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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 25 May 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
25 May 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
346 |
411 |
297 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+65 |
-114 |
+25 |
| Permanent jobs citing ISTQB |
1,277 |
1,281 |
1,897 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.88% |
0.74% |
1.12% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
3.56% |
3.11% |
4.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
960 |
1,076 |
1,628 |
| UK median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
- |
+6.67% |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£25,500 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
£56,975 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
- |
+7.14% |
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 |
35,826 |
41,124 |
42,224 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
24.69% |
23.65% |
24.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25,621 |
31,113 |
33,110 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£49,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+2.04% |
+8.89% |
-2.17% |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£44,500 |
£41,800 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.12% |
+6.46% |
-1.65% |
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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 25 May 2019.
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 25 May 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 |
+60 |
1,176 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
47 |
| UK excluding London |
+41 |
1,005 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
40 |
| South East |
+20 |
284 |
£42,500 |
+3.66% |
11 |
| North of England |
+79 |
275 |
£40,000 |
+14.29% |
10 |
| London |
+22 |
258 |
£50,000 |
+11.11% |
10 |
| North West |
+91 |
190 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
9 |
| Midlands |
+51 |
164 |
£37,500 |
- |
8 |
| South West |
+30 |
137 |
£45,000 |
+19.22% |
6 |
| West Midlands |
+28 |
100 |
£35,500 |
+9.23% |
3 |
| Yorkshire |
+9 |
77 |
£40,000 |
+14.29% |
1 |
| East Midlands |
+62 |
64 |
£37,500 |
-1.32% |
5 |
| East of England |
+49 |
56 |
£42,500 |
+13.33% |
2 |
| Wales |
+39 |
42 |
£32,500 |
-4.41% |
1 |
| Scotland |
-7 |
34 |
£40,000 |
+33.33% |
2 |
| North East |
+13 |
8 |
£27,500 |
-27.63% |
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| Northern Ireland |
-21 |
7 |
£40,000 |
- |
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| Isle of Man |
- |
6 |
£50,000 |
- |
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For the 6 months to 25 May 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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