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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 385 494
Rank change year-on-year -5 +109 +15
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 38 48 83
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.31% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.88% 0.90% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 35 45 64
10th Percentile £34,750 £32,050 £29,300
25th Percentile £42,706 £37,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +24.71% -7.94%
75th Percentile £58,009 £61,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £68,250 £67,500 £71,875
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +17.78% -10.00%

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 4,327 5,356 8,945
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.18% 34.28% 26.64%
Number of salaries quoted 3,006 2,373 5,794
10th Percentile £33,250 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £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 £93,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 27 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 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (23.68%) Azure
2 5 (13.16%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (10.53%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (10.53%) Power Platform
4 3 (7.89%) AWS
5 1 (2.63%) Azure Pipelines
5 1 (2.63%) GCP
5 1 (2.63%) GitHub
5 1 (2.63%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (23.68%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (39.47%) Selenium
2 12 (31.58%) Postman
3 9 (23.68%) JIRA
4 6 (15.79%) WebDriver
5 5 (13.16%) Cypress.io
5 5 (13.16%) SpecFlow
5 5 (13.16%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (10.53%) Git
6 4 (10.53%) REST Assured
6 4 (10.53%) SoapUI
7 3 (7.89%) Cucumber
7 3 (7.89%) JMeter
8 2 (5.26%) NUnit
8 2 (5.26%) Serenity BDD
8 2 (5.26%) Visual Studio
9 1 (2.63%) Appium
9 1 (2.63%) GitLab
9 1 (2.63%) Jenkins
9 1 (2.63%) TestRail
9 1 (2.63%) Zephyr
General
1 20 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 14 (36.84%) Finance
3 9 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (21.05%) Retail
5 6 (15.79%) Manufacturing
6 4 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (7.89%) Advertising
7 3 (7.89%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.63%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 14 (36.84%) Lead
2 10 (26.32%) Test Leader
3 8 (21.05%) Test Engineer
4 7 (18.42%) QA Engineer
5 6 (15.79%) Analyst
5 6 (15.79%) Test Analyst
6 5 (13.16%) Automation Engineer
6 5 (13.16%) QA Automation Engineer
6 5 (13.16%) Tester
7 4 (10.53%) Senior
8 3 (7.89%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
8 3 (7.89%) Software Analyst
8 3 (7.89%) Software Test Analyst
8 3 (7.89%) Software Tester
8 3 (7.89%) Test Manager
9 2 (5.26%) Database Engineer
9 2 (5.26%) Senior Database Engineer
9 2 (5.26%) Senior Test Engineer
9 2 (5.26%) Senior Tester
9 2 (5.26%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.79%) .NET
2 5 (13.16%) Playwright
3 4 (10.53%) HTML
3 4 (10.53%) SOAP
4 3 (7.89%) REST
5 2 (5.26%) Nightwatchjs
5 2 (5.26%) Web Services
6 1 (2.63%) React
6 1 (2.63%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (7.89%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (7.89%) Housing Association
2 3 (7.89%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.63%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.26%) Windows
2 1 (2.63%) Android
2 1 (2.63%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (76.32%) Agile
2 27 (71.05%) Test Automation
3 18 (47.37%) CI/CD
3 18 (47.37%) Test Strategy
4 16 (42.11%) Software Testing
5 14 (36.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (36.84%) Test Management
6 13 (34.21%) DevOps
7 12 (31.58%) Logistics
8 10 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (23.68%) ERP
9 9 (23.68%) ITIL
9 9 (23.68%) Scrum
9 9 (23.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (23.68%) User Acceptance Testing
9 9 (23.68%) Waterfall
10 8 (21.05%) E-Commerce
10 8 (21.05%) Event-Driven Architecture
10 8 (21.05%) Non-Functional Testing
10 8 (21.05%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (36.84%) C#
2 10 (26.32%) Java
3 8 (21.05%) Clojure
4 5 (13.16%) Python
5 4 (10.53%) SQL
6 3 (7.89%) JavaScript
7 2 (5.26%) TypeScript
8 1 (2.63%) Apex Code
8 1 (2.63%) Bash
8 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (36.84%) Degree
2 7 (18.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 6 (15.79%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (15.79%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 5 (13.16%) Security Cleared
5 3 (7.89%) DV Cleared
5 3 (7.89%) SC Cleared
6 2 (5.26%) CSQA
7 1 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.63%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (47.37%) QA
2 4 (10.53%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.26%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (2.63%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (5.26%) Docker
2 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) Terraform
2 1 (2.63%) Ansible
2 1 (2.63%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (28.95%) Oracle
2 8 (21.05%) IFS
2 8 (21.05%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.63%) Conga
3 1 (2.63%) GoCardless
3 1 (2.63%) Guidewire
3 1 (2.63%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.63%) SAP
3 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.63%) Siebel