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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 357 271
Rank change year-on-year +112 -86 +21
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 482 354 586
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.88% 0.74% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 0.81% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 279 186 483
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,271 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £69,375 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £56,250 £58,780 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.30% +2.23% +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 43,923 43,618 49,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.63% 91.16% 89.04%
Number of salaries quoted 26,498 21,317 38,753
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,400 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 22 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 22 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 +95 197 £62,500 -13.79% 90
South East +120 137 £42,500 -23.92% 109
Midlands +36 68 £42,500 -15.00% 47
West Midlands +38 46 £43,522 -14.24% 25
North of England -31 34 £53,750 -2.27% 62
East Midlands +6 22 £40,000 +23.08% 22
South West +14 21 £47,500 +15.15% 31
Yorkshire -11 16 £63,750 +96.24% 31
North West -29 12 £40,000 -38.46% 26
East of England +14 11 £55,000 +35.80% 36
North East +5 6 £41,000 -30.21% 7
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 23 (4.77%) Confluence
2 16 (3.32%) Tomcat
2 16 (3.32%) WebSphere
2 16 (3.32%) WebSphere Application Server
3 10 (2.07%) Appian
4 7 (1.45%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.83%) CMS
6 2 (0.41%) Drupal
6 2 (0.41%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.41%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 37 (7.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.15%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.11%) MS Visio
4 14 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.41%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 90 (18.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.87%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.83%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 4 (0.83%) SAP EWM
5 3 (0.62%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.62%) Endur
5 3 (0.62%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.62%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.62%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.62%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.41%) Loan IQ
6 2 (0.41%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.41%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.41%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.41%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 103 (21.37%) Power Platform
2 69 (14.32%) Azure
3 35 (7.26%) Azure DevOps
3 35 (7.26%) Dynamics 365
4 27 (5.60%) SaaS
5 24 (4.98%) Power Automate
6 22 (4.56%) AWS
7 18 (3.73%) Azure Data Factory
8 12 (2.49%) PowerApps
9 11 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (2.07%) Anthropic Claude
10 10 (2.07%) Azure AI
11 9 (1.87%) AWS Lambda
11 9 (1.87%) Serverless
12 8 (1.66%) Amazon S3
12 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (1.45%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (1.24%) Route 53
14 6 (1.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.32%) SSL
2 12 (2.49%) VPN
3 3 (0.62%) DMZ
3 3 (0.62%) STUN
3 3 (0.62%) VLAN
3 3 (0.62%) VoIP
3 3 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.41%) GSM
4 2 (0.41%) LAN
4 2 (0.41%) LTE
4 2 (0.41%) WAN
5 1 (0.21%) HTTP
5 1 (0.21%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.21%) RFID
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (9.54%) Power BI
2 33 (6.85%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.94%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.53%) DB2
5 12 (2.49%) Relational Database
6 11 (2.28%) Metadata
7 10 (2.07%) Pinecone
8 9 (1.87%) Amazon RDS
8 9 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (1.45%) MySQL
9 7 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
10 6 (1.24%) Electronic Patient Records
11 4 (0.83%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.83%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.62%) Data Mining
12 3 (0.62%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.62%) Tableau
13 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 62 (12.86%) JIRA
2 16 (3.32%) Selenium
3 12 (2.49%) Cypress.io
4 10 (2.07%) MLflow
5 8 (1.66%) Postman
6 6 (1.24%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (1.04%) Git
8 3 (0.62%) Katalon Studio
8 3 (0.62%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.41%) GitLab
9 2 (0.41%) Grunt
9 2 (0.41%) gulp
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.41%) Ranorex
9 2 (0.41%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.41%) TestDirector
9 2 (0.41%) webpack
10 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.21%) JUnit
10 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 247 (51.24%) Finance
2 237 (49.17%) Social Skills
3 104 (21.58%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (19.09%) Manufacturing
5 76 (15.77%) Marketing
6 42 (8.71%) Banking
7 20 (4.15%) Legal
7 20 (4.15%) Retail
8 18 (3.73%) Law
9 14 (2.90%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.70%) Investment Banking
11 9 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.87%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.66%) Back Office
12 8 (1.66%) Health Technology
13 7 (1.45%) Advertising
14 6 (1.24%) Billing
14 6 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 236 (48.96%) Analyst
2 105 (21.78%) Senior
3 92 (19.09%) Senior Analyst
4 82 (17.01%) Business Analyst
5 65 (13.49%) SAP Analyst
6 50 (10.37%) Lead
7 41 (8.51%) Developer
8 35 (7.26%) Applications Support
9 29 (6.02%) Automation Developer
10 27 (5.60%) Support Analyst
11 24 (4.98%) Consultant
12 21 (4.36%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
12 21 (4.36%) Test Leader
13 20 (4.15%) Power Platform Developer
14 17 (3.53%) Senior Business Analyst
15 16 (3.32%) Automation Analyst
16 15 (3.11%) IT Analyst
16 15 (3.11%) Linux Support
16 15 (3.11%) Project Manager
16 15 (3.11%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.32%) LAPP Stack
1 16 (3.32%) LDAP
1 16 (3.32%) REST
1 16 (3.32%) WebSphere MQ
2 12 (2.49%) OpenAPI
2 12 (2.49%) RESTful
2 12 (2.49%) Swagger
3 11 (2.28%) Oracle Fusion
4 10 (2.07%) Django
4 10 (2.07%) FastAPI
4 10 (2.07%) Flask
4 10 (2.07%) JWT
4 10 (2.07%) NumPy
4 10 (2.07%) OAuth
4 10 (2.07%) Pandas
4 10 (2.07%) pytest
4 10 (2.07%) PyTorch
4 10 (2.07%) scikit-learn
4 10 (2.07%) TensorFlow
4 10 (2.07%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.54%) Greenfield Project
2 29 (6.02%) Management Information System
3 25 (5.19%) Product Ownership
4 23 (4.77%) Linux Command Line
4 23 (4.77%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.53%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.90%) NHS
7 13 (2.70%) Low-Code
7 13 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.24%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.24%) CMDB
9 6 (1.24%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.24%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.24%) Reference Data
9 6 (1.24%) Reinsurance
10 5 (1.04%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.85%) Windows
2 31 (6.43%) Linux
3 17 (3.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 16 (3.32%) Unix
5 6 (1.24%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.04%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.83%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.62%) Debian
9 1 (0.21%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (37.55%) Agile
2 145 (30.08%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (21.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 95 (19.71%) Roadmaps
5 79 (16.39%) Translating Business Requirements
6 77 (15.98%) Logistics
7 71 (14.73%) AI
7 71 (14.73%) Requirements Gathering
8 70 (14.52%) Change Management
9 69 (14.32%) Data Management
10 66 (13.69%) Incident Management
10 66 (13.69%) Validation
11 65 (13.49%) Test Automation
12 63 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
13 62 (12.86%) Business Analysis
14 61 (12.66%) Business Intelligence
14 61 (12.66%) ERP
15 60 (12.45%) Data Collection
15 60 (12.45%) Impact Analysis
15 60 (12.45%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 132 (27.39%) SQL
2 42 (8.71%) Python
3 21 (4.36%) JavaScript
4 12 (2.49%) C#
5 11 (2.28%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.62%) Java
7 3 (0.62%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.62%) VBA
8 2 (0.41%) Bash
9 1 (0.21%) ABAP
9 1 (0.21%) Go
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 78 (16.18%) Degree
2 28 (5.81%) ISTQB
3 19 (3.94%) AWS Certification
4 16 (3.32%) ITIL Certification
5 14 (2.90%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.90%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.28%) PMP
7 10 (2.07%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.45%) IIBA
8 7 (1.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (1.24%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.24%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.24%) ISEB
10 5 (1.04%) CBAP
11 3 (0.62%) CAPM
11 3 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.62%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (14.32%) QA
2 28 (5.81%) Data Quality
2 28 (5.81%) SLA
3 13 (2.70%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.45%) GDPR
5 6 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.24%) HL7
6 3 (0.62%) IFRS
6 3 (0.62%) IFRS 17
6 3 (0.62%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.62%) PMO
7 2 (0.41%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.41%) PSD2
8 1 (0.21%) EMIR
8 1 (0.21%) FATCA
8 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.21%) SEPA
8 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.21%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (2.49%) Docker
2 4 (0.83%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.62%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 14 (2.90%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.41%) Grafana
5 2 (0.41%) 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
1 112 (23.24%) SAP
2 108 (22.41%) Microsoft
3 45 (9.34%) Blue Prism
4 37 (7.68%) Oracle
5 18 (3.73%) IBM
5 18 (3.73%) ServiceNow
6 17 (3.53%) Red Hat
7 13 (2.70%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.07%) Automation Anywhere
8 10 (2.07%) OpenAI
8 10 (2.07%) UiPath
9 7 (1.45%) Workday
10 5 (1.04%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.04%) Ariba
11 4 (0.83%) Anaplan
11 4 (0.83%) Databricks
12 3 (0.62%) Concur
12 3 (0.62%) IFS
12 3 (0.62%) iManage
12 3 (0.62%) Okta