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 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 298 394
Rank change year-on-year +45 +96 -168
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 727 398 417
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.74% 0.92% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.04% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 516 231 270
10th Percentile £32,663 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £43,415
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,785 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +1.26% -3.26% +2.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £71,188
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £80,200
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £58,100
% change year-on-year - -1.03% +1.04%

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 71,905 38,217 56,104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.27% 88.53% 80.99%
Number of salaries quoted 51,202 22,024 33,984
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,397 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 5 September 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 5 September 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 +45 295 £70,000 +7.69% 399
North of England +74 187 £55,000 +4.76% 86
North West +73 114 £55,000 +6.80% 53
South East -35 93 £45,000 -12.62% 131
Midlands -1 88 £49,000 -6.67% 70
West Midlands +7 71 £49,500 +4.21% 47
Yorkshire -4 56 £83,750 +48.89% 21
South West -69 27 £55,500 -3.48% 44
East of England -46 24 £45,050 -15.00% 22
East Midlands -38 17 £45,000 -25.00% 23
North East -47 17 £41,500 +1.22% 12
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 44 (6.05%) Confluence
2 27 (3.71%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.41%) IIS
6 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 51 (7.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.61%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 90 (12.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 24 (3.30%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.51%) SAP SD
5 9 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
5 9 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
5 9 (1.24%) Workday HCM
6 8 (1.10%) Dynamics AX
6 8 (1.10%) Sage 50
6 8 (1.10%) SAP MDG
7 7 (0.96%) Elite 3E
7 7 (0.96%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (0.96%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.96%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.55%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.55%) SAP IBP
9 4 (0.55%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.55%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 145 (19.94%) Azure
2 103 (14.17%) Power Platform
3 88 (12.10%) Dynamics 365
4 67 (9.22%) AWS
5 61 (8.39%) Azure DevOps
6 56 (7.70%) SaaS
7 36 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (3.85%) PowerApps
9 21 (2.89%) GCP
10 19 (2.61%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.79%) GitHub
12 11 (1.51%) Boomi
12 11 (1.51%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
13 7 (0.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 7 (0.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 6 (0.83%) Azure AKS
14 6 (0.83%) Datadog
15 5 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.69%) 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%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (0.14%) FTP
3 1 (0.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.14%) SAN
3 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (10.87%) Power BI
2 20 (2.75%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.51%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.51%) SAP BW
5 10 (1.38%) Metadata
5 10 (1.38%) SAP HANA
6 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.96%) Oracle Database
8 6 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.69%) Power Query
9 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
10 4 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.55%) Tableau
11 3 (0.41%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.41%) DTS
12 2 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
12 2 (0.28%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 97 (13.34%) JIRA
2 31 (4.26%) Selenium
3 25 (3.44%) Git
4 22 (3.03%) Postman
5 18 (2.48%) GitLab
6 14 (1.93%) Jenkins
7 13 (1.79%) Cypress.io
8 12 (1.65%) Cucumber
9 8 (1.10%) Gatling
9 8 (1.10%) Zephyr
10 7 (0.96%) Hudson
10 7 (0.96%) JMeter
10 7 (0.96%) JUnit
11 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.83%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.55%) Bitbucket
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
1 332 (45.67%) Finance
2 316 (43.47%) Social Skills
3 224 (30.81%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (11.14%) Law
5 61 (8.39%) Manufacturing
6 55 (7.57%) Legal
7 54 (7.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 45 (6.19%) Retail
9 42 (5.78%) Public Sector
10 36 (4.95%) Banking
11 31 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
11 31 (4.26%) Marketing
12 29 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
13 26 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (2.89%) Billing
