International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 141 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | -5 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs citing ISTQB | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 1.65% | 0.18% | 0.053% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.87% | 0.76% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,250 | £37,600 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | - | £22,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £40,000 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | +60.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,500 | £27,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,000 | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £67,500 | £63,300 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.64% | +26.60% | +31.41% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 595 | 658 | 619 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 42.68% | 23.63% | 32.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 197 | 514 | 387 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £26,715 | £28,105 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +12.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £71,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £88,750 | £78,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £51,346 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.69% | -4.76% | +14.13% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Birmingham.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing ISTQB in Birmingham over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: