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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 309 396
Rank change year-on-year +58 +87 -161
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 726 389 432
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.89% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 1.00% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 517 225 305
10th Percentile £33,300 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -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 70,979 38,973 59,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.36% 88.89% 81.01%
Number of salaries quoted 50,404 22,584 37,530
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% 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 27 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 27 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 +52 300 £70,000 +3.70% 404
North of England +81 185 £55,000 +4.76% 93
North West +66 112 £55,000 +6.80% 56
Midlands +10 90 £49,000 -6.67% 75
South East -17 89 £46,500 -19.13% 130
West Midlands +8 72 £50,000 +5.26% 55
Yorkshire +9 57 £82,500 +46.67% 26
South West -66 26 £55,500 -3.48% 42
East of England -39 23 £45,050 -15.00% 20
East Midlands -23 18 £45,000 -25.00% 20
North East -45 16 £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 43 (5.92%) Confluence
2 27 (3.72%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.83%) Apache Spark
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 4 (0.55%) Apache
6 3 (0.41%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 50 (6.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (2.89%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 87 (11.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 22 (3.03%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.52%) SAP SD
5 8 (1.10%) Elite 3E
5 8 (1.10%) Oracle Payables
5 8 (1.10%) Sage 50
5 8 (1.10%) SAP MDG
5 8 (1.10%) Workday HCM
6 7 (0.96%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.96%) SAP CO
6 7 (0.96%) SAP FI
6 7 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.69%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.69%) SAP MM
8 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
9 4 (0.55%) SAP MDG-BP
9 4 (0.55%) SAP PP
9 4 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 145 (19.97%) Azure
2 102 (14.05%) Power Platform
3 81 (11.16%) Dynamics 365
4 75 (10.33%) AWS
5 60 (8.26%) Azure DevOps
6 54 (7.44%) SaaS
7 36 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (4.13%) PowerApps
9 24 (3.31%) GCP
10 21 (2.89%) Power Automate
11 14 (1.93%) GitHub
12 11 (1.52%) Boomi
12 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (1.38%) SuccessFactors
14 7 (0.96%) Azure AKS
14 7 (0.96%) Datadog
15 6 (0.83%) Amazon S3
15 6 (0.83%) Asana
15 6 (0.83%) Figma
15 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 79 (10.88%) Power BI
2 21 (2.89%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.65%) Metadata
5 11 (1.52%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.38%) Oracle Database
6 10 (1.38%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.38%) SAP HANA
7 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (0.96%) Tableau
9 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.69%) Power Query
10 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.55%) Apache Hive
11 4 (0.55%) Impala
11 4 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (0.55%) Parquet
11 4 (0.55%) Spark SQL
12 3 (0.41%) DTS
Development Applications
1 96 (13.22%) JIRA
2 31 (4.27%) Selenium
3 28 (3.86%) 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
10 7 (0.96%) Hudson
10 7 (0.96%) JMeter
10 7 (0.96%) JUnit
10 7 (0.96%) Zephyr
11 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.83%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.55%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.55%) IBM UrbanCode
12 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.55%) TestRail
13 3 (0.41%) LSMW
General
1 328 (45.18%) Finance
2 312 (42.98%) Social Skills
3 227 (31.27%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (11.57%) Law
5 58 (7.99%) Manufacturing
6 56 (7.71%) Legal
7 54 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 43 (5.92%) Public Sector
8 43 (5.92%) Retail
9 40 (5.51%) Banking
10 31 (4.27%) Documentation Skills
11 30 (4.13%) Marketing
12 28 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
13 25 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.48%) Billing
15 14 (1.93%) Aerospace
15 14 (1.93%) Investment Banking
16 13 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
17 12 (1.65%) General Ledger
18 11 (1.52%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 212 (29.20%) Analyst
2 120 (16.53%) Business Analyst
3 119 (16.39%) Consultant
4 66 (9.09%) Senior
5 65 (8.95%) Lead
