certified in the South West

CREST Certified
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for CREST Certified in the South West