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 20 October 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
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.
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
27,199
10,525
31,439
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK
21.60%
21.53%
23.09%
Number of salaries quoted
15,140
8,108
23,398
10th Percentile
£31,250
£31,250
£27,000
25th Percentile
£40,500
£41,250
£35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£55,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
+10.00%
-
75th Percentile
£72,500
£71,250
£66,500
90th Percentile
£87,500
£87,500
£82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£48,000
£48,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-1.03%
+7.78%
-
ISTQB Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
ISTQB Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISTQB.
ISTQB Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing ISTQB over the 6 months to 20 October 2021.
ISTQB Top 17 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 20 October 2021.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
For the 6 months to 20 October 2021, 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.
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:
