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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 316 390
Rank change year-on-year +65 +74 -152
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 726 384 435
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.88% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 0.99% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 515 223 308
10th Percentile £33,200 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +1.77% -1.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.74% +4.55% -4.35%

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 70,812 38,908 59,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.46% 88.91% 81.00%
Number of salaries quoted 50,212 22,532 37,613
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £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 26 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 26 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 +61 299 £70,000 +3.70% 117
North of England +77 186 £55,000 +4.76% 52
North West +69 112 £55,000 +6.80% 37
Midlands +4 89 £49,000 -6.67% 35
South East -19 89 £46,500 -19.13% 41
West Midlands +13 71 £50,000 +5.26% 23
Yorkshire +9 58 £82,500 +46.67% 13
South West -66 26 £55,500 -3.48% 25
East of England -33 24 £45,050 -15.00% 12
East Midlands -23 18 £45,000 -25.00% 12
North East -48 16 £41,500 +1.22% 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 41 (5.65%) Confluence
2 27 (3.72%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.83%) Apache Spark
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 4 (0.55%) Apache
6 3 (0.41%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 49 (6.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (2.89%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 88 (12.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 22 (3.03%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.52%) SAP SD
5 8 (1.10%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.10%) Oracle Payables
5 8 (1.10%) Sage 50
5 8 (1.10%) SAP MDG
5 8 (1.10%) Workday HCM
6 7 (0.96%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.96%) SAP CO
6 7 (0.96%) SAP FI
6 7 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.69%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.69%) SAP MM
8 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.55%) SAP GTS
9 4 (0.55%) SAP PP
9 4 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 142 (19.56%) Azure
2 102 (14.05%) Power Platform
3 81 (11.16%) Dynamics 365
4 73 (10.06%) AWS
5 58 (7.99%) Azure DevOps
6 53 (7.30%) SaaS
7 36 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (4.13%) PowerApps
9 23 (3.17%) GCP
10 21 (2.89%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.79%) GitHub
12 11 (1.52%) Boomi
12 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (1.38%) SuccessFactors
14 7 (0.96%) Azure AKS
15 6 (0.83%) Amazon S3
15 6 (0.83%) Asana
15 6 (0.83%) Datadog
15 6 (0.83%) Figma
15 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 79 (10.88%) Power BI
2 21 (2.89%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.52%) Metadata
4 11 (1.52%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.52%) SAP BW
5 10 (1.38%) Oracle Database
5 10 (1.38%) SAP HANA
6 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.96%) Tableau
8 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.69%) Power Query
9 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
10 4 (0.55%) Apache Hive
10 4 (0.55%) Impala
10 4 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.55%) Parquet
10 4 (0.55%) Spark SQL
11 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 94 (12.95%) JIRA
2 30 (4.13%) Selenium
3 26 (3.58%) Git
4 21 (2.89%) Postman
5 17 (2.34%) GitLab
6 13 (1.79%) Cypress.io
6 13 (1.79%) Jenkins
7 11 (1.52%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.10%) Gatling
9 7 (0.96%) Hudson
9 7 (0.96%) JUnit
10 6 (0.83%) JMeter
10 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
10 6 (0.83%) Zephyr
11 5 (0.69%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.55%) IBM UrbanCode
12 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.55%) TestRail
13 3 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 3 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 328 (45.18%) Finance
2 312 (42.98%) Social Skills
3 228 (31.40%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (11.57%) Law
5 58 (7.99%) Manufacturing
6 56 (7.71%) Legal
7 54 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 43 (5.92%) Retail
9 42 (5.79%) Public Sector
10 40 (5.51%) Banking
11 30 (4.13%) Documentation Skills
11 30 (4.13%) Marketing
12 28 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
13 25 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.48%) Billing
15 15 (2.07%) Investment Banking
16 14 (1.93%) Aerospace
17 13 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
18 12 (1.65%) General Ledger
19 11 (1.52%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 213 (29.34%) Analyst
2 120 (16.53%) Business Analyst
3 119 (16.39%) Consultant
4 66 (9.09%) Senior
5 64 (8.82%) Lead
