ISTQB Foundation Certification Contract Job Trends 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 23 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 69 78
Rank change year-on-year -6 +9 +35
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification 1 22 19
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.097% 1.84% 1.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% 3.15% 2.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 17 8
10th Percentile - £448 £438
25th Percentile - £525 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £583
Median % change year-on-year - -5.58% -1.27%
75th Percentile - £575 £615
90th Percentile - - £623
South East median daily rate £450 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -18.18% -4.35% +38.72%

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 564 699 756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 54.70% 58.49% 56.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 491 387
10th Percentile £310 £360 £278
25th Percentile £463 £463 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £538
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £650
90th Percentile £650 £725 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £537
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.14% +2.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 33 47
10th Percentile - £26.25 £25.60
25th Percentile £18.87 £27.00 £38.13
Median hourly rate £22.50 £35.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% -41.67% -
75th Percentile £25.15 £73.75 £69.38
90th Percentile £64.01 £79.00 £78.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £60.00
% change year-on-year -57.00% -2.52% +33.33%

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

ISTQB Foundation Certification job vacancy trend in Hampshire

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing ISTQB Foundation Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing ISTQB Foundation Certification

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing ISTQB Foundation Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing ISTQB Foundation Certification

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) HP UFT
1 1 (100.00%) Katalon Studio
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA