International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 25 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +15 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing ISTQB | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | - | 2.16% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 5.88% | 0.76% |
| 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 | - |
| North East median daily rate | - | £410 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.10% | -3.33% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 86 | 85 | 131 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 36.44% | 36.64% | 51.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 37 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £319 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £363 | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £450 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -20.35% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £650 | £772 |
| North East median daily rate | £475 | £463 | £560 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.70% | -17.41% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 16 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.65 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £11.60 | £13.99 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.64 | £36.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.11% | +92.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £31.84 | £55.00 | £23.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.94 | £70.00 | £29.70 |
| North East median hourly rate | £15.26 | £34.59 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.90% | +77.38% | -60.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Tyne and Wear.