International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton |
2.25% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
8.70% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£72 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£72 |
£910 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-92.09% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£63.65 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£65.38 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£69.50 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72.38 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.35 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£69.50 |
- |
- |
ISTQB 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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
46 |
32 |
27 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton |
25.84% |
32.65% |
18.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
18 |
14 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£69 |
- |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£480 |
£500 |
£381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£519 |
£513 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.22% |
+2.50% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£580 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£658 |
- |
£575 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£575 |
£500 |
£481 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
+3.90% |
-3.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
15 |
7 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£59.40 |
£63.30 |
£45.13 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62.50 |
£70.00 |
£50.94 |
| Median hourly rate |
£68.21 |
£80.00 |
£61.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.74% |
+30.61% |
-25.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73.46 |
£88.00 |
£70.94 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.60 |
£89.80 |
£76.38 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£68.21 |
£63.25 |
£31.80 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.84% |
+98.90% |
-61.45% |
ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
ISTQB
Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing ISTQB.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:
