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Assessment Testing Industry Statistics

Forty five percent more HR teams are now rolling out AI driven assessments since 2020, and in 2024 remote proctoring sits in 83% of online tests, reshaping how hiring decisions are validated at speed. See how industries from IT to retail are using different assessment types, and why the talent assessment market is still accelerating toward $8.12 billion in 2022 and sustained growth through 2030.
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Assessment Testing Industry Statistics
Emilia SantosWritten by Emilia Santos·Fact-checked by Nikolas Papadopoulos
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The assessment testing industry at a glance

The global assessment services market reached $16.55 billion in 2025 and is shifting toward online, AI-enabled and skills-based testing, with forecast growth of 12.2% annually through 2030.

$16.55B[51]
Assessment services market, 2025
12.2%[51]
Forecast CAGR, 2025–2030
38.7%[52]
North America share, 2025
68.3%[52]
Curriculum testing share, 2025
Market size
The global assessment services market reached $16.55 billion in 2025 and is estimated at $18.63 billion in 2026. The narrower global K–12 testing and assessment market was valued at $13.6 billion in 2025.[51][52]
Forecast & CAGR
Assessment services are forecast to reach $29.54 billion by 2030, representing a 12.2% CAGR. K–12 testing and assessment is projected to reach $26.83 billion by 2034 at a 7.84% CAGR from 2026 to 2034.[51][52]
Market share & regions
North America was the largest assessment-services region in 2025. In K–12 testing, North America held 38.7% of global revenue in 2025, ahead of Europe at 26.4% and Asia-Pacific at 22.8%; Asia-Pacific was the fastest-growing region, with a projected 9.74% CAGR through 2034.[51][52]
Segmentation
Assessment services include aptitude, personality, skill, behavioral, psychometric, career and leadership assessments, delivered through online, in-person and blended models. In K–12 testing, curriculum-based assessments represented 68.3% of the market in 2025, while blended delivery accounted for 41.6%.[51][52]
Key players & concentration
Named K–12 market participants include ETS Global, Pearson, Instructure, Scantron, MeritTrac and CogniFit. SHL, a major talent-assessment provider, reported 2025 revenue of $184.2 million, more than 6,000 customers in 150 countries and over 80% of revenue contracted on a recurring basis; available public sources do not establish an industry-wide concentration ratio.[52]
Pricing
Pricing varies substantially by test owner and delivery model. Pearson VUE states that voucher pricing differs by testing program, while one listed Check Point penetration-testing exam price is $250.[53]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being driven by digital learning, remote assessment, continuous performance evaluation, workforce upskilling and AI-based analytics. The main challenges are preserving validity, fairness, accessibility, security and privacy as assessments become increasingly digital and AI-assisted.[51][54]
Consumer behavior & competition
Assessment buyers are moving toward online, adaptive and AI-enabled tools that provide faster scoring, automated reporting and real-time performance tracking. SHL reported more than 6,000 customers across 150 countries in 2025, illustrating the international and enterprise-oriented nature of talent-assessment demand.[52]
M&A
M&A activity accelerated in 2026: ETS announced the acquisition of ACT on June 30, 2026, combining two major education and workforce-readiness organizations. Pearson announced its acquisition of assessment-technology provider ITS on September 18, 2026, adding remote testing, proctoring and AI-powered assessment capabilities.[41][10]
Regulation
The July 2025 Technology-Based Assessment Guidelines address validity, fairness, accessibility, security, privacy and responsible AI use, but they are voluntary guidance rather than binding regulation. In the United States, federal law prohibits federally sponsored national tests funded under the relevant education statute unless specifically authorized, with exceptions for international comparative assessments.[54][55]
Latest news
Recent industry developments include Pearson’s September 18, 2026 acquisition of ITS and ETS’s June 30, 2026 acquisition of ACT. Both transactions emphasize expanded digital delivery, professional assessment, workforce readiness and AI-related capabilities.[10][41]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Assessment Testing Industry

The leading companies in the assessment testing industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

SHL leads Gitnux's 2026 assessment testing ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with more than 35 million assessments annually across its global talent platform. Marsh is the runner-up at 9.4, backed by Mercer|Mettl cloud assessments in psychometric, technical and skills segments.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in workforce assessments

    SHL

    GB

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Workforce assessments

    Why we picked it: It delivers workforce psychometric and skills assessments at high international scale.

    See in ranking ↓Visit shl.com ↗

  2. #2 overall

    Marsh

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.4 · Workforce assessments

    Why we picked it: It provides cloud-based assessments across psychometric and technical skills use cases.

    See in ranking ↓Visit marsh.com ↗

  3. Leader in pre-employment testing

    HireVue

    US

    Ranked #4 · 9.0 · Pre-employment testing

    Why we picked it: Its pre-employment catalog spans cognitive, behavioral and coding assessment formats.

    See in ranking ↓Visit hirevue.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Pick 2 is the highest-ranked company in the top 5 that adds a new segment; no further segment places in the top 5, so pick 3 follows rank.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the assessment testing industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

SHL

Workforce assessments · GB

9.6
2

Marsh

Workforce assessments · US

9.4
3

Aon

Workforce assessments · GB

9.3
4

HireVue

Pre-employment testing · US

9.0
5

Criteria

Pre-employment testing · US

8.8
6

Talogy

Global talent assessment and selection solutions · US

8.6
7

Pearson

Global professional, academic and clinical assessment · GB

8.4
8

Codility

Technical recruitment and coding assessments · GB

8.2
9

HackerRank

Technical and coding skills assessments · US

8.1
10

Hogan Assessments

Workplace personality and leadership assessments · US

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Emilia Santos. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the assessment testing industry. In Assessment Testing Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/assessment-testing-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption stays partial: 43.1% of assessment organizations had not used AI in 2025 but planned to. Organizations reported 78% having an AI policy, with 68.8% describing their AI experience as just starting out.

AI in the assessment testing industry

  • 43.1% of assessment organisations did not yet use AI but planned to do so in 2025.[1]
  • 15.4% of assessment organisations reported using commissioned or bespoke AI tools in 2025.[1]
  • 51.9% of assessment professionals reported personally using general AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini in assessment work in 2025.[1]
  • 78% of assessment organisations reported having an AI policy in 2025.[1]
  • 68.8% of assessment organisations described their AI experience as just starting out in 2025.[1]
  • 25.0% of assessment organisations described themselves as established AI users in 2025.[1]

Digital Transformation in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 40.4% of EU enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities used at least one AI technology in 2025.[2]
  • 55% of business-services CEOs identified keeping pace with technology and AI transformation as their greatest concern in PwC’s 2025 global CEO survey.[3]
  • 51% of U.S. technology executives reported no increase in performance or profitability from digital-transformation investments during the previous two years.[4]
  • 35.51% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to business-administration or management processes in 2025.[2]

Technology Adoption in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 27.33% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to production processes in 2025.[2]
  • 22.32% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to research and development or innovation activities in 2025.[2]
  • 30.87% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to accounting, controlling or finance management in 2025.[2]
  • 18.55% of EU professional, scientific and technical enterprises using AI applied it to ICT security in 2025.[2]

Cloud Computing in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 91.2% of Finnish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2023.[5]
  • 77.7% of Dutch professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2023.[5]
  • 80.4% of Danish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2023.[5]
  • 90.7% of Australian professional, scientific and technical enterprises used cloud computing services in 2022.[5]

Big Data in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 47.5% of German professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[5]
  • 57.5% of Dutch professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[5]
  • 46.8% of Swedish professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[5]
  • 45.4% of Finnish professional, scientific and technical enterprises conducted big-data analysis in 2023.[5]

Blockchain in the assessment testing industry

  • 95,000 blockchain-secured credentials had been shared by recipients in the ILO implementation.[6]
  • 101,000 individuals had received blockchain-secured credentials through the ILO implementation.[6]
  • 208,000 blockchain-secured credentials had been issued by the ILO to almost 101,000 individuals in the reported implementation.[6]

IoT in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 35.6% of Swedish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2021.[5]
  • 42.6% of Austrian professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2021.[5]
  • 52.0% of South Korean professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2022.[5]
  • 36.3% of Irish professional, scientific and technical enterprises used Internet-of-Things technologies in 2021.[5]

Innovation in the assessment testing industry

  • 71% of global respondents said in 2023 that AI could negatively affect learning assessments through unintended bias and programming flaws.[7]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Operational metrics are tied to delivery platforms. Prometric reports 99.5% system uptime and 900,000 healthcare exams delivered annually, supporting multi-program analytics from 100+ healthcare organizations.

Business intelligence in the assessment testing industry

  • 900,000 healthcare exams are delivered annually by Prometric, generating operational data for program monitoring.[8]
  • 100+ healthcare organizations use Prometric assessment services, creating a multi-program operating base for analytics.[8]
  • 23 statewide programs are active on Pearson’s large-scale assessment platform.[9]
  • 99.5% system uptime is reported by Prometric’s healthcare assessment business, a core operational intelligence indicator.[8]
  • 100 million+ assessments are delivered annually through Pearson statewide and national programs.[9]
  • 99% candidate scheduling satisfaction is reported by Prometric’s healthcare assessment business.[8]

Data analytics in the assessment testing industry

  • 6.0 million new registered Credly users were reported by Pearson in 2024.[10]
  • 495,000 paid Mondly subscriptions were reported by Pearson in 2024.[10]
  • 4.7 million higher-education product text units were used in Pearson’s 2024 reporting year.[10]
  • 3.06 million Pearson+ registered users were reported in 2024.[10]
  • 1,108,000 Pearson Test of English test taker volumes were recorded in 2024.[10]
  • 20.7 million Pearson VUE tests were delivered in 2024 across professional and certification assessment programs.[10]

Data Quality in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 49% of supply management organizations reported that their data quality was good or excellent in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[11]
  • 67% of supply management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[11]
  • 87% of enterprise data leaders said traditional rules-based approaches to data quality did not scale to current needs in 2024.[12]
  • 50% of organizations identified data-quality issues as the biggest challenge affecting their data-integration projects in 2024.[13]
  • 95% of enterprise companies with at least $1 billion in revenue had experienced a data-quality issue directly affecting business outcomes in 2024.[12]
  • 23% of supply management firms spent at least 21% of their time cleaning data in 2024.[11]

Data Governance in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 18.3% of organizations used a data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program in 2024.[14]
  • 81% of supply management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[11]
  • 71% of global organizations reported having a data-governance program in 2024, up from 60% in 2023.[13]
  • 33% of North American organizations had a formal data-governance organization in place in 2024.[14]
  • 61% of organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, according to a survey of more than 121 supply management professionals.[11]
  • 32% of organizations in the 2024 governance study had a formal governance organization in place, while 68% had none.[14]

KPIs in the assessment testing industry

  • £1,604 million was Pearson Assessment & Qualifications’ 2025 sales.[15]
  • 96% of Pearson assessment contracts were renewed in 2025, compared with 99% in 2024.[15]
  • £670 million was Pearson VUE’s 2024 sales, representing 42% of Assessment & Qualifications sales.[10]
  • 4% underlying sales growth was reported for Pearson Assessment & Qualifications in 2025.[15]
  • 8% underlying sales growth was reported for Pearson UK and International Qualifications in 2024.[10]
  • £280 million was UK and International Qualifications’ 2024 sales, representing 18% of Assessment & Qualifications sales.[10]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth in the assessment testing industry

  • Pearson VUE sales increased 3% on an underlying basis in 2024.[10]
  • Pearson identified test preparation, international expansion, AI scoring and proctoring, formative assessment, pharmaceutical assessment and digital products as 2025 growth opportunities.[10]
  • Pearson’s Clinical Assessment sales grew 4% on an underlying basis in 2024.[10]
  • Pearson reported that its UK and International Qualifications business benefited from volume, pricing and international growth in 2024.[10]
  • Pearson’s Assessment and Qualifications sales increased 3% on an underlying basis in 2024.[10]
  • Pearson’s UK and International Qualifications sales grew 8% on an underlying basis in 2024.[10]

