International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Durham > Darlington
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Darlington with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 9 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Darlington | - | 4.76% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 14.29% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £400 | - |
| Durham median daily rate | - | £400 | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Darlington
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 Darlington.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Darlington | - | 33.33% | 10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £400 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +26.98% |
| Durham median daily rate | £498 | £523 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.64% | +26.67% | -17.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
| Durham median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Darlington
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Darlington.
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Daily Rate Trend in Darlington
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Darlington citing ISTQB.