ISTQB Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

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 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 30
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 0 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear - - 2.14%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 6.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £348
25th Percentile - - £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £410
75th Percentile - - £415
90th Percentile - - £418
North East median daily rate - - £410

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 279 85 80
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 45.07% 35.56% 34.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 62 36
10th Percentile £360 £211 £318
25th Percentile £410 £411 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £488
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -1.54% -13.72%
75th Percentile £594 £588 £559
90th Percentile £638 £649 £650
North East median daily rate £475 £478 £500
% change year-on-year -0.52% -4.50% -9.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 3 14
10th Percentile £43.96 - £13.51
25th Percentile £61.25 £11.60 £13.99
Median hourly rate £65.00 £11.64 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +458.42% -68.11% +87.18%
75th Percentile £70.00 £31.84 £50.00
90th Percentile - £43.94 £70.00
North East median hourly rate £65.00 £18.75 £21.89
% change year-on-year +246.67% -14.32% -15.83%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

ISTQB job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

ISTQB
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing ISTQB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing ISTQB