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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 371 359
Rank change year-on-year +120 -12 -97
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 646 305 634
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.77% 0.76% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 0.82% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 438 199 486
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,025 £34,375
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -0.36%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,648
% change year-on-year - +9.79% -0.64%

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 61,814 36,977 77,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.36% 92.34% 81.81%
Number of salaries quoted 43,548 20,347 56,521
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,822 £29,440
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £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 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.41%

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 June 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 June 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 +89 284 £67,500 -3.57% 123
North of England +60 154 £55,000 -2.22% 39
North West +50 86 £55,000 -4.45% 23
Midlands -18 67 £50,000 -0.99% 31
South East +7 59 £45,000 -21.74% 68
West Midlands +1 54 £50,000 +5.26% 17
Yorkshire +7 50 £82,500 +50.00% 14
East of England -12 32 £50,025 -5.61% 8
South West -45 32 £53,750 -2.27% 20
North East - 18 £41,500 - 2
East Midlands -27 13 £61,250 -12.50% 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 35 (5.42%) Confluence
2 25 (3.87%) Apache
2 25 (3.87%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (3.87%) Apache Spark
2 25 (3.87%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.93%) Appian
5 4 (0.62%) CMS
6 3 (0.46%) IIS
7 2 (0.31%) WordPress
8 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 41 (6.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.64%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (4.64%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 79 (12.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.55%) SAP SD
4 9 (1.39%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (1.39%) NetSuite
5 8 (1.24%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
5 8 (1.24%) Sage 50
6 7 (1.08%) SAP MDG
7 6 (0.93%) Oracle General Ledger
7 6 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.77%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (0.77%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.77%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle Assets
9 4 (0.62%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.62%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
9 4 (0.62%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 116 (17.96%) Azure
2 83 (12.85%) Power Platform
3 65 (10.06%) AWS
4 56 (8.67%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (8.67%) Dynamics 365
5 37 (5.73%) SaaS
6 31 (4.80%) Power Automate
7 29 (4.49%) PowerApps
8 27 (4.18%) Amazon S3
8 27 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (3.87%) OpenShift
10 21 (3.25%) GCP
11 12 (1.86%) Boomi
12 8 (1.24%) Azure AKS
12 8 (1.24%) Snowflake
12 8 (1.24%) SuccessFactors
13 7 (1.08%) GitHub
13 7 (1.08%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (0.93%) Lucidchart
14 6 (0.93%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.77%) HTTP
2 4 (0.62%) VPN
3 2 (0.31%) Intranet
3 2 (0.31%) LAN
3 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.31%) VoIP
3 2 (0.31%) WAN
3 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.15%) Broadband
4 1 (0.15%) FTP
4 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (9.91%) Power BI
2 32 (4.95%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.49%) Tableau
4 27 (4.18%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.87%) Apache Hive
5 25 (3.87%) Impala
5 25 (3.87%) Parquet
5 25 (3.87%) Spark SQL
6 11 (1.70%) SAP HANA
7 10 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.39%) SAP BW
9 8 (1.24%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.93%) Pinecone
10 6 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.93%) Power Query
10 6 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.77%) Metadata
11 5 (0.77%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.62%) DB2 UDB
12 4 (0.62%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 89 (13.78%) JIRA
2 37 (5.73%) Git
3 36 (5.57%) Selenium
4 25 (3.87%) Cypress.io
4 25 (3.87%) IBM UrbanCode
5 17 (2.63%) Postman
6 8 (1.24%) GitLab
6 8 (1.24%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.93%) MLflow
7 6 (0.93%) REST Assured
7 6 (0.93%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.77%) JUnit
9 4 (0.62%) Gatling
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.62%) Ranorex
9 4 (0.62%) SpecFlow
9 4 (0.62%) TestRail
10 3 (0.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.46%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.46%) TestNG
General
1 294 (45.51%) Finance
2 262 (40.56%) Social Skills
3 193 (29.88%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (10.99%) Law
5 62 (9.60%) Banking
6 55 (8.51%) Legal
7 46 (7.12%) Manufacturing
8 38 (5.88%) Investment Banking
8 38 (5.88%) Retail
9 37 (5.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 33 (5.11%) Public Sector
11 26 (4.02%) Marketing
12 21 (3.25%) Billing
13 19 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.70%) Advertising
16 10 (1.55%) Aerospace
17 9 (1.39%) Games
Job Titles
1 211 (32.66%) Analyst
2 118 (18.27%) Business Analyst
3 102 (15.79%) Consultant
4 66 (10.22%) Lead
5 58 (8.98%) Senior
6 38 (5.88%) SAP Consultant
7 36 (5.57%) Project Manager
8 32 (4.95%) Support Analyst
9 31 (4.80%) Technical Analyst
10 27 (4.18%) Systems Analyst
11 24 (3.72%) Senior Analyst
11 24 (3.72%) Transformation Analyst
12 23 (3.56%) Banking Analyst
12 23 (3.56%) Test Leader
13 21 (3.25%) QA Leader
14 20 (3.10%) Transformation Manager
15 19 (2.94%) Systems Support
15 19 (2.94%) Tester
16 17 (2.63%) Developer
16 17 (2.63%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.18%) Playwright
1 27 (4.18%) REST
2 25 (3.87%) Middleware
2 25 (3.87%) PySpark
3 19 (2.94%) Pandas
4 15 (2.32%) Oracle Fusion
5 13 (2.01%) SAP Fiori
6 11 (1.70%) RESTful
6 11 (1.70%) Web Services
6 11 (1.70%) XML
7 9 (1.39%) Swagger
8 8 (1.24%) .NET
8 8 (1.24%) Flask
9 7 (1.08%) JSON
9 7 (1.08%) OpenAPI
9 7 (1.08%) React
9 7 (1.08%) SAP Core Interface
10 6 (0.93%) Faiss
10 6 (0.93%) Hugging Face
10 6 (0.93%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (6.97%) Onboarding
2 42 (6.50%) Legacy Systems
2 42 (6.50%) Product Ownership
3 23 (3.56%) Management Information System
4 20 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
4 20 (3.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 17 (2.63%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 12 (1.86%) Cloud Native
8 11 (1.70%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.55%) NHS
10 9 (1.39%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.24%) Derivative
11 8 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.08%) CMDB
12 7 (1.08%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.08%) Fixed Income
13 6 (0.93%) Blog
14 5 (0.77%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.63%) Windows
2 13 (2.01%) Linux
3 7 (1.08%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.77%) Unix
5 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.15%) VMS
6 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (33.90%) Agile
2 209 (32.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 191 (29.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 183 (28.33%) Problem-Solving
5 122 (18.89%) ERP
5 122 (18.89%) Requirements Gathering
6 116 (17.96%) Migration
7 115 (17.80%) Validation
8 105 (16.25%) System Integration Testing
9 96 (14.86%) Process Improvement
10 93 (14.40%) User Stories
11 90 (13.93%) Test Automation
12 84 (13.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 82 (12.69%) DevOps
14 81 (12.54%) Translating Business Requirements
15 80 (12.38%) CI/CD
16 78 (12.07%) Business Intelligence
17 75 (11.61%) Workshop Facilitation
18 71 (10.99%) Data Migration
19 69 (10.68%) AI
Programming Languages
1 122 (18.89%) SQL
2 61 (9.44%) Python
3 34 (5.26%) C#
4 21 (3.25%) JavaScript
5 20 (3.10%) Java
6 19 (2.94%) ABAP
7 12 (1.86%) C++
8 8 (1.24%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.24%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.77%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.62%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.62%) Rust
11 4 (0.62%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.46%) Perl
12 3 (0.46%) VBA
13 2 (0.31%) Go
13 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.15%) Bash
14 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 78 (12.07%) Degree
2 26 (4.02%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.94%) ISTQB
3 19 (2.94%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.79%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.48%) PMP
6 11 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.55%) ACCA
7 10 (1.55%) CIMA
7 10 (1.55%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.24%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.08%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.93%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (0.93%) SAP Certification
11 5 (0.77%) ISEB
12 4 (0.62%) CCA
12 4 (0.62%) PhD
12 4 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (18.89%) QA
2 71 (10.99%) Data Quality
3 51 (7.89%) GDPR
4 33 (5.11%) Accessibility
5 20 (3.10%) PMO
6 15 (2.32%) HIPAA
7 14 (2.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (2.17%) SLA
8 12 (1.86%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 7 (1.08%) GAAP
9 7 (1.08%) IFRS
10 6 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.77%) ISO 20022
11 5 (0.77%) TickIT
11 5 (0.77%) WCAG
12 4 (0.62%) Software Quality Assurance
13 2 (0.31%) HL7
13 2 (0.31%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.31%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.31%) PSD2
System Software
1 18 (2.79%) Docker
2 8 (1.24%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.62%) Firmware
3 4 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (3.56%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.48%) Terraform
3 3 (0.46%) Ansible
4 2 (0.31%) Grafana
4 2 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.15%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 113 (17.49%) Microsoft
2 110 (17.03%) SAP
3 79 (12.23%) Oracle
4 29 (4.49%) ServiceNow
5 28 (4.33%) Salesforce
6 26 (4.02%) Red Hat
7 13 (2.01%) Intapp
7 13 (2.01%) Sage
8 10 (1.55%) Ariba
8 10 (1.55%) FIS
8 10 (1.55%) ION Trading
9 9 (1.39%) OpenText
10 8 (1.24%) MuleSoft
10 8 (1.24%) Xero
11 7 (1.08%) Databricks
11 7 (1.08%) IFS
11 7 (1.08%) iManage
12 6 (0.93%) Automation Anywhere
12 6 (0.93%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.93%) UiPath