ISTQB Foundation Certification Job Trends in the East of England

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 177 135
Rank change year-on-year +7 -42 +116
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.030% 0.071% 0.090%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.080% 0.26% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% - -
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.40% +1.50% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

ISTQB Foundation Certification 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 of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,244 1,149 817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 37.56% 27.16% 36.69%
Number of salaries quoted 488 383 460
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,550 £28,770
25th Percentile £30,309 £42,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £54,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +5.45%

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

ISTQB Foundation Certification job vacancy trend in the East of England

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing ISTQB Foundation Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing ISTQB Foundation Certification

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 October 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
Hertfordshire +17 1 £70,000 +75.00%
ISTQB Foundation Certification
England

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Postilion
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) ATM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NCR