ISTQB Foundation Certification Contracts in Bristol

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 - 83
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.15% - 0.089%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.35% - 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £293 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £295 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.52%
75th Percentile £298 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £320 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

ISTQB Foundation Certification 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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 285 441 435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 41.55% 42.61% 38.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 209 280
10th Percentile £207 £348 £349
25th Percentile £355 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £581
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -9.68% +10.71%
75th Percentile £575 £649 £675
90th Percentile £650 £725 £764
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 129 57
10th Percentile £18.36 £43.75 £40.20
25th Percentile £25.15 £60.75 £57.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £70.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% - +16.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.75
90th Percentile £79.22 £80.00 £90.00
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -61.60% -6.43% +16.67%

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB Foundation Certification in Bristol

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB Foundation Certification in Bristol

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for ISTQB Foundation Certification in Bristol

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Leader
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Smoke Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility