ISTQB Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 39 25
Rank change year-on-year - -14 0
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 0 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne - 0.42% 3.07%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.98% 8.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £348
25th Percentile - - £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £525 £410
Median % change year-on-year - +28.05% +13.10%
75th Percentile - - £415
90th Percentile - - £418
Tyne and Wear median daily rate - £525 £410
% change year-on-year - +28.05% +13.10%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 314 102 57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 49.53% 43.04% 34.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 73 39
10th Percentile £313 £267 £350
25th Percentile £368 £425 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £638
90th Percentile £638 £670 £724
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -4.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 1 7
10th Percentile - - £37.20
25th Percentile £43.96 - £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £52.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -25.71% +268.42%
75th Percentile £70.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £65.00 £52.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +25.00% -25.71% +268.42%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISTQB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

ISTQB job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

ISTQB
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing ISTQB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing ISTQB