ISTQB Contracts 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 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 23 40
Rank change year-on-year - +17 +12
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 0 5 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne - 2.63% 0.42%
As % of the Qualifications category - 7.94% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - £348 -
25th Percentile - £383 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £410 £363
Median % change year-on-year - +13.10% -3.33%
75th Percentile - £415 £369
90th Percentile - £418 -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate - £410 £363
% change year-on-year - +13.10% -3.33%

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 91 63 128
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 40.27% 33.16% 53.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 32 100
10th Percentile £333 £350 £350
25th Percentile £435 £399 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £565
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -18.14% +2.73%
75th Percentile £620 £531 £675
90th Percentile £675 £649 £775
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £450 £565
% change year-on-year +11.11% -20.35% +2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 12 4
10th Percentile - £18.20 -
25th Percentile - £22.25 £18.00
Median hourly rate £52.00 £50.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +163.16% -
75th Percentile - £70.00 £23.63
90th Percentile - - £29.70
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £11.64 £36.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -68.11% +92.11% -

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB in Newcastle upon Tyne

ISTQB
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB in Newcastle upon Tyne