Differentiation in the assessment testing industry

  • Prometric reports a 99.2% success rate for its global delivery services.[8]
  • Prometric supports exam delivery in more than 70 languages across more than 180 countries.[8]
  • Pearson’s Clinical Assessment business launched the fifth edition of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale in 2024.[10]
  • Pearson integrated AI into assessment generation and strengthened its global delivery infrastructure in 2025.[15]
  • Prometric reports more than 25 million exam hours delivered through its assessment services.[8]
  • Pearson reported over 90 million annual interactions across its Assessment and Qualifications businesses in 2024.[10]

Mergers and acquisitions in the assessment testing industry

  • Pearson completed the acquisition of Revibe Technologies, an assessment-related technology company, in 2024.[16]
  • PSI Services reported eight acquisitions or ownership conversions in its 2021 expansion of global talent-management capabilities.[7]
  • PSI’s 2021 acquisition program covered organizations in the UAE, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Americas, Hong Kong, Greater China and Germany.[7]

Strategic partnerships in the assessment testing industry

  • Pearson reported enterprise assessment wins with ServiceNow and Salesforce and enhanced relationships with Microsoft and AWS in 2024.[10]
  • Prometric renewed its partnership with CFA Institute for a multi-year agreement in 2023.[8]
  • Pearson integrated its assessments with McGraw Hill’s core K–12 curricula through a new partnership in 2025.[15]
  • Pearson’s Skilling Partner network spans authorized third-party testing centers in 178 countries.[10]
  • Pearson launched its Skilling Partner program in 2025, enabling more than 4,600 third-party test centers to add training services.[10]
  • CFA Institute expanded computer-based exam availability to 192 countries through its partnership with Prometric.[8]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Work design affects availability for remote-capable roles and change programs. In 2025, 27% of U.S. full-time employees worked in a hybrid arrangement, versus 12% fully remote and 61% fully on-site.

Remote Work in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • About 45% of U.S. professional and business-services workers worked remotely during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[17]
  • 54% of U.S. professional-services firms reported having at least one paid work-from-home employee in November 2024–January 2025.[18]
  • 37.21% was the average share of paid workdays performed from home by U.S. professional and business-services employees in January 2025.[19]
  • 62.8% of U.S. professional and business-services employees who could work at home did so during 2024–2025, while 66.0% could work at home.[20]

Hybrid Work in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs preferred hybrid work in November 2025, compared with 33% preferring fully remote work.[21]
  • Across U.S. professional and business services, 39% of full-time employees worked fully onsite during January–April 2025.[22]
  • Across U.S. professional and business services, 38% of full-time employees worked hybrid schedules during January–April 2025.[22]
  • 27% of U.S. full-time employees worked in a hybrid arrangement in 2025, compared with 12% fully remote and 61% fully on-site.[23]
  • Across U.S. professional and business services, 22% of full-time employees worked fully from home during January–April 2025.[22]

Employee Engagement in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 32% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2025, while 17% were actively disengaged.[21]
  • 32% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2024, while 17% were actively disengaged.[21]
  • 33% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2023, while 16% were actively disengaged.[21]
  • 34% of U.S. employees were engaged at work in 2022, while 16% were actively disengaged.[21]

Change Management in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 21% of transformation teams identified stakeholder-engagement strategies as their primary change-management approach in 2024.[24]
  • 16% of global business-services organizations managed change systemically across their initiatives in 2022.[25]
  • Approximately one-third of global business-services organizations had no change-management capability in 2022.[25]
  • 17% of transformation teams identified training and development programs as their primary change-management approach in 2024.[24]
  • 75% of global business-services organizations considered change management critical in 2022.[25]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Candidate and customer experience appears as a measurable output. VodafoneZiggo candidates gave Equalture game-based assessments a 4.4 out of 5 rating, while Pearson VUE reported 99.2% partner retention in 2024.

