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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 354 382
Rank change year-on-year +88 +28 -134
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 678 333 522
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 0.77% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 0.85% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 475 210 393
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,875 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.71% +6.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -

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 65,658 38,950 66,284
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.80% 90.00% 82.04%
Number of salaries quoted 46,449 22,420 46,231
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,669 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £74,280
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,043 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.01% +0.08% -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 23 July 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 23 July 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 +90 298 £70,000 - 149
North of England +78 166 £55,000 +4.76% 59
North West +54 96 £55,000 +4.76% 35
Midlands -5 75 £50,000 -4.76% 40
South East +10 69 £45,000 -22.75% 76
West Midlands +1 59 £50,000 - 26
Yorkshire +13 53 £82,500 +50.00% 20
East of England -6 32 £45,050 -15.00% 8
South West -52 26 £55,000 -3.14% 22
North East - 17 £41,500 - 6
East Midlands -33 16 £70,000 - 14
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 36 (5.31%) Confluence
2 29 (4.28%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.98%) Apache Spark
4 25 (3.69%) Apache
4 25 (3.69%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.74%) CMS
7 3 (0.44%) IIS
8 2 (0.29%) Appian
8 2 (0.29%) WordPress
9 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 45 (6.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (4.57%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 84 (12.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (2.51%) NetSuite
4 10 (1.47%) SAP SD
5 9 (1.33%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (1.18%) Elite 3E
6 8 (1.18%) Sage 50
7 7 (1.03%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (1.03%) SAP MDG
8 6 (0.88%) SAP CO
8 6 (0.88%) SAP FI
8 6 (0.88%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (0.74%) Oracle General Ledger
9 5 (0.74%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.74%) SAP PP
9 5 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
9 5 (0.74%) Workday HCM
10 4 (0.59%) Oracle Assets
10 4 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 116 (17.11%) Azure
2 88 (12.98%) Power Platform
3 74 (10.91%) AWS
4 60 (8.85%) Dynamics 365
5 49 (7.23%) Azure DevOps
6 40 (5.90%) SaaS
7 34 (5.01%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (4.72%) PowerApps
9 27 (3.98%) Amazon S3
10 25 (3.69%) OpenShift
11 23 (3.39%) Power Automate
12 22 (3.24%) GCP
13 11 (1.62%) Boomi
13 11 (1.62%) Microsoft Purview
13 11 (1.62%) SuccessFactors
14 9 (1.33%) GitHub
15 8 (1.18%) Azure AKS
16 7 (1.03%) Snowflake
17 6 (0.88%) Figma
17 6 (0.88%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.74%) HTTP
2 2 (0.29%) Intranet
2 2 (0.29%) VoIP
3 1 (0.15%) Broadband
3 1 (0.15%) FTP
3 1 (0.15%) Network Security
3 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (10.18%) Power BI
2 30 (4.42%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.28%) Tableau
4 25 (3.69%) Apache Hive
4 25 (3.69%) Impala
4 25 (3.69%) Parquet
4 25 (3.69%) Spark SQL
5 22 (3.24%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.62%) SAP BW
7 10 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.47%) SAP HANA
8 7 (1.03%) Metadata
8 7 (1.03%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.88%) Power Query
10 5 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.74%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.59%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.59%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.59%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 87 (12.83%) JIRA
2 41 (6.05%) Git
3 36 (5.31%) Selenium
4 25 (3.69%) IBM UrbanCode
5 20 (2.95%) Cypress.io
6 18 (2.65%) Postman
7 13 (1.92%) GitLab
8 12 (1.77%) Jenkins
9 8 (1.18%) Cucumber
10 7 (1.03%) JUnit
11 6 (0.88%) Gatling
11 6 (0.88%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.88%) Zephyr
12 5 (0.74%) Hudson
12 5 (0.74%) JMeter
12 5 (0.74%) TestRail
13 4 (0.59%) Oracle APEX
13 4 (0.59%) SoapUI
14 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.44%) SpecFlow
General
1 321 (47.35%) Finance
2 285 (42.04%) Social Skills
3 210 (30.97%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (11.50%) Law
5 60 (8.85%) Banking
5 60 (8.85%) Legal
6 51 (7.52%) Manufacturing
7 40 (5.90%) Public Sector
8 39 (5.75%) Retail
9 38 (5.60%) Investment Banking
10 37 (5.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 28 (4.13%) Marketing
12 23 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.65%) Billing
15 13 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (1.77%) Aerospace
