Hybrid/Remote ISTQB Job Trends

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 378 500
Rank change year-on-year +24 +122 +31
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 52 41 66
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 0.28% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.22% 0.91% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 49 38 57
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,925 £32,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,438 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +24.71% -10.53%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £57,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +20.59% -10.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

ISTQB 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 4,274 4,528 8,780
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.19% 31.31% 27.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,887 2,460 5,898
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,900 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,065 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,237
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.41% -7.29%

ISTQB
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

ISTQB job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ISTQB
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

ISTQB
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ISTQB over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

ISTQB salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

ISTQB
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.92%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 16 (30.77%) Azure
2 10 (19.23%) Azure DevOps
3 7 (13.46%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (11.54%) Power Platform
5 2 (3.85%) AWS
5 2 (3.85%) Azure Pipelines
5 2 (3.85%) GCP
6 1 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.54%) Oracle Database
2 3 (5.77%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 30 (57.69%) Selenium
2 28 (53.85%) JIRA
3 27 (51.92%) Postman
4 20 (38.46%) WebDriver
5 18 (34.62%) SoapUI
5 18 (34.62%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (13.46%) Cypress.io
7 5 (9.62%) SpecFlow
8 4 (7.69%) Git
8 4 (7.69%) REST Assured
9 2 (3.85%) Cucumber
9 2 (3.85%) GitLab
9 2 (3.85%) JMeter
9 2 (3.85%) NUnit
9 2 (3.85%) Serenity BDD
9 2 (3.85%) TestRail
9 2 (3.85%) Visual Studio
9 2 (3.85%) Zephyr
10 1 (1.92%) Gatling
10 1 (1.92%) LoadRunner
General
1 28 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 24 (46.15%) Finance
3 8 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (11.54%) Manufacturing
4 6 (11.54%) Retail
5 3 (5.77%) Advertising
5 3 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (5.77%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (36.54%) Lead
2 16 (30.77%) Analyst
3 15 (28.85%) Test Analyst
4 12 (23.08%) Test Leader
5 8 (15.38%) Test Engineer
5 8 (15.38%) Tester
6 6 (11.54%) Senior
7 5 (9.62%) QA Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) Automation Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) QA Automation Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) Test Manager
9 3 (5.77%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
9 3 (5.77%) Lead Test Analyst
9 3 (5.77%) Manual Tester
9 3 (5.77%) Software Analyst
9 3 (5.77%) Software Test Analyst
10 2 (3.85%) Database Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
10 2 (3.85%) Senior Database Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Software Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (38.46%) .NET
2 18 (34.62%) HTML
2 18 (34.62%) SOAP
3 4 (7.69%) Playwright
4 2 (3.85%) Nightwatchjs
4 2 (3.85%) REST
4 2 (3.85%) RESTful
4 2 (3.85%) Web Services
5 1 (1.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 3 (5.77%) Housing Association
4 1 (1.92%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (88.46%) Agile
2 32 (61.54%) Software Testing
3 29 (55.77%) Test Management
4 27 (51.92%) Scrum
5 25 (48.08%) Test Automation
6 23 (44.23%) Non-Functional Testing
7 22 (42.31%) API Testing
8 20 (38.46%) Test Strategy
9 19 (36.54%) Logistics
10 18 (34.62%) Cross-Browser Testing
10 18 (34.62%) DevOps
10 18 (34.62%) Test Scripting
11 14 (26.92%) CI/CD
12 12 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (23.08%) User Acceptance Testing
13 11 (21.15%) Mentoring
14 8 (15.38%) Manual Testing
14 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
15 7 (13.46%) ERP
15 7 (13.46%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 26 (50.00%) C#
2 23 (44.23%) SQL
3 22 (42.31%) Java
4 6 (11.54%) Clojure
5 3 (5.77%) Python
6 2 (3.85%) TypeScript
7 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (46.15%) Degree
2 20 (38.46%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
3 13 (25.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 4 (7.69%) Security Cleared
5 3 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (5.77%) DV Cleared
5 3 (5.77%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.85%) CSQA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (36.54%) QA
2 5 (9.62%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.92%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (3.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.85%) Kubernetes
1 2 (3.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 8 (15.38%) Oracle
3 6 (11.54%) IFS
4 2 (3.85%) Guidewire
5 1 (1.92%) SAP
5 1 (1.92%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.92%) Siebel
5 1 (1.92%) Workday