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 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 364 374
Rank change year-on-year +101 +10 -118
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 653 325 611
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.75% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 0.83% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 445 210 467
10th Percentile £34,850 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% -0.36%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,938 £70,125
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,875 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +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 64,229 39,036 74,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.05% 90.64% 82.57%
Number of salaries quoted 45,346 22,191 53,359
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,679 £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 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 9 July 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 9 July 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 +98 288 £70,000 - 167
North of England +63 157 £55,000 - 57
North West +44 91 £55,000 +4.76% 37
Midlands -10 69 £50,000 -4.76% 43
South East -7 61 £45,000 -21.74% 80
West Midlands -1 53 £50,000 -4.76% 23
Yorkshire +3 49 £82,500 +50.00% 18
East of England -14 32 £50,025 -5.61% 11
South West -49 30 £55,000 -3.14% 11
North East - 17 £42,250 - 2
East Midlands -31 16 £70,000 - 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 37 (5.67%) Confluence
2 27 (4.13%) SharePoint
3 26 (3.98%) Apache Spark
4 25 (3.83%) Apache
4 25 (3.83%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.61%) Appian
6 4 (0.61%) CMS
7 3 (0.46%) IIS
8 2 (0.31%) WordPress
9 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 43 (6.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (5.21%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 87 (13.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.99%) NetSuite
4 10 (1.53%) SAP SD
5 9 (1.38%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (1.23%) Elite 3E
6 8 (1.23%) Sage 50
7 7 (1.07%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (1.07%) SAP MDG
8 6 (0.92%) Dynamics AX
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle Financials
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle General Ledger
9 5 (0.77%) SAP CO
9 5 (0.77%) SAP FI
9 5 (0.77%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.77%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.77%) SAP PP
9 5 (0.77%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 112 (17.15%) Azure
2 79 (12.10%) Power Platform
3 67 (10.26%) AWS
4 53 (8.12%) Dynamics 365
5 51 (7.81%) Azure DevOps
6 38 (5.82%) SaaS
7 32 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (4.75%) PowerApps
9 27 (4.13%) Amazon S3
9 27 (4.13%) Power Automate
10 25 (3.83%) OpenShift
11 22 (3.37%) GCP
12 13 (1.99%) Boomi
13 11 (1.68%) SuccessFactors
14 9 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
15 8 (1.23%) Azure AKS
16 7 (1.07%) GitHub
16 7 (1.07%) Snowflake
17 6 (0.92%) Asana
17 6 (0.92%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.77%) HTTP
2 2 (0.31%) Intranet
2 2 (0.31%) VoIP
3 1 (0.15%) Broadband
3 1 (0.15%) FTP
3 1 (0.15%) LAN
3 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (9.34%) Power BI
2 30 (4.59%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.44%) Tableau
4 25 (3.83%) Apache Hive
4 25 (3.83%) Impala
4 25 (3.83%) Parquet
4 25 (3.83%) Spark SQL
5 23 (3.52%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.53%) SAP BW
7 10 (1.53%) SAP HANA
8 8 (1.23%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.92%) Power Query
10 5 (0.77%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.61%) Db2
11 4 (0.61%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.61%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 89 (13.63%) JIRA
2 37 (5.67%) Git
3 31 (4.75%) Selenium
4 25 (3.83%) IBM UrbanCode
5 20 (3.06%) Cypress.io
6 14 (2.14%) Postman
7 9 (1.38%) GitLab
7 9 (1.38%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.92%) REST Assured
9 5 (0.77%) JUnit
9 5 (0.77%) TestRail
10 4 (0.61%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.61%) Gatling
10 4 (0.61%) Hudson
10 4 (0.61%) MLflow
10 4 (0.61%) Oracle APEX
10 4 (0.61%) Team Foundation Server
10 4 (0.61%) Zephyr
11 3 (0.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 3 (0.46%) SpecFlow
General
1 305 (46.71%) Finance
2 268 (41.04%) Social Skills
3 201 (30.78%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (10.57%) Law
5 59 (9.04%) Banking
6 55 (8.42%) Legal
7 48 (7.35%) Manufacturing
8 39 (5.97%) Retail
9 38 (5.82%) Investment Banking
9 38 (5.82%) Public Sector
10 36 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 26 (3.98%) Marketing
12 21 (3.22%) Documentation Skills
13 20 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
14 19 (2.91%) Billing
15 16 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.84%) Advertising
17 10 (1.53%) Aerospace
18 9 (1.38%) Games
Job Titles
1 211 (32.31%) Analyst
2 121 (18.53%) Business Analyst
3 105 (16.08%) Consultant
