User Acceptance Testing Jobs

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for User Acceptance Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 366 305 335
Rank change year-on-year -61 +30 -34
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 740 1,170 1,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.75% 1.16% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 1.21% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 569 750 1,233
10th Percentile £34,808 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,503
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% +13.68%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,650
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,041
% change year-on-year - +16.56% +5.98%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

User Acceptance Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

User Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing User Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing.

Salary trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Top 17 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
England -42 671 £55,000 - 204
UK excluding London -50 512 £52,500 - 146
Work from Home -48 319 £55,000 -4.35% 93
London -56 199 £60,500 -0.41% 68
North of England +42 142 £52,500 -4.55% 32
Midlands +24 131 £52,500 +3.38% 37
South East -58 92 £57,500 +4.55% 30
North West -11 85 £50,500 -12.17% 16
West Midlands +22 72 £57,500 +6.98% 26
East Midlands +1 59 £45,000 +2.86% 11
East of England +12 55 £45,000 -5.26% 13
Yorkshire +97 52 £60,000 +33.33% 14
South West -53 47 £59,350 +7.91% 18
Scotland -62 34 £54,750 +7.48% 9
Wales +4 12 £55,000 +57.14% 1
North East -10 7 £40,500 -26.36% 2
Northern Ireland +16 2 £47,500 +3.26% 6

