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

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 363 337
Rank change year-on-year +100 -26 -40
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 607 275 660
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.73% 0.72% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 0.77% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 400 184 521
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,475 £36,000
25th Percentile £48,688 £46,625 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +1.82%
75th Percentile £79,063 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,625 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,123 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.84% +11.13% -

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 61,049 35,595 71,881
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.82% 93.44% 84.69%
Number of salaries quoted 40,362 18,985 53,776
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
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 £73,367
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -9.84%

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 23 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 23 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 +122 292 £68,000 -6.21% 170
North of England +20 126 £57,500 -11.54% 61
North West +15 61 £55,000 -16.98% 40
Midlands -14 60 £50,000 +3.09% 41
South East +1 51 £55,000 +4.76% 68
Yorkshire -3 48 £83,750 +86.11% 19
West Midlands -15 48 £50,000 +5.26% 26
East of England 0 32 £50,025 -5.61% 15
South West -47 28 £55,000 +1.32% 19
North East - 17 £42,250 - 2
East Midlands -34 12 £52,500 -25.00% 14
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 30 (4.94%) Confluence
2 25 (4.12%) Apache
2 25 (4.12%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (4.12%) Apache Spark
3 20 (3.29%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.65%) Appian
5 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.49%) CMS
6 3 (0.49%) IIS
7 2 (0.33%) WordPress
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 42 (6.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.94%) MS Visio
3 23 (3.79%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 76 (12.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (2.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (1.81%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (1.48%) SAP SD
5 8 (1.32%) Elite 3E
6 7 (1.15%) Oracle Payables
6 7 (1.15%) SAP MDG
7 6 (0.99%) Sage 50
7 6 (0.99%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.82%) SAP EWM
9 4 (0.66%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 4 (0.66%) Oracle General Ledger
9 4 (0.66%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
9 4 (0.66%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 4 (0.66%) SAP GTS
9 4 (0.66%) SAP IBP
9 4 (0.66%) SAP MDG-BP
9 4 (0.66%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 111 (18.29%) Azure
2 79 (13.01%) Power Platform
3 63 (10.38%) AWS
4 53 (8.73%) Azure DevOps
5 51 (8.40%) Dynamics 365
6 36 (5.93%) Power Automate
7 31 (5.11%) SaaS
8 29 (4.78%) Amazon S3
9 26 (4.28%) PowerApps
10 25 (4.12%) Microsoft 365
10 25 (4.12%) OpenShift
11 19 (3.13%) GCP
12 12 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (1.81%) Boomi
14 10 (1.65%) Anthropic Claude
14 10 (1.65%) Azure AI
14 10 (1.65%) SuccessFactors
15 8 (1.32%) Azure AKS
15 8 (1.32%) Snowflake
16 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.32%) VPN
2 5 (0.82%) HTTP
3 2 (0.33%) Intranet
3 2 (0.33%) LAN
3 2 (0.33%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.33%) VoIP
3 2 (0.33%) WAN
3 2 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.16%) Broadband
4 1 (0.16%) FTP
4 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (10.21%) Power BI
2 30 (4.94%) Oracle Database
3 28 (4.61%) SQL Server
3 28 (4.61%) Tableau
4 25 (4.12%) Apache Hive
4 25 (4.12%) Impala
4 25 (4.12%) Parquet
4 25 (4.12%) Spark SQL
5 11 (1.81%) SAP HANA
6 10 (1.65%) Pinecone
7 9 (1.48%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.48%) SAP BW
8 7 (1.15%) MySQL
9 6 (0.99%) Electronic Patient Records
9 6 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.99%) Power Query
9 6 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.82%) Metadata
10 5 (0.82%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 86 (14.17%) JIRA
2 31 (5.11%) Git
2 31 (5.11%) Selenium
3 25 (4.12%) IBM UrbanCode
4 23 (3.79%) Cypress.io
5 13 (2.14%) Postman
6 10 (1.65%) MLflow
7 5 (0.82%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.82%) REST Assured
7 5 (0.82%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.66%) GitLab
8 4 (0.66%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.66%) SpecFlow
8 4 (0.66%) TestRail
9 3 (0.49%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 3 (0.49%) JUnit
9 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.49%) Ranorex
9 3 (0.49%) TestNG
10 2 (0.33%) Eclipse
General
1 265 (43.66%) Finance
2 240 (39.54%) Social Skills
3 172 (28.34%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (10.54%) Banking
5 62 (10.21%) Law
6 53 (8.73%) Legal
7 48 (7.91%) Manufacturing
8 40 (6.59%) Retail
9 36 (5.93%) Investment Banking
10 35 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 29 (4.78%) Public Sector
12 26 (4.28%) Marketing
13 20 (3.29%) Billing
14 17 (2.80%) Documentation Skills
15 15 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
17 12 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
