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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 259 361 367
Rank change year-on-year +102 +6 -102
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 635 303 645
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 0.76% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 0.82% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 427 201 496
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,125 £34,375
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -0.36%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 61,081 36,808 78,076
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.11% 92.55% 81.88%
Number of salaries quoted 42,962 20,151 56,711
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £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 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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 +100 283 £67,500 -5.26% 113
North of England +56 150 £55,000 -4.40% 40
North West +40 82 £55,000 -12.00% 20
Midlands -5 64 £50,000 +4.17% 31
South East +5 57 £45,000 -21.74% 74
West Midlands +6 52 £50,000 +5.26% 19
Yorkshire -1 50 £82,500 +50.00% 21
East of England -15 32 £50,025 -5.61% 7
South West -44 31 £53,750 -2.27% 18
North East - 18 £41,500 - 5
East Midlands -30 12 £52,500 -25.00% 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 34 (5.35%) Confluence
2 25 (3.94%) Apache
2 25 (3.94%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (3.94%) Apache Spark
3 24 (3.78%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.10%) Appian
6 4 (0.63%) CMS
7 3 (0.47%) IIS
8 2 (0.31%) WordPress
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 40 (6.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.72%) MS Visio
3 29 (4.57%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 77 (12.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.57%) SAP SD
4 9 (1.42%) Dynamics AX
5 8 (1.26%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.26%) NetSuite
5 8 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
5 8 (1.26%) Sage 50
6 7 (1.10%) SAP MDG
7 6 (0.94%) Oracle General Ledger
7 6 (0.94%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (0.79%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.63%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.63%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
9 4 (0.63%) SAP GTS
9 4 (0.63%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 116 (18.27%) Azure
2 82 (12.91%) Power Platform
3 66 (10.39%) AWS
4 55 (8.66%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (8.66%) Dynamics 365
5 37 (5.83%) SaaS
6 32 (5.04%) Power Automate
7 28 (4.41%) Amazon S3
7 28 (4.41%) PowerApps
8 26 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (3.94%) OpenShift
10 21 (3.31%) GCP
11 12 (1.89%) Boomi
12 9 (1.42%) Snowflake
13 8 (1.26%) Azure AKS
13 8 (1.26%) SuccessFactors
14 7 (1.10%) Anthropic Claude
14 7 (1.10%) Azure AI
14 7 (1.10%) GitHub
14 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.79%) HTTP
2 4 (0.63%) VPN
3 2 (0.31%) Intranet
3 2 (0.31%) LAN
3 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.31%) VoIP
3 2 (0.31%) WAN
3 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.16%) Broadband
4 1 (0.16%) FTP
4 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (9.92%) Power BI
2 32 (5.04%) Oracle Database
3 29 (4.57%) Tableau
4 28 (4.41%) SQL Server
5 25 (3.94%) Apache Hive
5 25 (3.94%) Impala
5 25 (3.94%) Parquet
5 25 (3.94%) Spark SQL
6 11 (1.73%) SAP HANA
7 9 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.42%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.42%) SAP BW
8 7 (1.10%) Pinecone
9 6 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.94%) Power Query
9 6 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.79%) Db2
10 5 (0.79%) Metadata
10 5 (0.79%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 88 (13.86%) JIRA
2 37 (5.83%) Git
3 36 (5.67%) Selenium
4 25 (3.94%) Cypress.io
4 25 (3.94%) IBM UrbanCode
5 17 (2.68%) Postman
6 8 (1.26%) GitLab
6 8 (1.26%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.10%) MLflow
8 6 (0.94%) REST Assured
8 6 (0.94%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.79%) JUnit
10 4 (0.63%) Gatling
10 4 (0.63%) Oracle APEX
10 4 (0.63%) Ranorex
10 4 (0.63%) SpecFlow
10 4 (0.63%) TestRail
11 3 (0.47%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 3 (0.47%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.47%) TestNG
General
1 289 (45.51%) Finance
2 260 (40.94%) Social Skills
3 189 (29.76%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (11.02%) Law
5 62 (9.76%) Banking
6 55 (8.66%) Legal
7 46 (7.24%) Manufacturing
8 38 (5.98%) Investment Banking
8 38 (5.98%) Retail
9 37 (5.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 32 (5.04%) Public Sector
11 26 (4.09%) Marketing
12 21 (3.31%) Billing
13 18 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.57%) Advertising
17 10 (1.57%) Aerospace
18 9 (1.42%) Games
Job Titles
1 206 (32.44%) Analyst
2 115 (18.11%) Business Analyst
