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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 17 January 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
17 Jan 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
373 |
410 |
296 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+37 |
-114 |
+12 |
| Permanent jobs citing ISTQB |
1,266 |
1,306 |
1,959 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.84% |
0.75% |
1.10% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
3.47% |
3.16% |
4.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,032 |
1,091 |
1,661 |
| UK median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£38,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.39% |
-3.75% |
+6.67% |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£57,500 |
£58,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
£39,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
-3.85% |
+11.43% |
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 |
36,475 |
41,284 |
45,987 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
24.13% |
23.83% |
25.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
26,674 |
31,997 |
36,531 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+1.19% |
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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 17 January 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 17 January 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 |
+41 |
1,154 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
238 |
| UK excluding London |
+18 |
946 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
224 |
| South East |
+45 |
316 |
£44,500 |
+15.58% |
65 |
| London |
+38 |
301 |
£45,000 |
- |
37 |
| North of England |
+2 |
197 |
£37,500 |
+7.14% |
66 |
| Midlands |
+21 |
141 |
£37,500 |
+1.35% |
37 |
| North West |
+43 |
121 |
£35,000 |
- |
29 |
| East of England |
+61 |
106 |
£45,000 |
+16.13% |
7 |
| South West |
-24 |
102 |
£42,500 |
+10.39% |
27 |
| West Midlands |
+8 |
78 |
£32,500 |
-7.14% |
27 |
| Yorkshire |
-19 |
73 |
£37,500 |
+7.14% |
26 |
| Scotland |
+29 |
71 |
£38,250 |
+2.00% |
10 |
| East Midlands |
+32 |
63 |
£38,000 |
- |
10 |
| Wales |
+4 |
19 |
£29,129 |
-14.33% |
11 |
| Northern Ireland |
-13 |
5 |
£40,000 |
- |
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| North East |
+3 |
3 |
£31,473 |
-16.07% |
11 |
For the 6 months to 17 January 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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