6 41 (5.65%) Project Manager
7 38 (5.23%) Support Analyst
8 36 (4.96%) SAP Consultant
9 31 (4.27%) Tester
10 29 (3.99%) Systems Analyst
11 26 (3.58%) Functional Consultant
12 24 (3.31%) Developer
13 23 (3.17%) Applications Support
13 23 (3.17%) Applications Support Analyst
13 23 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
14 22 (3.03%) Architect
14 22 (3.03%) Systems Support
15 20 (2.75%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
16 19 (2.62%) Product Owner
17 18 (2.48%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.13%) REST
2 29 (3.99%) Playwright
3 24 (3.31%) Middleware
4 17 (2.34%) JSON
4 17 (2.34%) SAP Fiori
5 15 (2.07%) Terraform
5 15 (2.07%) XML
6 12 (1.65%) Oracle Fusion
6 12 (1.65%) SOAP
7 8 (1.10%) .NET
8 7 (0.96%) HTML
8 7 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (0.96%) SAP Core Interface
9 6 (0.83%) ADO
9 6 (0.83%) EDI
9 6 (0.83%) React
10 5 (0.69%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.69%) CSS
10 5 (0.69%) PySpark
10 5 (0.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 64 (8.82%) Product Ownership
2 38 (5.23%) Onboarding
3 33 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
4 27 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (3.44%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.62%) Data Structures
6 19 (2.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 17 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.93%) Cloud Native
9 12 (1.65%) Driving Licence
9 12 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
10 11 (1.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 9 (1.24%) Derivative
12 8 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
12 8 (1.10%) NHS
13 7 (0.96%) CMDB
13 7 (0.96%) e-Learning
13 7 (0.96%) SystemC
14 6 (0.83%) Blog
14 6 (0.83%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.62%) Windows
2 12 (1.65%) Linux
3 5 (0.69%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.41%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) VMS
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (37.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 249 (34.30%) Problem-Solving
3 244 (33.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 238 (32.78%) Agile
5 157 (21.63%) ERP
6 148 (20.39%) Requirements Gathering
7 142 (19.56%) Validation
8 133 (18.32%) Migration
9 132 (18.18%) System Integration Testing
10 120 (16.53%) Process Improvement
11 106 (14.60%) CRM
12 105 (14.46%) DevOps
13 104 (14.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 103 (14.19%) User Stories
15 100 (13.77%) Translating Business Requirements
16 99 (13.64%) Business Analysis
17 94 (12.95%) Workshop Facilitation
18 90 (12.40%) Business Intelligence
18 90 (12.40%) Data Migration
18 90 (12.40%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 127 (17.49%) SQL
2 34 (4.68%) Python
3 32 (4.41%) C#
4 26 (3.58%) Java
5 25 (3.44%) JavaScript
6 19 (2.62%) ABAP
7 14 (1.93%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.52%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.10%) C++
10 7 (0.96%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.69%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.41%) Perl
13 3 (0.41%) VBA
14 2 (0.28%) Rust
14 2 (0.28%) Scala
15 1 (0.14%) Bash
15 1 (0.14%) PHP
15 1 (0.14%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 89 (12.26%) Degree
2 50 (6.89%) Security Cleared
3 41 (5.65%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.17%) PMI Certification
5 18 (2.48%) PMP
6 16 (2.20%) ISTQB
7 14 (1.93%) ACCA
7 14 (1.93%) CIMA
8 12 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.65%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.38%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.24%) ISEB
11 8 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 8 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.55%) CCA
14 4 (0.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (17.36%) QA
2 61 (8.40%) Data Quality
3 53 (7.30%) GDPR
4 22 (3.03%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.89%) PMO
6 16 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 13 (1.79%) SLA
8 8 (1.10%) GAAP
9 7 (0.96%) WCAG
10 5 (0.69%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.69%) IFRS
10 5 (0.69%) TickIT
11 4 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.14%) GxP
13 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 14 (1.93%) Docker
2 7 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.28%) Firmware
5 1 (0.14%) IAG
Systems Management
1 19 (2.62%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.41%) Ansible
3 2 (0.28%) Grafana
4 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 146 (20.11%) Microsoft
2 121 (16.67%) SAP
3 58 (7.99%) Oracle
4 38 (5.23%) Salesforce
5 29 (3.99%) ServiceNow
6 20 (2.75%) Sage
7 14 (1.93%) Workday
8 13 (1.79%) Intapp
9 11 (1.52%) Ariba
9 11 (1.52%) FIS
10 10 (1.38%) ION Trading
11 9 (1.24%) OpenText
11 9 (1.24%) Xero
12 8 (1.10%) Databricks
13 7 (0.96%) Concur
13 7 (0.96%) Google
13 7 (0.96%) iManage
13 7 (0.96%) MuleSoft
14 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
15 5 (0.69%) Guidewire