Customer experience in the assessment testing industry

  • 4.4 out of 5 was the candidate-experience rating given by VodafoneZiggo customer-service and retail candidates after completing Equalture game-based assessments, according to 2026 data.[26]
  • 6.34 out of 7 was the average overall experience rating for remote energy assessments, compared with 6.54 for in-person assessments, in the United States in 2022.[27]
  • 23% of customers said a customer-service agent gave them information that later proved incorrect in Medallia’s 2026 customer-experience study.[28]
  • 44% of customers reported having to provide the same information more than once during their last interaction in Medallia’s 2026 customer-experience study.[28]

Customer retention in the assessment testing industry

  • 99.2% was Pearson VUE partner retention in 2024, according to Pearson’s strategic performance indicators.[10]
  • 91% was Credly’s enterprise-customer net-retention rate within Pearson’s workforce-skills business in 2024.[10]
  • More than 90% was the retention rate for Pearson Clinical Assessment’s digital subscription model in 2024.[10]

Customer acquisition in the assessment testing industry

  • 1,509 enterprise customers were served by Pearson’s workforce-skills business in 2024.[10]
  • More than 2,000 international schools worked with Pearson in 2024, representing customers for its assessment and qualifications businesses.[10]
  • 20+ retail businesses used Talogy as their exclusive volume-hiring partner, according to Talogy’s current retail-industry profile.[29]

Customer loyalty in the assessment testing industry

  • 91% was Credly’s enterprise-customer net-retention rate in 2024 within Pearson’s workforce-skills portfolio.[10]
  • 99.2% was Pearson VUE partner retention in 2024, indicating the proportion of partners retained by the professional-assessment provider.[10]
  • Over 90% was the retention rate of Pearson Clinical Assessment’s digital subscription model in 2024.[10]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Mobile delivery and communications show up in platform usage metrics. HireVue reported 39 million chat and text messages exchanged during the three months to June 2024, with 47% of interviews on mobile.

Marketing in the assessment testing industry

  • 10% was Pearson VUE’s underlying sales growth in 2023, driven particularly by IT and healthcare segments and new contracts.[15]
  • 7% was the reported 2024 sales growth of Pearson’s Assessment & Qualifications division.[10]
  • 19% was Pearson VUE’s underlying revenue growth in 2021, supported by new client launches and growth in existing programmes.[15]

Digital marketing in the assessment testing industry

  • 47% of the 3 million interviews completed on HireVue’s platform in the three months to June 2024 were conducted on mobile devices.[30]
  • 20.7 million tests were delivered through Pearson VUE in 2024, including PTE, GED and PDRI tests.[10]
  • 39 million chat and text messages were exchanged on HireVue’s platform during the three months to June 2024.[30]
  • 16 million assessments were completed by HireVue customers and candidates during the three months to June 2024.[30]

Influencer Marketing in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 74% of B2B influencers use artificial-intelligence tools to enhance content creation, based on Q1 2026 research.[31]
  • 78% of B2B influencer-marketing practitioners identify brand awareness and lead generation as their joint top challenges, based on Q1 2026 research.[31]
  • 44% of B2B influencer-marketing practitioners say finding the right talent is their single biggest collaboration obstacle, based on Q1 2026 research.[31]
  • 86% of B2B influencer-marketing practitioners and creators prefer co-creating content with brands rather than amplifying finished brand content, based on Q1 2026 research.[31]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Marking turnaround is still tracked alongside digitalization. Pearson reported average marking times of 10 working days for Functional Skills in the UK during 2025/26, depending on onscreen versus paper delivery.

