CREST Certified Jobs 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 380 448 599
Rank change year-on-year +68 +151 +220
Permanent jobs citing CREST Certified 21 67 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.16% 0.28% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.47% 0.99% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 18 60 27
10th Percentile £58,750 £35,000 £55,350
25th Percentile £60,000 £42,500 £71,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £70,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -22.22% +35.85%
75th Percentile £102,500 £87,500 £108,125
90th Percentile £117,750 £105,000 £116,750
England median annual salary £68,750 £62,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -24.24% +24.53%

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 4,445 6,739 8,926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 34.37% 28.51% 26.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,980 4,263 5,614
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,791 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £105,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for CREST Certified in London

CREST Certified
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in London.

Salary trend for CREST Certified in London

CREST Certified
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CREST Certified in London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

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 12 May 2025. 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 +28 4 £65,000 -23.53% 1
CREST Certified
England

CREST Certified
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (19.05%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Metasploit
2 1 (4.76%) Burp Suite
General
1 11 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Finance
2 2 (9.52%) Games
2 2 (9.52%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Marketing
3 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Penetration Tester
1 8 (38.10%) Senior
1 8 (38.10%) Tester
2 5 (23.81%) Senior Penetration Tester
2 5 (23.81%) Senior Tester
3 4 (19.05%) Lead
4 3 (14.29%) Security Specialist
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Team Leader
5 2 (9.52%) Senior Service Manager
5 2 (9.52%) Service Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Cyber Threat Hunter
6 1 (4.76%) Head of Security
6 1 (4.76%) Lead Tester
6 1 (4.76%) Security Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Security Penetration Tester
6 1 (4.76%) Security Tester
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Security Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Threat Hunter
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) Mobile App
2 2 (9.52%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (9.52%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.76%) Cyber Kill Chain
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (95.24%) Penetration Testing
2 19 (90.48%) Red Team
3 13 (61.90%) Security Testing
4 10 (47.62%) Offensive Security
5 9 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (38.10%) Actionable Insight
7 7 (33.33%) Application Security
8 6 (28.57%) Mentoring
9 5 (23.81%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 5 (23.81%) Threat Intelligence
10 3 (14.29%) Blue Team
10 3 (14.29%) Incident Response
10 3 (14.29%) Information Security
10 3 (14.29%) Social Engineering
11 2 (9.52%) Business Development
11 2 (9.52%) Coaching
11 2 (9.52%) Performance Management
11 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
11 2 (9.52%) Purple Team
11 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (4.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (38.10%) OSCP
2 7 (33.33%) CCSAS
2 7 (33.33%) CHECK Team Leader
2 7 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 4 (19.05%) CHECK Team Member
5 3 (14.29%) Cyber Scheme
5 3 (14.29%) OSWP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) NIST
2 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 2 (9.52%) NCSC
2 2 (9.52%) QA
3 1 (4.76%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (4.76%) GRC
3 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (28.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Nessus
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Intel
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft