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 19 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 335 294
Rank change year-on-year +69 -41 -2
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 452 349 633
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.79% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.95% 0.86% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 280 185 521
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £44,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,313 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +11.61% +1.82%

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 47,788 40,729 58,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.33% 92.55% 88.14%
Number of salaries quoted 29,331 20,236 46,053
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,984 £46,250 £40,058
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,875 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -12.00%

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 19 February 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 19 February 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 +76 190 £62,500 -16.67% 81
South East +75 107 £42,500 -27.66% 96
Midlands +19 69 £43,522 -12.96% 48
West Midlands +21 46 £45,000 -12.62% 27
North of England -72 36 £52,500 -4.55% 72
South West +1 25 £47,500 -2.56% 15
East Midlands -6 23 £38,750 +6.90% 21
North West -54 16 £50,750 -21.92% 41
Yorkshire -30 14 £57,500 +77.00% 26
East of England +8 11 £55,000 +15.18% 27
North East -6 6 £46,500 -25.60% 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 25 (5.53%) Confluence
2 12 (2.65%) Appian
2 12 (2.65%) Tomcat
2 12 (2.65%) WebSphere
2 12 (2.65%) WebSphere Application Server
3 11 (2.43%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.44%) CMS
4 2 (0.44%) WordPress
5 1 (0.22%) Apache
5 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.22%) SAS
Applications
1 37 (8.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.98%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.32%) MS Visio
4 13 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.44%) Trello
Business Applications
1 61 (13.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (3.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.21%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (1.11%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (1.11%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.88%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 4 (0.88%) SAP EWM
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Cash Management
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.66%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.66%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.66%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.44%) Loan IQ
7 2 (0.44%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.44%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.44%) SAP WM
7 2 (0.44%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 100 (22.12%) Power Platform
2 65 (14.38%) Azure
3 36 (7.96%) Dynamics 365
4 34 (7.52%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (5.97%) SaaS
6 26 (5.75%) Power Automate
7 23 (5.09%) AWS
8 16 (3.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 12 (2.65%) Anthropic Claude
9 12 (2.65%) Azure AI
10 11 (2.43%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (2.43%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.77%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (1.77%) Serverless
12 6 (1.33%) OCI
13 5 (1.11%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (1.11%) Lucidchart
13 5 (1.11%) SuccessFactors
14 4 (0.88%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.65%) SSL
2 9 (1.99%) VPN
3 3 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.44%) GSM
4 2 (0.44%) LAN
4 2 (0.44%) LTE
4 2 (0.44%) WAN
5 1 (0.22%) HTTP
5 1 (0.22%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (10.62%) Power BI
2 30 (6.64%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.54%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.10%) DB2
5 12 (2.65%) Pinecone
6 9 (1.99%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.77%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.55%) MySQL
8 7 (1.55%) Oracle Reports
9 6 (1.33%) Electronic Patient Records
10 5 (1.11%) Metadata
10 5 (1.11%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.88%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.44%) BusinessObjects
14 1 (0.22%) GIS
14 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 59 (13.05%) JIRA
2 19 (4.20%) Selenium
3 14 (3.10%) Cypress.io
4 12 (2.65%) MLflow
5 6 (1.33%) Postman
6 4 (0.88%) Git
7 3 (0.66%) JUnit
7 3 (0.66%) Katalon Studio
7 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.66%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.44%) GitLab
8 2 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.44%) Ranorex
8 2 (0.44%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.44%) TestDirector
8 2 (0.44%) TestNG
9 1 (0.22%) Appium
9 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.22%) MSI
9 1 (0.22%) Zephyr
General
1 210 (46.46%) Finance
2 201 (44.47%) Social Skills
3 99 (21.90%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (14.60%) Manufacturing
5 51 (11.28%) Marketing
6 37 (8.19%) Banking
7 19 (4.20%) Law
8 17 (3.76%) Public Sector
9 15 (3.32%) Legal
9 15 (3.32%) Retail
10 13 (2.88%) Investment Banking
11 12 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.77%) Health Technology
