ISTQB Foundation Certification Job Trends in Shropshire

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.37% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.41% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -15.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 71 25 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 26.49% 19.23% 19.13%
Number of salaries quoted 11 14 17
10th Percentile £32,119 £34,150 £33,254
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,313 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £88,750 £64,688 £65,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £79,625 £66,000
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £55,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.41% +11.00% -

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

ISTQB Foundation Certification job vacancy trend in Shropshire

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing ISTQB Foundation Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing ISTQB Foundation Certification

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Job Locations in Shropshire

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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 9 January 2026. 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
Telford - 1 - -
ISTQB Foundation Certification
West Midlands

ISTQB Foundation Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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%) Maximo
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Zephyr
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM