The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 July 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation
UK
6 months to 9 Jul 2020
Same period 2019
Same period 2018
Rank
712
674
824
Rank change year-on-year
-38
+150
-142
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification
ISTQB Foundation Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
16,906
35,732
42,185
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK
21.70%
24.28%
23.75%
Number of salaries quoted
12,335
25,866
31,531
Median annual salary
£52,500
£50,000
£50,000
Median salary % change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+11.11%
10th Percentile
£29,536
£26,500
£26,250
90th Percentile
£85,000
£82,500
£80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary
£47,500
£45,000
£44,500
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
+1.12%
+4.71%
ISTQB Foundation Certification Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing ISTQB Foundation Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification over the 6 months to 9 July 2020.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Top 16 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 9 July 2020.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 9 July 2020, IT jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for ISTQB Foundation Certification.
ISTQB Foundation Certification Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
