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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 271 419
Rank change year-on-year +31 +148 -198
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 805 465 354
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.77% 1.08% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.22% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 549 281 198
10th Percentile £31,200 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,929 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -11.67% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £73,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +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 77,161 38,103 52,631
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.86% 88.89% 82.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53,955 21,888 28,045
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,413 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,246 £79,600
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 14 October 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 14 October 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 +18 290 £72,500 +11.54% 438
North of England +89 208 £55,000 +4.76% 96
North West +83 143 £55,000 +4.76% 56
South East -52 125 £45,000 +5.88% 125
Midlands -5 98 £47,000 +4.44% 71
West Midlands +4 71 £47,000 +4.44% 51
Yorkshire -3 46 £67,500 +20.00% 28
East of England -22 36 £45,000 -15.09% 39
South West -51 35 £55,250 -3.91% 44
East Midlands -33 27 £47,500 -11.63% 20
North East -54 19 £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 49 (6.09%) Confluence
2 29 (3.60%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.87%) CMS
4 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.37%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.37%) IIS
6 3 (0.37%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.37%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.25%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.12%) nginx
8 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 60 (7.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.72%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.24%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 83 (10.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 33 (4.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 31 (3.85%) NetSuite
4 19 (2.36%) Dynamics AX
5 14 (1.74%) Workday HCM
6 11 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (1.24%) Oracle Receivables
8 9 (1.12%) Oracle EBS
8 9 (1.12%) SAP CO
8 9 (1.12%) SAP FI
8 9 (1.12%) SAP FI/CO
9 8 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
9 8 (0.99%) Infor CloudSuite
9 8 (0.99%) Sage 50
10 7 (0.87%) SAP GRC
10 7 (0.87%) SAP SD
11 6 (0.75%) Oracle Assets
11 6 (0.75%) Unit4 Business World
12 5 (0.62%) SAP MDG
12 5 (0.62%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 152 (18.88%) Azure
2 107 (13.29%) Dynamics 365
2 107 (13.29%) Power Platform
3 65 (8.07%) Azure DevOps
3 65 (8.07%) SaaS
4 60 (7.45%) AWS
5 38 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (2.98%) PowerApps
7 16 (1.99%) GitHub
7 16 (1.99%) SuccessFactors
8 14 (1.74%) Power Automate
9 13 (1.61%) GCP
10 11 (1.37%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (0.99%) OCI
11 8 (0.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 8 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 7 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.87%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.75%) Boomi
14 5 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.37%) HTTP
2 2 (0.25%) Fibre Channel
2 2 (0.25%) Intranet
2 2 (0.25%) SAN
2 2 (0.25%) VoIP
3 1 (0.12%) Broadband
3 1 (0.12%) FTP
3 1 (0.12%) Network Security
3 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (10.06%) Power BI
2 23 (2.86%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.49%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.37%) Metadata
6 9 (1.12%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (0.99%) Oracle Database
8 7 (0.87%) SAP BW
9 6 (0.75%) SAP HANA
9 6 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.50%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.25%) Amazon Athena
12 2 (0.25%) DTS
12 2 (0.25%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.25%) MySQL
12 2 (0.25%) SAP Data Services
12 2 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 106 (13.17%) JIRA
2 30 (3.73%) Selenium
3 24 (2.98%) Git
4 19 (2.36%) Postman
5 18 (2.24%) GitLab
6 13 (1.61%) Cypress.io
7 12 (1.49%) Jenkins
8 11 (1.37%) Cucumber
9 7 (0.87%) Gatling
9 7 (0.87%) Hudson
9 7 (0.87%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.75%) JMeter
10 6 (0.75%) JUnit
11 5 (0.62%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.50%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.50%) Oracle APEX
13 3 (0.37%) LSMW
13 3 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
14 2 (0.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 2 (0.25%) Eclipse
General
1 377 (46.83%) Finance
2 366 (45.47%) Social Skills
3 232 (28.82%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (10.43%) Law
5 81 (10.06%) Manufacturing
6 55 (6.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (6.83%) Retail
7 52 (6.46%) Public Sector
8 45 (5.59%) Legal
9 43 (5.34%) Documentation Skills
10 41 (5.09%) Banking
11 40 (4.97%) Organisational Skills
