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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 336 390
Rank change year-on-year +84 +54 -136
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 725 360 435
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.78% 0.83% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 0.92% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 509 218 323
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,813 £44,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -1.79%

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 68,438 39,016 59,226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.74% 89.57% 81.29%
Number of salaries quoted 48,346 22,579 39,414
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 6 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 6 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 +64 308 £70,000 - 227
North of England +82 181 £55,000 +4.76% 58
North West +65 108 £55,000 +4.76% 39
Midlands -5 83 £50,000 -4.76% 51
South East -10 81 £45,000 -22.75% 93
West Midlands +9 66 £50,000 +5.26% 35
Yorkshire +18 55 £82,500 +50.00% 16
East of England -23 33 £45,050 -15.00% 22
South West -56 26 £55,000 -4.35% 25
North East -35 18 £41,500 - 4
East Midlands -21 17 £45,000 -35.71% 16
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 36 (4.97%) Confluence
2 28 (3.86%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.72%) Apache Spark
4 25 (3.45%) Apache
4 25 (3.45%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.69%) CMS
7 3 (0.41%) IIS
8 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 48 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (4.41%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 86 (11.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (2.76%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.52%) SAP SD
5 10 (1.38%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (1.10%) Elite 3E
6 8 (1.10%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (1.10%) Sage 50
6 8 (1.10%) Workday HCM
7 7 (0.97%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP MDG
8 6 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (0.69%) Oracle General Ledger
9 5 (0.69%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.69%) SAP PP
9 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
10 4 (0.55%) SAP GTS
10 4 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 126 (17.38%) Azure
2 94 (12.97%) Power Platform
3 83 (11.45%) AWS
4 68 (9.38%) Dynamics 365
5 52 (7.17%) Azure DevOps
6 47 (6.48%) SaaS
7 34 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (4.41%) PowerApps
9 26 (3.59%) Amazon S3
10 25 (3.45%) OpenShift
11 22 (3.03%) GCP
12 21 (2.90%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.66%) GitHub
14 11 (1.52%) Boomi
14 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (1.38%) SuccessFactors
16 8 (1.10%) Azure AKS
17 6 (0.83%) Figma
17 6 (0.83%) OCI
17 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 75 (10.34%) Power BI
2 30 (4.14%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.00%) Tableau
4 25 (3.45%) Apache Hive
4 25 (3.45%) Impala
4 25 (3.45%) Parquet
4 25 (3.45%) Spark SQL
5 20 (2.76%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.52%) SAP BW
7 10 (1.38%) Metadata
7 10 (1.38%) SAP HANA
8 9 (1.24%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.83%) Power Query
11 5 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.55%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 90 (12.41%) JIRA
2 45 (6.21%) Git
3 34 (4.69%) Selenium
4 25 (3.45%) IBM UrbanCode
5 20 (2.76%) Postman
6 17 (2.34%) Cypress.io
7 15 (2.07%) GitLab
8 12 (1.66%) Jenkins
9 10 (1.38%) Cucumber
10 8 (1.10%) Gatling
10 8 (1.10%) JUnit
11 6 (0.83%) Hudson
11 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.83%) Zephyr
12 5 (0.69%) JMeter
12 5 (0.69%) TestRail
13 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
13 4 (0.55%) SoapUI
14 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.41%) SpecFlow
General
1 339 (46.76%) Finance
2 305 (42.07%) Social Skills
3 233 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (12.00%) Law
5 65 (8.97%) Legal
6 61 (8.41%) Banking
7 54 (7.45%) Manufacturing
8 47 (6.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 43 (5.93%) Public Sector
10 40 (5.52%) Retail
11 38 (5.24%) Investment Banking
12 30 (4.14%) Marketing
13 29 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
14 24 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
16 18 (2.48%) Billing
17 13 (1.79%) Aerospace
17 13 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.52%) Advertising
19 10 (1.38%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 222 (30.62%) Analyst
2 125 (17.24%) Business Analyst
3 117 (16.14%) Consultant
4 66 (9.10%) Lead
5 61 (8.41%) Senior
6 38 (5.24%) Project Manager
7 36 (4.97%) SAP Consultant
7 36 (4.97%) Support Analyst
8 27 (3.72%) Systems Analyst
