ISTQB Job Trends in Bedfordshire

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.33% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £37,500 £53,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -29.25% +32.50% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

ISTQB falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 74 399 123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 12.27% 69.76% 25.52%
Number of salaries quoted 46 28 66
10th Percentile £31,125 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £33,250 £52,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,739 £54,000 £55,250
Median % change year-on-year -22.71% -2.26% -15.00%
75th Percentile £48,445 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £95,000 £81,250
East of England median annual salary £53,725 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.37% +11.58% -13.64%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

ISTQB job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

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Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing ISTQB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing ISTQB

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) QA Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance