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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 372 384 495
Rank change year-on-year +12 +111 +36
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 46 43 80
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.28% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.08% 0.84% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 44 42 63
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,775 £29,450
25th Percentile £40,250 £37,125 £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 £61,018 £61,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +24.71% -15.00%

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 4,258 5,091 9,090
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.88% 33.73% 26.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,913 2,345 5,895
10th Percentile £33,350 £27,025 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

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 9 June 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (21.74%) Azure
2 7 (15.22%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (13.04%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (13.04%) Power Platform
4 2 (4.35%) Azure Pipelines
4 2 (4.35%) GCP
5 1 (2.17%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (19.57%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.17%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 25 (54.35%) Selenium
2 22 (47.83%) Postman
3 20 (43.48%) JIRA
4 15 (32.61%) WebDriver
5 14 (30.43%) Team Foundation Server
6 13 (28.26%) SoapUI
7 6 (13.04%) Cypress.io
8 5 (10.87%) REST Assured
8 5 (10.87%) SpecFlow
9 4 (8.70%) Git
10 3 (6.52%) Cucumber
11 2 (4.35%) GitLab
11 2 (4.35%) JMeter
11 2 (4.35%) NUnit
11 2 (4.35%) Serenity BDD
11 2 (4.35%) Visual Studio
12 1 (2.17%) Appium
12 1 (2.17%) Ranorex
12 1 (2.17%) TestRail
12 1 (2.17%) Zephyr
General
1 28 (60.87%) Social Skills
2 21 (45.65%) Finance
3 8 (17.39%) Retail
4 7 (15.22%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (13.04%) Manufacturing
6 4 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (6.52%) Advertising
7 3 (6.52%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.17%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 18 (39.13%) Lead
2 12 (26.09%) Test Leader
3 11 (23.91%) Analyst
3 11 (23.91%) Test Analyst
4 9 (19.57%) Test Engineer
5 6 (13.04%) Senior
5 6 (13.04%) Tester
6 5 (10.87%) QA Engineer
7 4 (8.70%) Automation Engineer
7 4 (8.70%) QA Automation Engineer
7 4 (8.70%) Test Manager
8 3 (6.52%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
8 3 (6.52%) Lead Test Engineer
8 3 (6.52%) Software Analyst
8 3 (6.52%) Software Test Analyst
8 3 (6.52%) Software Tester
9 2 (4.35%) Database Engineer
9 2 (4.35%) Senior Database Engineer
9 2 (4.35%) Senior Test Analyst
9 2 (4.35%) Senior Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (32.61%) .NET
2 13 (28.26%) HTML
2 13 (28.26%) SOAP
3 4 (8.70%) Playwright
4 3 (6.52%) REST
5 2 (4.35%) Nightwatchjs
5 2 (4.35%) RESTful
5 2 (4.35%) Web Services
6 1 (2.17%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.39%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (6.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (6.52%) Housing Association
2 3 (6.52%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.17%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) Android
1 1 (2.17%) Apple iOS
1 1 (2.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (82.61%) Agile
2 27 (58.70%) Test Automation
3 24 (52.17%) Software Testing
4 23 (50.00%) Test Management
5 19 (41.30%) Logistics
5 19 (41.30%) Test Strategy
6 18 (39.13%) Non-Functional Testing
6 18 (39.13%) Scrum
7 16 (34.78%) CI/CD
8 15 (32.61%) API Testing
9 14 (30.43%) DevOps
9 14 (30.43%) Test Scripting
10 13 (28.26%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (28.26%) Cross-Browser Testing
11 11 (23.91%) Mentoring
11 11 (23.91%) User Acceptance Testing
12 9 (19.57%) ERP
12 9 (19.57%) ITIL
12 9 (19.57%) Waterfall
13 8 (17.39%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 22 (47.83%) C#
2 18 (39.13%) Java
3 13 (28.26%) SQL
4 8 (17.39%) Clojure
5 2 (4.35%) Python
5 2 (4.35%) TypeScript
6 1 (2.17%) Apex Code
6 1 (2.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (47.83%) Degree
2 15 (32.61%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
3 8 (17.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 5 (10.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (8.70%) Security Cleared
6 3 (6.52%) DV Cleared
6 3 (6.52%) SC Cleared
7 2 (4.35%) CSQA
8 1 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (2.17%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (39.13%) QA
2 5 (10.87%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.17%) Software Quality Assurance
3 1 (2.17%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (6.52%) Docker
2 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Kubernetes
1 2 (4.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (21.74%) Microsoft
1 10 (21.74%) Oracle
2 8 (17.39%) IFS
3 2 (4.35%) Guidewire
4 1 (2.17%) Conga
4 1 (2.17%) GoCardless
4 1 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.17%) SAP
4 1 (2.17%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.17%) Siebel