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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 338 407
Rank change year-on-year +96 +69 -157
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 724 360 433
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.79% 0.83% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.07% 0.92% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 508 218 322
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £43,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -1.79%

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 67,804 39,039 59,330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.79% 89.57% 81.31%
Number of salaries quoted 47,813 22,613 39,487
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 +74 307 £70,000 - 222
North of England +78 180 £55,000 +4.76% 74
North West +62 107 £55,000 +4.76% 51
Midlands -6 83 £50,000 -4.76% 48
South East 0 81 £45,000 -22.75% 84
West Midlands +6 66 £50,000 +5.26% 33
Yorkshire +9 55 £82,500 +50.00% 19
East of England -24 33 £45,050 -15.00% 20
South West -54 26 £55,000 -4.35% 26
North East -35 18 £41,500 - 6
East Midlands -24 17 £45,000 -35.71% 15
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 37 (5.11%) Confluence
2 29 (4.01%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.73%) Apache Spark
4 25 (3.45%) Apache
4 25 (3.45%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.69%) CMS
7 3 (0.41%) IIS
8 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (6.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.70%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (4.42%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 87 (12.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (3.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 19 (2.62%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.52%) SAP SD
5 10 (1.38%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (1.10%) Elite 3E
6 8 (1.10%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (1.10%) Sage 50
6 8 (1.10%) Workday HCM
7 7 (0.97%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP MDG
8 6 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (0.69%) Oracle General Ledger
9 5 (0.69%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.69%) SAP PP
9 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
10 4 (0.55%) SAP GTS
10 4 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 126 (17.40%) Azure
2 92 (12.71%) Power Platform
3 84 (11.60%) AWS
4 67 (9.25%) Dynamics 365
5 51 (7.04%) Azure DevOps
6 47 (6.49%) SaaS
7 34 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (4.42%) PowerApps
9 26 (3.59%) Amazon S3
10 25 (3.45%) OpenShift
11 22 (3.04%) GCP
12 21 (2.90%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.66%) GitHub
14 11 (1.52%) Boomi
14 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (1.38%) SuccessFactors
16 8 (1.10%) Azure AKS
17 6 (0.83%) Figma
17 6 (0.83%) OCI
17 6 (0.83%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.69%) HTTP
2 2 (0.28%) Intranet
2 2 (0.28%) 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 73 (10.08%) Power BI
2 30 (4.14%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.01%) Tableau
4 25 (3.45%) Apache Hive
4 25 (3.45%) Impala
4 25 (3.45%) Parquet
4 25 (3.45%) Spark SQL
5 20 (2.76%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.52%) SAP BW
7 10 (1.38%) Metadata
7 10 (1.38%) SAP HANA
8 9 (1.24%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.83%) Power Query
11 5 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.55%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 89 (12.29%) JIRA
2 45 (6.22%) Git
3 34 (4.70%) Selenium
4 25 (3.45%) IBM UrbanCode
5 20 (2.76%) Postman
6 17 (2.35%) Cypress.io
7 15 (2.07%) GitLab
8 12 (1.66%) Jenkins
9 10 (1.38%) Cucumber
10 8 (1.10%) Gatling
10 8 (1.10%) JUnit
11 6 (0.83%) Hudson
11 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.83%) Zephyr
12 5 (0.69%) JMeter
12 5 (0.69%) TestRail
13 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
13 4 (0.55%) SoapUI
14 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.41%) SpecFlow
General
1 338 (46.69%) Finance
2 303 (41.85%) Social Skills
3 230 (31.77%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (12.02%) Law
5 65 (8.98%) Legal
6 61 (8.43%) Banking
7 55 (7.60%) Manufacturing
8 47 (6.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 43 (5.94%) Public Sector
10 40 (5.52%) Retail
11 38 (5.25%) Investment Banking
12 30 (4.14%) Marketing
13 29 (4.01%) Documentation Skills
14 24 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (2.62%) Billing
17 13 (1.80%) Aerospace
17 13 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.52%) Advertising
19 10 (1.38%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 220 (30.39%) Analyst
2 123 (16.99%) Business Analyst
3 117 (16.16%) Consultant
4 66 (9.12%) Lead
5 61 (8.43%) Senior
6 38 (5.25%) Project Manager
7 36 (4.97%) SAP Consultant
