ISTQB Contracts in the South East

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 152 183 216
Rank change year-on-year +31 +33 -39
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 39 29 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.70% 0.50% 0.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.57% 1.35% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 27 35
10th Percentile £386 £418 £342
25th Percentile £525 £481 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +14.58% +26.32%
75th Percentile £603 £588 £551
90th Percentile £610 £617 £620
England median daily rate £525 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% +11.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.25 - -
Median hourly rate £20.50 - -
75th Percentile £27.75 - -
90th Percentile £31.35 - -
England median hourly rate £20.50 £63.50 £34.98
% change year-on-year -67.72% +81.56% -36.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

ISTQB is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,478 2,150 2,496
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.69% 37.22% 32.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,443 1,409 1,590
10th Percentile £326 £305 £307
25th Percentile £444 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +6.95%
75th Percentile £650 £623 £625
90th Percentile £738 £713 £688
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 211 145 88
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.47 £18.68
25th Percentile £27.12 £42.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £57.76 £44.86
Median % change year-on-year -0.71% +28.75% +12.16%
75th Percentile £67.26 £68.75 £57.72
90th Percentile £85.65 £75.00 £68.46
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £38.00
% change year-on-year -23.81% +38.16% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the South East.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISTQB in the South East over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ISTQB in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for ISTQB in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hampshire +5 22 £550 -4.35% 3
Thames Valley +10 8 £519 +15.28% 3
Surrey - 8 £370 - 1
Berkshire -8 6 £519 +25.00% 2
Buckinghamshire +28 2 - - 1
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (10.26%) Confluence
2 1 (2.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 23 (58.97%) TestRail
2 5 (12.82%) JIRA
General
1 8 (20.51%) Social Skills
2 3 (7.69%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.13%) Automotive
3 2 (5.13%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (5.13%) German Language
3 2 (5.13%) Military
3 2 (5.13%) Spanish Language
3 2 (5.13%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.56%) Banking
4 1 (2.56%) Electronics
4 1 (2.56%) Finance
4 1 (2.56%) Legal
4 1 (2.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 22 (56.41%) Analyst
2 21 (53.85%) Test Analyst
3 20 (51.28%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
4 8 (20.51%) Test Manager
5 6 (15.38%) Test Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Integration Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Principal Test Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Systems Test Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Test and Integration Engineer
7 1 (2.56%) Integration Manager
7 1 (2.56%) JIRA Engineer
7 1 (2.56%) Principal Test Manager
7 1 (2.56%) Software Tester
7 1 (2.56%) Test Automation Engineer
7 1 (2.56%) Test Automation Specialist
7 1 (2.56%) Test Specialist
7 1 (2.56%) Tester
7 1 (2.56%) Unix Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.38%) Web Services
2 2 (5.13%) HTML
3 1 (2.56%) CSS
3 1 (2.56%) Flash
3 1 (2.56%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Life Science
2 2 (5.13%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.13%) NHS
3 1 (2.56%) Digital Media
3 1 (2.56%) Digital TV
3 1 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.69%) Linux
1 3 (7.69%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (89.74%) Agile
2 34 (87.18%) Test Automation
3 27 (69.23%) Test Management
4 21 (53.85%) Continuous Integration
5 14 (35.90%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 13 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
6 13 (33.33%) Software Testing
7 9 (23.08%) Waterfall
8 8 (20.51%) Test Strategy
9 6 (15.38%) Functional Testing
10 5 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (12.82%) SDLC
11 4 (10.26%) Defect Management
11 4 (10.26%) Defect Tracking
11 4 (10.26%) End-to-End Testing
11 4 (10.26%) User Experience
12 3 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
12 3 (7.69%) Scrum
12 3 (7.69%) Test Planning
13 2 (5.13%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) Shell Script
1 2 (5.13%) SQL
2 1 (2.56%) Java
2 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (64.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 25 (64.10%) Security Cleared
2 21 (53.85%) DV Cleared
3 7 (17.95%) Degree
4 4 (10.26%) SC Cleared
5 2 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (5.13%) HNC
5 2 (5.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.95%) QA
2 4 (10.26%) HL7
3 2 (5.13%) Def Stans
4 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.56%) Adobe
1 1 (2.56%) Oracle