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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 340 390
Rank change year-on-year +90 +50 -141
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 722 353 433
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.79% 0.81% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 0.90% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 508 218 324
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,750
Median % change year-on-year - -0.43% +0.43%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.86% +5.45% -1.12%

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 67,827 39,106 59,264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.89% 89.61% 81.24%
Number of salaries quoted 47,864 22,714 39,792
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,750 £41,021
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 2 August 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 2 August 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 +80 307 £70,000 - 231
North of England +82 178 £55,000 +4.76% 79
North West +61 105 £55,000 +4.76% 51
Midlands +3 83 £50,000 -4.76% 46
South East +10 82 £45,000 -22.75% 82
West Midlands 0 66 £50,000 +5.26% 31
Yorkshire +8 55 £82,500 +50.00% 21
East of England -22 33 £45,050 -15.00% 22
South West -62 25 £55,000 -4.35% 29
North East -36 18 £41,500 - 10
East Midlands -34 17 £45,000 -35.71% 15
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 37 (5.12%) Confluence
2 29 (4.02%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.74%) Apache Spark
4 25 (3.46%) Apache
4 25 (3.46%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.69%) CMS
7 3 (0.42%) IIS
8 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 48 (6.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (4.57%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 87 (12.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 19 (2.63%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.52%) SAP SD
5 9 (1.25%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (1.11%) Elite 3E
6 8 (1.11%) Sage 50
6 8 (1.11%) Workday HCM
7 7 (0.97%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (0.97%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP MDG
8 5 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
8 5 (0.69%) Oracle General Ledger
8 5 (0.69%) SAP MM
8 5 (0.69%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.55%) SAP GTS
9 4 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 126 (17.45%) Azure
2 94 (13.02%) Power Platform
3 83 (11.50%) AWS
4 65 (9.00%) Dynamics 365
5 52 (7.20%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (6.23%) SaaS
7 34 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (4.43%) PowerApps
9 26 (3.60%) Amazon S3
10 25 (3.46%) OpenShift
11 22 (3.05%) GCP
12 21 (2.91%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.66%) GitHub
14 11 (1.52%) Boomi
14 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (1.39%) SuccessFactors
16 8 (1.11%) Azure AKS
17 6 (0.83%) Figma
17 6 (0.83%) OCI
17 6 (0.83%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.69%) HTTP
2 2 (0.28%) Intranet
2 2 (0.28%) VoIP
3 1 (0.14%) Broadband
3 1 (0.14%) FTP
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (10.39%) Power BI
2 30 (4.16%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.02%) Tableau
4 25 (3.46%) Apache Hive
4 25 (3.46%) Impala
4 25 (3.46%) Parquet
4 25 (3.46%) Spark SQL
5 20 (2.77%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.52%) SAP BW
7 10 (1.39%) Metadata
7 10 (1.39%) SAP HANA
8 8 (1.11%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.83%) Power Query
10 5 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.55%) Db2
11 4 (0.55%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 90 (12.47%) JIRA
2 45 (6.23%) Git
3 36 (4.99%) Selenium
4 25 (3.46%) IBM UrbanCode
5 20 (2.77%) Postman
6 18 (2.49%) Cypress.io
7 15 (2.08%) GitLab
8 12 (1.66%) Jenkins
9 10 (1.39%) Cucumber
10 9 (1.25%) JUnit
11 8 (1.11%) Gatling
12 6 (0.83%) Hudson
12 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
12 6 (0.83%) Zephyr
13 5 (0.69%) JMeter
13 5 (0.69%) TestRail
14 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
14 4 (0.55%) SoapUI
15 3 (0.42%) Bitbucket
15 3 (0.42%) SpecFlow
General
1 336 (46.54%) Finance
2 306 (42.38%) Social Skills
3 229 (31.72%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (12.05%) Law
5 65 (9.00%) Legal
6 61 (8.45%) Banking
7 56 (7.76%) Manufacturing
8 46 (6.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 41 (5.68%) Public Sector
10 40 (5.54%) Retail
11 38 (5.26%) Investment Banking
12 30 (4.16%) Marketing
13 28 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
14 24 (3.32%) Organisational Skills
15 22 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (2.63%) Billing
17 13 (1.80%) Aerospace
17 13 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.52%) Advertising
19 9 (1.25%) Games
Job Titles
1 222 (30.75%) Analyst
2 124 (17.17%) Business Analyst
3 115 (15.93%) Consultant
4 67 (9.28%) Lead
5 62 (8.59%) Senior
6 38 (5.26%) Project Manager
7 36 (4.99%) SAP Consultant