Process optimization in the assessment testing industry

  • AI was integrated into Pearson Professional Assessments in 2025 to improve assessment-generation efficiency and strengthen global delivery infrastructure.[15]
  • 4% underlying sales growth was recorded by Pearson’s Assessment & Qualifications business in 2025, reflecting expansion across testing, certification and qualification services globally.[10]

Operational efficiency in the assessment testing industry

  • 10 working days was Pearson’s overall average marking time for Functional Skills assessments in the United Kingdom during 2025/26.[9]
  • 11 working days was Pearson’s average marking time for paper-based Functional Skills assessments in the United Kingdom during 2025/26.[9]
  • 99% was Pearson’s business-wide contract-renewal rate in 2024, supporting continuity in its assessment-testing operations.[10]
  • 7 working days was Pearson’s average marking time for onscreen Functional Skills assessments in the United Kingdom during 2025/26.[9]

Quality management in the assessment testing industry

  • 98.6% of candidates achieved at least grade 1 in Pearson GCSE Business assessment results in England in 2026.[32]
  • 80,789 candidates were included in Pearson GCSE Business grade statistics for England in 2026.[32]
  • 100% of candidates achieved at least grade U or higher in Pearson GCSE Business assessment results in England in 2026.[32]
  • 3.6% of candidates achieved grade 9 in Pearson GCSE Business assessment results in England in 2026.[32]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the professional and business services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 65% of U.S. CPA firms participating in the 2025 National MAP Survey that offshored used India, followed by 33% using the Philippines.[33]
  • 47.5% of EU enterprises sourcing abroad sourced administrative and management functions internationally during 2021–2023.[2]
  • 39% of EU enterprises sourcing abroad outsourced business functions to external providers during 2021–2023, while 72% used affiliated-group insourcing.[2]
  • 28.8% of EU enterprises sourcing abroad sourced information and communication technology services internationally during 2021–2023.[2]
  • 29% of U.S. CPA firms responding to the 2025 National MAP Survey utilized offshoring, rising to 74% among firms with at least $10 million in net client fees.[33]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and margin signals are separated across business lines. Pearson Assessment & Qualifications reported 16.9% adjusted operating profit margin in 2024, while Pearson set a £6.00 fee for access to T Level post-results services in 2026.

Pricing strategy in the assessment testing industry

  • 8% underlying sales growth was achieved by Pearson Clinical Assessment in 2025, supported partly by pricing and digital-product growth.[10]
  • £6.00 was the published fee for access to Pearson T Level post-results services for specified digital data analytics and software-development qualifications in 2026.[32]
  • 9% underlying sales growth was achieved by Pearson UK and International Qualifications in 2025, driven by volume, pricing and international growth.[10]

Cost reduction in the assessment testing industry

  • 43% of Pearson VUE tests were delivered through OnVUE in 2021, when online-proctored test volumes reached 3 million.[10]
  • 33% underlying growth in adjusted operating profit was reported for Pearson Assessment & Qualifications in 2023, driven partly by operating leverage and operating-expense cost efficiencies.[15]
  • 34% was the reported maximum reduction in testing effort in a published assessment-testing study using early quality-assurance metrics.[34]

Profitability in the assessment testing industry

  • 16.9% was Pearson Assessment & Qualifications’ adjusted operating profit margin in 2024, compared with 15.6% in 2023.[15]
  • 17.2% was Pearson’s group adjusted operating profit margin in 2025, covering its assessment and other education businesses.[10]
  • £216 million was Pearson Assessment & Qualifications’ adjusted operating profit in 2021, equivalent to an 18% adjusted operating margin.[10]

Financial planning in the assessment testing industry

  • 25% was Pearson’s expected effective tax rate on adjusted profit before tax for 2026.[10]
  • £80 million was Pearson’s expected adjusted net finance cost for 2026 following the announced £350 million share buyback.[10]
  • 90% to 100% was Pearson’s expected free-cash-flow conversion range for 2026.[10]
  • £640 million to £685 million was Pearson’s expected adjusted operating profit range for 2026 at 2025 year-end exchange rates.[10]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Delivery capacity and platform uptime are quantified in service reporting. Prometric reports 99.5% system uptime for healthcare assessment services, while Pearson’s statewide delivery platform reports 99.99% system uptime.

Product development in the assessment testing industry

  • 900,000 healthcare exams are delivered annually by Prometric.[8]
  • 600+ certification programs are developed, delivered and managed by Pearson Professional Assessments globally.[9]
  • 47 languages are supported in Pearson Professional Assessments exam delivery.[9]
  • 180+ countries are reached by Pearson Professional Assessments certification testing services.[9]
  • 100+ healthcare organizations partner with Prometric on healthcare assessment programs.[8]

Product lifecycle in the assessment testing industry

  • 16 offices in 11 countries support Prometric’s global assessment operations.[8]
  • 99% candidate scheduling satisfaction is reported for Prometric healthcare assessment services.[8]
  • 23 statewide assessment programs are active on Pearson’s large-scale assessment platform.[9]
  • 99.99% system uptime is reported for Pearson’s statewide assessment delivery platform.[9]
  • 2,260+ markets are covered by Prometric’s assessment services presence.[8]

After-sales in the assessment testing industry

  • 2.3 million OnVUE tests were delivered by Pearson in 2024.[10]
  • 181 customers provided feedback in Accotest’s 2024 customer satisfaction survey.[35]
  • 91.3% was Accotest’s annual customer satisfaction rate in its 2024 survey of assessment-equipment customers in China.[35]
  • 1.3 days was Pearson Test of English’s average score-return speed in 2024.[10]
  • 99.5% system uptime is reported by Prometric for healthcare assessment services.[8]

Value proposition in the assessment testing industry

  • 1,509 enterprise customers were reported for Pearson Workforce Skills in 2024.[10]
  • 18 million+ certification exams are delivered annually by Pearson Professional Assessments.[9]
  • 47 languages are supported by Pearson’s certification exam delivery services.[9]
  • 99% was Pearson VUE partner retention in 2024.[10]
  • 20.7 million Pearson VUE tests were delivered in 2024.[10]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability reporting includes emissions and resource measures from test networks and operators. Prometric reported a 14% reduction in candidate travel-related emissions in 2026 and a 2% reduction in paper use at offices and facilities.

Sustainability in the assessment testing industry

  • 86/100 was DEKRA’s EcoVadis sustainability score in 2024, placing the testing, inspection and certification company in the top 1% of rated companies.[36]
  • 46.2% is DEKRA’s target reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 from its 2019 base year.[37]
  • 14% reduction in estimated candidate travel-related emissions was reported by Prometric in 2026 across its testing network.[8]
  • 866 megalitres of water were consumed by Intertek across 262 sites in 48 countries in 2024.[38]
  • 2% reduction in paper use at offices and facilities worldwide was reported by Prometric in 2026.[8]

ESG in the assessment testing industry

  • 100% of Intertek’s eligible employees completed Code of Ethics training in 2024.[38]
  • 91 was Intertek’s ATIC Engagement Index score in 2024, up from 87 in 2023.[38]
  • 100% of SGS operations were analyzed for corruption-related risks in 2024.[39]
  • PwC provided limited assurance over selected Arup ESG metrics for the year ended 31 March 2026.[40]
  • 175 Intertek leaders attended 10X Leadership events in 2024.[38]

Ethics in the assessment testing industry

  • 111 breaches of SGS’s Code of Integrity were identified through helplines in 2024.[39]
  • 29 SGS cases required corrective actions following integrity matters in 2024.[39]
  • 50 people at SGS received medium disciplinary actions following integrity matters in 2024.[39]
  • 15 conflicts-of-interest cases were included in SGS’s 2024 breakdown of Code of Integrity breaches.[39]
  • 1 discrimination case was included in SGS’s 2024 breakdown of Code of Integrity breaches.[39]

CSR in the assessment testing industry

  • More than 9,000 locations administered ETS tests internationally in 2019.[41]
  • 0.01% of SGS sales represented support for industry associations in 2024; the company reported no political-party contributions.[39]
  • 3,000 employees were employed by Educational Testing Service in 2019 across its U.S. operations.[41]
  • 13 members composed SGS’s Executive Committee in 2024.[39]
  • 26 buildings were occupied by ETS across the United States in 2019.[41]

Carbon footprint in the assessment testing industry

  • 45.3 tonnes of CO2e per £1 million of revenue was Intertek’s operational emissions intensity in 2024.[38]
  • 8,586 metric tonnes of CO2e came from ETS employee commuting in 2019.[41]
  • 12,576 metric tonnes of CO2e came from ETS business travel in 2019.[41]
  • 60,117 metric tonnes of CO2e were ETS Scope 3 emissions in 2019.[41]
  • 7,197 metric tonnes of CO2e constituted ETS Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity in 2019.[41]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Global delivery footprints are stated in country and language counts. Prometric supports assessment delivery in more than 70 languages across more than 180 countries.

Globalization in the assessment testing industry

  • Prometric serves more than 180 countries through its global assessment delivery network.[8]
  • Pearson’s UK and International Qualifications business grew 8% in 2024, benefiting from international expansion.[10]
  • 21 million Pearson VUE exams were delivered in 2024 across the company’s global testing network.[10]
  • Prometric supports assessment delivery in more than 70 languages worldwide.[8]
  • Pearson VUE operated through more than 4,600 authorized third-party test centers across 178 countries in 2025.[10]

Cultural adaptation in the assessment testing industry

  • Prometric supports assessment delivery in more than 70 languages, enabling multilingual testing across its international network.[8]
  • ETS’s former Workskills for Job Fit assessment was administered in 18 languages, illustrating multilingual adaptation for international employment testing.[50]

Supplier management in the assessment testing industry

  • Prometric reports 97% overall end-to-end satisfaction from its partners worldwide.[8]
  • Pearson VUE reported a 99% contract-renewal rate across its business in 2024.[10]
  • Prometric’s global delivery service reports a 99.2% success rate for assessment delivery.[8]
  • More than 4,600 Pearson VUE third-party test centers were eligible to add training through Pearson’s 2025 Skilling Partner program.[10]

Stakeholder management in the assessment testing industry

  • Pearson’s Assessment and Qualifications businesses recorded more than 90 million customer interactions per year.[10]
  • Pearson VUE achieved 99% customer retention in 2024, reflecting continued management of credentialing and enterprise relationships.[10]
  • Pearson reported over 90% retention for its Clinical Assessment customer base in 2024.[10]
  • Pearson’s US Student Assessment business serves state and district assessment stakeholders and renewed key contracts including Maryland in 2024.[15]
  • Prometric’s global delivery operations report 97% overall end-to-end satisfaction among partners.[8]

Distribution channels in the assessment testing industry

  • Pearson VUE delivered nearly 21 million certification and licensure exams annually in 2025 through test centers and online delivery.[10]
  • Prometric provides assessment access through 2,260 markets using in-center and remote delivery.[8]
  • Pearson’s test-center network spans nearly 7,500 centers in more than 180 countries.[9]
  • Prometric operates more than 8,000 testing centers worldwide.[8]
  • Pearson launched a Skilling Partner program in 2025 to convert more than 4,600 third-party test centers into learning and certification hubs.[10]

Key questions about the Assessment Testing Industry

What was the global assessment services market size in 2025, and what was the forecast growth rate through 2030?
The global assessment services market reached $16.55 billion in 2025 and is forecast to grow at a 12.2% annual rate through 2030, reaching $29.54 billion.
How much of the assessment-services market revenue was in North America in 2025?
North America held 38.7% of global assessment-services revenue in 2025.
Which companies lead the assessment testing industry?
SHL leads Gitnux's 2026 assessment testing ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with more than 35 million assessments annually across its global talent platform. Marsh is the runner-up at 9.4, backed by Mercer|Mettl cloud assessments in psychometric, technical and skills segments.
What technology shifts are changing assessment workflows most in the near term?
The market is shifting toward online, AI-enabled and skills-based testing. Within organizations, 43.1% did not yet use AI but planned to in 2025, while 78% reported having an AI policy.
How is the K–12 testing market segmented by delivery approach and curriculum focus in 2025?
Curriculum-based assessments represented 68.3% of the K–12 market in 2025, while blended delivery accounted for 41.6%.
Which requirements shape how assessments handle security, fairness, and privacy as they become digital?
The July 2025 Technology-Based Assessment Guidelines cover validity, fairness, accessibility, security, privacy and responsible AI use. They are voluntary guidance rather than binding regulation.
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