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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 337 331
Rank change year-on-year +61 -6 -25
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 531 306 698
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.68% 0.82% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.90% 0.88% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 333 193 551
10th Percentile £40,500 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £49,676 £46,250 £45,925
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +1.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 59,005 34,747 71,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.29% 92.96% 85.73%
Number of salaries quoted 37,172 20,692 53,693
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 24 April 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 24 April 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 +83 251 £67,500 -5.26% 105
North of England -26 89 £60,000 +12.68% 38
Midlands -26 69 £51,250 -0.48% 57
West Midlands -1 55 £50,000 -2.91% 32
South East -13 49 £55,000 +4.76% 91
Yorkshire -37 39 £85,000 +128.56% 16
North West -30 38 £60,000 -7.69% 19
East of England -25 29 £55,000 - 10
South West -46 29 £55,000 +16.40% 11
East Midlands -61 14 £55,000 +15.79% 25
North East -25 12 £47,500 -5.00% 3
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 26 (4.90%) Confluence
2 25 (4.71%) Apache
2 25 (4.71%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (4.71%) Apache Spark
3 12 (2.26%) Appian
4 11 (2.07%) SharePoint
5 5 (0.94%) CMS
5 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.38%) WordPress
7 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.19%) SAS
7 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 46 (8.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (5.46%) MS Visio
3 20 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 60 (11.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.07%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (1.32%) SAP SD
5 6 (1.13%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.94%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.94%) SAP EWM
6 5 (0.94%) SAP MDG
6 5 (0.94%) SAP PP
7 4 (0.75%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 4 (0.75%) Oracle General Ledger
7 4 (0.75%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.56%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.56%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
8 3 (0.56%) SAP GTS
8 3 (0.56%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.56%) SAP MDG-BP
8 3 (0.56%) SAP Travel Management
8 3 (0.56%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 99 (18.64%) Azure
2 72 (13.56%) Power Platform
3 55 (10.36%) AWS
4 46 (8.66%) Azure DevOps
4 46 (8.66%) Dynamics 365
5 35 (6.59%) Power Automate
6 30 (5.65%) SaaS
7 29 (5.46%) Amazon S3
8 25 (4.71%) OpenShift
9 17 (3.20%) GCP
9 17 (3.20%) PowerApps
10 16 (3.01%) Azure Data Factory
11 12 (2.26%) Anthropic Claude
11 12 (2.26%) Azure AI
12 10 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
13 8 (1.51%) Boomi
13 8 (1.51%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.32%) Asana
14 7 (1.32%) OCI
14 7 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.69%) VPN
2 5 (0.94%) HTTP
3 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.38%) GSM
4 2 (0.38%) LAN
4 2 (0.38%) LTE
4 2 (0.38%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) SSL
5 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (12.05%) Power BI
2 30 (5.65%) Oracle Database
3 27 (5.08%) SQL Server
3 27 (5.08%) Tableau
4 25 (4.71%) Apache Hive
4 25 (4.71%) Impala
4 25 (4.71%) Parquet
4 25 (4.71%) Spark SQL
5 12 (2.26%) Pinecone
6 11 (2.07%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.51%) SAP HANA
8 7 (1.32%) MySQL
8 7 (1.32%) SAP BW
9 6 (1.13%) DB2
9 6 (1.13%) Electronic Patient Records
9 6 (1.13%) Power Query
9 6 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.94%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.94%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 79 (14.88%) JIRA
2 30 (5.65%) Git
3 28 (5.27%) Selenium
4 25 (4.71%) IBM UrbanCode
5 19 (3.58%) Cypress.io
6 12 (2.26%) MLflow
7 11 (2.07%) Postman
8 5 (0.94%) REST Assured
8 5 (0.94%) Team Foundation Server
9 4 (0.75%) JUnit
9 4 (0.75%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.56%) GitLab
10 3 (0.56%) Katalon Studio
10 3 (0.56%) Ranorex
10 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.56%) TestNG
10 3 (0.56%) TestRail
10 3 (0.56%) Zephyr
11 2 (0.38%) Appium
11 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
General
1 219 (41.24%) Finance
2 217 (40.87%) Social Skills
3 165 (31.07%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (12.05%) Banking
5 48 (9.04%) Law
6 43 (8.10%) Manufacturing
7 39 (7.34%) Legal
8 36 (6.78%) Investment Banking
8 36 (6.78%) Retail
9 27 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 26 (4.90%) Public Sector
11 25 (4.71%) Marketing
12 15 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (2.64%) Billing
14 12 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
15 11 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.69%) Games
17 8 (1.51%) Advertising
17 8 (1.51%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 216 (40.68%) Analyst
2 122 (22.98%) Business Analyst
3 63 (11.86%) Consultant
4 58 (10.92%) Lead
5 57 (10.73%) Senior
6 35 (6.59%) Technical Analyst
7 34 (6.40%) Senior Analyst
8 28 (5.27%) SAP Consultant
8 28 (5.27%) Support Analyst
9 27 (5.08%) Transformation Analyst
10 25 (4.71%) Project Manager
11 22 (4.14%) Banking Analyst
12 21 (3.95%) Test Leader
13 18 (3.39%) Senior Business Analyst
14 17 (3.20%) Systems Analyst
15 16 (3.01%) Automation Engineer
15 16 (3.01%) QA Leader
16 15 (2.82%) Technical Manager
16 15 (2.82%) Transformation Manager
17 14 (2.64%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.71%) Pandas
1 25 (4.71%) PySpark
1 25 (4.71%) REST
2 20 (3.77%) Playwright
3 19 (3.58%) Middleware
4 17 (3.20%) RESTful
4 17 (3.20%) Web Services
5 16 (3.01%) Oracle Fusion
6 15 (2.82%) OpenAPI
6 15 (2.82%) Swagger
7 12 (2.26%) Faiss
7 12 (2.26%) FastAPI
7 12 (2.26%) Flask
7 12 (2.26%) Hugging Face
7 12 (2.26%) JWT
7 12 (2.26%) NumPy
7 12 (2.26%) pytest
7 12 (2.26%) PyTorch
7 12 (2.26%) scikit-learn
7 12 (2.26%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.16%) Onboarding
2 37 (6.97%) Legacy Systems
3 34 (6.40%) Product Ownership
4 23 (4.33%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (3.01%) Low-Code
6 15 (2.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 15 (2.82%) NHS
7 13 (2.45%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 11 (2.07%) Cloud Native
8 11 (2.07%) Linux Command Line
9 10 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.69%) Enterprise Cloud
11 8 (1.51%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.51%) Mobile App
12 6 (1.13%) Derivative
12 6 (1.13%) Fixed Income
12 6 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.94%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.01%) Linux
1 16 (3.01%) Windows
2 6 (1.13%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.94%) Unix
4 3 (0.56%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (36.35%) Agile
2 152 (28.63%) Stakeholder Management
3 149 (28.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 135 (25.42%) Problem-Solving
5 117 (22.03%) Requirements Gathering
6 109 (20.53%) Validation
7 101 (19.02%) Migration
8 87 (16.38%) Test Automation
9 81 (15.25%) ERP
10 80 (15.07%) Business Intelligence
11 79 (14.88%) User Stories
12 75 (14.12%) CI/CD
12 75 (14.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 75 (14.12%) Workshop Facilitation
13 74 (13.94%) System Integration Testing
14 73 (13.75%) Change Management
15 72 (13.56%) Business Analysis
16 70 (13.18%) DevOps
17 68 (12.81%) Analytics
17 68 (12.81%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 118 (22.22%) SQL
2 60 (11.30%) Python
3 27 (5.08%) C#
4 17 (3.20%) Java
5 16 (3.01%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.45%) ABAP
7 10 (1.88%) C++
8 8 (1.51%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.94%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.75%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.75%) Rust
12 3 (0.56%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.38%) Go
13 2 (0.38%) Perl
13 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.38%) VBA
14 1 (0.19%) C
14 1 (0.19%) PHP
14 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 72 (13.56%) Degree
2 26 (4.90%) PMI Certification
3 23 (4.33%) ISTQB
4 21 (3.95%) PMP
5 20 (3.77%) Security Cleared
6 15 (2.82%) SC Cleared
7 10 (1.88%) DV Cleared
7 10 (1.88%) IIBA
8 9 (1.69%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (1.13%) CBAP
9 6 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.13%) ISEB
9 6 (1.13%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.94%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.75%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.56%) CAPM
12 3 (0.56%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.38%) CCAB
13 2 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (19.21%) QA
2 61 (11.49%) Data Quality
3 31 (5.84%) GDPR
4 27 (5.08%) Accessibility
5 17 (3.20%) PMO
6 14 (2.64%) HIPAA
6 14 (2.64%) SLA
7 12 (2.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (1.13%) HL7
9 6 (1.13%) IFRS
10 5 (0.94%) GAAP
10 5 (0.94%) ISO 20022
10 5 (0.94%) TickIT
11 4 (0.75%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.56%) WCAG
13 2 (0.38%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.38%) PSD2
14 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 20 (3.77%) Docker
2 7 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.75%) Firmware
3 4 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (4.14%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.51%) Terraform
3 7 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.38%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) Control-M
Vendors
1 88 (16.57%) SAP
2 79 (14.88%) Microsoft
3 69 (12.99%) Oracle
4 27 (5.08%) Red Hat
5 19 (3.58%) Salesforce
6 17 (3.20%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.26%) Automation Anywhere
7 12 (2.26%) OpenAI
7 12 (2.26%) UiPath
8 10 (1.88%) Ariba
8 10 (1.88%) Intapp
9 7 (1.32%) FIS
9 7 (1.32%) OpenText
10 6 (1.13%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.13%) ION Trading
10 6 (1.13%) Workday
11 5 (0.94%) Alteryx
11 5 (0.94%) Databricks
11 5 (0.94%) IFS
12 4 (0.75%) CA Agile Central