User Acceptance Testing Job Trends in England

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring User Acceptance Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 283 391
Rank change year-on-year +37 +108 -170
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 783 445 392
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 1.04% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.17% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 553 260 233
10th Percentile £31,900 £38,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,125 £41,250 £43,910
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £72,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £82,400
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £59,350
% change year-on-year +4.55% -7.33% +3.22%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

User Acceptance Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 75,153 37,954 55,333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.39% 88.70% 81.81%
Number of salaries quoted 53,163 21,787 31,186
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,250
25th Percentile £42,441 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.11% -7.18%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

User Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Acceptance Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

User Acceptance Testing job vacancy trend in England

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing User Acceptance Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing User Acceptance Testing

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in England over the 6 months to 22 September 2026.

Salary histogram for User Acceptance Testing in England

User Acceptance Testing
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 22 September 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +28 302 £72,500 +11.54% 536
North of England +82 208 £55,000 +4.76% 140
North West +66 137 £55,000 +10.00% 85
South East -51 111 £45,000 +5.88% 183
Midlands -3 93 £49,000 -6.67% 97
West Midlands -6 71 £49,000 +3.16% 68
Yorkshire -1 56 £83,750 +52.27% 40
South West -67 31 £55,000 -4.35% 46
East of England -35 24 £45,050 -15.00% 51
East Midlands -29 22 £45,000 -21.74% 28
North East -51 15 £37,000 -9.76% 15
User Acceptance Testing
UK

User Acceptance Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 48 (6.13%) Confluence
2 27 (3.45%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.77%) CMS
5 3 (0.38%) IIS
6 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.26%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 56 (7.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (4.73%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.81%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 97 (12.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (4.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 27 (3.45%) NetSuite
4 12 (1.53%) Workday HCM
5 11 (1.40%) SAP SD
6 9 (1.15%) Oracle EBS
6 9 (1.15%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
7 8 (1.02%) Oracle Receivables
7 8 (1.02%) Sage 50
7 8 (1.02%) SAP MDG
8 7 (0.89%) SAP CO
8 7 (0.89%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.89%) SAP FI/CO
8 7 (0.89%) SAP GRC
9 6 (0.77%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.77%) Unit4 Business World
10 5 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.64%) iTrent
11 4 (0.51%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 147 (18.77%) Azure
2 107 (13.67%) Power Platform
3 96 (12.26%) Dynamics 365
4 63 (8.05%) AWS
5 61 (7.79%) Azure DevOps
5 61 (7.79%) SaaS
6 37 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (3.58%) PowerApps
8 19 (2.43%) Power Automate
9 17 (2.17%) GCP
10 14 (1.79%) GitHub
10 14 (1.79%) SuccessFactors
11 11 (1.40%) Boomi
11 11 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.89%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 7 (0.89%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (0.77%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.77%) OCI
14 5 (0.64%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.64%) HTTP
2 2 (0.26%) Fibre Channel
2 2 (0.26%) Intranet
2 2 (0.26%) SAN
2 2 (0.26%) VoIP
3 1 (0.13%) Broadband
3 1 (0.13%) FTP
3 1 (0.13%) Network Security
3 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (10.47%) Power BI
2 18 (2.30%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.40%) Metadata
4 11 (1.40%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.40%) SAP BW
5 10 (1.28%) SAP HANA
6 8 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.89%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (0.77%) Oracle Database
8 6 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.51%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.38%) DTS
11 3 (0.38%) Power Query
12 2 (0.26%) Amazon Athena
12 2 (0.26%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.26%) MySQL
12 2 (0.26%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 100 (12.77%) JIRA
2 31 (3.96%) Selenium
3 25 (3.19%) Git
4 18 (2.30%) Postman
5 16 (2.04%) GitLab
6 12 (1.53%) Cypress.io
6 12 (1.53%) Jenkins
7 11 (1.40%) Cucumber
8 7 (0.89%) Gatling
8 7 (0.89%) Hudson
8 7 (0.89%) JUnit
8 7 (0.89%) Zephyr
9 6 (0.77%) JMeter
10 5 (0.64%) SoapUI
11 4 (0.51%) Bitbucket
11 4 (0.51%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.38%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 3 (0.38%) LSMW
12 3 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 368 (47.00%) Finance
2 358 (45.72%) Social Skills
3 229 (29.25%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (11.37%) Law
5 68 (8.68%) Manufacturing
6 53 (6.77%) Legal
7 52 (6.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 47 (6.00%) Retail
9 46 (5.87%) Public Sector
10 39 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
11 37 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
12 36 (4.60%) Marketing
13 34 (4.34%) Banking
14 24 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
15 23 (2.94%) Billing
15 23 (2.94%) General Ledger
16 16 (2.04%) Telecoms
17 15 (1.92%) Military
18 13 (1.66%) Automotive
19 12 (1.53%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 228 (29.12%) Analyst
2 135 (17.24%) Consultant
3 131 (16.73%) Business Analyst
4 72 (9.20%) Lead
5 63 (8.05%) Senior
6 42 (5.36%) Support Analyst
7 41 (5.24%) SAP Consultant
8 37 (4.73%) Project Manager
9 35 (4.47%) Systems Analyst
10 32 (4.09%) Functional Consultant
11 29 (3.70%) Tester
12 25 (3.19%) Developer
13 23 (2.94%) Architect
13 23 (2.94%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 21 (2.68%) Applications Support
14 21 (2.68%) Applications Support Analyst
14 21 (2.68%) Senior Analyst
14 21 (2.68%) Systems Support
15 20 (2.55%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
15 20 (2.55%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.21%) REST
2 26 (3.32%) Playwright
2 26 (3.32%) SAP Fiori
3 25 (3.19%) Middleware
4 18 (2.30%) JSON
4 18 (2.30%) XML
5 15 (1.92%) SOAP
6 13 (1.66%) Terraform
7 10 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.02%) .NET
8 8 (1.02%) HTML
8 8 (1.02%) SAP Core Interface
9 7 (0.89%) ADO
9 7 (0.89%) Lightning Web Components
9 7 (0.89%) React
10 6 (0.77%) CSS
10 6 (0.77%) EDI
10 6 (0.77%) SailPoint
10 6 (0.77%) SAPUI5
11 5 (0.64%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.94%) Product Ownership
2 40 (5.11%) Onboarding
3 38 (4.85%) Management Information System
4 28 (3.58%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (2.81%) Data Structures
6 19 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
8 15 (1.92%) Driving Licence
9 13 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 12 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (1.40%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 10 (1.28%) Cloud Native
13 9 (1.15%) NHS
14 8 (1.02%) Enterprise Cloud
15 7 (0.89%) CMDB
15 7 (0.89%) e-Learning
15 7 (0.89%) Replication
15 7 (0.89%) SystemC
15 7 (0.89%) Virtual Team
16 6 (0.77%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.30%) Windows
2 13 (1.66%) Linux
3 4 (0.51%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.38%) VMS
5 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.13%) Unix
6 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (37.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 294 (37.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 291 (37.16%) Problem-Solving
4 246 (31.42%) Agile
5 193 (24.65%) ERP
6 174 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
7 170 (21.71%) Validation
8 158 (20.18%) Migration
9 141 (18.01%) Process Improvement
10 139 (17.75%) System Integration Testing
11 121 (15.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 119 (15.20%) Data Migration
13 117 (14.94%) Project Delivery
14 115 (14.69%) User Stories
15 114 (14.56%) CRM
16 110 (14.05%) Business Analysis
16 110 (14.05%) Translating Business Requirements
17 107 (13.67%) Workshop Facilitation
18 105 (13.41%) DevOps
19 94 (12.01%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 129 (16.48%) SQL
2 30 (3.83%) Python
3 29 (3.70%) C#
4 26 (3.32%) ABAP
5 23 (2.94%) JavaScript
6 22 (2.81%) Java
7 16 (2.04%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.40%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.77%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.64%) C++
11 4 (0.51%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.51%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.38%) Perl
12 3 (0.38%) VBA
13 2 (0.26%) Bash
13 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.26%) Scala
14 1 (0.13%) PHP
14 1 (0.13%) Ruby
14 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 95 (12.13%) Degree
2 52 (6.64%) Security Cleared
3 43 (5.49%) SC Cleared
4 22 (2.81%) PMI Certification
5 19 (2.43%) ACCA
5 19 (2.43%) CIMA
6 18 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (2.30%) ISTQB
7 17 (2.17%) PMP
8 15 (1.92%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.28%) ISEB
10 9 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.02%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.89%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.89%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 7 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.64%) CISA
13 5 (0.64%) CISSP
13 5 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.51%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (18.14%) QA
2 72 (9.20%) Data Quality
3 62 (7.92%) GDPR
4 18 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 16 (2.04%) Accessibility
6 15 (1.92%) PMO
7 13 (1.66%) SLA
8 7 (0.89%) GAAP
8 7 (0.89%) GRC
9 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (0.77%) WCAG
10 5 (0.64%) TickIT
11 4 (0.51%) IFRS
12 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.38%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.26%) Good Clinical Practice
13 2 (0.26%) GxP
13 2 (0.26%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 12 (1.53%) Docker
2 5 (0.64%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.51%) IAG
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.26%) Ansible
2 2 (0.26%) SCCM
3 1 (0.13%) Argo
3 1 (0.13%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 167 (21.33%) Microsoft
2 131 (16.73%) SAP
3 57 (7.28%) Oracle
4 42 (5.36%) Sage
5 40 (5.11%) Salesforce
6 26 (3.32%) ServiceNow
7 23 (2.94%) Workday
8 15 (1.92%) Civica
9 10 (1.28%) Concur
9 10 (1.28%) Intapp
10 9 (1.15%) Ariba
10 9 (1.15%) FIS
10 9 (1.15%) OpenText
10 9 (1.15%) Xero
11 8 (1.02%) Databricks
11 8 (1.02%) ION Trading
12 7 (0.89%) Google
12 7 (0.89%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.77%) Infor
13 6 (0.77%) Pega