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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 269 361 378
Rank change year-on-year +92 +17 -126
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 658 326 590
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.75% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 0.83% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 456 205 445
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +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 64,729 39,091 72,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.90% 90.22% 82.30%
Number of salaries quoted 45,730 22,350 51,838
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,771 £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 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,201 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.89% +4.00% -8.84%

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 16 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 16 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 +77 291 £70,000 - 118
North of England +72 157 £55,000 +4.76% 43
North West +48 92 £55,000 +4.76% 27
Midlands +4 71 £50,000 -6.98% 45
South East +12 61 £45,000 -22.75% 77
West Midlands -3 55 £50,000 -4.76% 24
Yorkshire +5 48 £82,500 +50.00% 14
East of England -8 33 £55,000 +3.77% 8
South West -47 29 £55,000 -3.14% 16
North East - 17 £42,250 - 2
East Midlands -38 16 £70,000 - 21
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 38 (5.78%) Confluence
2 28 (4.26%) SharePoint
3 26 (3.95%) Apache Spark
4 25 (3.80%) Apache
4 25 (3.80%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.76%) CMS
7 3 (0.46%) Appian
7 3 (0.46%) IIS
8 2 (0.30%) WordPress
9 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 42 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (5.32%) MS Visio
3 34 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 85 (12.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (2.43%) NetSuite
4 9 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
4 9 (1.37%) SAP SD
5 8 (1.22%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.22%) Sage 50
6 7 (1.06%) Oracle Receivables
6 7 (1.06%) SAP MDG
7 5 (0.76%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
7 5 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
7 5 (0.76%) Oracle Financials
7 5 (0.76%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.76%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.76%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.76%) SAP MM
7 5 (0.76%) SAP PP
7 5 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
7 5 (0.76%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 112 (17.02%) Azure
2 82 (12.46%) Power Platform
3 68 (10.33%) AWS
4 52 (7.90%) Dynamics 365
5 50 (7.60%) Azure DevOps
6 35 (5.32%) SaaS
7 34 (5.17%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (4.86%) PowerApps
9 27 (4.10%) Amazon S3
10 26 (3.95%) Power Automate
11 25 (3.80%) OpenShift
12 22 (3.34%) GCP
13 13 (1.98%) Boomi
14 11 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
16 9 (1.37%) GitHub
17 8 (1.22%) Azure AKS
18 7 (1.06%) Snowflake
19 6 (0.91%) Asana
19 6 (0.91%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.76%) HTTP
2 2 (0.30%) Intranet
2 2 (0.30%) VoIP
3 1 (0.15%) Broadband
3 1 (0.15%) FTP
3 1 (0.15%) LAN
3 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (9.57%) Power BI
2 30 (4.56%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.41%) Tableau
4 25 (3.80%) Apache Hive
4 25 (3.80%) Impala
4 25 (3.80%) Parquet
4 25 (3.80%) Spark SQL
5 21 (3.19%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.52%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.52%) SAP HANA
7 7 (1.06%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (0.91%) Metadata
8 6 (0.91%) Power Query
9 5 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.76%) Star Schema
10 4 (0.61%) Db2
10 4 (0.61%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 90 (13.68%) JIRA
2 38 (5.78%) Git
3 34 (5.17%) Selenium
4 25 (3.80%) IBM UrbanCode
5 21 (3.19%) Cypress.io
6 15 (2.28%) Postman
7 10 (1.52%) GitLab
7 10 (1.52%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.91%) REST Assured
9 5 (0.76%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.76%) JUnit
9 5 (0.76%) TestRail
9 5 (0.76%) Zephyr
10 4 (0.61%) Gatling
10 4 (0.61%) Hudson
10 4 (0.61%) JMeter
10 4 (0.61%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.46%) MLflow
11 3 (0.46%) SoapUI
11 3 (0.46%) SpecFlow
General
1 309 (46.96%) Finance
2 269 (40.88%) Social Skills
3 204 (31.00%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (10.49%) Law
5 59 (8.97%) Banking
6 56 (8.51%) Legal
7 45 (6.84%) Manufacturing
8 40 (6.08%) Public Sector
9 39 (5.93%) Retail
10 38 (5.78%) Investment Banking
11 35 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 28 (4.26%) Marketing
13 22 (3.34%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
15 18 (2.74%) Billing
16 17 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
17 15 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.67%) Advertising
19 10 (1.52%) Aerospace
20 9 (1.37%) Games
Job Titles
1 213 (32.37%) Analyst
2 123 (18.69%) Business Analyst
3 105 (15.96%) Consultant
4 64 (9.73%) Lead
5 55 (8.36%) Senior
6 38 (5.78%) SAP Consultant
7 34 (5.17%) Support Analyst
8 33 (5.02%) Project Manager
9 29 (4.41%) Technical Analyst
10 25 (3.80%) Systems Analyst
11 24 (3.65%) Test Leader
11 24 (3.65%) Transformation Analyst
12 23 (3.50%) Banking Analyst
13 22 (3.34%) Senior Analyst
14 21 (3.19%) QA Leader
15 20 (3.04%) Systems Support
15 20 (3.04%) Transformation Manager
16 18 (2.74%) Applications Support
16 18 (2.74%) Applications Support Analyst
16 18 (2.74%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.56%) Playwright
2 25 (3.80%) PySpark
3 24 (3.65%) Middleware
3 24 (3.65%) REST
4 16 (2.43%) Pandas
5 14 (2.13%) Oracle Fusion
5 14 (2.13%) XML
6 13 (1.98%) SAP Fiori
7 9 (1.37%) .NET
8 8 (1.22%) JSON
8 8 (1.22%) RESTful
8 8 (1.22%) Web Services
9 7 (1.06%) SAP Core Interface
10 6 (0.91%) EDI
10 6 (0.91%) React
10 6 (0.91%) SOAP
10 6 (0.91%) Swagger
11 5 (0.76%) Blazor
11 5 (0.76%) Flask
11 5 (0.76%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.45%) Product Ownership
2 41 (6.23%) Onboarding
3 39 (5.93%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (3.50%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (3.50%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (2.74%) Data Structures
7 14 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (1.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 12 (1.82%) Cloud Native
10 11 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (1.52%) Driving Licence
12 8 (1.22%) Blog
12 8 (1.22%) Derivative
13 7 (1.06%) Fixed Income
13 7 (1.06%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.91%) CMDB
14 6 (0.91%) Mobile App
15 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Cloud
15 5 (0.76%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.13%) Windows
2 13 (1.98%) Linux
3 6 (0.91%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.76%) Unix
5 1 (0.15%) VMS
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (34.65%) Continuous Improvement
2 217 (32.98%) Agile
3 198 (30.09%) Problem-Solving
4 196 (29.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 131 (19.91%) ERP
6 126 (19.15%) Migration
7 123 (18.69%) Requirements Gathering
8 117 (17.78%) Validation
9 110 (16.72%) System Integration Testing
10 100 (15.20%) Process Improvement
11 91 (13.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 90 (13.68%) User Stories
13 89 (13.53%) Translating Business Requirements
14 84 (12.77%) Test Automation
15 82 (12.46%) DevOps
16 80 (12.16%) Data Migration
17 77 (11.70%) CI/CD
17 77 (11.70%) CRM
17 77 (11.70%) Workshop Facilitation
18 75 (11.40%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 125 (19.00%) SQL
2 59 (8.97%) Python
3 33 (5.02%) C#
4 22 (3.34%) Java
5 19 (2.89%) ABAP
5 19 (2.89%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.82%) C++
7 11 (1.67%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.06%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.76%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.61%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.61%) Rust
12 3 (0.46%) Perl
12 3 (0.46%) VBA
13 1 (0.15%) C
13 1 (0.15%) PHP
13 1 (0.15%) Scala
13 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 85 (12.92%) Degree
2 29 (4.41%) Security Cleared
3 22 (3.34%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.89%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.43%) ISTQB
6 15 (2.28%) PMP
7 11 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.52%) ACCA
8 10 (1.52%) CIMA
8 10 (1.52%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.52%) SAP Certification
9 7 (1.06%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.06%) ISEB
9 7 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (0.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.76%) CCA
11 5 (0.76%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.61%) PhD
12 4 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (17.17%) QA
2 69 (10.49%) Data Quality
3 56 (8.51%) GDPR
4 28 (4.26%) Accessibility
5 20 (3.04%) PMO
6 15 (2.28%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.82%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 12 (1.82%) SLA
8 8 (1.22%) IFRS
9 7 (1.06%) GAAP
10 5 (0.76%) TickIT
10 5 (0.76%) WCAG
11 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.46%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.30%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.30%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.15%) SEPA
14 1 (0.15%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (2.13%) Docker
2 8 (1.22%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.61%) Firmware
3 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (2.74%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.43%) Terraform
3 3 (0.46%) Ansible
4 2 (0.30%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 119 (18.09%) Microsoft
2 118 (17.93%) SAP
3 78 (11.85%) Oracle
4 30 (4.56%) Salesforce
4 30 (4.56%) ServiceNow
5 25 (3.80%) Red Hat
6 16 (2.43%) Sage
7 13 (1.98%) Intapp
8 12 (1.82%) Ariba
9 10 (1.52%) FIS
9 10 (1.52%) ION Trading
10 9 (1.37%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.37%) OpenText
11 8 (1.22%) Databricks
11 8 (1.22%) Workday
11 8 (1.22%) Xero
12 7 (1.06%) HubSpot
12 7 (1.06%) IFS
12 7 (1.06%) iManage
13 5 (0.76%) Concur