7 36 (4.97%) Support Analyst
8 27 (3.73%) Systems Analyst
8 27 (3.73%) Tester
9 26 (3.59%) Functional Consultant
9 26 (3.59%) Technical Analyst
10 24 (3.31%) Banking Analyst
10 24 (3.31%) Developer
10 24 (3.31%) Transformation Analyst
11 23 (3.18%) Applications Support
11 23 (3.18%) Applications Support Analyst
12 22 (3.04%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (2.76%) Architect
13 20 (2.76%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.28%) Playwright
2 27 (3.73%) REST
3 25 (3.45%) PySpark
4 24 (3.31%) Middleware
5 16 (2.21%) XML
6 14 (1.93%) JSON
6 14 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
7 13 (1.80%) Pandas
7 13 (1.80%) SAP Fiori
8 11 (1.52%) SOAP
9 10 (1.38%) .NET
10 7 (0.97%) EDI
10 7 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
10 7 (0.97%) SAP Core Interface
10 7 (0.97%) Web Services
11 6 (0.83%) HTML
11 6 (0.83%) Kafka
11 6 (0.83%) React
12 5 (0.69%) ADO
12 5 (0.69%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (8.70%) Product Ownership
2 45 (6.22%) Onboarding
3 36 (4.97%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (3.45%) Management Information System
5 24 (3.31%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (3.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (2.62%) Data Structures
8 17 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (1.93%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 12 (1.66%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.38%) Driving Licence
13 9 (1.24%) Derivative
14 7 (0.97%) Blog
14 7 (0.97%) CMDB
14 7 (0.97%) e-Learning
14 7 (0.97%) Fixed Income
15 6 (0.83%) Educational Technology
15 6 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
15 6 (0.83%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.35%) Windows
2 13 (1.80%) Linux
3 6 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.69%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) VMS
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (37.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 247 (34.12%) Agile
3 237 (32.73%) Problem-Solving
4 232 (32.04%) Stakeholder Management
5 150 (20.72%) ERP
6 148 (20.44%) Validation
7 135 (18.65%) Requirements Gathering
8 134 (18.51%) Migration
9 126 (17.40%) System Integration Testing
10 116 (16.02%) Process Improvement
11 107 (14.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 105 (14.50%) Translating Business Requirements
13 102 (14.09%) User Stories
14 97 (13.40%) DevOps
15 94 (12.98%) CRM
16 89 (12.29%) CI/CD
16 89 (12.29%) Project Delivery
17 87 (12.02%) Business Analysis
17 87 (12.02%) Data Migration
17 87 (12.02%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 137 (18.92%) SQL
2 58 (8.01%) Python
3 35 (4.83%) C#
4 24 (3.31%) Java
4 24 (3.31%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.35%) ABAP
6 13 (1.80%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.66%) C++
8 9 (1.24%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.97%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.69%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.55%) Rust
13 3 (0.41%) Perl
13 3 (0.41%) VBA
14 2 (0.28%) Scala
15 1 (0.14%) C
15 1 (0.14%) PHP
15 1 (0.14%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 87 (12.02%) Degree
2 44 (6.08%) Security Cleared
3 36 (4.97%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.76%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.21%) ISTQB
5 16 (2.21%) PMP
6 13 (1.80%) ACCA
6 13 (1.80%) CIMA
7 12 (1.66%) SAP Certification
8 11 (1.52%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.38%) ISEB
10 8 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 5 (0.69%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.55%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (16.57%) QA
2 71 (9.81%) Data Quality
3 61 (8.43%) GDPR
4 27 (3.73%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.90%) PMO
6 15 (2.07%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (1.52%) SLA
9 8 (1.10%) GAAP
10 7 (0.97%) WCAG
11 6 (0.83%) IFRS
12 5 (0.69%) TickIT
13 4 (0.55%) ISO 20022
13 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
15 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (2.07%) Docker
2 8 (1.10%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.55%) Firmware
3 4 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (2.62%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.21%) Terraform
3 3 (0.41%) Ansible
4 2 (0.28%) Grafana
5 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 135 (18.65%) Microsoft
2 118 (16.30%) SAP
3 80 (11.05%) Oracle
4 40 (5.52%) Salesforce
5 30 (4.14%) ServiceNow
6 25 (3.45%) Red Hat
7 17 (2.35%) Sage
8 14 (1.93%) Intapp
9 13 (1.80%) Workday
10 11 (1.52%) Ariba
11 10 (1.38%) FIS
11 10 (1.38%) ION Trading
12 9 (1.24%) Databricks
12 9 (1.24%) OpenText
13 8 (1.10%) Xero
14 7 (0.97%) Concur
14 7 (0.97%) iManage
14 7 (0.97%) MuleSoft
15 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
16 4 (0.55%) CA Agile Central