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The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 12 December 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) UK |
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6 months to
12 Dec 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
385 |
390 |
393 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
+3 |
-81 |
| Permanent jobs citing ISTQB |
1,044 |
1,255 |
1,424 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.78% |
0.79% |
0.79% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
3.52% |
3.31% |
3.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
813 |
1,004 |
1,171 |
| UK median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£38,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.39% |
-3.75% |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£59,625 |
£58,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.67% |
-1.32% |
ISTQB 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 |
29,657 |
37,952 |
43,101 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
22.28% |
23.79% |
24.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
21,990 |
27,881 |
33,123 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£81,250 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing ISTQB as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
ISTQB
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISTQB.
ISTQB
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing ISTQB over the 6 months to 12 December 2019.
ISTQB
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 within the UK over the 6 months to 12 December 2019.
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 |
+14 |
966 |
£42,500 |
- |
97 |
| UK excluding London |
+28 |
843 |
£40,000 |
- |
97 |
| South East |
+27 |
290 |
£45,000 |
- |
21 |
| London |
-21 |
184 |
£55,000 |
+19.57% |
11 |
| North of England |
+19 |
164 |
£35,000 |
- |
30 |
| South West |
+62 |
154 |
£42,500 |
+13.33% |
14 |
| Midlands |
+42 |
127 |
£40,000 |
+5.26% |
18 |
| North West |
-7 |
93 |
£40,000 |
+14.29% |
15 |
| West Midlands |
+48 |
89 |
£40,000 |
+23.08% |
8 |
| Yorkshire |
+13 |
59 |
£32,500 |
-10.34% |
14 |
| East of England |
+10 |
45 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
3 |
| Wales |
+30 |
41 |
£35,000 |
+20.16% |
6 |
| East Midlands |
-5 |
35 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
10 |
| Scotland |
-40 |
23 |
£40,000 |
+7.38% |
5 |
| North East |
+27 |
12 |
£30,961 |
-27.15% |
1 |
| Northern Ireland |
+2 |
1 |
- |
- |
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For the 6 months to 12 December 2019, IT jobs citing ISTQB 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.
ISTQB
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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