ISTQB Contracts in the South East

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ISTQB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 169 187 192
Rank change year-on-year +18 +5 -10
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 31 28 71
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.54% 0.49% 0.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.21% 1.36% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 25 64
10th Percentile £350 £415 £358
25th Percentile £459 £463 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% +19.21%
75th Percentile £582 £588 £470
90th Percentile £610 £618 £527
England median daily rate £525 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% +11.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

ISTQB falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,569 2,055 2,428
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.65% 36.29% 31.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,493 1,316 1,570
10th Percentile £350 £300 £312
25th Percentile £450 £418 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £650 £619 £625
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
England median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 130 92
10th Percentile £17.80 £21.99 £17.00
25th Percentile £38.54 £42.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £62.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +37.78% +8.43%
75th Percentile £70.39 £73.59 £60.56
90th Percentile £87.46 £77.21 £69.88
England median hourly rate £40.66 £55.00 £41.36
% change year-on-year -26.07% +32.99% +14.88%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing ISTQB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for ISTQB in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the South East.

Daily rate trend for ISTQB in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISTQB in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ISTQB in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISTQB in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for ISTQB in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Hampshire -7 18 £550 - 3
Surrey - 7 £350 - 1
Thames Valley +6 5 £513 +13.89% 4
Berkshire -12 4 £519 +25.00%
Buckinghamshire +27 1 £463 -9.31% 4
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (12.90%) Confluence
2 1 (3.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.90%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 22 (70.97%) TestRail
2 5 (16.13%) JIRA
General
1 6 (19.35%) Social Skills
2 4 (12.90%) Automotive
3 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.23%) Law
4 1 (3.23%) Marketing
4 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (61.29%) Analyst
2 18 (58.06%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
2 18 (58.06%) Test Analyst
3 7 (22.58%) Test Manager
4 4 (12.90%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Systems Test Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Test Engineer
5 3 (9.68%) Unix Engineer
5 3 (9.68%) Unix Systems Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Applications Manager
6 1 (3.23%) JIRA Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) QA Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) Telecoms Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) UAT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (22.58%) Web Services
2 1 (3.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (19.35%) Life Science
2 3 (9.68%) NHS
3 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.90%) Linux
1 4 (12.90%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (96.77%) Test Automation
2 29 (93.55%) Agile
3 24 (77.42%) Test Management
4 18 (58.06%) Continuous Integration
5 11 (35.48%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 10 (32.26%) Requirements Analysis
7 9 (29.03%) Software Testing
8 8 (25.81%) SDLC
8 8 (25.81%) Test Strategy
9 7 (22.58%) Waterfall
10 5 (16.13%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (16.13%) Scrum
11 4 (12.90%) Computer Science
11 4 (12.90%) Defect Tracking
11 4 (12.90%) End-to-End Testing
11 4 (12.90%) Exploratory Testing
11 4 (12.90%) Functional Testing
11 4 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
11 4 (12.90%) Project Planning
11 4 (12.90%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) Shell Script
1 4 (12.90%) SQL
2 1 (3.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 23 (74.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 18 (58.06%) DV Cleared
2 18 (58.06%) Security Cleared
3 8 (25.81%) Degree
4 4 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (12.90%) HNC
4 4 (12.90%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (19.35%) QA
2 5 (16.13%) HL7
3 1 (3.23%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (3.23%) Adobe
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft