CREST Certification
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 102 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -5 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing CREST Certified | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol | 0.45% | 0.35% | 1.65% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.51% | 1.10% | 6.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £86,250 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £87,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +40.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £88,750 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £68,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £82,500 | £87,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.71% | +40.00% | +63.28% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol
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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 597 | 453 | 440 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 29.60% | 31.35% | 26.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 391 | 236 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £33,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £50,000 | £45,334 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,313 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,600 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.19% | +5.20% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CREST Certified relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Salary Trend in Bristol
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing CREST Certified.
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Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing CREST Certified in Bristol over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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: