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 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 411 385 486
Rank change year-on-year -26 +101 +25
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 34 52 79
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.31% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.76% 0.94% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 31 49 60
10th Percentile £42,000 £32,350 £29,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +24.71% -9.09%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,018 £67,500 £68,125
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £45,996
% change year-on-year -5.66% +15.23% -8.01%

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 4,475 5,542 8,617
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.94% 33.52% 26.98%
Number of salaries quoted 3,071 2,491 5,515
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,650
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.91% -5.58%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,174 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,555
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.70% -10.74%

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 12 July 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 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.88%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (26.47%) Azure
2 5 (14.71%) AWS
3 3 (8.82%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (8.82%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.94%) GitHub
5 1 (2.94%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (26.47%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.94%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (29.41%) Selenium
2 9 (26.47%) Postman
3 5 (14.71%) JMeter
3 5 (14.71%) SpecFlow
4 4 (11.76%) Cypress.io
4 4 (11.76%) Git
5 3 (8.82%) Cucumber
5 3 (8.82%) Jenkins
5 3 (8.82%) JIRA
5 3 (8.82%) REST Assured
6 2 (5.88%) NUnit
6 2 (5.88%) Serenity BDD
6 2 (5.88%) Visual Studio
6 2 (5.88%) WebDriver
7 1 (2.94%) Appium
7 1 (2.94%) Ranorex
7 1 (2.94%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (2.94%) TestRail
7 1 (2.94%) Zephyr
General
1 16 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 11 (32.35%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (26.47%) Finance
4 8 (23.53%) Retail
5 6 (17.65%) Manufacturing
6 4 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (8.82%) Advertising
7 3 (8.82%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.94%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 12 (35.29%) Lead
2 9 (26.47%) Test Leader
3 7 (20.59%) QA Engineer
4 6 (17.65%) Test Engineer
4 6 (17.65%) Tester
5 5 (14.71%) Analyst
5 5 (14.71%) Automation Engineer
5 5 (14.71%) QA Automation Engineer
5 5 (14.71%) Test Analyst
6 4 (11.76%) Senior
7 3 (8.82%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
7 3 (8.82%) Infrastructure Tester
7 3 (8.82%) Software Analyst
7 3 (8.82%) Software Test Analyst
7 3 (8.82%) Software Tester
8 2 (5.88%) Database Engineer
8 2 (5.88%) Manual Tester
8 2 (5.88%) Senior Database Engineer
8 2 (5.88%) Senior Test Engineer
8 2 (5.88%) Senior Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (14.71%) Playwright
2 3 (8.82%) REST
3 2 (5.88%) .NET
3 2 (5.88%) Nightwatchjs
3 2 (5.88%) Web Services
4 1 (2.94%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (23.53%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (11.76%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (11.76%) Product Ownership
3 3 (8.82%) Housing Association
4 1 (2.94%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.76%) Windows
2 1 (2.94%) Android
2 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (79.41%) Test Automation
2 24 (70.59%) Agile
3 20 (58.82%) CI/CD
4 15 (44.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (44.12%) Test Strategy
5 13 (38.24%) DevOps
6 12 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (35.29%) Software Testing
7 10 (29.41%) ERP
7 10 (29.41%) Regression Testing
7 10 (29.41%) Test Management
8 9 (26.47%) ITIL
8 9 (26.47%) Manual Testing
8 9 (26.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (26.47%) Waterfall
9 8 (23.53%) E-Commerce
9 8 (23.53%) Event-Driven
9 8 (23.53%) Event-Driven Architecture
9 8 (23.53%) Integration Testing
9 8 (23.53%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 11 (32.35%) C#
2 8 (23.53%) Clojure
3 7 (20.59%) Java
3 7 (20.59%) Python
4 3 (8.82%) Bash
4 3 (8.82%) JavaScript
4 3 (8.82%) PowerShell
5 1 (2.94%) Apex Code
5 1 (2.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (32.35%) Degree
2 6 (17.65%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (17.65%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 5 (14.71%) Security Cleared
4 3 (8.82%) DV Cleared
4 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
5 2 (5.88%) CSQA
6 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.94%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 1 (2.94%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (52.94%) QA
2 3 (8.82%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.88%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (2.94%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.94%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (8.82%) Ansible
1 3 (8.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (38.24%) Oracle
2 8 (23.53%) IFS
3 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.94%) Conga
4 1 (2.94%) GoCardless
4 1 (2.94%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.94%) SAP
4 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.94%) Siebel