International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Wales > South Wales
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 57 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +7 | - |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | 0.29% | 0.19% | 1.11% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.12% | 0.53% | 3.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | - | £575 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £640 |
| Wales median daily rate | £210 | - | £575 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales
ISTQB 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 South Wales with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 89 | 190 | 315 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 26.25% | 36.68% | 34.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 139 | 228 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £210 | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £549 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.18% | -0.18% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £619 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £669 | £681 |
| Wales median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.01 | - | £19.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.35 | £16.98 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.93 | £18.14 | £46.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.92% | -60.78% | +112.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.75 | £20.10 | £47.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.80 | £49.38 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £22.68 | £18.14 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.03% | -60.78% | +158.81% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in South Wales.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in South Wales.
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Contract Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 29 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | +11 | 1 | £210 | - | |
| ISTQB Wales |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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: