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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 357 356
Rank change year-on-year +108 -1 -90
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 633 299 649
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 0.76% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 0.82% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 425 198 501
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,913 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -0.36%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,875 £80,000
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 60,775 36,652 77,733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.04% 92.67% 81.96%
Number of salaries quoted 42,765 20,021 56,403
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £29,288
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £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 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 17 June 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 17 June 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 +100 285 £67,500 -5.26% 133
North of England +59 149 £56,250 -2.28% 69
North West +35 82 £55,000 -12.00% 34
Midlands -6 64 £50,000 +4.17% 47
South East +11 54 £45,000 -21.74% 110
West Midlands +2 52 £50,000 +5.26% 27
Yorkshire -3 50 £82,500 +50.00% 31
East of England -9 32 £50,025 -5.61% 29
South West -42 31 £53,750 -2.27% 28
North East - 17 £41,250 - 10
East Midlands -34 12 £52,500 -25.00% 20
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 33 (5.21%) Confluence
2 25 (3.95%) Apache
2 25 (3.95%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (3.95%) Apache Spark
3 24 (3.79%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.11%) Appian
6 4 (0.63%) CMS
7 3 (0.47%) IIS
8 2 (0.32%) WordPress
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 38 (6.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (4.90%) MS Visio
3 26 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 77 (12.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.58%) SAP SD
4 9 (1.42%) Dynamics AX
5 8 (1.26%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
5 8 (1.26%) Sage 50
6 7 (1.11%) SAP MDG
7 6 (0.95%) Oracle General Ledger
7 6 (0.95%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.79%) NetSuite
8 5 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (0.79%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.63%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.63%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
9 4 (0.63%) SAP GTS
9 4 (0.63%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 117 (18.48%) Azure
2 79 (12.48%) Power Platform
3 67 (10.58%) AWS
4 56 (8.85%) Azure DevOps
5 55 (8.69%) Dynamics 365
6 36 (5.69%) SaaS
7 32 (5.06%) Power Automate
8 29 (4.58%) Amazon S3
9 28 (4.42%) PowerApps
10 26 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
11 25 (3.95%) OpenShift
12 21 (3.32%) GCP
13 12 (1.90%) Boomi
14 9 (1.42%) Snowflake
15 8 (1.26%) Azure AKS
15 8 (1.26%) SuccessFactors
16 7 (1.11%) Anthropic Claude
16 7 (1.11%) Azure Data Factory
16 7 (1.11%) GitHub
16 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.79%) HTTP
1 5 (0.79%) VPN
2 2 (0.32%) Intranet
2 2 (0.32%) LAN
2 2 (0.32%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.32%) VoIP
2 2 (0.32%) WAN
2 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.16%) Broadband
3 1 (0.16%) FTP
3 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (9.48%) Power BI
2 32 (5.06%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.58%) Tableau
4 27 (4.27%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.95%) Apache Hive
5 25 (3.95%) Impala
5 25 (3.95%) Parquet
5 25 (3.95%) Spark SQL
6 11 (1.74%) SAP HANA
7 9 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.42%) SAP BW
8 8 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.11%) Pinecone
10 6 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.95%) Power Query
10 6 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.79%) Db2
11 5 (0.79%) Metadata
11 5 (0.79%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 88 (13.90%) JIRA
2 36 (5.69%) Git
2 36 (5.69%) Selenium
3 25 (3.95%) Cypress.io
3 25 (3.95%) IBM UrbanCode
4 17 (2.69%) Postman
5 8 (1.26%) GitLab
5 8 (1.26%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.11%) MLflow
7 6 (0.95%) REST Assured
7 6 (0.95%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.79%) JUnit
9 4 (0.63%) Gatling
9 4 (0.63%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.63%) Ranorex
9 4 (0.63%) SpecFlow
9 4 (0.63%) TestRail
10 3 (0.47%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.47%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.47%) TestNG
General
1 286 (45.18%) Finance
2 257 (40.60%) Social Skills
3 190 (30.02%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (11.22%) Law
5 62 (9.79%) Banking
6 56 (8.85%) Legal
7 46 (7.27%) Manufacturing
8 38 (6.00%) Investment Banking
9 37 (5.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (5.85%) Retail
10 32 (5.06%) Public Sector
11 26 (4.11%) Marketing
12 21 (3.32%) Billing
13 18 (2.84%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
16 13 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.58%) Advertising