4 64 (9.80%) Lead
5 56 (8.58%) Senior
6 38 (5.82%) SAP Consultant
7 34 (5.21%) Project Manager
7 34 (5.21%) Support Analyst
8 29 (4.44%) Technical Analyst
9 25 (3.83%) Systems Analyst
10 24 (3.68%) Transformation Analyst
11 23 (3.52%) Banking Analyst
11 23 (3.52%) Test Leader
12 22 (3.37%) Senior Analyst
13 21 (3.22%) QA Leader
14 20 (3.06%) Systems Support
14 20 (3.06%) Transformation Manager
15 17 (2.60%) Applications Support
15 17 (2.60%) Developer
15 17 (2.60%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.13%) Playwright
2 25 (3.83%) Middleware
2 25 (3.83%) PySpark
3 24 (3.68%) REST
4 17 (2.60%) Pandas
5 14 (2.14%) Oracle Fusion
6 13 (1.99%) SAP Fiori
6 13 (1.99%) XML
7 9 (1.38%) RESTful
7 9 (1.38%) Web Services
8 8 (1.23%) .NET
9 7 (1.07%) JSON
9 7 (1.07%) React
9 7 (1.07%) SAP Core Interface
9 7 (1.07%) Swagger
10 6 (0.92%) Flask
11 5 (0.77%) Blazor
11 5 (0.77%) EDI
11 5 (0.77%) Kafka
11 5 (0.77%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.20%) Product Ownership
2 41 (6.28%) Onboarding
3 40 (6.13%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (3.52%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (3.52%) Management Information System
5 21 (3.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (2.76%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.99%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 12 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.84%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.38%) Driving Licence
10 9 (1.38%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.23%) Blog
11 8 (1.23%) Derivative
12 7 (1.07%) Fixed Income
13 6 (0.92%) CMDB
13 6 (0.92%) Mobile App
14 5 (0.77%) Enterprise Cloud
14 5 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.14%) Windows
2 12 (1.84%) Linux
3 6 (0.92%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.77%) Unix
5 1 (0.15%) VMS
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (33.84%) Continuous Improvement
2 215 (32.92%) Agile
3 195 (29.86%) Problem-Solving
3 195 (29.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 130 (19.91%) ERP
5 123 (18.84%) Migration
5 123 (18.84%) Requirements Gathering
6 119 (18.22%) Validation
7 110 (16.85%) System Integration Testing
8 100 (15.31%) Process Improvement
9 89 (13.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 89 (13.63%) User Stories
10 87 (13.32%) Translating Business Requirements
11 83 (12.71%) Test Automation
12 80 (12.25%) DevOps
13 77 (11.79%) Data Migration
14 76 (11.64%) CI/CD
14 76 (11.64%) Workshop Facilitation
15 73 (11.18%) Business Analysis
15 73 (11.18%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 124 (18.99%) SQL
2 61 (9.34%) Python
3 31 (4.75%) C#
4 21 (3.22%) Java
5 19 (2.91%) ABAP
5 19 (2.91%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.84%) C++
7 10 (1.53%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.23%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.77%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.61%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.61%) Rust
11 4 (0.61%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.46%) Perl
12 3 (0.46%) VBA
13 2 (0.31%) Go
14 1 (0.15%) C
14 1 (0.15%) PHP
14 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 84 (12.86%) Degree
2 28 (4.29%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.22%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.91%) PMI Certification
5 15 (2.30%) PMP
6 14 (2.14%) ISTQB
7 11 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.53%) ACCA
8 10 (1.53%) CIMA
8 10 (1.53%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.53%) SAP Certification
9 8 (1.23%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (0.77%) CCA
11 5 (0.77%) ISEB
11 5 (0.77%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.61%) PhD
12 4 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (16.85%) QA
2 70 (10.72%) Data Quality
3 54 (8.27%) GDPR
4 28 (4.29%) Accessibility
5 21 (3.22%) PMO
6 15 (2.30%) HIPAA
6 15 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 13 (1.99%) SLA
8 12 (1.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 8 (1.23%) IFRS
10 7 (1.07%) GAAP
11 5 (0.77%) TickIT
11 5 (0.77%) WCAG
12 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
13 3 (0.46%) ISO 20022
14 2 (0.31%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.31%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.15%) SEPA
15 1 (0.15%) Solvency II
System Software
1 16 (2.45%) Docker
2 8 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.61%) Firmware
3 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (3.06%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.45%) Terraform
3 3 (0.46%) Ansible
4 2 (0.31%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 119 (18.22%) SAP
2 118 (18.07%) Microsoft
3 78 (11.94%) Oracle
4 30 (4.59%) ServiceNow
5 28 (4.29%) Salesforce
6 25 (3.83%) Red Hat
7 15 (2.30%) Sage
8 13 (1.99%) Intapp
9 12 (1.84%) Ariba
10 10 (1.53%) FIS
10 10 (1.53%) ION Trading
11 9 (1.38%) MuleSoft
11 9 (1.38%) OpenText
12 8 (1.23%) Databricks
12 8 (1.23%) Workday
12 8 (1.23%) Xero
13 7 (1.07%) HubSpot
13 7 (1.07%) IFS
13 7 (1.07%) iManage
14 5 (0.77%) Informatica