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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 12 May 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) formerly ISEB Foundation UK |
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6 months to
12 May 2021 |
Same period 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
| Rank |
685 |
769 |
668 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+84 |
-101 |
+130 |
| Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification |
201 |
159 |
498 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.23% |
0.16% |
0.34% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
1.09% |
0.75% |
1.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
109 |
116 |
306 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,400 |
£28,000 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£31,500 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
-2.44% |
+7.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53,750 |
£47,500 |
£48,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£56,875 |
£58,650 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
- |
+6.67% |
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.
| All Academic and Professional Certifications UK |
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
18,456 |
21,166 |
36,107 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
20.82% |
21.47% |
24.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12,196 |
15,930 |
26,155 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£28,750 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£37,460 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£68,750 |
£66,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,250 |
£83,750 |
£82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
+2.27% |
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