ISTQB Contract Job Trends in Surrey

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 45 58
Rank change year-on-year -8 +13 -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 1 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.23% 0.28% 0.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.76% 1.14% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £356 - £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 - £300
75th Percentile £369 - £325
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £461 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -7.90% -9.09% +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £19.25
Median hourly rate - - £20.50
75th Percentile - - £27.75
90th Percentile - - £31.35
South East median hourly rate - - £20.50

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 131 88 235
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 29.84% 24.44% 36.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 52 171
10th Percentile £209 £236 £215
25th Percentile £413 £372 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £582 £600 £600
90th Percentile £678 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 5 23
10th Percentile £22.49 - £19.25
25th Percentile £26.75 - £50.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £24.18 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +148.14% -62.80% +44.44%
75th Percentile £90.09 £33.75 £76.53
90th Percentile - £60.52 £81.41
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.69 £60.00
% change year-on-year -57.15% -2.19% +33.33%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

ISTQB job vacancy trend in Surrey

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Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing ISTQB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing ISTQB

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Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing ISTQB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing ISTQB

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow