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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 353 271
Rank change year-on-year +117 -82 +22
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 470 345 538
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.89% 0.72% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 0.79% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 274 177 447
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,335 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.71% +6.36%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,560 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% +4.55%

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 43,077 43,814 44,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.14% 90.86% 89.76%
Number of salaries quoted 25,929 21,493 34,060
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £79,563
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 15 January 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 January 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 +112 197 £62,500 -10.71% 83
South East +118 139 £42,500 -23.92% 119
Midlands +37 64 £42,500 -15.00% 60
West Midlands +28 43 £42,500 -16.25% 30
North of England -36 31 £53,750 -2.27% 70
East Midlands -4 21 £47,500 +46.15% 30
South West -3 18 £47,500 +15.15% 34
Yorkshire -8 16 £63,750 +96.24% 39
East of England +21 11 £55,000 +35.80% 45
North West -26 11 £37,000 -43.08% 22
North East +9 4 £41,000 -30.21% 11
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 19 (4.04%) Confluence
2 16 (3.40%) Tomcat
2 16 (3.40%) WebSphere
2 16 (3.40%) WebSphere Application Server
3 9 (1.91%) Appian
4 8 (1.70%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.85%) CMS
6 2 (0.43%) Drupal
6 2 (0.43%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.43%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 35 (7.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.34%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.43%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 83 (17.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (3.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.70%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.28%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (1.06%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.85%) Endur
6 4 (0.85%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.64%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.64%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (0.64%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.43%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.43%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.43%) SAP PP
8 2 (0.43%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 101 (21.49%) Power Platform
2 68 (14.47%) Azure
3 38 (8.09%) Dynamics 365
4 35 (7.45%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (5.11%) SaaS
6 23 (4.89%) Power Automate
7 22 (4.68%) AWS
8 17 (3.62%) Azure Data Factory
9 11 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
9 11 (2.34%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.91%) Anthropic Claude
10 9 (1.91%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (1.91%) Azure AI
10 9 (1.91%) Serverless
11 8 (1.70%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.70%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.70%) OCI
12 7 (1.49%) AWS CloudFormation
13 6 (1.28%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (1.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.40%) SSL
2 13 (2.77%) VPN
3 4 (0.85%) DMZ
3 4 (0.85%) STUN
3 4 (0.85%) VLAN
3 4 (0.85%) VoIP
4 3 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.43%) GSM
5 2 (0.43%) LTE
6 1 (0.21%) HTTP
6 1 (0.21%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.21%) LAN
6 1 (0.21%) RFID
6 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (9.36%) Power BI
2 33 (7.02%) SQL Server
3 18 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.62%) DB2
5 14 (2.98%) Relational Database
6 12 (2.55%) Metadata
7 9 (1.91%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.91%) Pinecone
8 8 (1.70%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (1.49%) MySQL
10 6 (1.28%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.85%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.85%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.85%) Tableau
12 3 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.64%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 56 (11.91%) JIRA
2 15 (3.19%) Selenium
3 11 (2.34%) Cypress.io
4 9 (1.91%) MLflow
5 8 (1.70%) Postman
6 6 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (1.06%) Git
8 3 (0.64%) Katalon Studio
8 3 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.43%) GitLab
9 2 (0.43%) Grunt
9 2 (0.43%) gulp
9 2 (0.43%) Ranorex
9 2 (0.43%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.43%) webpack
10 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.21%) JUnit
10 1 (0.21%) MSI
10 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 247 (52.55%) Finance
2 232 (49.36%) Social Skills
3 100 (21.28%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (18.94%) Manufacturing
5 76 (16.17%) Marketing
6 41 (8.72%) Banking
7 22 (4.68%) Law
8 21 (4.47%) Legal
9 19 (4.04%) Retail
10 15 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (2.77%) Investment Banking
12 11 (2.34%) Public Sector
