ISTQB Foundation Certification Contracts in Hampshire

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 57 72 77
Rank change year-on-year +15 +5 +37
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification 12 23 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.61% 1.43% 1.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.82% 2.15% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 22 21
10th Percentile £493 - £463
25th Percentile £508 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +16.40%
75th Percentile £575 £603 £588
90th Percentile - £610 £620
South East median daily rate £475 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -13.64% - +34.47%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 426 1,068 805
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 57.10% 66.34% 57.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 603 527
10th Percentile £375 £425 £250
25th Percentile £488 £500 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +3.48%
75th Percentile £613 £675 £638
90th Percentile £660 £743 £713
South East median daily rate £537 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.32% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 74 62
10th Percentile £20.09 £26.00 £25.39
25th Percentile £24.66 £53.40 £50.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £57.35 £61.59
Median % change year-on-year +8.98% -6.88% +26.78%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £70.96
90th Percentile - £80.00 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £57.76
% change year-on-year -1.05% -0.71% +28.75%

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB Foundation Certification in Hampshire

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB Foundation Certification in Hampshire

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for ISTQB Foundation Certification in Hampshire

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Farnborough - 1 £475 -
Hook - 1 £500 -
ISTQB Foundation Certification
South East

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Development Applications
1 11 (91.67%) TestRail
General
1 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (91.67%) Analyst
1 11 (91.67%) Test Analyst
2 9 (75.00%) Test Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Coordinator
4 1 (8.33%) Test Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Agile
1 11 (91.67%) Test Management
2 9 (75.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 9 (75.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 2 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
3 2 (16.67%) Test Automation
4 1 (8.33%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (8.33%) Non-Functional Testing
4 1 (8.33%) Operational Acceptance Testing
4 1 (8.33%) Software Testing
4 1 (8.33%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (8.33%) Test Strategy
4 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 12 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 12 (100.00%) Security Cleared