ISTQB Job Trends in East Sussex

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
South East > East Sussex

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 58 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.77% 0.20% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.97% 0.79% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £45,000 £36,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year +22.45% -22.63% +5.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 152 126 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 38.78% 25.05% 24.06%
Number of salaries quoted 36 89 111
10th Percentile £27,375 £34,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,670 £46,250 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +25.00% -16.25%
75th Percentile £59,000 £90,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £95,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +0.96%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

ISTQB job vacancy trend in East Sussex

ISTQB
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing ISTQB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing ISTQB

ISTQB
Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 6 November 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
Brighton +24 3 £50,000 - 1
ISTQB
South East

ISTQB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 3 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Tester
1 3 (100.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Test Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ISEB
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) GDPR