International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 43 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +30 | -22 |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | - | 0.76% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 1.89% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £463 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.31% | +13.33% |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | - | £463 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.31% | +13.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 63 | 159 | 336 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 37.72% | 40.25% | 45.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 129 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | £355 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £416 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | +6.43% | -1.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £569 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £761 | £650 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £516 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.25% | +5.26% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.12 | £15.85 | £10.31 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.15 | £16.39 | £11.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.69 | £18.00 | £13.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.31% | +32.65% | -35.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.84 | £22.52 | £16.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.13 | £23.32 | £17.71 |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £19.00 | £22.50 | £13.57 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +65.81% | -35.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Milton Keynes.