ISTQB Contracts in the East of England

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 114 123
Rank change year-on-year +10 +9 -16
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 3 9 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 0.16% 0.43% 1.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 1.14% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 18
10th Percentile £404 £438 £412
25th Percentile £409 £450 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £500 £429
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +16.55% +22.57%
75th Percentile £484 £663 £512
90th Percentile £501 £708 £518
England median daily rate £525 £488 £450
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% +12.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

ISTQB is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 574 789 780
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 30.19% 37.36% 29.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 390 375
10th Percentile £207 £212 £218
25th Percentile £338 £358 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £631 £650 £550
90th Percentile £725 £738 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 207 212
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 -
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £21.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.10% +7.69% -48.00%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.75 £49.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.00 £36.46
% change year-on-year -23.08% +42.64% -5.31%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB in the East of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB in the East of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for ISTQB in the East of England

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Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the East of England region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Hertfordshire +5 3 £438 -12.50%
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP HCM
General
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Test Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Test Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Manager
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Test Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) IVR
1 1 (33.33%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Management
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Non-Functional Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) TMMi
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Genesys
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
1 1 (33.33%) ScienceLogic
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow