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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 287 402
Rank change year-on-year +34 +115 -173
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 740 432 406
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.74% 0.99% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.12% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 528 249 253
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,125 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -6.30% +2.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £82,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £58,700
% change year-on-year +4.55% -6.30% +2.09%

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 73,420 38,536 56,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.29% 88.67% 81.27%
Number of salaries quoted 52,272 22,193 32,991
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 +34 293 £70,000 +7.69% 311
North of England +98 199 £55,000 +4.76% 71
North West +72 127 £55,000 +6.80% 45
South East -51 101 £45,000 -5.26% 126
Midlands -14 85 £47,000 -10.48% 67
West Midlands +9 68 £49,000 +3.16% 49
Yorkshire -2 56 £83,750 +48.89% 15
South West -68 27 £55,500 -3.48% 27
East of England -40 22 £45,050 -15.00% 32
East Midlands -40 17 £45,000 -21.74% 18
North East -42 16 £41,500 +1.22% 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 45 (6.08%) Confluence
2 27 (3.65%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.81%) CMS
5 3 (0.41%) IIS
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 52 (7.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.70%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 92 (12.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 26 (3.51%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.49%) SAP SD
5 10 (1.35%) Workday HCM
6 9 (1.22%) Dynamics AX
6 9 (1.22%) Oracle EBS
7 8 (1.08%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (1.08%) Sage 50
7 8 (1.08%) SAP MDG
8 7 (0.95%) Elite 3E
8 7 (0.95%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.95%) SAP CO
8 7 (0.95%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.95%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.68%) Unit4 Business World
10 4 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.54%) SAP MM
10 4 (0.54%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.54%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 143 (19.32%) Azure
2 106 (14.32%) Power Platform
3 89 (12.03%) Dynamics 365
4 64 (8.65%) AWS
5 59 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
5 59 (7.97%) SaaS
6 36 (4.86%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (3.78%) PowerApps
8 20 (2.70%) GCP
9 19 (2.57%) Power Automate
10 14 (1.89%) GitHub
11 12 (1.62%) SuccessFactors
12 11 (1.49%) Boomi
12 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (0.95%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 7 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 6 (0.81%) Azure AKS
14 6 (0.81%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.68%) HTTP
2 2 (0.27%) Fibre Channel
2 2 (0.27%) Intranet
2 2 (0.27%) SAN
2 2 (0.27%) VoIP
3 1 (0.14%) Broadband
3 1 (0.14%) FTP
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (11.08%) Power BI
2 19 (2.57%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.49%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.49%) SAP BW
5 10 (1.35%) Metadata
5 10 (1.35%) SAP HANA
6 8 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.81%) Oracle Database
7 6 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.68%) Power Query
8 5 (0.68%) Star Schema
9 4 (0.54%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.41%) DTS
10 3 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.41%) Tableau
11 2 (0.27%) EDRMS
11 2 (0.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 94 (12.70%) JIRA
2 31 (4.19%) Selenium
3 24 (3.24%) Git
4 20 (2.70%) Postman
5 18 (2.43%) GitLab
6 14 (1.89%) Jenkins
7 13 (1.76%) Cypress.io
8 12 (1.62%) Cucumber
9 8 (1.08%) Gatling
9 8 (1.08%) Zephyr
10 7 (0.95%) Hudson
10 7 (0.95%) JMeter
10 7 (0.95%) JUnit
11 5 (0.68%) REST Assured
11 5 (0.68%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.54%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.54%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.54%) TestRail
13 3 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 3 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 345 (46.62%) Finance
2 330 (44.59%) Social Skills
3 220 (29.73%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (12.03%) Law
5 62 (8.38%) Manufacturing
6 54 (7.30%) Legal
7 52 (7.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 44 (5.95%) Retail
9 43 (5.81%) Public Sector
10 35 (4.73%) Marketing
11 34 (4.59%) Banking
12 33 (4.46%) Documentation Skills
13 30 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
14 27 (3.65%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (2.84%) Billing
16 15 (2.03%) General Ledger
17 12 (1.62%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.49%) Advertising
18 11 (1.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 207 (27.97%) Analyst
2 131 (17.70%) Consultant
3 116 (15.68%) Business Analyst
4 66 (8.92%) Lead
5 62 (8.38%) Senior
6 42 (5.68%) Support Analyst
7 39 (5.27%) Project Manager
7 39 (5.27%) SAP Consultant
8 32 (4.32%) Systems Analyst
9 30 (4.05%) Tester
10 29 (3.92%) Functional Consultant
11 23 (3.11%) Architect
11 23 (3.11%) Developer
11 23 (3.11%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 22 (2.97%) Applications Support
12 22 (2.97%) Applications Support Analyst
12 22 (2.97%) Systems Support
13 20 (2.70%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
13 20 (2.70%) Product Owner
13 20 (2.70%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.19%) REST
2 29 (3.92%) Playwright
3 24 (3.24%) Middleware
4 21 (2.84%) SAP Fiori
5 18 (2.43%) JSON
6 17 (2.30%) XML
7 15 (2.03%) Terraform
8 13 (1.76%) SOAP
9 11 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.08%) .NET
11 7 (0.95%) ADO
11 7 (0.95%) HTML
11 7 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
11 7 (0.95%) SAP Core Interface
12 6 (0.81%) React
13 5 (0.68%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.68%) CSS
13 5 (0.68%) EDI
13 5 (0.68%) Web Services
14 4 (0.54%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 65 (8.78%) Product Ownership
2 38 (5.14%) Onboarding
3 30 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
4 28 (3.78%) Management Information System
5 20 (2.70%) Data Structures
5 20 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 16 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.03%) Driving Licence
8 12 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (1.49%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.49%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 8 (1.08%) Derivative
10 8 (1.08%) Enterprise Cloud
10 8 (1.08%) NHS
11 7 (0.95%) CMDB
11 7 (0.95%) e-Learning
11 7 (0.95%) Replication
11 7 (0.95%) SystemC
12 6 (0.81%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.30%) Windows
2 13 (1.76%) Linux
3 3 (0.41%) VMS
3 3 (0.41%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.14%) Unix
4 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (37.70%) Continuous Improvement
2 270 (36.49%) Stakeholder Management
3 268 (36.22%) Problem-Solving
4 230 (31.08%) Agile
5 175 (23.65%) ERP
6 161 (21.76%) Requirements Gathering
7 151 (20.41%) Validation
8 145 (19.59%) Migration
9 134 (18.11%) System Integration Testing
10 130 (17.57%) Process Improvement
11 111 (15.00%) CRM
12 108 (14.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 106 (14.32%) Data Migration
13 106 (14.32%) Project Delivery
14 103 (13.92%) DevOps
15 102 (13.78%) Business Analysis
15 102 (13.78%) Translating Business Requirements
16 101 (13.65%) User Stories
17 99 (13.38%) Workshop Facilitation
18 94 (12.70%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 122 (16.49%) SQL
2 29 (3.92%) C#
3 27 (3.65%) Python
4 24 (3.24%) Java
4 24 (3.24%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.97%) ABAP
6 16 (2.16%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.49%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.81%) Apex Code
9 5 (0.68%) C++
9 5 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.54%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.41%) Perl
11 3 (0.41%) VBA
12 2 (0.27%) Scala
13 1 (0.14%) C
13 1 (0.14%) PHP
13 1 (0.14%) Ruby
13 1 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 92 (12.43%) Degree
2 50 (6.76%) Security Cleared
3 41 (5.54%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.11%) PMI Certification
5 19 (2.57%) ISTQB
6 18 (2.43%) PMP
7 17 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (2.03%) ACCA
8 15 (2.03%) CIMA
9 13 (1.76%) SAP Certification
10 10 (1.35%) ISEB
11 9 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (1.08%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.08%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 7 (0.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 6 (0.81%) DBS Check
15 5 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 4 (0.54%) CCA
16 4 (0.54%) Master's Degree
17 3 (0.41%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (17.84%) QA
2 63 (8.51%) Data Quality
3 57 (7.70%) GDPR
4 19 (2.57%) PMO
5 17 (2.30%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 12 (1.62%) SLA
7 7 (0.95%) WCAG
8 6 (0.81%) GAAP
9 5 (0.68%) TickIT
10 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.54%) GRC
10 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.41%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.41%) IFRS
11 3 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.27%) GxP
12 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 13 (1.76%) Docker
2 5 (0.68%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.41%) IAG
4 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (2.43%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.41%) Ansible
3 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
3 1 (0.14%) Grafana
Vendors
1 159 (21.49%) Microsoft
2 126 (17.03%) SAP
3 55 (7.43%) Oracle
4 40 (5.41%) Salesforce
5 34 (4.59%) Sage
6 26 (3.51%) ServiceNow
7 18 (2.43%) Workday
8 11 (1.49%) Ariba
8 11 (1.49%) FIS
8 11 (1.49%) Intapp
9 10 (1.35%) Civica
9 10 (1.35%) ION Trading
10 9 (1.22%) Concur
10 9 (1.22%) OpenText
10 9 (1.22%) Xero
11 7 (0.95%) iManage
11 7 (0.95%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.81%) Databricks
12 6 (0.81%) Google
12 6 (0.81%) HubSpot