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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 278 411
Rank change year-on-year +49 +133 -193
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 819 459 380
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.79% 1.06% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.07% 1.19% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 562 275 220
10th Percentile £31,750 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,213 £43,557
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -10.83% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £71,813
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +2.13%

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 76,481 38,519 54,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.55% 89.12% 82.39%
Number of salaries quoted 53,828 21,783 29,723
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,532 £42,608
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 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,700
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.30% -2.17%

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 3 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 3 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 +22 300 £71,000 +9.23% 610
North of England +94 218 £55,000 +4.76% 152
North West +82 146 £55,000 +4.76% 81
South East -55 123 £45,000 +5.88% 208
Midlands -1 99 £49,000 -6.67% 110
West Midlands +2 72 £49,000 +3.16% 76
Yorkshire +3 56 £85,000 +54.55% 49
South West -61 33 £52,500 -8.70% 69
East of England -39 32 £45,050 -15.00% 66
East Midlands -34 27 £47,500 -13.64% 32
North East -48 16 £37,000 -9.76% 22
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 52 (6.35%) Confluence
2 27 (3.30%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.98%) CMS
4 7 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.37%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.37%) IIS
6 3 (0.37%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.24%) Office Communications Server
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.12%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.12%) nginx
8 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 59 (7.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.64%) 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 (12.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 33 (4.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 28 (3.42%) NetSuite
4 18 (2.20%) Dynamics AX
5 14 (1.71%) Workday HCM
6 11 (1.34%) SAP SD
7 9 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
7 9 (1.10%) Oracle Payables
8 8 (0.98%) Oracle Receivables
8 8 (0.98%) Sage 50
8 8 (0.98%) SAP MDG
9 7 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
9 7 (0.85%) Infor CloudSuite
9 7 (0.85%) SAP CO
9 7 (0.85%) SAP FI
9 7 (0.85%) SAP FI/CO
9 7 (0.85%) SAP GRC
10 6 (0.73%) iTrent
10 6 (0.73%) Unit4 Business World
11 5 (0.61%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 150 (18.32%) Azure
2 107 (13.06%) Dynamics 365
2 107 (13.06%) Power Platform
3 64 (7.81%) SaaS
4 63 (7.69%) AWS
5 62 (7.57%) Azure DevOps
6 37 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (3.05%) PowerApps
8 17 (2.08%) GCP
8 17 (2.08%) SuccessFactors
9 15 (1.83%) GitHub
9 15 (1.83%) Power Automate
10 11 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (0.98%) Boomi
11 8 (0.98%) OCI
12 7 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.85%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 7 (0.85%) 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 82 (10.01%) Power BI
2 21 (2.56%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.59%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.47%) Metadata
6 11 (1.34%) SAP BW
7 10 (1.22%) Oracle Database
7 10 (1.22%) SAP HANA
8 9 (1.10%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting 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
1 111 (13.55%) JIRA
2 31 (3.79%) Selenium
3 25 (3.05%) Git
4 18 (2.20%) GitLab
5 17 (2.08%) Postman
6 12 (1.47%) Cypress.io
6 12 (1.47%) Jenkins
7 11 (1.34%) Cucumber
8 7 (0.85%) Gatling
8 7 (0.85%) Hudson
8 7 (0.85%) Zephyr
9 6 (0.73%) JMeter
9 6 (0.73%) JUnit
10 5 (0.61%) SoapUI
11 4 (0.49%) Bitbucket
11 4 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 3 (0.37%) LSMW
12 3 (0.37%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 378 (46.15%) Finance
2 374 (45.67%) Social Skills
3 237 (28.94%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (10.62%) Law
5 81 (9.89%) Manufacturing
6 61 (7.45%) Retail
7 54 (6.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 52 (6.35%) Public Sector
9 51 (6.23%) Legal
10 43 (5.25%) Documentation Skills
11 41 (5.01%) Marketing
12 40 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
13 36 (4.40%) Banking
14 26 (3.17%) General Ledger
15 24 (2.93%) Billing
16 19 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
17 17 (2.08%) Automotive
17 17 (2.08%) Telecoms
18 15 (1.83%) Military
19 12 (1.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 237 (28.94%) Analyst
2 151 (18.44%) Consultant
3 134 (16.36%) Business Analyst
4 76 (9.28%) Senior
5 73 (8.91%) Lead
6 45 (5.49%) Support Analyst
7 41 (5.01%) SAP Consultant
8 40 (4.88%) Project Manager
9 35 (4.27%) Systems Analyst
10 34 (4.15%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 33 (4.03%) Functional Consultant
12 30 (3.66%) Tester
13 28 (3.42%) Developer
14 24 (2.93%) Architect
15 23 (2.81%) Applications Support
15 23 (2.81%) Applications Support Analyst
16 21 (2.56%) Senior Consultant
16 21 (2.56%) Systems Support
17 19 (2.32%) Junior
17 19 (2.32%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.03%) REST
2 28 (3.42%) SAP Fiori
3 26 (3.17%) Playwright
4 22 (2.69%) Middleware
5 18 (2.20%) JSON
5 18 (2.20%) XML
6 17 (2.08%) SOAP
7 12 (1.47%) .NET
7 12 (1.47%) Oracle Fusion
8 11 (1.34%) Terraform
9 8 (0.98%) HTML
9 8 (0.98%) SAP Core Interface
10 7 (0.85%) ADO
10 7 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
10 7 (0.85%) React
11 6 (0.73%) CSS
11 6 (0.73%) EDI
11 6 (0.73%) SailPoint
11 6 (0.73%) SAPUI5
11 6 (0.73%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 73 (8.91%) Product Ownership
2 42 (5.13%) Management Information System
3 37 (4.52%) Onboarding
4 27 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (2.56%) Data Structures
7 15 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
7 15 (1.83%) Driving Licence
8 12 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (1.22%) FMCG
9 10 (1.22%) NHS
10 9 (1.10%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (1.10%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 8 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (0.85%) CMDB
12 7 (0.85%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.85%) Replication
12 7 (0.85%) SystemC
12 7 (0.85%) 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 (39.56%) Stakeholder Management
2 316 (38.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 307 (37.48%) Problem-Solving
4 262 (31.99%) Agile
5 199 (24.30%) ERP
6 194 (23.69%) Requirements Gathering
7 180 (21.98%) Validation
8 162 (19.78%) Migration
9 153 (18.68%) Process Improvement
10 145 (17.70%) System Integration Testing
11 132 (16.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 126 (15.38%) Data Migration
13 122 (14.90%) Project Delivery
14 121 (14.77%) CRM
14 121 (14.77%) Translating Business Requirements
15 117 (14.29%) User Stories
16 112 (13.68%) Business Analysis
17 108 (13.19%) DevOps
17 108 (13.19%) Workshop Facilitation
18 93 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 139 (16.97%) SQL
2 30 (3.66%) Python
3 29 (3.54%) C#
4 28 (3.42%) ABAP
5 23 (2.81%) Java
6 21 (2.56%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.95%) PowerShell
8 10 (1.22%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.73%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.49%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.37%) C++
11 3 (0.37%) Perl
11 3 (0.37%) T-SQL
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%) Ruby
13 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 115 (14.04%) Degree
2 54 (6.59%) Security Cleared
3 45 (5.49%) SC Cleared
4 33 (4.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.69%) ACCA
5 22 (2.69%) CIMA
5 22 (2.69%) PMI Certification
6 19 (2.32%) ISTQB
7 17 (2.08%) PMP
7 17 (2.08%) SAP Certification
8 10 (1.22%) ISEB
9 9 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.10%) 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
1 145 (17.70%) QA
2 81 (9.89%) Data Quality
3 65 (7.94%) GDPR
4 18 (2.20%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 13 (1.59%) SLA
7 11 (1.34%) PMO
8 7 (0.85%) GRC
9 6 (0.73%) GAAP
9 6 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (0.73%) WCAG
10 4 (0.49%) IFRS
11 3 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.37%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.24%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.24%) GxP
12 2 (0.24%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.24%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.24%) TickIT
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
1 181 (22.10%) Microsoft
2 131 (16.00%) SAP
3 65 (7.94%) Oracle
4 43 (5.25%) Sage
5 41 (5.01%) Salesforce
6 28 (3.42%) ServiceNow
7 26 (3.17%) Workday
8 15 (1.83%) Civica
9 12 (1.47%) Concur
10 10 (1.22%) Google
10 10 (1.22%) Intapp
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
13 7 (0.85%) FIS
13 7 (0.85%) iManage
13 7 (0.85%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.85%) YouTube