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 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 240 | 263 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +138 | -182 |
| Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing | 830 | 460 | 348 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.78% | 1.08% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.06% | 1.22% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 556 | 274 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,750 | - | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £45,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.77% | -11.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £82,500 | £83,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.77% | -11.67% | +4.35% |
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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 78,226 | 37,639 | 51,198 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 73.98% | 88.56% | 82.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54,403 | 21,898 | 27,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £36,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -0.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,863 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.09% | -9.17% | - |
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 Salary Trend in England
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 20 October 2026.
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 20 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 | +20 | 307 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 359 |
| North of England | +75 | 202 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 102 |
| North West | +67 | 141 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 47 |
| South East | -56 | 130 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 117 |
| Midlands | -6 | 102 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 71 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 72 | £49,000 | +8.89% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | -10 | 40 | £65,000 | +15.56% | 36 |
| East of England | -28 | 40 | £45,000 | -15.09% | 35 |
| South West | -59 | 38 | £55,250 | -3.91% | 44 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 30 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 21 |
| North East | -54 | 21 | £41,500 | +1.22% | 19 |
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User Acceptance Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 40.6% | 337 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 37.7% | 313 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 37.5% | 311 |
| 4 | Agile | 31.4% | 261 |
| 5 | ERP | 24.8% | 206 |
| 6 | Requirements Gathering | 24.5% | 203 |
| 7 | Validation | 21.9% | 182 |
| 8 | Migration | 20.1% | 167 |
| 9 | Process Improvement | 18.9% | 157 |
| 10 | Data Migration | 16.1% | 134 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 16.1% | 134 |
| 12 | System Integration Testing | 14.9% | 124 |
| 13 | CRM | 14.6% | 121 |
| 14 | Business Analysis | 14.5% | 120 |
| 15 | Project Delivery | 14.2% | 118 |
| 16 | Translating Business Requirements | 13.9% | 115 |
| 17 | DevOps | 13.7% | 114 |
| 18 | User Stories | 13.6% | 113 |
| 19 | Workshop Facilitation | 12.4% | 103 |
| 20 | Business Intelligence | 11.1% | 92 |