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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 420 354 446
Rank change year-on-year -66 +92 -7
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 37 67 62
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.41% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.77% 1.18% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 33 60 42
10th Percentile £36,850 £33,750 £31,625
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% +24.12% -15.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £53,438
90th Percentile £66,500 £67,500 £77,125
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,750 £45,996
% change year-on-year -5.21% +14.69% -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 4,785 5,674 6,468
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.46% 34.38% 26.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3,087 2,447 3,483
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £41,074 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -2.04% -2.17%
75th Percentile £79,900 £76,075 £74,625
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,950 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%

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 August 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 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.41%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 12 (32.43%) Azure
2 6 (16.22%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (10.81%) AWS
4 2 (5.41%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (5.41%) GitHub
4 2 (5.41%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (2.70%) GitHub Copilot
5 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (24.32%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (21.62%) Selenium
2 7 (18.92%) Postman
3 4 (10.81%) Cypress.io
4 3 (8.11%) Jenkins
4 3 (8.11%) JIRA
4 3 (8.11%) JMeter
4 3 (8.11%) SpecFlow
5 2 (5.41%) Git
6 1 (2.70%) Appium
6 1 (2.70%) Cucumber
6 1 (2.70%) Ranorex
6 1 (2.70%) REST Assured
6 1 (2.70%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (2.70%) TestRail
6 1 (2.70%) Zephyr
General
1 17 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 12 (32.43%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (24.32%) Finance
4 8 (21.62%) Retail
5 6 (16.22%) Manufacturing
6 4 (10.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (8.11%) Advertising
7 3 (8.11%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.70%) Electronics
8 1 (2.70%) Local Government
8 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Lead
2 10 (27.03%) Test Leader
3 8 (21.62%) QA Engineer
4 6 (16.22%) Analyst
4 6 (16.22%) Test Engineer
4 6 (16.22%) Tester
5 5 (13.51%) Automation Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) QA Automation Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) Test Analyst
6 3 (8.11%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
6 3 (8.11%) Infrastructure Tester
6 3 (8.11%) Senior
6 3 (8.11%) Software Analyst
6 3 (8.11%) Software Test Analyst
6 3 (8.11%) Software Tester
7 2 (5.41%) Lead Tester
7 2 (5.41%) Manual Tester
7 2 (5.41%) Senior Tester
7 2 (5.41%) Test Automation Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (16.22%) Playwright
2 3 (8.11%) Terraform
3 2 (5.41%) .NET
4 1 (2.70%) JSON
4 1 (2.70%) React
4 1 (2.70%) REST
4 1 (2.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (10.81%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (10.81%) Product Ownership
3 3 (8.11%) Housing Association
4 1 (2.70%) Client/Server
4 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.70%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.70%) Life Science
4 1 (2.70%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.70%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.51%) Windows
2 1 (2.70%) Android
2 1 (2.70%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (72.97%) Test Automation
2 26 (70.27%) Agile
3 24 (64.86%) CI/CD
4 17 (45.95%) DevOps
5 15 (40.54%) Test Strategy
6 13 (35.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (35.14%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (32.43%) Software Testing
7 12 (32.43%) Test Management
8 11 (29.73%) Regression Testing
9 10 (27.03%) Manual Testing
10 9 (24.32%) ERP
10 9 (24.32%) Event-Driven
10 9 (24.32%) Event-Driven Architecture
10 9 (24.32%) ITIL
10 9 (24.32%) Logistics
10 9 (24.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (24.32%) Waterfall
11 8 (21.62%) Functional Programming
11 8 (21.62%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (24.32%) C#
2 8 (21.62%) Clojure
3 7 (18.92%) Java
3 7 (18.92%) Python
4 4 (10.81%) JavaScript
5 3 (8.11%) Bash
5 3 (8.11%) PowerShell
5 3 (8.11%) SQL
6 2 (5.41%) TypeScript
7 1 (2.70%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 9 (24.32%) Degree
2 7 (18.92%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (13.51%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 5 (13.51%) Security Cleared
4 3 (8.11%) DV Cleared
4 3 (8.11%) SC Cleared
5 2 (5.41%) CSQA
5 2 (5.41%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 1 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.70%) ISEB
6 1 (2.70%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (62.16%) QA
2 4 (10.81%) Software Quality Assurance
3 1 (2.70%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.70%) Docker
1 1 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (8.11%) Ansible
Vendors
1 12 (32.43%) Oracle
2 8 (21.62%) IFS
3 7 (18.92%) Microsoft
4 2 (5.41%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.70%) Conga
5 1 (2.70%) GoCardless
5 1 (2.70%) YouTube