Hybrid/Remote ISTQB Advanced Certification Job Trends

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) formerly ISEB Advanced
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for ISTQB Advanced Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 425 457
Rank change year-on-year +76 +32 +254
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification 28 6 2
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.18% 0.035% 0.010%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% 0.13% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 28 4 2
10th Percentile - - £46,371
25th Percentile £32,750 £46,250 £46,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £47,961
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -0.96% +6.58%
75th Percentile £49,438 £48,750 £49,227
90th Percentile £63,750 - £49,322
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

ISTQB Advanced Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,072 4,785 5,531
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.19% 27.75% 28.12%
Number of salaries quoted 2,467 2,505 4,040
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,625
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,750 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +0.83% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,199 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.09% +2.95% -

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISTQB Advanced Certification and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

ISTQB Advanced Certification job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ISTQB Advanced Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ISTQB Advanced Certification

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ISTQB Advanced Certification over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

ISTQB Advanced Certification salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

ISTQB Advanced Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 27 (96.43%) JIRA
1 27 (96.43%) Postman
1 27 (96.43%) Selenium
1 27 (96.43%) SoapUI
1 27 (96.43%) Team Foundation Server
1 27 (96.43%) WebDriver
General
1 23 (82.14%) Finance
2 10 (35.71%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 18 (64.29%) Analyst
1 18 (64.29%) Test Analyst
2 11 (39.29%) Senior
3 10 (35.71%) Senior Analyst
3 10 (35.71%) Senior Test Analyst
4 8 (28.57%) Lead
5 5 (17.86%) Test Leader
6 4 (14.29%) Tester
7 3 (10.71%) Lead Test Analyst
8 1 (3.57%) Senior Manager
8 1 (3.57%) Senior Test Manager
8 1 (3.57%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (96.43%) .NET
1 27 (96.43%) HTML
1 27 (96.43%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (32.14%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) Agile
1 28 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 28 (100.00%) Test Management
2 27 (96.43%) API Testing
2 27 (96.43%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 27 (96.43%) Non-Functional Testing
2 27 (96.43%) Scrum
2 27 (96.43%) Test Scripting
3 22 (78.57%) Mentoring
4 13 (46.43%) Logistics
5 1 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (3.57%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (3.57%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (3.57%) PRINCE2
5 1 (3.57%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (3.57%) Risk Management
5 1 (3.57%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 1 (3.57%) SDLC
5 1 (3.57%) Test Automation
5 1 (3.57%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 27 (96.43%) C#
1 27 (96.43%) Java
1 27 (96.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 27 (96.43%) Degree
3 1 (3.57%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) QA