17 11 (1.62%) Advertising
18 9 (1.33%) Games
Job Titles
1 210 (30.97%) Analyst
2 119 (17.55%) Business Analyst
3 111 (16.37%) Consultant
4 64 (9.44%) Lead
5 59 (8.70%) Senior
6 37 (5.46%) SAP Consultant
7 34 (5.01%) Project Manager
8 32 (4.72%) Support Analyst
9 29 (4.28%) Technical Analyst
10 26 (3.83%) Systems Analyst
11 24 (3.54%) Transformation Analyst
12 23 (3.39%) Banking Analyst
12 23 (3.39%) Functional Consultant
12 23 (3.39%) Senior Analyst
13 22 (3.24%) Test Leader
13 22 (3.24%) Tester
14 20 (2.95%) Systems Support
15 19 (2.80%) QA Leader
15 19 (2.80%) Transformation Manager
16 18 (2.65%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.72%) Playwright
2 25 (3.69%) PySpark
3 23 (3.39%) REST
4 21 (3.10%) Middleware
5 15 (2.21%) Pandas
5 15 (2.21%) XML
6 14 (2.06%) Oracle Fusion
7 13 (1.92%) SAP Fiori
8 9 (1.33%) .NET
8 9 (1.33%) JSON
9 7 (1.03%) RESTful
9 7 (1.03%) SAP Core Interface
9 7 (1.03%) SOAP
9 7 (1.03%) Web Services
10 6 (0.88%) EDI
10 6 (0.88%) Kafka
10 6 (0.88%) React
11 5 (0.74%) ADO
11 5 (0.74%) AngularJS
11 5 (0.74%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 57 (8.41%) Product Ownership
2 41 (6.05%) Onboarding
3 35 (5.16%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (3.69%) Management Information System
5 23 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
6 22 (3.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (2.80%) Data Structures
8 15 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (2.06%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 12 (1.77%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.47%) Driving Licence
13 9 (1.33%) Derivative
14 8 (1.18%) Blog
15 7 (1.03%) Fixed Income
16 6 (0.88%) e-Learning
17 5 (0.74%) CMDB
17 5 (0.74%) Data Centre
17 5 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
17 5 (0.74%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.21%) Windows
2 13 (1.92%) Linux
3 6 (0.88%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.74%) Unix
5 1 (0.15%) VMS
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (36.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 224 (33.04%) Agile
3 216 (31.86%) Problem-Solving
4 207 (30.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 134 (19.76%) ERP
6 128 (18.88%) Validation
7 123 (18.14%) Requirements Gathering
8 122 (17.99%) Migration
9 116 (17.11%) System Integration Testing
10 109 (16.08%) Process Improvement
11 98 (14.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 91 (13.42%) User Stories
13 90 (13.27%) Translating Business Requirements
14 86 (12.68%) DevOps
15 84 (12.39%) CI/CD
16 83 (12.24%) Test Automation
17 80 (11.80%) CRM
17 80 (11.80%) Project Management
18 79 (11.65%) Business Analysis
18 79 (11.65%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 130 (19.17%) SQL
2 59 (8.70%) Python
3 33 (4.87%) C#
4 24 (3.54%) Java
5 20 (2.95%) JavaScript
6 18 (2.65%) ABAP
7 12 (1.77%) C++
8 11 (1.62%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.03%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.74%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.74%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.59%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.59%) Rust
13 3 (0.44%) Perl
13 3 (0.44%) VBA
14 2 (0.29%) Scala
15 1 (0.15%) PHP
15 1 (0.15%) Ruby
15 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 88 (12.98%) Degree
2 34 (5.01%) Security Cleared
3 26 (3.83%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.80%) PMI Certification
5 18 (2.65%) ISTQB
6 15 (2.21%) PMP
7 11 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.62%) DV Cleared
7 11 (1.62%) SAP Certification
8 10 (1.47%) ACCA
8 10 (1.47%) CIMA
9 9 (1.33%) ISEB
10 8 (1.18%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 7 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.88%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.74%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.59%) CCA
14 4 (0.59%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (16.67%) QA
2 70 (10.32%) Data Quality
3 59 (8.70%) GDPR
4 29 (4.28%) Accessibility
5 21 (3.10%) PMO
6 15 (2.21%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (1.62%) SLA
9 7 (1.03%) GAAP
10 6 (0.88%) IFRS
10 6 (0.88%) WCAG
11 5 (0.74%) TickIT
12 4 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.59%) ISO 20022
12 4 (0.59%) Software Quality Assurance
13 2 (0.29%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (2.21%) Docker
2 8 (1.18%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.59%) Firmware
3 4 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (2.80%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.36%) Terraform
3 3 (0.44%) Ansible
4 2 (0.29%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 128 (18.88%) Microsoft
2 116 (17.11%) SAP
3 77 (11.36%) Oracle
4 32 (4.72%) Salesforce
5 29 (4.28%) ServiceNow
6 25 (3.69%) Red Hat
7 16 (2.36%) Sage
8 13 (1.92%) Intapp
9 11 (1.62%) Ariba
10 10 (1.47%) FIS
10 10 (1.47%) ION Trading
11 9 (1.33%) Databricks
11 9 (1.33%) OpenText
12 8 (1.18%) Workday
12 8 (1.18%) Xero
13 7 (1.03%) HubSpot
13 7 (1.03%) iManage
13 7 (1.03%) MuleSoft
14 5 (0.74%) Concur
15 4 (0.59%) IFS