6 41 (5.65%) Project Manager
7 38 (5.23%) Support Analyst
8 36 (4.96%) SAP Consultant
9 31 (4.27%) Tester
10 28 (3.86%) Systems Analyst
11 26 (3.58%) Functional Consultant
12 23 (3.17%) Developer
12 23 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
13 22 (3.03%) Applications Support
13 22 (3.03%) Applications Support Analyst
13 22 (3.03%) Architect
14 21 (2.89%) Systems Support
15 20 (2.75%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
16 19 (2.62%) Product Owner
17 18 (2.48%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.27%) REST
2 30 (4.13%) Playwright
3 24 (3.31%) Middleware
4 18 (2.48%) JSON
5 17 (2.34%) SAP Fiori
6 16 (2.20%) XML
7 15 (2.07%) 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%) PySpark
13 5 (0.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 65 (8.95%) Product Ownership
2 37 (5.10%) Onboarding
3 33 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
4 27 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (3.31%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.62%) Data Structures
7 18 (2.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 17 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 15 (2.07%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.65%) Driving Licence
10 12 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (1.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 9 (1.24%) Derivative
13 8 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
13 8 (1.10%) NHS
14 7 (0.96%) CMDB
14 7 (0.96%) e-Learning
14 7 (0.96%) SystemC
15 6 (0.83%) Blog
15 6 (0.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.75%) Windows
2 11 (1.52%) Linux
3 5 (0.69%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.28%) Unix
5 1 (0.14%) VMS
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (37.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 249 (34.30%) Problem-Solving
3 245 (33.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 239 (32.92%) Agile
5 156 (21.49%) ERP
6 147 (20.25%) Requirements Gathering
7 142 (19.56%) Validation
8 134 (18.46%) System Integration Testing
9 133 (18.32%) Migration
10 120 (16.53%) Process Improvement
11 106 (14.60%) CRM
11 106 (14.60%) DevOps
12 104 (14.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 103 (14.19%) User Stories
14 100 (13.77%) Translating Business Requirements
15 99 (13.64%) Business Analysis
16 94 (12.95%) Workshop Facilitation
17 90 (12.40%) Business Intelligence
17 90 (12.40%) Data Migration
18 89 (12.26%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 126 (17.36%) SQL
2 33 (4.55%) Python
3 31 (4.27%) C#
4 27 (3.72%) Java
5 25 (3.44%) JavaScript
6 19 (2.62%) ABAP
7 14 (1.93%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.52%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.96%) Apex Code
9 7 (0.96%) C++
10 5 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.55%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.41%) Perl
12 3 (0.41%) VBA
13 2 (0.28%) Scala
14 1 (0.14%) Bash
14 1 (0.14%) C
14 1 (0.14%) PHP
14 1 (0.14%) Rust
Qualifications
1 89 (12.26%) Degree
2 50 (6.89%) Security Cleared
3 41 (5.65%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.31%) PMI Certification
5 19 (2.62%) PMP
6 17 (2.34%) ISTQB
7 14 (1.93%) ACCA
7 14 (1.93%) CIMA
8 12 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.65%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.38%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.38%) ISEB
10 9 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 8 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.55%) CCA
14 4 (0.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (17.63%) QA
2 61 (8.40%) Data Quality
3 53 (7.30%) GDPR
4 22 (3.03%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.89%) PMO
6 16 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.65%) SLA
8 8 (1.10%) GAAP
9 7 (0.96%) WCAG
10 5 (0.69%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.69%) IFRS
10 5 (0.69%) TickIT
11 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.14%) GRC
14 1 (0.14%) GxP
14 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 14 (1.93%) Docker
2 7 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.14%) Firmware
4 1 (0.14%) IAG
Systems Management
1 19 (2.62%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.41%) Ansible
3 2 (0.28%) Grafana
4 1 (0.14%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 147 (20.25%) Microsoft
2 122 (16.80%) SAP
3 58 (7.99%) Oracle
4 39 (5.37%) Salesforce
5 29 (3.99%) ServiceNow
6 20 (2.75%) Sage
7 14 (1.93%) Workday
8 13 (1.79%) Intapp
9 11 (1.52%) Ariba
9 11 (1.52%) FIS
10 10 (1.38%) ION Trading
11 9 (1.24%) OpenText
11 9 (1.24%) Xero
12 8 (1.10%) Google
13 7 (0.96%) Concur
13 7 (0.96%) Databricks
13 7 (0.96%) iManage
13 7 (0.96%) MuleSoft
14 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
15 5 (0.69%) Pega