17 10 (1.58%) Aerospace
18 9 (1.42%) Games
Job Titles
1 205 (32.39%) Analyst
2 117 (18.48%) Business Analyst
3 102 (16.11%) Consultant
4 65 (10.27%) Lead
5 57 (9.00%) Senior
6 38 (6.00%) SAP Consultant
7 35 (5.53%) Project Manager
8 33 (5.21%) Technical Analyst
9 27 (4.27%) Support Analyst
10 25 (3.95%) Systems Analyst
10 25 (3.95%) Transformation Analyst
11 24 (3.79%) Senior Analyst
12 23 (3.63%) Banking Analyst
13 22 (3.48%) Test Leader
14 21 (3.32%) QA Leader
15 20 (3.16%) Transformation Manager
16 18 (2.84%) Tester
17 17 (2.69%) Functional Consultant
18 16 (2.53%) Developer
18 16 (2.53%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.27%) Playwright
1 27 (4.27%) REST
2 25 (3.95%) PySpark
3 24 (3.79%) Middleware
4 20 (3.16%) Pandas
5 15 (2.37%) Oracle Fusion
6 13 (2.05%) SAP Fiori
7 12 (1.90%) RESTful
7 12 (1.90%) Swagger
7 12 (1.90%) Web Services
8 10 (1.58%) OpenAPI
8 10 (1.58%) XML
9 9 (1.42%) Flask
10 8 (1.26%) .NET
11 7 (1.11%) Django
11 7 (1.11%) JSON
11 7 (1.11%) NumPy
11 7 (1.11%) OAuth
11 7 (1.11%) SAP Core Interface
11 7 (1.11%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.95%) Legacy Systems
1 44 (6.95%) Onboarding
2 42 (6.64%) Product Ownership
3 23 (3.63%) Management Information System
4 20 (3.16%) Data Structures
5 19 (3.00%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (3.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 15 (2.37%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 12 (1.90%) Cloud Native
7 12 (1.90%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.74%) NHS
9 10 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.42%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.11%) CMDB
12 7 (1.11%) Derivative
12 7 (1.11%) Fixed Income
13 6 (0.95%) Linux Command Line
14 5 (0.79%) Replication
14 5 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.53%) Windows
2 11 (1.74%) Linux
3 7 (1.11%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (34.12%) Agile
2 199 (31.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 190 (30.02%) Stakeholder Management
4 177 (27.96%) Problem-Solving
5 125 (19.75%) Requirements Gathering
6 116 (18.33%) ERP
6 116 (18.33%) Migration
7 113 (17.85%) Validation
8 101 (15.96%) System Integration Testing
9 93 (14.69%) User Stories
10 91 (14.38%) Test Automation
11 89 (14.06%) Process Improvement
12 82 (12.95%) DevOps
12 82 (12.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 81 (12.80%) CI/CD
13 81 (12.80%) Translating Business Requirements
14 74 (11.69%) Business Intelligence
14 74 (11.69%) Workshop Facilitation
15 71 (11.22%) Data Migration
16 70 (11.06%) AI
Programming Languages
1 122 (19.27%) SQL
2 63 (9.95%) Python
3 34 (5.37%) C#
4 22 (3.48%) JavaScript
5 21 (3.32%) Java
6 19 (3.00%) ABAP
7 12 (1.90%) C++
8 8 (1.26%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.79%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.79%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.63%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.63%) Rust
11 4 (0.63%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.47%) Perl
12 3 (0.47%) VBA
13 2 (0.32%) Go
13 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.16%) Bash
14 1 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 78 (12.32%) Degree
2 25 (3.95%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.00%) ISTQB
3 19 (3.00%) PMI Certification
4 18 (2.84%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.53%) PMP
6 10 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.42%) ACCA
7 9 (1.42%) CIMA
7 9 (1.42%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.26%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.11%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.95%) IIBA
10 6 (0.95%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (0.95%) SAP Certification
11 5 (0.79%) ISEB
12 4 (0.63%) CCA
12 4 (0.63%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (18.80%) QA
2 72 (11.37%) Data Quality
3 51 (8.06%) GDPR
4 33 (5.21%) Accessibility
5 20 (3.16%) PMO
6 15 (2.37%) HIPAA
7 14 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 13 (2.05%) SLA
9 12 (1.90%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (1.11%) GAAP
10 7 (1.11%) IFRS
11 6 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.79%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.79%) TickIT
12 5 (0.79%) WCAG
13 4 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.47%) HL7
15 2 (0.32%) IFRS 17
15 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.32%) PSD2
System Software
1 19 (3.00%) Docker
2 8 (1.26%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.63%) Firmware
3 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.53%) Terraform
3 3 (0.47%) Ansible
4 2 (0.32%) Grafana
4 2 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 107 (16.90%) SAP
2 105 (16.59%) Microsoft
3 80 (12.64%) Oracle
4 27 (4.27%) ServiceNow
5 26 (4.11%) Red Hat
5 26 (4.11%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.05%) Intapp
7 10 (1.58%) Ariba
7 10 (1.58%) FIS
7 10 (1.58%) Sage
8 9 (1.42%) ION Trading
8 9 (1.42%) OpenText
9 8 (1.26%) Databricks
9 8 (1.26%) Xero
10 7 (1.11%) Automation Anywhere
10 7 (1.11%) IFS
10 7 (1.11%) iManage
10 7 (1.11%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.11%) OpenAI
10 7 (1.11%) UiPath