3 101 (15.91%) Consultant
4 65 (10.24%) Lead
5 57 (8.98%) Senior
6 38 (5.98%) SAP Consultant
7 35 (5.51%) Project Manager
8 32 (5.04%) Technical Analyst
9 30 (4.72%) Support Analyst
10 27 (4.25%) Systems Analyst
11 24 (3.78%) Senior Analyst
11 24 (3.78%) Transformation Analyst
12 23 (3.62%) Banking Analyst
13 22 (3.46%) Test Leader
14 21 (3.31%) QA Leader
15 20 (3.15%) Transformation Manager
16 18 (2.83%) Systems Support
16 18 (2.83%) Tester
17 17 (2.68%) Developer
17 17 (2.68%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.41%) REST
2 27 (4.25%) Playwright
3 25 (3.94%) Middleware
3 25 (3.94%) PySpark
4 20 (3.15%) Pandas
5 15 (2.36%) Oracle Fusion
6 13 (2.05%) SAP Fiori
7 12 (1.89%) RESTful
7 12 (1.89%) Web Services
8 11 (1.73%) Swagger
8 11 (1.73%) XML
9 9 (1.42%) Flask
9 9 (1.42%) OpenAPI
10 8 (1.26%) .NET
11 7 (1.10%) Django
11 7 (1.10%) FastAPI
11 7 (1.10%) JSON
11 7 (1.10%) JWT
11 7 (1.10%) OAuth
11 7 (1.10%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.93%) Legacy Systems
1 44 (6.93%) Onboarding
2 42 (6.61%) Product Ownership
3 23 (3.62%) Management Information System
4 19 (2.99%) Data Structures
4 19 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
4 19 (2.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 15 (2.36%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 12 (1.89%) Cloud Native
6 12 (1.89%) Low-Code
7 10 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.57%) NHS
8 9 (1.42%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.10%) CMDB
10 7 (1.10%) Derivative
10 7 (1.10%) Driving Licence
10 7 (1.10%) Fixed Income
11 5 (0.79%) Blog
11 5 (0.79%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.52%) Windows
2 13 (2.05%) Linux
3 7 (1.10%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (34.02%) Agile
2 203 (31.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 188 (29.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 181 (28.50%) Problem-Solving
5 123 (19.37%) Requirements Gathering
6 119 (18.74%) ERP
7 116 (18.27%) Migration
8 113 (17.80%) Validation
9 101 (15.91%) System Integration Testing
10 93 (14.65%) Process Improvement
11 92 (14.49%) User Stories
12 91 (14.33%) Test Automation
13 82 (12.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 81 (12.76%) CI/CD
14 81 (12.76%) DevOps
14 81 (12.76%) Translating Business Requirements
15 77 (12.13%) Business Intelligence
16 74 (11.65%) Workshop Facilitation
17 71 (11.18%) Data Migration
18 69 (10.87%) AI
Programming Languages
1 124 (19.53%) SQL
2 63 (9.92%) Python
3 34 (5.35%) C#
4 21 (3.31%) Java
4 21 (3.31%) JavaScript
5 19 (2.99%) ABAP
6 12 (1.89%) C++
7 8 (1.26%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.26%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.79%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.63%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.63%) Rust
10 4 (0.63%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.47%) Perl
11 3 (0.47%) VBA
12 2 (0.31%) Go
12 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.16%) C
13 1 (0.16%) PHP
Qualifications
1 77 (12.13%) Degree
2 25 (3.94%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.99%) ISTQB
4 18 (2.83%) PMI Certification
4 18 (2.83%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.52%) PMP
6 11 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.42%) ACCA
7 9 (1.42%) CIMA
7 9 (1.42%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.26%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (0.94%) SAP Certification
11 5 (0.79%) IIBA
11 5 (0.79%) ISEB
12 4 (0.63%) CCA
12 4 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (18.74%) QA
2 72 (11.34%) Data Quality
3 51 (8.03%) GDPR
4 33 (5.20%) Accessibility
5 20 (3.15%) PMO
6 15 (2.36%) HIPAA
7 14 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 13 (2.05%) SLA
9 12 (1.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (1.10%) GAAP
10 7 (1.10%) IFRS
11 6 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.79%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.79%) TickIT
12 5 (0.79%) WCAG
13 4 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
14 2 (0.31%) HL7
14 2 (0.31%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.31%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.31%) PSD2
System Software
1 19 (2.99%) Docker
2 8 (1.26%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.63%) Firmware
3 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (3.94%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.52%) Terraform
3 3 (0.47%) Ansible
4 2 (0.31%) Grafana
4 2 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.16%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 109 (17.17%) Microsoft
2 107 (16.85%) SAP
3 80 (12.60%) Oracle
4 27 (4.25%) Salesforce
4 27 (4.25%) ServiceNow
5 26 (4.09%) Red Hat
6 13 (2.05%) Intapp
6 13 (2.05%) Sage
7 10 (1.57%) Ariba
7 10 (1.57%) FIS
7 10 (1.57%) ION Trading
8 9 (1.42%) OpenText
9 8 (1.26%) Databricks
9 8 (1.26%) MuleSoft
9 8 (1.26%) Xero
10 7 (1.10%) Automation Anywhere
10 7 (1.10%) IFS
10 7 (1.10%) iManage
10 7 (1.10%) OpenAI
10 7 (1.10%) UiPath