International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Dorset > Bournemouth
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bournemouth with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bournemouth | - | - | 1.19% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 4.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £365 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £373 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Dorset median daily rate | - | - | £365 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bournemouth
ISTQB falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bournemouth.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth | 16.33% | 13.56% | 28.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £144 | £481 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £506 | £357 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £146 | £600 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -75.67% | -25.00% | +88.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £161 | £700 | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | £435 | - | - |
| Dorset median daily rate | £525 | £563 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -13.46% | +30.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £48.14 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £48.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +182.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £48.42 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Dorset median hourly rate | £22.58 | - | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.77% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bournemouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bournemouth citing ISTQB.
