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 2 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 457 465
Rank change year-on-year +101 +8 +271
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB Advanced Certification 20 6 2
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.031% 0.010%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.38% 0.12% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 20 4 2
10th Percentile £32,750 - £46,371
25th Percentile £36,313 £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 5,236 5,120 5,781
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.58% 26.82% 27.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,421 2,613 4,317
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £78,500 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +0.88%

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 2 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 18 (90.00%) JIRA
1 18 (90.00%) Postman
1 18 (90.00%) Selenium
1 18 (90.00%) SoapUI
1 18 (90.00%) Team Foundation Server
1 18 (90.00%) WebDriver
General
1 18 (90.00%) Finance
2 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Legal
4 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (65.00%) Analyst
1 13 (65.00%) Test Analyst
2 10 (50.00%) Senior
3 9 (45.00%) Senior Analyst
3 9 (45.00%) Senior Test Analyst
4 4 (20.00%) Lead
5 3 (15.00%) Test Leader
5 3 (15.00%) Tester
6 1 (5.00%) Lead Test Analyst
6 1 (5.00%) Senior Manager
6 1 (5.00%) Senior Test Manager
6 1 (5.00%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (90.00%) .NET
1 18 (90.00%) HTML
1 18 (90.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (45.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Agile
1 20 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 19 (95.00%) API Testing
2 19 (95.00%) Test Management
3 18 (90.00%) Cross-Browser Testing
3 18 (90.00%) Non-Functional Testing
3 18 (90.00%) Scrum
3 18 (90.00%) Test Scripting
4 17 (85.00%) Mentoring
5 8 (40.00%) Logistics
6 2 (10.00%) Test Strategy
7 1 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (5.00%) Customer-Centricity
7 1 (5.00%) Defect Management
7 1 (5.00%) Performance Metrics
7 1 (5.00%) Regulatory Compliance
7 1 (5.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
7 1 (5.00%) SDLC
7 1 (5.00%) Sprint Retrospective
7 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 18 (90.00%) C#
1 18 (90.00%) Java
1 18 (90.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 19 (95.00%) Degree
3 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (5.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.00%) QA