8 35 (4.85%) Support Analyst
9 28 (3.88%) Systems Analyst
10 27 (3.74%) Technical Analyst
10 27 (3.74%) Tester
11 26 (3.60%) Functional Consultant
12 24 (3.32%) Banking Analyst
12 24 (3.32%) Transformation Analyst
13 23 (3.19%) Developer
13 23 (3.19%) Senior Analyst
14 21 (2.91%) Applications Support
14 21 (2.91%) Applications Support Analyst
15 20 (2.77%) Systems Support
15 20 (2.77%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.43%) Playwright
2 27 (3.74%) REST
3 25 (3.46%) PySpark
4 24 (3.32%) Middleware
5 16 (2.22%) XML
6 14 (1.94%) JSON
6 14 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
7 13 (1.80%) Pandas
7 13 (1.80%) SAP Fiori
8 11 (1.52%) SOAP
9 10 (1.39%) .NET
10 7 (0.97%) EDI
10 7 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
10 7 (0.97%) SAP Core Interface
10 7 (0.97%) Web Services
11 6 (0.83%) HTML
11 6 (0.83%) Kafka
11 6 (0.83%) React
12 5 (0.69%) ADO
12 5 (0.69%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (8.73%) Product Ownership
2 45 (6.23%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.85%) Legacy Systems
4 26 (3.60%) Management Information System
5 24 (3.32%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (3.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (2.63%) Data Structures
8 16 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (1.94%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 12 (1.66%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.39%) Driving Licence
13 9 (1.25%) Derivative
14 7 (0.97%) Blog
14 7 (0.97%) CMDB
14 7 (0.97%) e-Learning
14 7 (0.97%) Fixed Income
15 6 (0.83%) Educational Technology
15 6 (0.83%) NHS
16 5 (0.69%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.22%) Windows
2 13 (1.80%) Linux
3 6 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.69%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) VMS
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (37.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 246 (34.07%) Agile
3 236 (32.69%) Problem-Solving
4 230 (31.86%) Stakeholder Management
5 147 (20.36%) Validation
6 146 (20.22%) ERP
7 137 (18.98%) Requirements Gathering
8 130 (18.01%) Migration
9 125 (17.31%) System Integration Testing
10 117 (16.20%) Process Improvement
11 107 (14.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 105 (14.54%) Translating Business Requirements
13 102 (14.13%) User Stories
14 98 (13.57%) DevOps
15 90 (12.47%) CRM
16 89 (12.33%) CI/CD
17 87 (12.05%) Business Analysis
17 87 (12.05%) Workshop Facilitation
18 86 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
18 86 (11.91%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 137 (18.98%) SQL
2 57 (7.89%) Python
3 34 (4.71%) C#
4 24 (3.32%) Java
5 23 (3.19%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.35%) ABAP
7 12 (1.66%) C++
7 12 (1.66%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.11%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.97%) Apex Code
10 6 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.69%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.55%) Rust
13 3 (0.42%) Perl
13 3 (0.42%) VBA
14 2 (0.28%) Scala
15 1 (0.14%) Bash
15 1 (0.14%) PHP
15 1 (0.14%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 87 (12.05%) Degree
2 44 (6.09%) Security Cleared
3 36 (4.99%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.77%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.35%) ISTQB
6 16 (2.22%) PMP
7 13 (1.80%) ACCA
7 13 (1.80%) CIMA
8 12 (1.66%) SAP Certification
9 11 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.52%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.39%) ISEB
11 8 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.11%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.69%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.55%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (16.90%) QA
2 69 (9.56%) Data Quality
3 61 (8.45%) GDPR
4 28 (3.88%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.91%) PMO
6 15 (2.08%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (1.52%) SLA
9 8 (1.11%) GAAP
10 7 (0.97%) WCAG
11 6 (0.83%) IFRS
12 5 (0.69%) TickIT
13 4 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.55%) ISO 20022
13 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
14 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (2.08%) Docker
2 8 (1.11%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.55%) Firmware
3 4 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (2.63%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.22%) Terraform
3 3 (0.42%) Ansible
4 2 (0.28%) Grafana
5 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 134 (18.56%) Microsoft
2 118 (16.34%) SAP
3 79 (10.94%) Oracle
4 40 (5.54%) Salesforce
5 30 (4.16%) ServiceNow
6 25 (3.46%) Red Hat
7 17 (2.35%) Sage
8 14 (1.94%) Intapp
9 11 (1.52%) Ariba
9 11 (1.52%) Workday
10 10 (1.39%) FIS
10 10 (1.39%) ION Trading
11 9 (1.25%) Databricks
11 9 (1.25%) OpenText
12 8 (1.11%) Xero
13 7 (0.97%) Concur
13 7 (0.97%) iManage
13 7 (0.97%) MuleSoft
14 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.55%) CA Agile Central