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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 272 426
Rank change year-on-year +27 +154 -211
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 810 464 354
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.77% 1.08% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 1.22% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 553 280 198
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,634 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -11.67% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £73,688
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +4.35%

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 77,267 38,105 52,509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.91% 88.91% 82.61%
Number of salaries quoted 54,131 21,889 28,165
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 15 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 15 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 +14 293 £72,500 +11.54% 88
North of England +85 208 £55,000 +4.76% 30
North West +82 143 £55,000 +4.76% 17
South East -63 127 £45,000 +5.88% 51
Midlands +2 98 £47,000 +4.44% 20
West Midlands -5 71 £47,000 +4.44% 15
Yorkshire -4 46 £67,500 +20.00% 8
East of England -36 36 £45,000 -15.09% 18
South West -56 35 £55,250 -3.91% 31
East Midlands -22 27 £47,500 -11.63% 5
North East -46 19 £41,500 +1.22% 5
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 50 (6.17%) Confluence
2 29 (3.58%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.86%) CMS
4 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.37%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.37%) IIS
6 3 (0.37%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.37%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.25%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.12%) nginx
8 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 62 (7.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.81%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.35%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 84 (10.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 34 (4.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 31 (3.83%) NetSuite
4 19 (2.35%) Dynamics AX
5 15 (1.85%) Workday HCM
6 11 (1.36%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
8 9 (1.11%) Oracle EBS
8 9 (1.11%) SAP CO
8 9 (1.11%) SAP FI
8 9 (1.11%) SAP FI/CO
9 8 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
9 8 (0.99%) Infor CloudSuite
9 8 (0.99%) Sage 50
10 7 (0.86%) SAP GRC
10 7 (0.86%) SAP SD
11 6 (0.74%) Oracle Assets
11 6 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
12 5 (0.62%) SAP MDG
12 5 (0.62%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 152 (18.77%) Azure
2 109 (13.46%) Power Platform
3 108 (13.33%) Dynamics 365
4 65 (8.02%) Azure DevOps
4 65 (8.02%) SaaS
5 60 (7.41%) AWS
6 38 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (2.96%) PowerApps
8 17 (2.10%) SuccessFactors
9 16 (1.98%) GitHub
10 14 (1.73%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.60%) GCP
12 11 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (0.99%) OCI
13 8 (0.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 8 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 7 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.74%) Boomi
16 5 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.49%) HTTP
2 2 (0.25%) Fibre Channel
2 2 (0.25%) Intranet
2 2 (0.25%) SAN
2 2 (0.25%) VoIP
3 1 (0.12%) Broadband
3 1 (0.12%) FTP
3 1 (0.12%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.12%) Internet
3 1 (0.12%) Network Security
3 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (10.12%) Power BI
2 23 (2.84%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.48%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.36%) Metadata
6 9 (1.11%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (0.99%) Oracle Database
8 7 (0.86%) SAP BW
9 6 (0.74%) SAP HANA
9 6 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.49%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.25%) Big Data
12 2 (0.25%) DTS
12 2 (0.25%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.25%) MySQL
12 2 (0.25%) SAP Data Services
12 2 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 108 (13.33%) JIRA
2 30 (3.70%) Selenium
3 24 (2.96%) Git
4 20 (2.47%) Postman
5 18 (2.22%) GitLab
6 13 (1.60%) Cypress.io
7 12 (1.48%) Jenkins
8 11 (1.36%) Cucumber
9 7 (0.86%) Gatling
9 7 (0.86%) Hudson
9 7 (0.86%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.74%) JMeter
10 6 (0.74%) JUnit
11 5 (0.62%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.49%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
13 3 (0.37%) LSMW
13 3 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
14 2 (0.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 2 (0.25%) Eclipse
General
1 378 (46.67%) Finance
2 370 (45.68%) Social Skills
3 236 (29.14%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (10.25%) Law
5 81 (10.00%) Manufacturing
6 55 (6.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (6.79%) Retail
7 53 (6.54%) Public Sector
8 45 (5.56%) Legal
9 43 (5.31%) Banking
9 43 (5.31%) Documentation Skills
10 40 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
11 34 (4.20%) Marketing
12 28 (3.46%) General Ledger
13 23 (2.84%) Billing
14 19 (2.35%) Automotive
15 17 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (2.10%) Telecoms
16 15 (1.85%) Military
17 12 (1.48%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 235 (29.01%) Analyst
2 147 (18.15%) Consultant
3 127 (15.68%) Business Analyst
4 75 (9.26%) Senior
5 69 (8.52%) Lead
6 46 (5.68%) Support Analyst
7 39 (4.81%) Project Manager
8 37 (4.57%) Systems Analyst
9 34 (4.20%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
9 34 (4.20%) Functional Consultant
10 30 (3.70%) Developer
10 30 (3.70%) SAP Consultant
11 29 (3.58%) Tester
12 22 (2.72%) Applications Support
12 22 (2.72%) Applications Support Analyst
12 22 (2.72%) Senior Consultant
13 21 (2.59%) Technical Analyst
14 20 (2.47%) Architect
14 20 (2.47%) Junior
14 20 (2.47%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.07%) REST
2 27 (3.33%) Playwright
3 23 (2.84%) SAP Fiori
4 18 (2.22%) Middleware
5 17 (2.10%) JSON
6 16 (1.98%) SOAP
6 16 (1.98%) XML
7 13 (1.60%) .NET
7 13 (1.60%) Oracle Fusion
7 13 (1.60%) Terraform
8 8 (0.99%) HTML
8 8 (0.99%) Web Services
9 7 (0.86%) ADO
9 7 (0.86%) EDI
9 7 (0.86%) Lightning Web Components
9 7 (0.86%) React
10 6 (0.74%) CSS
10 6 (0.74%) SailPoint
10 6 (0.74%) SAPUI5
11 5 (0.62%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.64%) Product Ownership
2 42 (5.19%) Management Information System
3 40 (4.94%) Onboarding
4 24 (2.96%) Legacy Systems
5 19 (2.35%) Data Structures
5 19 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (1.85%) Driving Licence
7 13 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.48%) FMCG
9 10 (1.23%) NHS
10 9 (1.11%) e-Learning
10 9 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (0.99%) Life Science
11 8 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (0.86%) CMDB
12 7 (0.86%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.86%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 7 (0.86%) SystemC
12 7 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.22%) Windows
2 14 (1.73%) Linux
3 6 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.37%) VMS
5 2 (0.25%) Android
5 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 310 (38.27%) Problem-Solving
3 307 (37.90%) Continuous Improvement
4 252 (31.11%) Agile
5 200 (24.69%) ERP
6 192 (23.70%) Requirements Gathering
7 177 (21.85%) Validation
8 163 (20.12%) Migration
9 153 (18.89%) Process Improvement
10 132 (16.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 131 (16.17%) System Integration Testing
12 130 (16.05%) Data Migration
13 117 (14.44%) Project Delivery
14 115 (14.20%) CRM
14 115 (14.20%) Translating Business Requirements
15 114 (14.07%) Business Analysis
16 111 (13.70%) DevOps
17 109 (13.46%) User Stories
18 102 (12.59%) Workshop Facilitation
19 92 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 138 (17.04%) SQL
2 30 (3.70%) Python
3 28 (3.46%) C#
4 22 (2.72%) ABAP
5 21 (2.59%) Java
5 21 (2.59%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.98%) PowerShell
7 10 (1.23%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.74%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.37%) C++
9 3 (0.37%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.37%) VBA
10 2 (0.25%) Bash
10 2 (0.25%) Perl
10 2 (0.25%) Scala
11 1 (0.12%) Ruby
11 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 112 (13.83%) Degree
2 53 (6.54%) Security Cleared
3 44 (5.43%) SC Cleared
4 34 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (2.96%) ACCA
5 24 (2.96%) CIMA
6 20 (2.47%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.10%) ISTQB
7 17 (2.10%) PMP
8 15 (1.85%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.23%) ISEB
10 9 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.11%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 7 (0.86%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.86%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 6 (0.74%) CISA
13 6 (0.74%) CISSP
14 5 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 138 (17.04%) QA
2 81 (10.00%) Data Quality
3 63 (7.78%) GDPR
4 14 (1.73%) Accessibility
4 14 (1.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 12 (1.48%) SLA
6 8 (0.99%) GRC
6 8 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.99%) PMO
7 6 (0.74%) GAAP
7 6 (0.74%) WCAG
8 4 (0.49%) IFRS
9 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.25%) Good Clinical Practice
9 2 (0.25%) GxP
9 2 (0.25%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.25%) ISO 13485
9 2 (0.25%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (1.36%) Docker
2 5 (0.62%) 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 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.25%) Ansible
2 2 (0.25%) SCCM
3 1 (0.12%) Argo
3 1 (0.12%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 185 (22.84%) Microsoft
2 116 (14.32%) SAP
3 65 (8.02%) Oracle
4 44 (5.43%) Sage
5 41 (5.06%) Salesforce
6 29 (3.58%) ServiceNow
7 27 (3.33%) Workday
8 17 (2.10%) Civica
9 13 (1.60%) Concur
10 11 (1.36%) Infor
11 9 (1.11%) Google
11 9 (1.11%) Xero
12 8 (0.99%) Databricks
13 7 (0.86%) Adobe
13 7 (0.86%) Ariba
13 7 (0.86%) iManage
13 7 (0.86%) YouTube
14 6 (0.74%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.74%) Intapp
14 6 (0.74%) Pega