18 9 (1.48%) Games
19 8 (1.32%) Advertising
19 8 (1.32%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 205 (33.77%) Analyst
2 117 (19.28%) Business Analyst
3 101 (16.64%) Consultant
4 67 (11.04%) Lead
5 59 (9.72%) Senior
6 37 (6.10%) SAP Consultant
7 36 (5.93%) Technical Analyst
8 33 (5.44%) Project Manager
9 30 (4.94%) Senior Analyst
10 28 (4.61%) Transformation Analyst
11 23 (3.79%) Banking Analyst
11 23 (3.79%) Systems Analyst
11 23 (3.79%) Test Leader
12 21 (3.46%) Support Analyst
13 20 (3.29%) QA Leader
13 20 (3.29%) Transformation Manager
14 17 (2.80%) Developer
14 17 (2.80%) Functional Consultant
14 17 (2.80%) SAP Manager
15 16 (2.64%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.78%) REST
2 25 (4.12%) PySpark
3 24 (3.95%) Playwright
4 23 (3.79%) Middleware
4 23 (3.79%) Pandas
5 15 (2.47%) RESTful
5 15 (2.47%) Web Services
6 14 (2.31%) Swagger
7 13 (2.14%) OpenAPI
7 13 (2.14%) SAP Fiori
8 12 (1.98%) Flask
8 12 (1.98%) Oracle Fusion
9 10 (1.65%) Faiss
9 10 (1.65%) FastAPI
9 10 (1.65%) Hugging Face
9 10 (1.65%) JWT
9 10 (1.65%) pytest
9 10 (1.65%) PyTorch
9 10 (1.65%) scikit-learn
9 10 (1.65%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.41%) Onboarding
2 44 (7.25%) Legacy Systems
3 36 (5.93%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.13%) Management Information System
5 18 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (2.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 16 (2.64%) Data Structures
7 16 (2.64%) Low-Code
8 15 (2.47%) NHS
8 15 (2.47%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 11 (1.81%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.48%) Linux Command Line
10 9 (1.48%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.32%) Fixed Income
11 8 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.15%) CMDB
12 7 (1.15%) Derivative
12 7 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.80%) Windows
2 14 (2.31%) Linux
3 8 (1.32%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.82%) Unix
5 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (33.44%) Agile
2 180 (29.65%) Stakeholder Management
3 172 (28.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 164 (27.02%) Problem-Solving
5 126 (20.76%) Requirements Gathering
6 117 (19.28%) Migration
7 106 (17.46%) ERP
8 105 (17.30%) Validation
9 91 (14.99%) Test Automation
10 90 (14.83%) System Integration Testing
11 85 (14.00%) User Stories
12 82 (13.51%) Translating Business Requirements
13 80 (13.18%) CI/CD
14 79 (13.01%) Workshop Facilitation
15 78 (12.85%) Business Intelligence
16 77 (12.69%) DevOps
17 73 (12.03%) Process Improvement
17 73 (12.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 71 (11.70%) AI
19 70 (11.53%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 119 (19.60%) SQL
2 62 (10.21%) Python
3 34 (5.60%) C#
4 23 (3.79%) JavaScript
5 19 (3.13%) Java
6 18 (2.97%) ABAP
7 12 (1.98%) C++
8 8 (1.32%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.82%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.82%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.66%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.66%) Rust
11 4 (0.66%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.66%) VBA
12 3 (0.49%) Perl
13 2 (0.33%) Go
13 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.16%) Bash
14 1 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 77 (12.69%) Degree
2 24 (3.95%) PMI Certification
3 22 (3.62%) Security Cleared
4 19 (3.13%) ISTQB
4 19 (3.13%) PMP
5 13 (2.14%) SC Cleared
6 11 (1.81%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.32%) IIBA
9 7 (1.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.15%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.99%) CBAP
10 6 (0.99%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.82%) ISEB
11 5 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (0.82%) SAP Certification
12 4 (0.66%) CCA
12 4 (0.66%) PhD
13 3 (0.49%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.49%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (18.12%) QA
2 70 (11.53%) Data Quality
3 47 (7.74%) GDPR
4 29 (4.78%) Accessibility
5 20 (3.29%) PMO
6 15 (2.47%) HIPAA
7 14 (2.31%) SLA
8 12 (1.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 12 (1.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (1.15%) IFRS
10 6 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.99%) HL7
11 5 (0.82%) GAAP
11 5 (0.82%) ISO 20022
11 5 (0.82%) TickIT
12 4 (0.66%) Software Quality Assurance
13 3 (0.49%) WCAG
14 2 (0.33%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.33%) PSD2
15 1 (0.16%) GRC
System Software
1 19 (3.13%) Docker
2 10 (1.65%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.66%) Firmware
3 4 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (4.12%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.47%) Terraform
3 4 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.33%) Ansible
4 2 (0.33%) Grafana
4 2 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 110 (18.12%) SAP
2 96 (15.82%) Microsoft
3 77 (12.69%) Oracle
4 26 (4.28%) Red Hat
4 26 (4.28%) Salesforce
4 26 (4.28%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.14%) Intapp
6 12 (1.98%) Ariba
7 10 (1.65%) Automation Anywhere
7 10 (1.65%) FIS
7 10 (1.65%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.65%) UiPath
8 9 (1.48%) ION Trading
8 9 (1.48%) OpenText
9 8 (1.32%) Sage
10 7 (1.15%) IFS
10 7 (1.15%) iManage
10 7 (1.15%) Workday
11 6 (0.99%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.99%) MuleSoft