ISTQB Advanced Certification Contracts in Hertfordshire

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) formerly ISEB Advanced
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for ISTQB Advanced Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 - 74
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.23% - 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.62% - 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £500
75th Percentile £638 - £550
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £625 - £500

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hertfordshire

ISTQB Advanced 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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 162 243 302
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 37.94% 34.42% 40.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 93 174
10th Percentile £350 £252 £273
25th Percentile £500 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £684
90th Percentile £698 £635 £775
East of England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 89 55
10th Percentile £17.80 £37.72 £19.43
25th Percentile £30.06 - £49.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - -28.33% +8.11%
75th Percentile £66.75 £65.00 £69.38
90th Percentile £78.91 £85.00 £73.75
East of England median hourly rate £32.62 £43.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -24.15% +104.76% -

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing ISTQB Advanced Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB Advanced Certification in Hertfordshire

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 10 August 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
Hemel Hempstead - 1 £625 - 1
ISTQB Advanced Certification
East of England

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCOM