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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 363 328
Rank change year-on-year +100 -35 -28
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 549 294 680
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.68% 0.76% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% 0.82% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 351 189 530
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,900 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,625 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +1.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £71,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,000
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 60,045 35,779 71,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.70% 93.09% 85.50%
Number of salaries quoted 38,092 20,632 53,699
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +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 4 May 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 4 May 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 +101 255 £67,500 -6.90% 165
North of England -10 106 £60,000 +4.24% 59
Midlands -25 65 £52,500 +1.06% 62
West Midlands +2 52 £50,000 -3.75% 38
South East -3 50 £55,000 +11.94% 87
Yorkshire -20 49 £85,000 +95.64% 22
North West -25 42 £60,000 -7.69% 29
East of England -6 30 £55,000 +3.77% 25
South West -39 28 £55,000 +4.76% 18
North East -23 15 £45,250 -9.50% 8
East Midlands -49 13 £55,000 -6.38% 24
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 (4.74%) Confluence
2 25 (4.55%) Apache
2 25 (4.55%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (4.55%) Apache Spark
3 14 (2.55%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.19%) Appian
5 6 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.73%) CMS
7 2 (0.36%) WordPress
8 1 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 45 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (5.28%) MS Visio
3 21 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 69 (12.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.00%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (1.64%) SAP SD
5 7 (1.28%) SAP MDG
6 6 (1.09%) Elite 3E
6 6 (1.09%) SAP PP
7 5 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
7 5 (0.91%) SAP EWM
8 4 (0.73%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 4 (0.73%) Oracle General Ledger
8 4 (0.73%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.73%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
8 4 (0.73%) SAP GTS
8 4 (0.73%) SAP IBP
8 4 (0.73%) SAP MDG-BP
8 4 (0.73%) SAP Travel Management
9 3 (0.55%) iTrent
9 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 104 (18.94%) Azure
2 74 (13.48%) Power Platform
3 58 (10.56%) AWS
4 48 (8.74%) Azure DevOps
4 48 (8.74%) Dynamics 365
5 36 (6.56%) Power Automate
6 30 (5.46%) SaaS
7 29 (5.28%) Amazon S3
8 25 (4.55%) OpenShift
9 19 (3.46%) PowerApps
10 18 (3.28%) GCP
11 16 (2.91%) Azure Data Factory
12 15 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
13 12 (2.19%) Anthropic Claude
13 12 (2.19%) Azure AI
14 8 (1.46%) Boomi
14 8 (1.46%) Snowflake
14 8 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
15 7 (1.28%) Asana
15 7 (1.28%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.46%) VPN
2 6 (1.09%) HTTP
3 2 (0.36%) GSM
3 2 (0.36%) LAN
3 2 (0.36%) LTE
3 2 (0.36%) WAN
3 2 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (11.66%) Power BI
2 30 (5.46%) Oracle Database
3 28 (5.10%) SQL Server
4 27 (4.92%) Tableau
5 25 (4.55%) Apache Hive
5 25 (4.55%) Impala
5 25 (4.55%) Parquet
5 25 (4.55%) Spark SQL
6 12 (2.19%) Pinecone
7 11 (2.00%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.82%) SAP HANA
9 9 (1.64%) SAP BW
10 7 (1.28%) MySQL
10 7 (1.28%) Oracle Reports
10 7 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (1.09%) Electronic Patient Records
11 6 (1.09%) Power Query
11 6 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.91%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.91%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 79 (14.39%) JIRA
2 30 (5.46%) Git
2 30 (5.46%) Selenium
3 25 (4.55%) IBM UrbanCode
4 21 (3.83%) Cypress.io
5 12 (2.19%) MLflow
5 12 (2.19%) Postman
6 5 (0.91%) REST Assured
6 5 (0.91%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.73%) JUnit
7 4 (0.73%) SpecFlow
7 4 (0.73%) TestRail
8 3 (0.55%) GitLab
8 3 (0.55%) Katalon Studio
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.55%) Ranorex
8 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.55%) TestNG
9 2 (0.36%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.36%) TestDirector
General
1 227 (41.35%) Finance
2 224 (40.80%) Social Skills
3 168 (30.60%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (11.48%) Banking
5 52 (9.47%) Law
6 48 (8.74%) Manufacturing
7 44 (8.01%) Legal
8 41 (7.47%) Retail
9 35 (6.38%) Investment Banking
10 27 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 26 (4.74%) Public Sector
12 25 (4.55%) Marketing
13 16 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (2.73%) Billing
14 15 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
15 11 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.64%) Games
17 8 (1.46%) Advertising
17 8 (1.46%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 212 (38.62%) Analyst
2 120 (21.86%) Business Analyst
