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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 28 March 2020 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
28 Mar 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
746 |
659 |
755 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-87 |
+96 |
-65 |
| Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Foundation Certification |
236 |
493 |
480 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.20% |
0.33% |
0.27% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
0.92% |
1.36% |
1.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
187 |
341 |
400 |
| Median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.67% |
+2.74% |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£38,500 |
£36,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.90% |
+6.94% |
+2.86% |
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 |
25,547 |
36,368 |
41,812 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
21.51% |
24.54% |
23.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
18,797 |
26,327 |
32,261 |
| Median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,594 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£81,250 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£46,500 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.33% |
+5.88% |
+1.19% |
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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 28 March 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 28 March 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.
| 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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
-115 |
198 |
£40,000 |
- |
24 |
| UK excluding London |
-23 |
189 |
£40,000 |
+3.90% |
29 |
| Midlands |
-1 |
52 |
£40,000 |
- |
9 |
| West Midlands |
+39 |
50 |
£40,000 |
- |
5 |
| South East |
+25 |
44 |
£40,000 |
- |
9 |
| London |
+18 |
43 |
£50,000 |
+6.38% |
1 |
| North of England |
+40 |
38 |
£35,000 |
-2.78% |
4 |
| Wales |
+2 |
27 |
£35,000 |
+27.27% |
5 |
| North West |
+33 |
22 |
£50,000 |
+38.89% |
3 |
| Yorkshire |
+22 |
15 |
£32,500 |
-13.33% |
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| South West |
+25 |
12 |
£36,500 |
+12.31% |
1 |
| East of England |
+34 |
9 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
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| Work from Home |
- |
8 |
£67,500 |
- |
1 |
| Scotland |
+20 |
7 |
£30,000 |
-48.94% |
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| East Midlands |
-24 |
2 |
£32,500 |
-23.53% |
4 |
| North East |
-3 |
1 |
£33,000 |
+20.00% |
1 |
For the 6 months to 28 March 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:
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