CREST Certified Job Trends in London

CREST Certification
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 371 439
Rank change year-on-year +19 +68 +144
Permanent jobs citing CREST Certified 57 21 67
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.28% 0.17% 0.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.34% 0.51% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 14 18 60
10th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £66,125 £60,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +21.43% -22.22%
75th Percentile £92,188 £102,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £117,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% -1.79% -15.15%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,252 4,106 6,636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 21.09% 33.14% 28.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,481 1,956 4,258
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CREST Certified relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

CREST Certified job vacancy trend in London

CREST Certified
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CREST Certified.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CREST Certified

CREST Certified
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CREST Certified in London over the 6 months to 13 May 2026.

Salary histogram for CREST Certified in London

CREST Certified
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CREST Certified within the London region over the 6 months to 13 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +29 35 £80,000 +23.08% 1
CREST Certified
England

CREST Certified
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 15 (26.32%) AWS
1 15 (26.32%) GCP
2 4 (7.02%) Azure
3 3 (5.26%) Amazon EKS
3 3 (5.26%) AWS CloudFormation
3 3 (5.26%) SaaS
4 1 (1.75%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.75%) Mimecast
4 1 (1.75%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 18 (31.58%) Wireless
2 3 (5.26%) Network Security
3 1 (1.75%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (1.75%) Firewall
3 1 (1.75%) VPN
Development Applications
1 9 (15.79%) Burp Suite
1 9 (15.79%) Metasploit
General
1 34 (59.65%) Finance
2 17 (29.82%) Social Skills
3 14 (24.56%) Banking
4 12 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (19.30%) Law
5 11 (19.30%) Retail
6 4 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (7.02%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (5.26%) Back Office
7 3 (5.26%) Financial Institution
8 2 (3.51%) Legal
9 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (38.60%) Senior
2 14 (24.56%) Penetration Tester
2 14 (24.56%) Tester
3 12 (21.05%) Consultant
3 12 (21.05%) Security Consultant
4 11 (19.30%) Senior Penetration Tester
4 11 (19.30%) Senior Tester
5 9 (15.79%) Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Digital Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Security Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Security Manager
5 9 (15.79%) Senior Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Senior Digital Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Senior Security Analyst
6 8 (14.04%) Lead
7 3 (5.26%) Team Leader
7 3 (5.26%) Test Team Leader
7 3 (5.26%) Testing Manager
8 2 (3.51%) Senior Consultant
8 2 (3.51%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.75%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 31 (54.39%) Security Posture
2 22 (38.60%) Mobile App
3 19 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (12.28%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (7.02%) Blog
5 4 (7.02%) Management Information System
6 3 (5.26%) Cloud Native
6 3 (5.26%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.75%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.75%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 11 (19.30%) Android
1 11 (19.30%) Apple iOS
2 3 (5.26%) Linux
2 3 (5.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (84.21%) Penetration Testing
2 38 (66.67%) Mentoring
3 34 (59.65%) Agile
3 34 (59.65%) Offensive Security
4 32 (56.14%) Application Security
4 32 (56.14%) Red Team
5 30 (52.63%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (49.12%) Business Strategy
6 28 (49.12%) Business Transformation
6 28 (49.12%) Coaching
6 28 (49.12%) Creative Thinking
6 28 (49.12%) Internal Audit
7 18 (31.58%) API Testing
7 18 (31.58%) Collaborative Culture
7 18 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (31.58%) Purple Team
8 15 (26.32%) Information Security
9 13 (22.81%) Ethical Hacking
9 13 (22.81%) Security Testing
10 12 (21.05%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 18 (31.58%) Python
2 14 (24.56%) Go
2 14 (24.56%) Java
3 12 (21.05%) Bash
3 12 (21.05%) PowerShell
4 4 (7.02%) C
4 4 (7.02%) C#
4 4 (7.02%) C++
5 3 (5.26%) Objective-C
5 3 (5.26%) Perl
5 3 (5.26%) Ruby
5 3 (5.26%) Rust
Qualifications
1 46 (80.70%) OSCP
2 21 (36.84%) CCSAM
3 20 (35.09%) CHECK Team Leader
4 19 (33.33%) CHECK Team Member
5 12 (21.05%) Degree
6 11 (19.30%) CEH
7 6 (10.53%) OSCE
8 5 (8.77%) GIAC
9 4 (7.02%) CISSP
9 4 (7.02%) GPEN
9 4 (7.02%) GXPN
10 1 (1.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (1.75%) CCSAS
10 1 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (1.75%) CISM
10 1 (1.75%) DV Cleared
10 1 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
10 1 (1.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.02%) QA
2 3 (5.26%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.51%) NIST
4 1 (1.75%) NCSC
4 1 (1.75%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.75%) RMADS
System Software
1 2 (3.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (15.79%) Nessus
2 8 (14.04%) Kubernetes
3 3 (5.26%) Terraform
4 1 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (1.75%) Cisco
1 1 (1.75%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (1.75%) Palo Alto