3 77 (14.03%) Consultant
4 58 (10.56%) Lead
4 58 (10.56%) Senior
5 35 (6.38%) Technical Analyst
6 34 (6.19%) SAP Consultant
7 31 (5.65%) Senior Analyst
8 27 (4.92%) Project Manager
8 27 (4.92%) Transformation Analyst
9 24 (4.37%) Support Analyst
10 22 (4.01%) Banking Analyst
11 21 (3.83%) Test Leader
12 20 (3.64%) Systems Analyst
13 17 (3.10%) QA Leader
14 16 (2.91%) Automation Engineer
14 16 (2.91%) Developer
14 16 (2.91%) Senior Business Analyst
15 15 (2.73%) Technical Manager
15 15 (2.73%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.10%) REST
2 25 (4.55%) Pandas
2 25 (4.55%) PySpark
3 22 (4.01%) Playwright
4 21 (3.83%) Middleware
5 17 (3.10%) RESTful
5 17 (3.10%) Web Services
6 15 (2.73%) OpenAPI
6 15 (2.73%) Oracle Fusion
6 15 (2.73%) Swagger
7 13 (2.37%) Flask
7 13 (2.37%) SAP Fiori
8 12 (2.19%) Django
8 12 (2.19%) Faiss
8 12 (2.19%) Hugging Face
8 12 (2.19%) NumPy
8 12 (2.19%) OAuth
8 12 (2.19%) pytest
8 12 (2.19%) scikit-learn
8 12 (2.19%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.29%) Onboarding
2 39 (7.10%) Legacy Systems
3 34 (6.19%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.64%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (3.10%) Low-Code
7 15 (2.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.73%) NHS
8 13 (2.37%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 11 (2.00%) Cloud Native
10 10 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.82%) Data Structures
10 10 (1.82%) Linux Command Line
11 9 (1.64%) Enterprise Cloud
12 8 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.46%) Mobile App
13 6 (1.09%) Fixed Income
13 6 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (0.91%) Derivative
14 5 (0.91%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.73%) Linux
1 15 (2.73%) Windows
2 6 (1.09%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.73%) Unix
4 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (35.70%) Agile
2 154 (28.05%) Stakeholder Management
3 152 (27.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 146 (26.59%) Problem-Solving
5 118 (21.49%) Requirements Gathering
6 111 (20.22%) Validation
7 104 (18.94%) Migration
8 90 (16.39%) ERP
9 89 (16.21%) Test Automation
10 85 (15.48%) System Integration Testing
11 80 (14.57%) Business Intelligence
12 79 (14.39%) User Stories
13 78 (14.21%) CI/CD
14 75 (13.66%) Translating Business Requirements
14 75 (13.66%) Workshop Facilitation
15 73 (13.30%) DevOps
15 73 (13.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 70 (12.75%) Business Analysis
17 69 (12.57%) Change Management
18 67 (12.20%) AI
Programming Languages
1 117 (21.31%) SQL
2 60 (10.93%) Python
3 30 (5.46%) C#
4 18 (3.28%) Java
4 18 (3.28%) JavaScript
5 16 (2.91%) ABAP
6 11 (2.00%) C++
7 6 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (1.09%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.91%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.73%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.73%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.73%) Rust
10 3 (0.55%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.55%) Perl
11 2 (0.36%) Go
11 2 (0.36%) VBA
12 1 (0.18%) Bash
12 1 (0.18%) Korn
12 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 73 (13.30%) Degree
2 26 (4.74%) PMI Certification
3 21 (3.83%) ISTQB
3 21 (3.83%) PMP
4 19 (3.46%) Security Cleared
5 14 (2.55%) SC Cleared
6 10 (1.82%) IIBA
7 9 (1.64%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.09%) CBAP
10 6 (1.09%) ISEB
10 6 (1.09%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.91%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.91%) SAP Certification
12 4 (0.73%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.55%) CAPM
13 3 (0.55%) PhD
14 2 (0.36%) CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (18.76%) QA
2 68 (12.39%) Data Quality
3 35 (6.38%) GDPR
4 27 (4.92%) Accessibility
5 17 (3.10%) PMO
6 15 (2.73%) HIPAA
7 14 (2.55%) SLA
8 12 (2.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 11 (2.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (1.28%) IFRS
11 6 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (1.09%) HL7
12 5 (0.91%) GAAP
12 5 (0.91%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.91%) TickIT
13 4 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.55%) WCAG
15 2 (0.36%) IFRS 17
15 2 (0.36%) PSD2
16 1 (0.18%) GRC
System Software
1 20 (3.64%) Docker
2 8 (1.46%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.73%) Firmware
3 4 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (4.19%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.82%) Terraform
3 6 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.36%) Grafana
4 2 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.18%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) Control-M
Vendors
1 96 (17.49%) SAP
2 86 (15.66%) Microsoft
3 74 (13.48%) Oracle
4 26 (4.74%) Red Hat
5 20 (3.64%) Salesforce
6 17 (3.10%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.19%) Automation Anywhere
7 12 (2.19%) OpenAI
7 12 (2.19%) UiPath
8 10 (1.82%) Ariba
8 10 (1.82%) Intapp
9 9 (1.64%) OpenText
10 7 (1.28%) FIS
11 6 (1.09%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.09%) IFS
11 6 (1.09%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.09%) Workday
12 5 (0.91%) Alteryx
12 5 (0.91%) Databricks
13 4 (0.73%) Informatica