13 10 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.91%) Back Office
15 7 (1.49%) Health Technology
15 7 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.06%) Advertising
16 5 (1.06%) Billing
Job Titles
1 225 (47.87%) Analyst
2 104 (22.13%) Senior
3 92 (19.57%) Senior Analyst
4 75 (15.96%) Business Analyst
5 61 (12.98%) SAP Analyst
6 48 (10.21%) Lead
7 42 (8.94%) Developer
8 35 (7.45%) Applications Support
9 29 (6.17%) Automation Developer
10 27 (5.74%) Consultant
11 25 (5.32%) Support Analyst
12 21 (4.47%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
13 20 (4.26%) Power Platform Developer
14 19 (4.04%) Test Leader
15 17 (3.62%) Senior Business Analyst
16 16 (3.40%) Automation Analyst
16 16 (3.40%) Systems Analyst
17 15 (3.19%) Infrastructure Support
17 15 (3.19%) Linux Support
17 15 (3.19%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.40%) LAPP Stack
1 16 (3.40%) LDAP
1 16 (3.40%) REST
1 16 (3.40%) WebSphere MQ
2 12 (2.55%) Oracle Fusion
3 11 (2.34%) OpenAPI
3 11 (2.34%) RESTful
3 11 (2.34%) Swagger
4 10 (2.13%) Web Services
4 10 (2.13%) XML
5 9 (1.91%) Django
5 9 (1.91%) Faiss
5 9 (1.91%) FastAPI
5 9 (1.91%) Hugging Face
5 9 (1.91%) JSON
5 9 (1.91%) JWT
5 9 (1.91%) NumPy
5 9 (1.91%) OAuth
5 9 (1.91%) pytest
5 9 (1.91%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.79%) Greenfield Project
2 30 (6.38%) Management Information System
3 24 (5.11%) Product Ownership
4 23 (4.89%) Linux Command Line
4 23 (4.89%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.77%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (2.77%) NHS
7 11 (2.34%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.28%) CMDB
9 6 (1.28%) Reference Data
9 6 (1.28%) Reinsurance
10 5 (1.06%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.06%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.06%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.85%) Driving Licence
11 4 (0.85%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 34 (7.23%) Windows
2 32 (6.81%) Linux
3 17 (3.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 16 (3.40%) Unix
5 7 (1.49%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.06%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.85%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.85%) Debian
8 1 (0.21%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (37.66%) Agile
2 145 (30.85%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (20.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 91 (19.36%) Roadmaps
5 76 (16.17%) Translating Business Requirements
6 74 (15.74%) Logistics
7 70 (14.89%) Data Management
8 69 (14.68%) AI
9 65 (13.83%) Incident Management
9 65 (13.83%) Validation
10 64 (13.62%) Change Management
11 61 (12.98%) Impact Analysis
12 60 (12.77%) Business Analysis
12 60 (12.77%) Data Collection
12 60 (12.77%) ERP
12 60 (12.77%) Quality Management
12 60 (12.77%) Requirements Gathering
12 60 (12.77%) Test Automation
13 59 (12.55%) Architectural Design
13 59 (12.55%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 134 (28.51%) SQL
2 42 (8.94%) Python
3 21 (4.47%) JavaScript
4 13 (2.77%) C#
5 11 (2.34%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.85%) Java
7 3 (0.64%) VBA
8 2 (0.43%) Bash
8 2 (0.43%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.21%) Korn
9 1 (0.21%) PHP
9 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.21%) R
9 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 77 (16.38%) Degree
2 29 (6.17%) ISTQB
3 19 (4.04%) AWS Certification
4 16 (3.40%) ITIL Certification
5 12 (2.55%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.34%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 8 (1.70%) PMP
7 8 (1.70%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.49%) IIBA
9 6 (1.28%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.28%) ISEB
10 5 (1.06%) CBAP
10 5 (1.06%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.64%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.43%) CAPM
13 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.43%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (13.40%) QA
2 30 (6.38%) Data Quality
3 28 (5.96%) SLA
4 11 (2.34%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.28%) HL7
7 5 (1.06%) GDPR
8 4 (0.85%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.43%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.43%) PMO
9 2 (0.43%) PSD2
10 1 (0.21%) EMIR
10 1 (0.21%) FATCA
10 1 (0.21%) GAAP
10 1 (0.21%) IFRS
10 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.21%) MiFID
10 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (2.13%) Docker
2 4 (0.85%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.85%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 12 (2.55%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.43%) Grafana
5 2 (0.43%) Terraform
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) Control-M
6 1 (0.21%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.21%) Puppet
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 109 (23.19%) Microsoft
2 102 (21.70%) SAP
3 45 (9.57%) Blue Prism
4 40 (8.51%) Oracle
5 18 (3.83%) IBM
5 18 (3.83%) ServiceNow
6 17 (3.62%) Red Hat
7 14 (2.98%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.91%) Automation Anywhere
8 9 (1.91%) OpenAI
8 9 (1.91%) UiPath
9 7 (1.49%) Workday
10 6 (1.28%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.85%) Anaplan
11 4 (0.85%) Ariba
11 4 (0.85%) Databricks
12 3 (0.64%) Apple
12 3 (0.64%) Concur
12 3 (0.64%) HP
12 3 (0.64%) VMware