CREST Certification
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | - | 132 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +6 |
Permanent jobs citing CREST Certified | 0 | 0 | 1 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | - | - | 0.059% |
As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.15% |
Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £58,750 | £77,500 |
% change year-on-year | +19.15% | -24.19% | +19.23% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales
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 Wales.
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 384 | 498 | 649 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 33.68% | 23.20% | 38.40% |
Number of salaries quoted | 237 | 187 | 227 |
10th Percentile | £37,733 | £26,500 | £26,391 |
25th Percentile | £47,683 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | +37.78% | +5.88% | -5.56% |
75th Percentile | £70,600 | £60,000 | £59,125 |
90th Percentile | £74,555 | £69,942 | £68,928 |
UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
% change year-on-year | +1.85% | -10.00% | +9.09% |
CREST Certified
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

CREST Certified
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in Wales.