15 13 (1.79%) Aerospace
15 13 (1.79%) General Ledger
16 12 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (1.51%) Advertising
18 10 (1.38%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 206 (28.34%) Analyst
2 128 (17.61%) Consultant
3 116 (15.96%) Business Analyst
4 65 (8.94%) Lead
4 65 (8.94%) Senior
5 40 (5.50%) Project Manager
6 39 (5.36%) Support Analyst
7 38 (5.23%) SAP Consultant
8 30 (4.13%) Systems Analyst
8 30 (4.13%) Tester
9 28 (3.85%) Functional Consultant
10 23 (3.16%) Architect
10 23 (3.16%) Developer
11 22 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (2.89%) Applications Support
12 21 (2.89%) Applications Support Analyst
12 21 (2.89%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 21 (2.89%) Systems Support
13 20 (2.75%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
13 20 (2.75%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.26%) REST
2 30 (4.13%) Playwright
3 24 (3.30%) Middleware
4 19 (2.61%) SAP Fiori
5 18 (2.48%) JSON
6 17 (2.34%) XML
7 14 (1.93%) Terraform
8 13 (1.79%) SOAP
9 12 (1.65%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.10%) .NET
11 7 (0.96%) ADO
11 7 (0.96%) HTML
11 7 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
11 7 (0.96%) SAP Core Interface
12 6 (0.83%) EDI
12 6 (0.83%) React
13 5 (0.69%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.69%) CSS
13 5 (0.69%) Web Services
14 4 (0.55%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 65 (8.94%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.95%) Onboarding
3 32 (4.40%) Legacy Systems
4 27 (3.71%) Management Information System
5 24 (3.30%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (2.75%) Data Structures
7 17 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
7 17 (2.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 13 (1.79%) Driving Licence
9 12 (1.65%) Cloud Native
9 12 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
10 11 (1.51%) 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%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.48%) Windows
2 11 (1.51%) Linux
3 4 (0.55%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.28%) VMS
5 1 (0.14%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (37.41%) Continuous Improvement
2 261 (35.90%) Stakeholder Management
3 253 (34.80%) Problem-Solving
4 235 (32.32%) Agile
5 161 (22.15%) ERP
6 158 (21.73%) Requirements Gathering
7 141 (19.39%) Validation
8 135 (18.57%) Migration
9 133 (18.29%) System Integration Testing
10 120 (16.51%) Process Improvement
11 106 (14.58%) CRM
12 103 (14.17%) DevOps
13 102 (14.03%) Business Analysis
14 101 (13.89%) User Stories
15 100 (13.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 100 (13.76%) Translating Business Requirements
16 96 (13.20%) Workshop Facilitation
17 95 (13.07%) Data Migration
17 95 (13.07%) Project Delivery
18 91 (12.52%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 121 (16.64%) SQL
2 29 (3.99%) C#
3 28 (3.85%) Python
4 25 (3.44%) Java
4 25 (3.44%) JavaScript
5 20 (2.75%) ABAP
6 14 (1.93%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.51%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.83%) Apex Code
9 5 (0.69%) C++
9 5 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.55%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.41%) Perl
11 3 (0.41%) VBA
12 2 (0.28%) Scala
13 1 (0.14%) Bash
13 1 (0.14%) PHP
13 1 (0.14%) Ruby
13 1 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 91 (12.52%) Degree
2 49 (6.74%) Security Cleared
3 40 (5.50%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.16%) PMI Certification
5 19 (2.61%) ISTQB
6 18 (2.48%) PMP
7 15 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.93%) ACCA
8 14 (1.93%) CIMA
9 12 (1.65%) SAP Certification
10 10 (1.38%) ISEB
11 9 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.24%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 8 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.55%) CCA
15 4 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (17.61%) QA
2 63 (8.67%) Data Quality
3 56 (7.70%) GDPR
4 20 (2.75%) PMO
5 18 (2.48%) Accessibility
6 17 (2.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.65%) SLA
8 8 (1.10%) GAAP
9 7 (0.96%) WCAG
10 5 (0.69%) IFRS
10 5 (0.69%) TickIT
11 4 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.41%) GRC
13 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.28%) GxP
13 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 13 (1.79%) Docker
2 6 (0.83%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.28%) IAG
3 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (2.48%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.41%) Ansible
3 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
3 1 (0.14%) Grafana
Vendors
1 155 (21.32%) Microsoft
2 125 (17.19%) SAP
3 57 (7.84%) Oracle
4 40 (5.50%) Salesforce
5 28 (3.85%) ServiceNow
6 21 (2.89%) Sage
7 16 (2.20%) Workday
8 11 (1.51%) Ariba
8 11 (1.51%) FIS
8 11 (1.51%) Intapp
9 10 (1.38%) ION Trading
10 9 (1.24%) OpenText
10 9 (1.24%) Xero
11 8 (1.10%) Concur
12 7 (0.96%) Google
12 7 (0.96%) iManage
12 7 (0.96%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.83%) Databricks
13 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
14 5 (0.69%) Guidewire