ISTQB Foundation Certification Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim 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 23 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 0.84% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.02% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £455 - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile £495 - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £475 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 99 85 36
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 41.60% 50.30% 24.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 38 18
10th Percentile £185 £155 £209
25th Percentile £325 £372 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £628
90th Percentile £633 £650 £671
Northern Ireland median daily rate £500 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 14 3
10th Percentile £13.60 £21.19 -
25th Percentile £14.78 - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £13.91
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +73.83% -26.79%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £35.43 -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £13.91
% change year-on-year +4.01% +73.83% -26.79%

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

ISTQB Foundation Certification job vacancy trend in County Antrim

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 23 October 2025. 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
Belfast - 2 £475 - 1
ISTQB Foundation Certification
Northern Ireland

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Test and Validation Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Validation Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared