ISTQB Advanced Certification Contracts in Northern Ireland

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) formerly ISEB Advanced
UK > Northern Ireland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for ISTQB Advanced Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.68% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.08% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £510 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 - -
75th Percentile £530 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £520 £533 £505
% change year-on-year -2.44% +5.54% +1.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

ISTQB Advanced Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 48 28 34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 32.65% 13.86% 16.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 14 16
10th Percentile £206 £172 £214
25th Percentile £344 £300 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £413 £429
Median % change year-on-year +26.06% -3.79% +3.94%
75th Percentile £623 £475 £469
90th Percentile £660 £500 £530
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 4 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.00
Median hourly rate £12.25 £13.91 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.93% -26.79% +19.80%
75th Percentile £15.63 £14.65 £21.00
90th Percentile £31.88 £15.99 -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +8.50%

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim - 1 £520 -
ISTQB Advanced Certification
UK

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Test Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA