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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 316 383
Rank change year-on-year +64 +67 -150
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 725 392 426
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 0.89% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 1.01% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 516 229 292
10th Percentile £32,875 £39,929 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,250
Median % change year-on-year - +4.07% -3.91%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £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% -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 71,056 38,940 57,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.41% 88.80% 81.14%
Number of salaries quoted 50,487 22,637 35,999
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 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,465
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.84% -7.56%

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 29 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 29 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 +63 300 £70,000 +5.66% 404
North of England +80 186 £55,000 +4.76% 93
North West +62 113 £55,000 +6.80% 60
Midlands +5 90 £49,000 -6.67% 72
South East -29 89 £48,000 -16.52% 129
West Midlands +21 72 £50,000 +5.26% 53
Yorkshire +5 57 £82,500 +46.67% 23
South West -60 26 £55,500 -3.48% 40
East of England -24 22 £45,050 -15.00% 23
East Midlands -29 18 £45,000 -25.00% 18
North East -47 16 £41,500 +1.22% 10
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 44 (6.07%) Confluence
2 27 (3.72%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 4 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.41%) IIS
7 2 (0.28%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 50 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.76%) 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 86 (11.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 22 (3.03%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.52%) SAP SD
5 9 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
6 8 (1.10%) Elite 3E
6 8 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
6 8 (1.10%) Sage 50
6 8 (1.10%) SAP MDG
6 8 (1.10%) Workday HCM
7 7 (0.97%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (0.97%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
9 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
10 4 (0.55%) SAP GTS
10 4 (0.55%) SAP MM
10 4 (0.55%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 145 (20.00%) Azure
2 102 (14.07%) Power Platform
3 83 (11.45%) Dynamics 365
4 72 (9.93%) AWS
5 61 (8.41%) Azure DevOps
6 54 (7.45%) SaaS
7 36 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (4.14%) PowerApps
9 23 (3.17%) GCP
10 21 (2.90%) 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 (0.97%) Azure AKS
14 7 (0.97%) Datadog
15 6 (0.83%) Asana
15 6 (0.83%) Figma
15 6 (0.83%) Snowflake
16 5 (0.69%) Salesforce Service Cloud
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 (10.90%) Power BI
2 20 (2.76%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.52%) Metadata
4 11 (1.52%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.52%) SAP BW
5 10 (1.38%) SAP HANA
6 8 (1.10%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.69%) Power Query
8 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
8 5 (0.69%) Tableau
9 4 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.41%) DTS
11 2 (0.28%) Apache Hive
11 2 (0.28%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.28%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 98 (13.52%) JIRA
2 32 (4.41%) Selenium
3 26 (3.59%) Git
4 22 (3.03%) Postman
5 18 (2.48%) GitLab
6 14 (1.93%) Cypress.io
6 14 (1.93%) Jenkins
7 12 (1.66%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.10%) Gatling
9 7 (0.97%) Hudson
9 7 (0.97%) JMeter
9 7 (0.97%) JUnit
9 7 (0.97%) Zephyr
10 6 (0.83%) REST Assured
10 6 (0.83%) SoapUI
11 4 (0.55%) Bitbucket
11 4 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
11 4 (0.55%) TestRail
12 3 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 3 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 328 (45.24%) Finance
2 313 (43.17%) Social Skills
3 226 (31.17%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (11.45%) Law
5 58 (8.00%) Manufacturing
6 55 (7.59%) Legal
7 54 (7.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 45 (6.21%) Retail
9 42 (5.79%) Public Sector
10 38 (5.24%) Banking
11 31 (4.28%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (4.14%) Marketing
13 29 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (2.48%) Billing
16 14 (1.93%) Aerospace
17 13 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
18 12 (1.66%) General Ledger
18 12 (1.66%) Investment Banking
19 11 (1.52%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 209 (28.83%) Analyst
2 120 (16.55%) Business Analyst
2 120 (16.55%) Consultant
3 67 (9.24%) Lead
4 66 (9.10%) Senior
5 42 (5.79%) Project Manager
6 38 (5.24%) Support Analyst
7 36 (4.97%) SAP Consultant
8 31 (4.28%) Tester
9 28 (3.86%) Systems Analyst
10 26 (3.59%) Functional Consultant
11 22 (3.03%) Architect
11 22 (3.03%) Developer
11 22 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (2.90%) Applications Support
12 21 (2.90%) Applications Support Analyst
12 21 (2.90%) Systems Support
13 20 (2.76%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
14 19 (2.62%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 19 (2.62%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.28%) Playwright
1 31 (4.28%) REST
2 24 (3.31%) Middleware
3 18 (2.48%) JSON
4 17 (2.34%) SAP Fiori
5 16 (2.21%) XML
6 15 (2.07%) Terraform
7 13 (1.79%) SOAP
8 12 (1.66%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.10%) .NET
10 7 (0.97%) ADO
10 7 (0.97%) HTML
10 7 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
10 7 (0.97%) SAP Core Interface
11 6 (0.83%) EDI
11 6 (0.83%) React
12 5 (0.69%) AngularJS
12 5 (0.69%) CSS
13 4 (0.55%) Blazor
13 4 (0.55%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 65 (8.97%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.97%) 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 (1.66%) Driving Licence
10 12 (1.66%) 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 (0.97%) CMDB
14 7 (0.97%) e-Learning
14 7 (0.97%) SystemC
15 6 (0.83%) Blog
15 6 (0.83%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.62%) Windows
2 10 (1.38%) Linux
3 4 (0.55%) 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
1 270 (37.24%) Continuous Improvement
2 250 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
3 249 (34.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 239 (32.97%) Agile
5 157 (21.66%) ERP
6 151 (20.83%) Requirements Gathering
7 141 (19.45%) Validation
8 134 (18.48%) System Integration Testing
9 133 (18.34%) Migration
10 120 (16.55%) Process Improvement
11 107 (14.76%) DevOps
12 106 (14.62%) CRM
13 103 (14.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 102 (14.07%) User Stories
15 101 (13.93%) Business Analysis
16 98 (13.52%) Translating Business Requirements
17 95 (13.10%) Workshop Facilitation
18 90 (12.41%) Business Intelligence
18 90 (12.41%) Data Migration
18 90 (12.41%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 124 (17.10%) SQL
2 30 (4.14%) C#
2 30 (4.14%) Python
3 26 (3.59%) Java
4 25 (3.45%) JavaScript
5 19 (2.62%) ABAP
6 14 (1.93%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.52%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.97%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.83%) 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%) C
14 1 (0.14%) PHP
14 1 (0.14%) Ruby
14 1 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 88 (12.14%) Degree
2 49 (6.76%) Security Cleared
3 40 (5.52%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.31%) PMI Certification
5 19 (2.62%) PMP
6 18 (2.48%) ISTQB
7 14 (1.93%) ACCA
7 14 (1.93%) CIMA
8 13 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.66%) SAP Certification
10 10 (1.38%) ISEB
11 9 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.24%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 8 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 6 (0.83%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.55%) CCA
15 4 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 3 (0.41%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (17.93%) QA
2 58 (8.00%) Data Quality
3 52 (7.17%) GDPR
4 22 (3.03%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.90%) PMO
6 16 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (1.66%) SLA
8 8 (1.10%) GAAP
9 7 (0.97%) WCAG
10 5 (0.69%) IFRS
10 5 (0.69%) TickIT
11 4 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 4 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
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 13 (1.79%) Docker
2 6 (0.83%) 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
1 149 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 121 (16.69%) SAP
3 56 (7.72%) Oracle
4 39 (5.38%) Salesforce
5 29 (4.00%) ServiceNow
6 20 (2.76%) 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 7 (0.97%) Concur
12 7 (0.97%) Databricks
12 7 (0.97%) Google
12 7 (0.97%) iManage
12 7 (0.97%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
14 5 (0.69%) Guidewire