ISTQB Jobs in the East Midlands

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 186 155
Rank change year-on-year +71 -31 +19
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 37 12 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 1.38% 0.25% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.33% 1.18% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4 12 17
10th Percentile £30,950 - £32,750
25th Percentile £31,625 £35,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.22% -2.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £35,375 £51,862 £45,000
90th Percentile £36,050 - £50,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +24.71% -10.53% +5.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,590 1,018 1,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 59.24% 21.09% 38.05%
Number of salaries quoted 256 577 278
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,150 £26,175
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,000 £56,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB in the East Midlands

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Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for ISTQB in the East Midlands

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Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicestershire +57 23 £32,000 -12.33% 1
Northamptonshire +5 12 £35,000 -29.05% 1
Nottinghamshire - 1 £35,000 - 4
Derbyshire - 1 £31,000 - 4
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (5.41%) JIRA
1 2 (5.41%) Postman
2 1 (2.70%) Zephyr
General
1 3 (8.11%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.70%) Law
Job Titles
1 33 (89.19%) Integration Engineer
1 33 (89.19%) Principal Engineer
1 33 (89.19%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 33 (89.19%) System Verification Engineer
1 33 (89.19%) Systems Integration Engineer
1 33 (89.19%) Validation Engineer
2 2 (5.41%) Analyst
3 1 (2.70%) Junior
3 1 (2.70%) Junior Analyst
3 1 (2.70%) Junior QA Analyst
3 1 (2.70%) QA Analyst
3 1 (2.70%) QA Engineer
3 1 (2.70%) QA Test Engineer
3 1 (2.70%) QA Tester
3 1 (2.70%) Test Analyst
3 1 (2.70%) Test Engineer
3 1 (2.70%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.70%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (89.19%) Systems Engineering
1 33 (89.19%) Validation
1 33 (89.19%) Verification and Validation
2 3 (8.11%) Agile
2 3 (8.11%) API Testing
3 2 (5.41%) Manual Testing
3 2 (5.41%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (5.41%) SDLC
3 2 (5.41%) Software Testing
4 1 (2.70%) Decision-Making
4 1 (2.70%) DevOps
4 1 (2.70%) Integration Testing
4 1 (2.70%) Performance Testing
4 1 (2.70%) Test Automation
4 1 (2.70%) Test Management
4 1 (2.70%) Test Scripting
4 1 (2.70%) Time Management
4 1 (2.70%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (2.70%) Web Application Development
4 1 (2.70%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (91.89%) Degree
2 33 (89.19%) BPSS Clearance
2 33 (89.19%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft