ISTQB Foundation Certification Contracts in England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 13 August 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
ISTQB Foundation Certification 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 England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
7,607
15,925
17,534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
25.03%
19.25%
18.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
4,593
9,721
10,365
Median daily rate
£480
£475
£450
Median daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.05%
+5.56%
+5.76%
10th Percentile
£300
£263
£250
90th Percentile
£648
£650
£635
UK median daily rate
£475
£473
£450
% change year-on-year
+0.53%
+5.00%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
355
709
852
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£36.00
£22.97
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.78%
+56.76%
-20.81%
10th Percentile
£17.05
£13.20
£13.00
90th Percentile
£55.00
£61.56
£50.25
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£36.00
£23.00
% change year-on-year
-2.78%
+56.52%
-22.91%
ISTQB Foundation Certification Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in England.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in England over the 6 months to 13 August 2020.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in England.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Contract Job Locations in England
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 England region over the 6 months to 13 August 2020. 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
ISTQB Foundation Certification Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in England
For the 6 months to 13 August 2020, IT contractor jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Co-occurring IT Skills in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
