ISTQB Job Trends in Shropshire

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 21 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.37% 1.59% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.37% 8.70% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £63,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +27.50% +5.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 73 23 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 26.74% 18.25% 19.33%
Number of salaries quoted 12 13 18
10th Percentile £33,407 £35,600 £34,213
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £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 £79,375 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £79,750 £65,750
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £57,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.00% -

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

ISTQB job vacancy trend in Shropshire

ISTQB
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing ISTQB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing ISTQB

ISTQB
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 within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 14 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 -2 1 - -
ISTQB
West Midlands

ISTQB
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 Foundation Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM