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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 231 273 401
Rank change year-on-year +42 +128 -177
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 817 459 388
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.79% 1.06% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.07% 1.19% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 565 276 222
10th Percentile £31,750 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,013 £43,932
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,891 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.70% -10.18% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £71,625
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £82,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £59,350
% change year-on-year +4.55% -7.33% -1.08%

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 76,388 38,475 54,955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.58% 89.15% 82.30%
Number of salaries quoted 53,883 21,744 29,840
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,215 £36,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £78,267
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,274
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.62% -2.88%

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 +34 305 £72,500 +11.54% 518
North of England +84 221 £55,000 +4.76% 130
North West +87 148 £55,000 +4.76% 73
South East -70 117 £45,000 +5.88% 149
Midlands 0 97 £49,000 -6.67% 93
West Midlands -6 71 £49,000 +3.16% 63
Yorkshire +10 57 £83,750 +52.27% 38
South West -62 33 £52,500 -8.70% 57
East of England -30 30 £45,050 -15.00% 56
East Midlands -29 26 £47,500 -17.39% 30
North East -52 16 £37,000 -9.76% 19
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 51 (6.24%) Confluence
2 28 (3.43%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.10%) CMS
3 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.37%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.37%) IIS
5 3 (0.37%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.24%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.12%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.12%) nginx
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 59 (7.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.69%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 100 (12.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 34 (4.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 28 (3.43%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.71%) Dynamics AX
4 14 (1.71%) Workday HCM
5 11 (1.35%) SAP SD
6 9 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
6 9 (1.10%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.98%) Oracle Receivables
7 8 (0.98%) Sage 50
7 8 (0.98%) SAP MDG
8 7 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite
8 7 (0.86%) SAP CO
8 7 (0.86%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.86%) SAP FI/CO
8 7 (0.86%) SAP GRC
9 6 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
9 6 (0.73%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.73%) iTrent
9 6 (0.73%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 152 (18.60%) Azure
2 109 (13.34%) Power Platform
3 106 (12.97%) Dynamics 365
4 64 (7.83%) Azure DevOps
5 63 (7.71%) AWS
5 63 (7.71%) SaaS
6 37 (4.53%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (3.43%) PowerApps
8 19 (2.33%) Power Automate
9 17 (2.08%) GCP
9 17 (2.08%) SuccessFactors
10 15 (1.84%) GitHub
11 11 (1.35%) Boomi
11 11 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.86%) OCI
12 7 (0.86%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 7 (0.86%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (0.73%) Asana
13 6 (0.73%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.61%) HTTP
2 2 (0.24%) Fibre Channel
2 2 (0.24%) Intranet
2 2 (0.24%) SAN
2 2 (0.24%) VoIP
3 1 (0.12%) Broadband
3 1 (0.12%) FTP
3 1 (0.12%) Network Security
3 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (10.28%) Power BI
2 20 (2.45%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.47%) Metadata
4 12 (1.47%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.35%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.22%) SAP HANA
7 9 (1.10%) Oracle Database
8 8 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
8 8 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.49%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.37%) DTS
13 2 (0.24%) EDRMS
13 2 (0.24%) MySQL
13 2 (0.24%) Power Query
13 2 (0.24%) SAP Data Services
13 2 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 109 (13.34%) JIRA
2 31 (3.79%) Selenium
3 25 (3.06%) Git
4 18 (2.20%) GitLab
4 18 (2.20%) Postman
5 12 (1.47%) Cypress.io
5 12 (1.47%) Jenkins
6 11 (1.35%) Cucumber
7 7 (0.86%) Gatling
7 7 (0.86%) Hudson
7 7 (0.86%) Zephyr
8 6 (0.73%) JMeter
8 6 (0.73%) JUnit
9 5 (0.61%) SoapUI
10 4 (0.49%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.37%) LSMW
11 3 (0.37%) Ranorex
11 3 (0.37%) SpecFlow
11 3 (0.37%) TestRail
General
1 384 (47.00%) Finance
2 373 (45.65%) Social Skills
3 238 (29.13%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (10.89%) Law
5 77 (9.42%) Manufacturing
6 59 (7.22%) Retail
7 55 (6.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 53 (6.49%) Legal
9 52 (6.36%) Public Sector
10 42 (5.14%) Documentation Skills
11 40 (4.90%) Marketing
12 39 (4.77%) Organisational Skills
13 37 (4.53%) Banking
14 26 (3.18%) General Ledger
15 24 (2.94%) Billing
16 21 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
17 16 (1.96%) Automotive
17 16 (1.96%) Telecoms
18 15 (1.84%) Military
19 11 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 239 (29.25%) Analyst
2 146 (17.87%) Consultant
3 136 (16.65%) Business Analyst
4 75 (9.18%) Lead
5 72 (8.81%) Senior
6 44 (5.39%) Support Analyst
7 41 (5.02%) SAP Consultant
8 40 (4.90%) Project Manager
9 36 (4.41%) Systems Analyst
10 34 (4.16%) Functional Consultant
11 31 (3.79%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 30 (3.67%) Tester
13 26 (3.18%) Developer
14 24 (2.94%) Architect
15 22 (2.69%) Applications Support
15 22 (2.69%) Applications Support Analyst
16 21 (2.57%) Systems Support
17 19 (2.33%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
17 19 (2.33%) Senior Analyst
17 19 (2.33%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.28%) REST
2 28 (3.43%) SAP Fiori
3 26 (3.18%) Playwright
4 25 (3.06%) Middleware
5 18 (2.20%) JSON
5 18 (2.20%) XML
6 16 (1.96%) SOAP
7 11 (1.35%) .NET
7 11 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
7 11 (1.35%) Terraform
8 8 (0.98%) HTML
8 8 (0.98%) SAP Core Interface
9 7 (0.86%) ADO
9 7 (0.86%) Lightning Web Components
9 7 (0.86%) React
10 6 (0.73%) CSS
10 6 (0.73%) EDI
10 6 (0.73%) SailPoint
10 6 (0.73%) SAPUI5
11 5 (0.61%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 73 (8.94%) Product Ownership
2 42 (5.14%) Management Information System
3 38 (4.65%) Onboarding
4 28 (3.43%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (2.69%) Data Structures
5 22 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (1.84%) Driving Licence
7 12 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.22%) NHS
9 10 (1.22%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 9 (1.10%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.10%) FMCG
11 8 (0.98%) Enterprise Cloud
12 7 (0.86%) CMDB
12 7 (0.86%) e-Learning
12 7 (0.86%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.86%) SystemC
12 7 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.20%) Windows
2 13 (1.59%) Linux
3 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.37%) VMS
5 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (39.66%) Stakeholder Management
2 314 (38.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 306 (37.45%) Problem-Solving
4 260 (31.82%) Agile
5 200 (24.48%) ERP
6 191 (23.38%) Requirements Gathering
7 183 (22.40%) Validation
8 166 (20.32%) Migration
9 152 (18.60%) Process Improvement
10 145 (17.75%) System Integration Testing
11 131 (16.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 126 (15.42%) Data Migration
13 122 (14.93%) Project Delivery
14 121 (14.81%) User Stories
15 120 (14.69%) CRM
15 120 (14.69%) Translating Business Requirements
16 111 (13.59%) Business Analysis
16 111 (13.59%) Workshop Facilitation
17 110 (13.46%) DevOps
18 96 (11.75%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 136 (16.65%) SQL
2 31 (3.79%) Python
3 29 (3.55%) C#
4 28 (3.43%) ABAP
5 23 (2.82%) Java
6 22 (2.69%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.96%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.22%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.73%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.49%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.49%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.37%) C++
11 3 (0.37%) Perl
11 3 (0.37%) VBA
12 2 (0.24%) Bash
12 2 (0.24%) Scala
13 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.12%) PHP
13 1 (0.12%) Ruby
13 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 109 (13.34%) Degree
2 54 (6.61%) Security Cleared
3 45 (5.51%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.69%) ACCA
5 22 (2.69%) CIMA
5 22 (2.69%) PMI Certification
6 19 (2.33%) ISTQB
7 17 (2.08%) PMP
7 17 (2.08%) SAP Certification
8 10 (1.22%) ISEB
9 9 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (0.98%) DBS Check
10 8 (0.98%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.98%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 8 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (0.61%) CISA
11 5 (0.61%) CISSP
11 5 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (0.49%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (17.63%) QA
2 80 (9.79%) Data Quality
3 65 (7.96%) GDPR
4 18 (2.20%) Accessibility
4 18 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 14 (1.71%) PMO
6 13 (1.59%) SLA
7 7 (0.86%) GAAP
7 7 (0.86%) GRC
8 6 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.73%) WCAG
9 5 (0.61%) IFRS
9 5 (0.61%) TickIT
10 3 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.24%) Good Clinical Practice
11 2 (0.24%) GxP
11 2 (0.24%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.24%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 12 (1.47%) Docker
2 5 (0.61%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.49%) IAG
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (2.08%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.24%) Ansible
2 2 (0.24%) SCCM
3 1 (0.12%) Argo
3 1 (0.12%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 180 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 132 (16.16%) SAP
3 63 (7.71%) Oracle
4 43 (5.26%) Sage
5 40 (4.90%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.30%) ServiceNow
6 27 (3.30%) Workday
7 15 (1.84%) Civica
8 12 (1.47%) Concur
9 11 (1.35%) Intapp
10 10 (1.22%) Google
11 9 (1.10%) Ariba
11 9 (1.10%) Infor
11 9 (1.10%) OpenText
11 9 (1.10%) Xero
12 8 (0.98%) Databricks
12 8 (0.98%) FIS
13 7 (0.86%) iManage
13 7 (0.86%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.86%) YouTube