ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
64 |
70 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.48% |
0.25% |
- |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
2.36% |
1.26% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£425 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.88% |
- |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£400 |
£400 |
£325 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+23.08% |
-23.53% |
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 Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
127 |
159 |
200 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
20.32% |
19.51% |
15.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
78 |
89 |
126 |
| 10th Percentile |
£237 |
£179 |
£166 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£370 |
£380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£500 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£575 |
£513 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£646 |
£606 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£500 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+11.11% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
18 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.00 |
£15.43 |
£21.42 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.61 |
£16.31 |
£21.67 |
| Median hourly rate |
£23.00 |
£17.75 |
£52.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+29.58% |
-65.87% |
+9.47% |
| 75th Percentile |
£28.38 |
£45.00 |
£54.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£45.80 |
£60.00 |
£62.30 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£22.88 |
£40.94 |
£21.47 |
| % change year-on-year |
-44.13% |
+90.73% |
-49.57% |
