International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
South East > Kent
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent | - | - | 1.43% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 7.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £470 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £605 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +16.67% | +11.11% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent
ISTQB 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 Kent with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 36 | 27 | 51 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent | 17.56% | 12.56% | 18.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 17 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £245 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £329 | £300 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £363 | £413 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.12% | -2.94% | +1.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £536 | £613 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £647 | £635 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +6.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.22 | £41.86 | £43.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.54 | £44.64 | £44.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.74 | £54.95 | £47.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.46% | +15.41% | +24.61% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.76 | £50.33 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.15 | £51.18 |
| South East median hourly rate | £57.35 | £56.19 | £44.61 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.06% | +25.96% | +11.53% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Kent.