12 35 (4.35%) Marketing
13 28 (3.48%) General Ledger
14 23 (2.86%) Billing
15 19 (2.36%) Automotive
16 17 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (2.11%) Telecoms
17 15 (1.86%) Military
18 12 (1.49%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 233 (28.94%) Analyst
2 147 (18.26%) Consultant
3 126 (15.65%) Business Analyst
4 75 (9.32%) Senior
5 70 (8.70%) Lead
6 46 (5.71%) Support Analyst
7 39 (4.84%) Project Manager
8 37 (4.60%) Systems Analyst
9 34 (4.22%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
9 34 (4.22%) Functional Consultant
10 30 (3.73%) Developer
10 30 (3.73%) SAP Consultant
11 29 (3.60%) Tester
12 22 (2.73%) Applications Support
12 22 (2.73%) Applications Support Analyst
12 22 (2.73%) Senior Consultant
13 21 (2.61%) Technical Analyst
14 20 (2.48%) Architect
14 20 (2.48%) Junior
14 20 (2.48%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.10%) REST
2 27 (3.35%) Playwright
3 23 (2.86%) SAP Fiori
4 18 (2.24%) Middleware
5 16 (1.99%) JSON
5 16 (1.99%) SOAP
6 15 (1.86%) XML
7 13 (1.61%) .NET
7 13 (1.61%) Oracle Fusion
7 13 (1.61%) Terraform
8 8 (0.99%) HTML
8 8 (0.99%) Web Services
9 7 (0.87%) ADO
9 7 (0.87%) EDI
9 7 (0.87%) Lightning Web Components
9 7 (0.87%) React
10 6 (0.75%) CSS
10 6 (0.75%) SailPoint
10 6 (0.75%) SAPUI5
11 5 (0.62%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.70%) Product Ownership
2 41 (5.09%) Onboarding
3 39 (4.84%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.98%) Legacy Systems
5 19 (2.36%) Data Structures
5 19 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (1.86%) Driving Licence
7 13 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.49%) FMCG
9 10 (1.24%) NHS
10 9 (1.12%) e-Learning
10 9 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (0.99%) Life Science
11 8 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.99%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 7 (0.87%) CMDB
12 7 (0.87%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.87%) SystemC
12 7 (0.87%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.24%) Windows
2 14 (1.74%) Linux
3 6 (0.75%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.37%) VMS
5 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 323 (40.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 306 (38.01%) Problem-Solving
3 304 (37.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 249 (30.93%) Agile
5 199 (24.72%) ERP
6 191 (23.73%) Requirements Gathering
7 175 (21.74%) Validation
8 161 (20.00%) Migration
9 152 (18.88%) Process Improvement
10 131 (16.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 131 (16.27%) System Integration Testing
11 128 (15.90%) Data Migration
12 117 (14.53%) Project Delivery
13 115 (14.29%) CRM
14 114 (14.16%) Translating Business Requirements
15 113 (14.04%) Business Analysis
16 111 (13.79%) DevOps
17 108 (13.42%) User Stories
18 103 (12.80%) Workshop Facilitation
19 91 (11.30%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 139 (17.27%) SQL
2 30 (3.73%) Python
3 28 (3.48%) C#
4 22 (2.73%) ABAP
5 21 (2.61%) Java
5 21 (2.61%) JavaScript
6 16 (1.99%) PowerShell
7 10 (1.24%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.75%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.37%) C++
9 3 (0.37%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.37%) VBA
10 2 (0.25%) Bash
10 2 (0.25%) Perl
10 2 (0.25%) Scala
11 1 (0.12%) Ruby
11 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (13.66%) Degree
2 53 (6.58%) Security Cleared
3 44 (5.47%) SC Cleared
4 34 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (2.98%) ACCA
5 24 (2.98%) CIMA
6 20 (2.48%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.11%) ISTQB
7 17 (2.11%) PMP
8 15 (1.86%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.24%) ISEB
10 9 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.12%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 7 (0.87%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.87%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 6 (0.75%) CISA
13 6 (0.75%) CISSP
14 5 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (17.02%) QA
2 80 (9.94%) Data Quality
3 61 (7.58%) GDPR
4 14 (1.74%) Accessibility
4 14 (1.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 12 (1.49%) SLA
6 9 (1.12%) PMO
7 8 (0.99%) GRC
8 7 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (0.75%) GAAP
9 6 (0.75%) WCAG
10 4 (0.50%) IFRS
11 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.25%) Good Clinical Practice
11 2 (0.25%) GxP
11 2 (0.25%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.25%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.25%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (1.37%) Docker
2 5 (0.62%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.50%) IAG
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.25%) Ansible
2 2 (0.25%) SCCM
3 1 (0.12%) Argo
3 1 (0.12%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 183 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 115 (14.29%) SAP
3 64 (7.95%) Oracle
4 44 (5.47%) Sage
5 41 (5.09%) Salesforce
6 29 (3.60%) ServiceNow
7 26 (3.23%) Workday
8 17 (2.11%) Civica
9 12 (1.49%) Concur
10 11 (1.37%) Infor
11 9 (1.12%) Google
11 9 (1.12%) Xero
12 8 (0.99%) Databricks
13 7 (0.87%) Adobe
13 7 (0.87%) Ariba
13 7 (0.87%) iManage
13 7 (0.87%) Intapp
13 7 (0.87%) YouTube
14 6 (0.75%) ION Trading
14 6 (0.75%) Pega