CREST Certification
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 175 | 278 | 256 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +103 | -22 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs citing CREST Certified | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 0.11% | 0.086% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £58,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £46,875 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £68,750 | £48,750 | £97,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.03% | -50.00% | +39.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,813 | £57,031 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,125 | £68,563 | - |
| 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
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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,873 | 3,303 | 2,792 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 52.23% | 35.57% | 41.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,032 | 2,150 | 1,259 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £39,290 | £37,940 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £53,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.75% | +0.95% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £80,125 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £59,600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.72% | +8.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in the South West.
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Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing CREST Certified in the South West over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CREST Certified within the South West region over the 6 months to 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | +56 | 4 | £68,750 | +10.00% | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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: