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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 346 307
Rank change year-on-year +93 -39 -10
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 476 331 649
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.74% 0.80% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.95% 0.85% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 289 191 532
10th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £44,000 £46,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £61,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.12% +11.36% -

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 50,162 38,910 62,694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 78.46% 93.52% 87.66%
Number of salaries quoted 30,888 20,514 49,276
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,440
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,185 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +10.91% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 7 March 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 7 March 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 +109 209 £62,500 -16.67% 132
South East +61 94 £42,500 -25.58% 115
Midlands +20 68 £43,522 -15.49% 60
West Midlands +18 46 £45,000 -12.62% 23
North of England -60 41 £52,500 -4.55% 73
South West +3 29 £50,500 +3.59% 32
East of England +23 22 £55,000 - 31
East Midlands -9 22 £37,500 -16.67% 36
North West -52 18 £52,000 -20.00% 43
Yorkshire -35 16 £57,500 +77.00% 23
North East -12 7 £43,000 -31.20% 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 24 (5.04%) Apache
1 24 (5.04%) Apache Airflow
1 24 (5.04%) Apache Spark
1 24 (5.04%) Confluence
2 12 (2.52%) Appian
3 11 (2.31%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.89%) Tomcat
4 9 (1.89%) WebSphere
4 9 (1.89%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 2 (0.42%) WordPress
6 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 38 (7.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.46%) MS Visio
3 19 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 52 (10.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.10%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.84%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle Cash Management
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (0.84%) SAP EWM
6 3 (0.63%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.63%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.63%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.63%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.42%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.42%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.42%) SAP PP
7 2 (0.42%) SAP WM
7 2 (0.42%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 95 (19.96%) Power Platform
2 71 (14.92%) Azure
3 49 (10.29%) AWS
4 34 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
5 33 (6.93%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (6.30%) Amazon S3
7 27 (5.67%) Power Automate
7 27 (5.67%) SaaS
8 24 (5.04%) OpenShift
9 16 (3.36%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (2.52%) Anthropic Claude
10 12 (2.52%) Azure AI
10 12 (2.52%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
12 8 (1.68%) OCI
13 7 (1.47%) AWS Lambda
13 7 (1.47%) Serverless
14 6 (1.26%) GCP
15 5 (1.05%) Lucidchart
15 5 (1.05%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.89%) SSL
1 9 (1.89%) VPN
2 3 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.42%) GSM
3 2 (0.42%) LAN
3 2 (0.42%) LTE
3 2 (0.42%) WAN
4 1 (0.21%) HTTP
4 1 (0.21%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (10.92%) Power BI
2 29 (6.09%) SQL Server
3 28 (5.88%) Oracle Database
4 25 (5.25%) Tableau
5 24 (5.04%) Apache Hive
5 24 (5.04%) Impala
5 24 (5.04%) Parquet
5 24 (5.04%) Spark SQL
6 15 (3.15%) PostgreSQL
7 13 (2.73%) DB2
8 12 (2.52%) Pinecone
9 10 (2.10%) Relational Database
10 7 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.47%) Metadata
10 7 (1.47%) MySQL
10 7 (1.47%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (1.26%) Electronic Patient Records
12 4 (0.84%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.84%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 62 (13.03%) JIRA
2 27 (5.67%) Git
3 24 (5.04%) IBM UrbanCode
4 23 (4.83%) Selenium
5 17 (3.57%) Cypress.io
6 12 (2.52%) MLflow
7 6 (1.26%) Postman
8 3 (0.63%) JUnit
8 3 (0.63%) Katalon Studio
8 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.63%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.42%) Ranorex
9 2 (0.42%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.42%) TestDirector
9 2 (0.42%) TestNG
9 2 (0.42%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.21%) Appium
10 1 (0.21%) git-flow
10 1 (0.21%) GitLab
General
1 220 (46.22%) Finance
2 200 (42.02%) Social Skills
3 118 (24.79%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (13.03%) Banking
5 57 (11.97%) Manufacturing
6 39 (8.19%) Marketing
7 36 (7.56%) Investment Banking
8 27 (5.67%) Law
8 27 (5.67%) Legal
9 18 (3.78%) Public Sector
10 16 (3.36%) Retail
11 14 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.47%) Billing
14 7 (1.47%) Health Technology
15 6 (1.26%) Advertising
15 6 (1.26%) Front Office
15 6 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.05%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 238 (50.00%) Analyst
2 105 (22.06%) Business Analyst
3 75 (15.76%) Senior
4 57 (11.97%) Senior Analyst
5 56 (11.76%) Lead
6 35 (7.35%) Developer
7 31 (6.51%) Support Analyst
8 30 (6.30%) SAP Analyst
9 29 (6.09%) Technical Analyst
10 28 (5.88%) Consultant
11 26 (5.46%) Test Leader
11 26 (5.46%) Transformation Analyst
12 23 (4.83%) Applications Support
12 23 (4.83%) Automation Developer
13 21 (4.41%) Banking Analyst
14 18 (3.78%) Senior Business Analyst
15 17 (3.57%) Power Platform Developer
15 17 (3.57%) Systems Analyst
16 16 (3.36%) Project Manager
16 16 (3.36%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (5.25%) Pandas
2 24 (5.04%) PySpark
3 17 (3.57%) REST
4 15 (3.15%) OpenAPI
4 15 (3.15%) Playwright
4 15 (3.15%) Swagger
4 15 (3.15%) Web Services
5 14 (2.94%) Oracle Fusion
5 14 (2.94%) RESTful
6 12 (2.52%) Django
6 12 (2.52%) FastAPI
6 12 (2.52%) Flask
6 12 (2.52%) Hugging Face
6 12 (2.52%) JWT
6 12 (2.52%) NumPy
6 12 (2.52%) OAuth
6 12 (2.52%) pytest
6 12 (2.52%) PyTorch
6 12 (2.52%) scikit-learn
6 12 (2.52%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.56%) Greenfield Project
2 29 (6.09%) Product Ownership
3 26 (5.46%) Onboarding
4 24 (5.04%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (4.62%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.78%) Linux Command Line
7 16 (3.36%) Low-Code
8 15 (3.15%) NHS
9 8 (1.68%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.47%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.26%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.26%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 5 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.05%) CMDB
13 4 (0.84%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.84%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.83%) Linux
2 22 (4.62%) Windows
3 13 (2.73%) Unix
4 10 (2.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.84%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.21%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (42.86%) Agile
2 114 (23.95%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (22.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 98 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 94 (19.75%) Validation
6 91 (19.12%) Roadmaps
7 90 (18.91%) AI
7 90 (18.91%) Requirements Gathering
8 77 (16.18%) Test Automation
9 75 (15.76%) Change Management
10 66 (13.87%) Business Intelligence
11 65 (13.66%) Migration
11 65 (13.66%) Translating Business Requirements
12 64 (13.45%) CI/CD
13 61 (12.82%) User Stories
14 59 (12.39%) Business Analysis
15 58 (12.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 55 (11.55%) ERP
16 55 (11.55%) Workshop Facilitation
17 53 (11.13%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 152 (31.93%) SQL
2 62 (13.03%) Python
3 19 (3.99%) C#
4 15 (3.15%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.89%) Java
6 8 (1.68%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.47%) C++
8 5 (1.05%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.84%) Rust
10 3 (0.63%) ABAP
10 3 (0.63%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.42%) Bash
11 2 (0.42%) Go
11 2 (0.42%) VBA
12 1 (0.21%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.21%) Korn
12 1 (0.21%) PHP
12 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 69 (14.50%) Degree
2 20 (4.20%) ISTQB
3 19 (3.99%) PMI Certification
4 16 (3.36%) PMP
5 15 (3.15%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.73%) AWS Certification
7 11 (2.31%) SC Cleared
8 9 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.68%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.68%) IIBA
10 7 (1.47%) ISEB
11 6 (1.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (1.05%) CBAP
12 5 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (1.05%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.63%) CAPM
13 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.42%) ACCA
14 2 (0.42%) CIMA
14 2 (0.42%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (17.23%) QA
2 49 (10.29%) Data Quality
3 24 (5.04%) Accessibility
4 21 (4.41%) SLA
5 20 (4.20%) GDPR
6 11 (2.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 11 (2.31%) HIPAA
7 6 (1.26%) HL7
8 5 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.05%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.84%) IFRS
9 4 (0.84%) PMO
10 3 (0.63%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.42%) GAAP
11 2 (0.42%) PSD2
11 2 (0.42%) WCAG
12 1 (0.21%) MiFID
12 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 16 (3.36%) Docker
2 6 (1.26%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.63%) Firmware
4 2 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (3.78%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (0.84%) Terraform
4 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.21%) Control-M
5 1 (0.21%) Grafana
5 1 (0.21%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 96 (20.17%) Microsoft
2 72 (15.13%) SAP
3 65 (13.66%) Oracle
4 38 (7.98%) Blue Prism
5 34 (7.14%) Red Hat
6 18 (3.78%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.52%) Automation Anywhere
7 12 (2.52%) OpenAI
7 12 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.52%) UiPath
8 11 (2.31%) IBM
9 6 (1.26%) Workday
10 5 (1.05%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.05%) Ariba
10 5 (1.05%) Databricks
11 4 (0.84%) Anaplan
11 4 (0.84%) Google
11 4 (0.84%) IFS
12 3 (0.63%) Concur
12 3 (0.63%) Intapp