15 7 (1.55%) Advertising
15 7 (1.55%) Billing
16 6 (1.33%) Back Office
16 6 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.88%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 220 (48.67%) Analyst
2 87 (19.25%) Business Analyst
3 85 (18.81%) Senior
4 69 (15.27%) Senior Analyst
5 48 (10.62%) Lead
6 41 (9.07%) SAP Analyst
7 37 (8.19%) Developer
8 29 (6.42%) Automation Developer
8 29 (6.42%) Support Analyst
9 28 (6.19%) Consultant
10 25 (5.53%) Applications Support
11 23 (5.09%) Test Leader
12 21 (4.65%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
13 20 (4.42%) Power Platform Developer
14 19 (4.20%) Technical Analyst
15 18 (3.98%) Senior Business Analyst
15 18 (3.98%) Systems Analyst
16 16 (3.54%) Automation Analyst
17 14 (3.10%) Project Manager
18 13 (2.88%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.76%) REST
2 15 (3.32%) OpenAPI
2 15 (3.32%) Swagger
3 13 (2.88%) Pandas
3 13 (2.88%) Web Services
4 12 (2.65%) Django
4 12 (2.65%) Flask
4 12 (2.65%) JWT
4 12 (2.65%) LAPP Stack
4 12 (2.65%) LDAP
4 12 (2.65%) NumPy
4 12 (2.65%) OAuth
4 12 (2.65%) Oracle Fusion
4 12 (2.65%) Playwright
4 12 (2.65%) pytest
4 12 (2.65%) PyTorch
4 12 (2.65%) RESTful
4 12 (2.65%) scikit-learn
4 12 (2.65%) TensorFlow
4 12 (2.65%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.96%) Greenfield Project
2 27 (5.97%) Product Ownership
3 23 (5.09%) Legacy Systems
3 23 (5.09%) Management Information System
4 20 (4.42%) Onboarding
5 19 (4.20%) Linux Command Line
6 16 (3.54%) Low-Code
7 15 (3.32%) NHS
8 7 (1.55%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.33%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.33%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.11%) CMDB
10 5 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.88%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.88%) Fixed Income
11 4 (0.88%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.31%) Windows
2 22 (4.87%) Linux
3 13 (2.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 13 (2.88%) Unix
4 4 (0.88%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.66%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.44%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.22%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (40.27%) Agile
2 121 (26.77%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (22.35%) Stakeholder Management
4 96 (21.24%) Roadmaps
5 86 (19.03%) Requirements Gathering
6 75 (16.59%) Validation
7 73 (16.15%) Change Management
7 73 (16.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 70 (15.49%) AI
8 70 (15.49%) Test Automation
9 62 (13.72%) Business Intelligence
9 62 (13.72%) Translating Business Requirements
10 61 (13.50%) Migration
11 57 (12.61%) Intelligent Automation
12 56 (12.39%) Business Analysis
13 54 (11.95%) Logistics
13 54 (11.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 54 (11.95%) Workshop Facilitation
14 52 (11.50%) ERP
15 48 (10.62%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 130 (28.76%) SQL
2 37 (8.19%) Python
3 17 (3.76%) JavaScript
4 15 (3.32%) C#
5 8 (1.77%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.11%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.88%) Java
8 3 (0.66%) VBA
9 2 (0.44%) ABAP
9 2 (0.44%) Bash
9 2 (0.44%) C++
9 2 (0.44%) Go
9 2 (0.44%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.22%) Korn
10 1 (0.22%) PHP
10 1 (0.22%) Rust
10 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 69 (15.27%) Degree
2 20 (4.42%) ISTQB
3 18 (3.98%) PMI Certification
4 16 (3.54%) AWS Certification
5 15 (3.32%) PMP
6 13 (2.88%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.65%) ITIL Certification
8 9 (1.99%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.77%) IIBA
10 7 (1.55%) ISEB
11 6 (1.33%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (1.11%) CBAP
12 5 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.88%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.66%) CAPM
14 3 (0.66%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
15 2 (0.44%) ACCA
15 2 (0.44%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (16.81%) QA
2 24 (5.31%) Data Quality
3 23 (5.09%) SLA
4 19 (4.20%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.21%) GDPR
6 6 (1.33%) HL7
7 4 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.66%) IFRS
8 3 (0.66%) IFRS 17
8 3 (0.66%) ISO 20022
8 3 (0.66%) PMO
9 2 (0.44%) PSD2
9 2 (0.44%) WCAG
10 1 (0.22%) EMIR
10 1 (0.22%) FATCA
10 1 (0.22%) GAAP
10 1 (0.22%) GRC
10 1 (0.22%) MiFID
10 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.22%) SEPA
System Software
1 15 (3.32%) Docker
2 4 (0.88%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.22%) Firmware
3 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (3.98%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (0.88%) Terraform
4 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.44%) Grafana
6 1 (0.22%) Ansible
6 1 (0.22%) Control-M
6 1 (0.22%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.22%) Puppet
6 1 (0.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 103 (22.79%) Microsoft
2 81 (17.92%) SAP
3 45 (9.96%) Blue Prism
4 38 (8.41%) Oracle
5 17 (3.76%) ServiceNow
6 14 (3.10%) IBM
6 14 (3.10%) Red Hat
7 12 (2.65%) Automation Anywhere
7 12 (2.65%) OpenAI
7 12 (2.65%) UiPath
8 11 (2.43%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.55%) Workday
10 5 (1.11%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.11%) Ariba
11 4 (0.88%) Anaplan
12 3 (0.66%) Apple
12 3 (0.66%) Concur
12 3 (0.66%) HP
12 3 (0.66%) IFS
12 3 (0.66%) Okta