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 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 391 489
Rank change year-on-year +23 +98 +34
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 48 42 78
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.25% 0.28% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.12% 0.84% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 45 41 65
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,750 £29,900
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £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 £71,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +24.71% -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 4,298 4,993 8,924
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.39% 33.73% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,925 2,306 5,895
10th Percentile £33,350 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,541 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,664
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.49% -10.56%

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 30 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 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (25.00%) Azure
2 7 (14.58%) Azure DevOps
2 7 (14.58%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (12.50%) Power Platform
4 2 (4.17%) Azure Pipelines
4 2 (4.17%) GCP
5 1 (2.08%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (14.58%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.08%) Relational Database
2 1 (2.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 27 (56.25%) Selenium
2 25 (52.08%) Postman
3 24 (50.00%) JIRA
4 18 (37.50%) WebDriver
5 16 (33.33%) SoapUI
5 16 (33.33%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (12.50%) Cypress.io
7 5 (10.42%) REST Assured
7 5 (10.42%) SpecFlow
8 3 (6.25%) Cucumber
8 3 (6.25%) Git
9 2 (4.17%) GitLab
9 2 (4.17%) JMeter
9 2 (4.17%) NUnit
9 2 (4.17%) Serenity BDD
9 2 (4.17%) TestRail
9 2 (4.17%) Visual Studio
10 1 (2.08%) Appium
10 1 (2.08%) Zephyr
General
1 29 (60.42%) Social Skills
2 22 (45.83%) Finance
3 8 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (14.58%) Retail
5 6 (12.50%) Manufacturing
6 4 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (6.25%) Advertising
7 3 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.08%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 19 (39.58%) Lead
2 13 (27.08%) Analyst
2 13 (27.08%) Test Analyst
3 12 (25.00%) Test Leader
4 10 (20.83%) Test Engineer
5 6 (12.50%) Senior
5 6 (12.50%) Tester
6 4 (8.33%) Automation Engineer
6 4 (8.33%) QA Automation Engineer
6 4 (8.33%) QA Engineer
6 4 (8.33%) Test Manager
7 3 (6.25%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
7 3 (6.25%) Lead Test Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) Software Analyst
7 3 (6.25%) Software Test Analyst
8 2 (4.17%) Database Engineer
8 2 (4.17%) Lead Test Analyst
8 2 (4.17%) Senior Database Engineer
8 2 (4.17%) Senior Test Analyst
8 2 (4.17%) Senior Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (37.50%) .NET
2 16 (33.33%) HTML
2 16 (33.33%) SOAP
3 5 (10.42%) Playwright
4 3 (6.25%) REST
5 2 (4.17%) Nightwatchjs
5 2 (4.17%) RESTful
5 2 (4.17%) Web Services
6 1 (2.08%) React
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.58%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (6.25%) Housing Association
3 3 (6.25%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Android
1 1 (2.08%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (87.50%) Agile
2 28 (58.33%) Software Testing
3 26 (54.17%) Test Automation
3 26 (54.17%) Test Management
4 23 (47.92%) Scrum
5 21 (43.75%) Non-Functional Testing
6 19 (39.58%) API Testing
6 19 (39.58%) Logistics
6 19 (39.58%) Test Strategy
7 16 (33.33%) Cross-Browser Testing
7 16 (33.33%) Test Scripting
8 15 (31.25%) CI/CD
8 15 (31.25%) DevOps
9 12 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (22.92%) Mentoring
11 10 (20.83%) User Acceptance Testing
12 9 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
13 8 (16.67%) ERP
13 8 (16.67%) ITIL
13 8 (16.67%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 24 (50.00%) C#
2 20 (41.67%) Java
3 17 (35.42%) SQL
4 7 (14.58%) Clojure
5 2 (4.17%) Python
5 2 (4.17%) TypeScript
6 1 (2.08%) Apex Code
6 1 (2.08%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (50.00%) Degree
2 18 (37.50%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
3 8 (16.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 4 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
5 3 (6.25%) DV Cleared
5 3 (6.25%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.17%) CSQA
7 1 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (35.42%) QA
2 5 (10.42%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.08%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (6.25%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.17%) Kubernetes
1 2 (4.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 8 (16.67%) Oracle
3 7 (14.58%) IFS
4 2 (4.17%) Guidewire
5 1 (2.08%) Conga
5 1 (2.08%) GoCardless
5 1 (2.08%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.08%) SAP
5 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.08%) Siebel