ISTQB Job Trends in Stevenage

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stevenage citing ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 25 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	34	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB	2	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stevenage	0.50%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	1.96%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£44,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£46,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£48,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Hertfordshire median annual salary	£46,000	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stevenage

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Stevenage.

	6 months to 25 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	102	56	115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stevenage	25.31%	52.83%	40.49%
Number of salaries quoted	67	37	68
10^th Percentile	£30,375	£41,250	£45,000
25^th Percentile	£35,375	£42,750	£46,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	£50,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-10.89%	-8.18%	+17.02%
75^th Percentile	£57,500	£53,750	£60,000
90^th Percentile	£70,000	£64,550	£71,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary	£50,000	£43,085	£52,500
% change year-on-year	+16.05%	-17.93%	-

ISTQB Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

ISTQB Salary Trend in Stevenage

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing ISTQB.

ISTQB Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, job vacancies citing ISTQB also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Stevenage region citing ISTQB.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Agile	100.0%	2
1	BPSS Clearance	100.0%	2
1	CI/CD	100.0%	2
1	Data Analysis	100.0%	2
1	Docker	100.0%	2
1	End-to-End Testing	100.0%	2
1	GitLab	100.0%	2
1	HP	100.0%	2
1	HP ALM	100.0%	2
1	IBM	100.0%	2
1	Jenkins	100.0%	2
1	JIRA	100.0%	2
1	Microsoft Excel	100.0%	2
1	Microsoft PowerPoint	100.0%	2
1	MS Visio	100.0%	2
1	PLM	100.0%	2
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	2
1	Python	100.0%	2
1	Rational DOORS	100.0%	2
1	Scrum	100.0%	2
1	SDET	100.0%	2
1	Software Delivery	100.0%	2
1	Software Engineering	100.0%	2
1	Software Testing	100.0%	2
1	Statistics	100.0%	2
1	Test Assurance	100.0%	2
1	Test Management	100.0%	2
1	Validation	100.0%	2

ISTQB Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	BPSS Clearance	100.0%	2