8 27 (3.72%) Tester
9 26 (3.59%) Functional Consultant
10 25 (3.45%) Technical Analyst
11 24 (3.31%) Banking Analyst
11 24 (3.31%) Developer
11 24 (3.31%) Transformation Analyst
12 23 (3.17%) Applications Support
12 23 (3.17%) Applications Support Analyst
13 22 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
14 20 (2.76%) Architect
14 20 (2.76%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.28%) Playwright
2 27 (3.72%) REST
3 25 (3.45%) PySpark
4 24 (3.31%) Middleware
5 16 (2.21%) XML
6 15 (2.07%) JSON
7 14 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
8 13 (1.79%) Pandas
8 13 (1.79%) SAP Fiori
9 11 (1.52%) SOAP
10 10 (1.38%) .NET
11 7 (0.97%) EDI
11 7 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
11 7 (0.97%) SAP Core Interface
11 7 (0.97%) Web Services
12 6 (0.83%) HTML
12 6 (0.83%) Kafka
12 6 (0.83%) React
13 5 (0.69%) ADO
13 5 (0.69%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (8.69%) Product Ownership
2 45 (6.21%) Onboarding
3 35 (4.83%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (3.45%) Management Information System
5 24 (3.31%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (3.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (2.62%) Data Structures
8 17 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (1.93%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 12 (1.66%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.38%) Driving Licence
13 9 (1.24%) Derivative
14 7 (0.97%) Blog
14 7 (0.97%) CMDB
14 7 (0.97%) e-Learning
14 7 (0.97%) Fixed Income
15 6 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
15 6 (0.83%) NHS
15 6 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.34%) Windows
2 13 (1.79%) Linux
3 6 (0.83%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.69%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) VMS
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (37.52%) Continuous Improvement
2 247 (34.07%) Agile
3 238 (32.83%) Problem-Solving
4 232 (32.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 151 (20.83%) ERP
6 149 (20.55%) Validation
7 137 (18.90%) Requirements Gathering
8 134 (18.48%) Migration
9 125 (17.24%) System Integration Testing
10 115 (15.86%) Process Improvement
11 108 (14.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 106 (14.62%) Translating Business Requirements
13 104 (14.34%) User Stories
14 98 (13.52%) DevOps
15 94 (12.97%) CRM
16 89 (12.28%) Business Analysis
16 89 (12.28%) Workshop Facilitation
17 88 (12.14%) CI/CD
17 88 (12.14%) Project Delivery
18 87 (12.00%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 138 (19.03%) SQL
2 57 (7.86%) Python
3 34 (4.69%) C#
4 24 (3.31%) Java
5 23 (3.17%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.34%) ABAP
7 13 (1.79%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.52%) C++
9 8 (1.10%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.97%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.69%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.55%) Rust
14 3 (0.41%) Perl
14 3 (0.41%) VBA
15 2 (0.28%) Scala
16 1 (0.14%) C
16 1 (0.14%) PHP
16 1 (0.14%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 87 (12.00%) Degree
2 43 (5.93%) Security Cleared
3 35 (4.83%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.62%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.21%) ISTQB
6 15 (2.07%) PMP
7 14 (1.93%) ACCA
7 14 (1.93%) CIMA
8 12 (1.66%) SAP Certification
9 11 (1.52%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.38%) ISEB
11 9 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
13 6 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.55%) CCA
15 4 (0.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (16.55%) QA
2 72 (9.93%) Data Quality
3 61 (8.41%) GDPR
4 27 (3.72%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.90%) PMO
6 15 (2.07%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (1.52%) SLA
9 9 (1.24%) GAAP
10 7 (0.97%) WCAG
11 6 (0.83%) IFRS
12 5 (0.69%) TickIT
13 4 (0.55%) ISO 20022
13 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
15 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (2.07%) Docker
2 8 (1.10%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.55%) Firmware
3 4 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (2.62%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.07%) Terraform
3 3 (0.41%) Ansible
4 2 (0.28%) Grafana
5 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 136 (18.76%) Microsoft
2 118 (16.28%) SAP
3 80 (11.03%) Oracle
4 40 (5.52%) Salesforce
5 30 (4.14%) ServiceNow
6 25 (3.45%) Red Hat
7 18 (2.48%) Sage
8 14 (1.93%) Intapp
9 13 (1.79%) Workday
10 11 (1.52%) Ariba
11 10 (1.38%) FIS
11 10 (1.38%) ION Trading
12 9 (1.24%) Databricks
12 9 (1.24%) OpenText
13 8 (1.10%) Xero
14 7 (0.97%) Concur
14 7 (0.97%) iManage
14 7 (0.97%) MuleSoft
15 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
16 4 (0.55%) CA Agile Central