ISTQB Contract Job Trends in Bracknell

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Berkshire > Bracknell

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bracknell with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 15 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bracknell 0.76% 5.49% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.59% 10.87% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £315 -
25th Percentile £416 £338 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +8.13% - -
75th Percentile £449 £488 -
90th Percentile - £525 -
Berkshire median daily rate £433 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +8.13% - +42.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bracknell

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 Bracknell.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 63 46 63
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bracknell 47.73% 50.55% 32.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 25 19
10th Percentile £505 £237 £105
25th Percentile £513 £363 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £400
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -27.27%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £663
90th Percentile £650 £633 £850
Berkshire median daily rate £488 £575 £520
% change year-on-year -15.22% +10.58% -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Median hourly rate £32.31 £41.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -21.20% - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £65.00 £61.71 £63.29
% change year-on-year +5.34% -2.50% +181.29%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Bracknell

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bracknell.

ISTQB job vacancy trend in Bracknell

ISTQB
Daily Rate Trend in Bracknell

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bracknell citing ISTQB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bracknell citing ISTQB

ISTQB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bracknell by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle