ISTQB Contracts in Surrey

International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
South East > Surrey

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 10 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey 1.64% - 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.68% - 1.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile £320 - -
25th Percentile - - £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £263
75th Percentile £435 - £269
90th Percentile £503 - -
South East median daily rate £550 £538 £450
% change year-on-year +2.33% +19.44% +18.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.25 - -
Median hourly rate £20.50 - -
75th Percentile £21.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £20.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

ISTQB is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 176 191 224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 28.90% 26.27% 26.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 120 130
10th Percentile £350 £305 £187
25th Percentile £456 £500 £302
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £578 £515
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +12.14% +8.42%
75th Percentile £638 £700 £629
90th Percentile £700 £838 £676
South East median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 21 13
10th Percentile - - £25.30
25th Percentile £11.71 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £17.80 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.44% - +38.76%
75th Percentile £23.00 £62.55 £47.50
90th Percentile £61.00 £63.75 £48.50
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -4.42% +33.33% +5.88%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB in Surrey

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Surrey.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB in Surrey

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Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISTQB in Surrey over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ISTQB in Surrey

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in Surrey.

Hourly rate trend for ISTQB in Surrey

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Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Redhill - 4 £350 -
Staines - 2 - -
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (40.00%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) JIRA
1 4 (40.00%) TestRail
General
1 4 (40.00%) Automotive
1 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (20.00%) German Language
2 2 (20.00%) Spanish Language
3 1 (10.00%) Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Law
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Systems Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) Systems Test Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) Test Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Test Manager
2 3 (30.00%) Unix Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Unix Systems Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) JIRA Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Software Tester
3 1 (10.00%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Life Science
2 1 (10.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (10.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Linux
1 4 (40.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Agile
2 8 (80.00%) Test Automation
3 7 (70.00%) Functional Testing
4 6 (60.00%) SDLC
4 6 (60.00%) Software Testing
5 4 (40.00%) End-to-End Testing
5 4 (40.00%) Exploratory Testing
5 4 (40.00%) Project Planning
5 4 (40.00%) Scrum
5 4 (40.00%) TDD
6 3 (30.00%) Defect Management
6 3 (30.00%) Test Strategy
7 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (20.00%) Defect Tracking
7 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
7 2 (20.00%) Test Management
7 2 (20.00%) User Experience
7 2 (20.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Shell Script
1 4 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) HNC
2 4 (40.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 4 (40.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (80.00%) QA
2 2 (20.00%) HL7