ISTQB Advanced Certification Job Trends in South London

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) formerly ISEB Advanced
London > South London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South London with a requirement for ISTQB Advanced Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 79 -
Rank change year-on-year +28 - -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.28% 0.20% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.58% 0.68% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £77,500 -
London median annual salary £55,000 £75,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.67% +57.89% -32.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South London

ISTQB Advanced 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 South London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 171 147 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 47.24% 29.70% 26.23%
Number of salaries quoted 38 35 82
10th Percentile £30,650 £26,100 £36,175
25th Percentile £35,750 £32,958 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -2.35% +12.11%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,272 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,250 £76,125
London median annual salary £68,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% - +3.70%

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

ISTQB Advanced Certification job vacancy trend in South London

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing ISTQB Advanced Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing ISTQB Advanced Certification

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification within the South London region over the 6 months to 12 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
Croydon - 1 - -
ISTQB Advanced Certification
London

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) REST Assured
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) TestRail
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA