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 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 373 360
Rank change year-on-year +113 -13 -92
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 621 293 647
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.75% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 0.80% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 409 194 508
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,250 £33,720
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -0.36%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,625 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

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 60,313 36,433 75,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.30% 93.06% 83.01%
Number of salaries quoted 41,346 19,656 55,190
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 6 June 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 6 June 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 +122 293 £67,500 -7.85% 189
North of England +42 137 £55,000 -4.45% 65
North West +28 70 £55,000 -13.73% 44
Midlands -11 61 £50,000 +5.26% 56
South East -1 51 £49,750 -13.48% 78
West Midlands -13 51 £50,000 +5.26% 39
Yorkshire -1 49 £82,500 +50.00% 18
East of England -8 32 £50,025 -5.61% 13
South West -44 30 £55,000 +0.66% 19
North East - 18 £41,500 - 3
East Midlands -35 10 £30,000 -57.14% 17
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 32 (5.15%) Confluence
2 25 (4.03%) Apache
2 25 (4.03%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (4.03%) Apache Spark
3 22 (3.54%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.29%) Appian
4 8 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.48%) CMS
5 3 (0.48%) IIS
6 2 (0.32%) WordPress
7 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 40 (6.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.15%) MS Visio
3 24 (3.86%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 77 (12.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (1.77%) Dynamics AX
4 10 (1.61%) SAP SD
5 8 (1.29%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.29%) Sage 50
6 7 (1.13%) Oracle Payables
6 7 (1.13%) SAP MDG
7 6 (0.97%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.81%) NetSuite
8 5 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
8 5 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.81%) SAP EWM
8 5 (0.81%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.64%) iTrent
9 4 (0.64%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 4 (0.64%) SAP GTS
9 4 (0.64%) SAP IBP
9 4 (0.64%) SAP MDG-BP
9 4 (0.64%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 115 (18.52%) Azure
2 79 (12.72%) Power Platform
3 66 (10.63%) AWS
4 55 (8.86%) Azure DevOps
5 53 (8.53%) Dynamics 365
6 34 (5.48%) Power Automate
6 34 (5.48%) SaaS
7 29 (4.67%) Amazon S3
8 28 (4.51%) PowerApps
9 25 (4.03%) OpenShift
10 24 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (3.22%) GCP
12 12 (1.93%) Boomi
13 8 (1.29%) Anthropic Claude
13 8 (1.29%) Azure AI
13 8 (1.29%) Azure AKS
13 8 (1.29%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.29%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (1.13%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.97%) VPN
2 5 (0.81%) HTTP
3 2 (0.32%) Intranet
3 2 (0.32%) LAN
3 2 (0.32%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.32%) VoIP
3 2 (0.32%) WAN
3 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.16%) Broadband
4 1 (0.16%) FTP
4 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (9.66%) Power BI
2 30 (4.83%) Oracle Database
3 28 (4.51%) Tableau
4 27 (4.35%) SQL Server
5 25 (4.03%) Apache Hive
5 25 (4.03%) Impala
5 25 (4.03%) Parquet
5 25 (4.03%) Spark SQL
6 11 (1.77%) SAP HANA
7 9 (1.45%) SAP BW
8 8 (1.29%) Pinecone
8 8 (1.29%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.97%) Power Query
9 6 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.81%) Db2
10 5 (0.81%) Metadata
10 5 (0.81%) MySQL
10 5 (0.81%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 88 (14.17%) JIRA
2 34 (5.48%) Git
2 34 (5.48%) Selenium
3 25 (4.03%) IBM UrbanCode
4 24 (3.86%) Cypress.io
5 16 (2.58%) Postman
6 8 (1.29%) GitLab
6 8 (1.29%) MLflow
7 7 (1.13%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.97%) REST Assured
9 5 (0.81%) JUnit
9 5 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
10 4 (0.64%) Oracle APEX
10 4 (0.64%) SpecFlow
10 4 (0.64%) TestRail
11 3 (0.48%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 3 (0.48%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.48%) Gatling
11 3 (0.48%) Ranorex
11 3 (0.48%) TestNG
General
1 279 (44.93%) Finance
2 254 (40.90%) Social Skills
3 180 (28.99%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (11.11%) Law
5 65 (10.47%) Banking
6 56 (9.02%) Legal
7 47 (7.57%) Manufacturing
8 38 (6.12%) Retail
9 37 (5.96%) Investment Banking
10 36 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 30 (4.83%) Public Sector
12 27 (4.35%) Marketing
13 21 (3.38%) Billing
14 17 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
15 15 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
18 9 (1.45%) Advertising
18 9 (1.45%) Games
19 8 (1.29%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 206 (33.17%) Analyst
2 117 (18.84%) Business Analyst
3 104 (16.75%) Consultant
4 65 (10.47%) Lead
5 59 (9.50%) Senior
6 38 (6.12%) SAP Consultant
7 34 (5.48%) Technical Analyst
8 32 (5.15%) Project Manager
9 28 (4.51%) Senior Analyst
10 26 (4.19%) Transformation Analyst
11 24 (3.86%) Support Analyst
11 24 (3.86%) Systems Analyst
12 23 (3.70%) Banking Analyst
13 21 (3.38%) QA Leader
13 21 (3.38%) Test Leader
14 20 (3.22%) Transformation Manager
15 18 (2.90%) Developer
16 17 (2.74%) Functional Consultant
17 16 (2.58%) Technical Manager
17 16 (2.58%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.51%) REST
2 27 (4.35%) Playwright
3 25 (4.03%) PySpark
4 24 (3.86%) Middleware
5 21 (3.38%) Pandas
6 13 (2.09%) Oracle Fusion
6 13 (2.09%) RESTful
6 13 (2.09%) SAP Fiori
6 13 (2.09%) Web Services
7 12 (1.93%) Swagger
8 11 (1.77%) OpenAPI
9 10 (1.61%) Flask
10 9 (1.45%) .NET
10 9 (1.45%) XML
11 8 (1.29%) Django
11 8 (1.29%) JSON
11 8 (1.29%) NumPy
11 8 (1.29%) OAuth
11 8 (1.29%) pytest
11 8 (1.29%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.25%) Onboarding
2 44 (7.09%) Legacy Systems
3 39 (6.28%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.22%) Management Information System
5 19 (3.06%) Data Structures
5 19 (3.06%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (2.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.42%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 13 (2.09%) Low-Code
8 13 (2.09%) NHS
9 11 (1.77%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.45%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.29%) Fixed Income
11 8 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.13%) CMDB
12 7 (1.13%) Derivative
12 7 (1.13%) Linux Command Line
13 5 (0.81%) Enterprise Cloud
13 5 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.42%) Windows
2 12 (1.93%) Linux
3 7 (1.13%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.81%) Unix
5 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (34.14%) Agile
2 192 (30.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 185 (29.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 175 (28.18%) Problem-Solving
5 126 (20.29%) Requirements Gathering
6 117 (18.84%) Migration
7 111 (17.87%) ERP
8 107 (17.23%) Validation
9 95 (15.30%) System Integration Testing
10 90 (14.49%) Test Automation
10 90 (14.49%) User Stories
11 81 (13.04%) CI/CD
11 81 (13.04%) DevOps
11 81 (13.04%) Process Improvement
12 80 (12.88%) Translating Business Requirements
13 77 (12.40%) Workshop Facilitation
14 76 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 75 (12.08%) Business Intelligence
16 71 (11.43%) Data Migration
17 69 (11.11%) AI
Programming Languages
1 121 (19.48%) SQL
2 62 (9.98%) Python
3 35 (5.64%) C#
4 23 (3.70%) JavaScript
5 20 (3.22%) Java
6 19 (3.06%) ABAP
7 12 (1.93%) C++
8 8 (1.29%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.81%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.81%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.64%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.64%) Rust
11 4 (0.64%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.64%) VBA
12 3 (0.48%) Perl
13 2 (0.32%) Go
13 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.16%) C
14 1 (0.16%) PHP
Qualifications
1 78 (12.56%) Degree
2 23 (3.70%) Security Cleared
3 20 (3.22%) PMI Certification
4 18 (2.90%) ISTQB
5 16 (2.58%) PMP
5 16 (2.58%) SC Cleared
6 10 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.61%) DV Cleared
7 7 (1.13%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.13%) Master's Degree
8 6 (0.97%) IIBA
8 6 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (0.97%) SAP Certification
9 5 (0.81%) ACCA
9 5 (0.81%) CBAP
9 5 (0.81%) CIMA
9 5 (0.81%) ISEB
9 5 (0.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.64%) CCA
10 4 (0.64%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (18.36%) QA
2 73 (11.76%) Data Quality
3 51 (8.21%) GDPR
4 33 (5.31%) Accessibility
5 20 (3.22%) PMO
6 15 (2.42%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.42%) SLA
7 13 (2.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 12 (1.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 7 (1.13%) IFRS
10 6 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.97%) GAAP
11 5 (0.81%) ISO 20022
11 5 (0.81%) TickIT
11 5 (0.81%) WCAG
12 4 (0.64%) HL7
12 4 (0.64%) Software Quality Assurance
13 2 (0.32%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.32%) PSD2
14 1 (0.16%) GRC
System Software
1 20 (3.22%) Docker
2 8 (1.29%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.64%) Firmware
3 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (4.19%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.58%) Terraform
3 3 (0.48%) Ansible
4 2 (0.32%) Grafana
4 2 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 108 (17.39%) SAP
2 97 (15.62%) Microsoft
3 76 (12.24%) Oracle
4 27 (4.35%) ServiceNow
5 26 (4.19%) Red Hat
5 26 (4.19%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.09%) Intapp
7 10 (1.61%) Ariba
7 10 (1.61%) FIS
7 10 (1.61%) Sage
8 9 (1.45%) ION Trading
8 9 (1.45%) OpenText
9 8 (1.29%) Automation Anywhere
9 8 (1.29%) OpenAI
9 8 (1.29%) UiPath
9 8 (1.29%) Xero
10 7 (1.13%) IFS
10 7 (1.13%) iManage
10 7 (1.13%) MuleSoft
11 6 (0.97%) HubSpot