User Acceptance Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 28 (3.78%) IIS
2 18 (2.43%) Confluence
3 16 (2.16%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.08%) CMS
5 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.54%) SAS
7 2 (0.27%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.27%) Kentico
7 2 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (7.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.54%) SPSS
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 35 (4.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (2.16%) NetSuite
3 10 (1.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.81%) SAP PLM
4 6 (0.81%) Teamcenter
5 5 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
5 5 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.27%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.27%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.14%) Markit EDM
8 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.14%) thinkFolio
8 1 (0.14%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 147 (19.86%) Azure
2 85 (11.49%) Azure DevOps
3 70 (9.46%) Dynamics 365
4 64 (8.65%) Power Platform
5 38 (5.14%) AWS
6 22 (2.97%) SaaS
7 20 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (2.70%) PowerApps
8 14 (1.89%) PaaS
9 13 (1.76%) GitHub
10 10 (1.35%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.95%) OCI
12 5 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.54%) Dropbox
13 4 (0.54%) IaaS
13 4 (0.54%) WhatsApp
14 3 (0.41%) AWS CodePipeline
15 2 (0.27%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.68%) 5G
1 5 (0.68%) Broadband
1 5 (0.68%) Wireless
2 4 (0.54%) LAN
2 4 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.27%) DNS
3 2 (0.27%) Intranet
3 2 (0.27%) SSH
4 1 (0.14%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.14%) GSM
4 1 (0.14%) SIGTRAN
4 1 (0.14%) SS7
4 1 (0.14%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (10.95%) SQL Server
2 55 (7.43%) Power BI
3 28 (3.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 27 (3.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 23 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (2.03%) Oracle Reports
7 12 (1.62%) NoSQL
7 12 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (1.62%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.35%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.22%) Power Query
10 8 (1.08%) Tableau
11 7 (0.95%) BusinessObjects
11 7 (0.95%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
11 7 (0.95%) Semantic Layer
12 6 (0.81%) MySQL
12 6 (0.81%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.68%) Amazon QuickSight
13 5 (0.68%) Big Data
13 5 (0.68%) Redis
Development Applications
1 75 (10.14%) JIRA
2 35 (4.73%) Selenium
3 32 (4.32%) Jasmine
4 28 (3.78%) Karma Test Runner
5 20 (2.70%) Cucumber
6 19 (2.57%) Git
7 18 (2.43%) Visual Studio
8 15 (2.03%) Bitbucket
9 14 (1.89%) Postman
10 11 (1.49%) Cypress.io
10 11 (1.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 8 (1.08%) TeamCity
11 8 (1.08%) Zephyr
12 7 (0.95%) JMeter
12 7 (0.95%) TestRail
13 6 (0.81%) JUnit
13 6 (0.81%) MSTest
14 5 (0.68%) GitLab
14 5 (0.68%) Team Foundation Server
14 5 (0.68%) WebDriver
General
1 247 (33.38%) Social Skills
2 245 (33.11%) Finance
3 156 (21.08%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (10.95%) Law
5 60 (8.11%) Retail
6 44 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (5.54%) Marketing
8 38 (5.14%) Influencing Skills
9 30 (4.05%) Back Office
10 26 (3.51%) Public Sector
11 24 (3.24%) Billing
11 24 (3.24%) Legal
12 19 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
14 15 (2.03%) Banking
14 15 (2.03%) Local Government
15 13 (1.76%) Front Office
15 13 (1.76%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
16 12 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 213 (28.78%) Analyst
2 109 (14.73%) Senior
3 85 (11.49%) Business Analyst
4 81 (10.95%) Developer
5 66 (8.92%) Consultant
6 45 (6.08%) Lead
7 43 (5.81%) Project Manager
8 41 (5.54%) Applications Support
8 41 (5.54%) Test Manager
9 40 (5.41%) Test Analyst
10 35 (4.73%) Systems Analyst
11 30 (4.05%) C# Developer
12 28 (3.78%) Support Analyst
13 26 (3.51%) Functional Consultant
14 23 (3.11%) Senior Analyst
14 23 (3.11%) Tester
15 21 (2.84%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
15 21 (2.84%) Senior Consultant
16 19 (2.57%) Senior Manager
17 18 (2.43%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (9.19%) .NET
2 49 (6.62%) SOAP
3 45 (6.08%) Web Services
4 41 (5.54%) XML
5 38 (5.14%) JSON
6 35 (4.73%) ASP.NET
7 34 (4.59%) AngularJS
8 32 (4.32%) Sass
9 31 (4.19%) REST
10 28 (3.78%) RxJS
10 28 (3.78%) XML Schema
11 27 (3.65%) RESTful
12 23 (3.11%) HTML
13 20 (2.70%) CSS
14 14 (1.89%) Gherkin
14 14 (1.89%) Oracle Fusion
15 6 (0.81%) CSS3
15 6 (0.81%) HTML5
15 6 (0.81%) Middleware
15 6 (0.81%) React
Miscellaneous
1 46 (6.22%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.86%) Management Information System
3 31 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (2.57%) Virtual Team
5 17 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
5 17 (2.30%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (1.76%) Fixed Income
7 13 (1.76%) Hedge funds
8 12 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (1.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.35%) FMCG
9 10 (1.35%) IoT
10 7 (0.95%) Derivative
11 5 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.68%) BBC
11 5 (0.68%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.68%) Housing Association
12 4 (0.54%) Cybercrime
12 4 (0.54%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.05%) Windows
2 21 (2.84%) Linux
3 12 (1.62%) Unix
4 9 (1.22%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.41%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.27%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.27%) VMS
6 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.14%) AIX
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.14%) Solaris
7 1 (0.14%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (30.81%) Agile
2 220 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
3 146 (19.73%) DevOps
4 123 (16.62%) Project Management
5 110 (14.86%) Software Testing
6 97 (13.11%) Test Automation
7 95 (12.84%) Requirements Gathering
8 90 (12.16%) Business Intelligence
9 88 (11.89%) Project Delivery
10 78 (10.54%) Continuous Improvement
11 77 (10.41%) Stakeholder Management
12 76 (10.27%) Customer Service
13 73 (9.86%) Business Analysis
13 73 (9.86%) CRM
13 73 (9.86%) Functional Testing
13 73 (9.86%) Migration
13 73 (9.86%) Regression Testing
14 72 (9.73%) ERP
14 72 (9.73%) SDLC
14 72 (9.73%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 157 (21.22%) SQL
2 72 (9.73%) C#
3 68 (9.19%) JavaScript
4 45 (6.08%) T-SQL
5 35 (4.73%) Python
5 35 (4.73%) TypeScript
6 33 (4.46%) Java
7 32 (4.32%) VB
8 28 (3.78%) VB.NET
8 28 (3.78%) VB6
9 16 (2.16%) PL/SQL
10 14 (1.89%) PowerShell
11 12 (1.62%) VBA
12 11 (1.49%) C++
13 7 (0.95%) Rust
14 6 (0.81%) R
15 4 (0.54%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.54%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.41%) C
16 3 (0.41%) Perl
Qualifications
1 170 (22.97%) Degree
2 42 (5.68%) Security Cleared
3 33 (4.46%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.78%) ISTQB
5 22 (2.97%) ISEB
6 18 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.22%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.95%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.81%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.81%) CSPO
10 6 (0.81%) IIBA
10 6 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.68%) MCITP
11 5 (0.68%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.54%) HND
13 3 (0.41%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.41%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (22.43%) QA
2 22 (2.97%) SLA
3 21 (2.84%) Data Quality
4 20 (2.70%) GDPR
5 9 (1.22%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.81%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.27%) EMIR
7 2 (0.27%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.27%) MiFID
7 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.27%) PMO
8 1 (0.14%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 13 (1.76%) Firmware
2 10 (1.35%) Docker
2 10 (1.35%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (0.68%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (0.95%) Grafana
1 7 (0.95%) Kibana
2 5 (0.68%) Control-M
3 4 (0.54%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.54%) SCCM
4 2 (0.27%) Ansible
4 2 (0.27%) logstash
4 2 (0.27%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.27%) Terraform
5 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 173 (23.38%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.30%) Oracle
3 36 (4.86%) Salesforce
4 29 (3.92%) SAP
5 21 (2.84%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.49%) Charles River
6 11 (1.49%) Splunk
7 9 (1.22%) Google
8 7 (0.95%) Genesys
8 7 (0.95%) Intapp
9 6 (0.81%) Workday
10 5 (0.68%) Virgin Media
10 5 (0.68%) YouTube
11 4 (0.54%) Adobe
11 4 (0.54%) Cadence
11 4 (0.54%) MuleSoft
11 4 (0.54%) Quadient
12 3 (0.41%) Cisco
12 3 (0.41%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.41%) VMware