ISTQB Advanced Certification Contracts in London

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) formerly ISEB Advanced
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 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 351 386 482
Rank change year-on-year +35 +96 +111
Contract jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification 2 5 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.016% 0.028% 0.041%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.062% 0.12% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 10
10th Percentile £513 £555 £512
25th Percentile £531 £638 £527
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £800 £575
Median % change year-on-year -28.13% +39.13% -14.81%
75th Percentile £631 £825 £850
90th Percentile £658 - -
England median daily rate £504 £650 £533
% change year-on-year -22.50% +21.95% +5.54%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,210 4,292 5,821
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.58% 24.07% 21.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,169 2,903 3,919
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £653 £661 £688
90th Percentile £754 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 111 80
10th Percentile £19.20 £14.25 £19.94
25th Percentile £22.27 £20.74 £21.24
Median hourly rate £29.07 £26.00 £45.25
Median % change year-on-year +11.81% -42.54% +1.69%
75th Percentile £55.50 £43.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £69.72 £68.75 £82.55
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB Advanced Certification in London

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification in London.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB Advanced Certification in London

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISTQB Advanced Certification in London

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Test Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) IFRS
1 1 (50.00%) IFRS 17
1 1 (50.00%) IFRS 9
1 1 (50.00%) QA