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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 380 266 349
Rank change year-on-year -114 +83 -49
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 714 1,303 1,908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.68% 1.37% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 1.44% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 558 742 1,261
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,125 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,041
% change year-on-year - +16.56% +0.77%

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 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 2 June 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 2 June 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 -86 651 £55,000 -0.36% 224
UK excluding London -113 489 £52,500 - 149
Work from Home -87 299 £55,000 - 108
London -61 198 £62,806 +0.49% 80
Midlands +2 133 £52,500 - 35
North of England -81 126 £52,500 -4.55% 39
South East -93 84 £56,000 +7.69% 34
North West -81 77 £52,000 -9.57% 21
West Midlands -4 72 £57,500 +4.55% 20
East Midlands -10 61 £45,000 +12.50% 15
East of England -8 55 £45,000 +2.86% 12
South West -53 49 £58,700 +4.36% 20
Yorkshire +11 46 £60,000 +27.66% 14
Scotland -72 32 £54,750 +5.29% 10
Wales -4 11 £55,000 +57.14% 1
North East -25 5 £40,500 -19.00% 4
Northern Ireland +11 2 £47,500 +3.26% 1

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 (3.92%) IIS
2 20 (2.80%) Confluence
3 15 (2.10%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.84%) CMS
4 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.56%) SAS
6 2 (0.28%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 57 (7.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.82%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.56%) SPSS
6 1 (0.14%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 35 (4.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.82%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.84%) SAP PLM
4 6 (0.84%) Teamcenter
5 5 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.42%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.28%) SAP CRM
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
Cloud Services
1 136 (19.05%) Azure
2 79 (11.06%) Azure DevOps
3 67 (9.38%) Dynamics 365
4 60 (8.40%) Power Platform
5 39 (5.46%) AWS
6 21 (2.94%) SaaS
7 19 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (2.52%) PowerApps
9 12 (1.68%) PaaS
10 10 (1.40%) GitHub
11 9 (1.26%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.98%) OCI
13 5 (0.70%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (0.56%) Dropbox
14 4 (0.56%) IaaS
15 3 (0.42%) AWS CodePipeline
15 3 (0.42%) Azure Data Factory
15 3 (0.42%) WhatsApp
16 2 (0.28%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.70%) 5G
1 5 (0.70%) Broadband
1 5 (0.70%) LAN
1 5 (0.70%) Wireless
2 4 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.42%) DNS
3 3 (0.42%) SSH
4 2 (0.28%) Intranet
5 1 (0.14%) DHCP
5 1 (0.14%) Diameter Protocol
5 1 (0.14%) Firewall
5 1 (0.14%) FTP
5 1 (0.14%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.14%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.14%) PABX
5 1 (0.14%) SIGTRAN
5 1 (0.14%) SS7
5 1 (0.14%) Value-Added Service
5 1 (0.14%) VLAN
5 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (9.52%) SQL Server
2 53 (7.42%) Power BI
3 20 (2.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 19 (2.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 18 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
7 13 (1.82%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (1.40%) Data Lake
9 10 (1.40%) Power Query
10 8 (1.12%) Relational Database
10 8 (1.12%) Tableau
11 6 (0.84%) BusinessObjects
11 6 (0.84%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
11 6 (0.84%) MySQL
11 6 (0.84%) SAP HANA
11 6 (0.84%) Semantic Layer
12 5 (0.70%) Data Mining
12 5 (0.70%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.70%) Redis
Development Applications
1 79 (11.06%) JIRA
2 33 (4.62%) Selenium
3 29 (4.06%) Jasmine
4 28 (3.92%) Karma Test Runner
5 20 (2.80%) Cucumber
6 15 (2.10%) Git
7 14 (1.96%) Postman
8 13 (1.82%) Visual Studio
9 12 (1.68%) Bitbucket
10 9 (1.26%) Cypress.io
11 8 (1.12%) TeamCity
11 8 (1.12%) Zephyr
12 7 (0.98%) JUnit
12 7 (0.98%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 7 (0.98%) TestRail
13 6 (0.84%) MSTest
14 5 (0.70%) GitLab
14 5 (0.70%) Jenkins
14 5 (0.70%) Team Foundation Server
15 4 (0.56%) JMeter
General
1 233 (32.63%) Finance
2 224 (31.37%) Social Skills
3 149 (20.87%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (11.76%) Law
5 65 (9.10%) Retail
6 48 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (5.32%) Marketing
8 27 (3.78%) Back Office
9 25 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (3.36%) Legal
10 24 (3.36%) Public Sector
11 22 (3.08%) Billing
12 19 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (2.52%) Banking
14 15 (2.10%) Front Office
15 14 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.96%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.96%) Local Government
16 12 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 194 (27.17%) Analyst
2 102 (14.29%) Senior
3 81 (11.34%) Business Analyst
4 78 (10.92%) Developer
5 61 (8.54%) Consultant
6 50 (7.00%) Lead
7 47 (6.58%) Applications Support
8 42 (5.88%) Test Manager
9 40 (5.60%) Project Manager
10 38 (5.32%) Test Analyst
11 32 (4.48%) Support Analyst
12 28 (3.92%) C# Developer
13 23 (3.22%) Functional Consultant
14 22 (3.08%) Tester
15 21 (2.94%) Applications Support Analyst
16 20 (2.80%) Senior Analyst
17 19 (2.66%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
17 19 (2.66%) Senior Manager
17 19 (2.66%) Support Engineer
18 18 (2.52%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (9.24%) .NET
2 48 (6.72%) SOAP
3 45 (6.30%) XML
4 44 (6.16%) Web Services
5 39 (5.46%) JSON
6 33 (4.62%) ASP.NET
7 32 (4.48%) REST
8 31 (4.34%) AngularJS
9 29 (4.06%) Sass
10 28 (3.92%) RxJS
10 28 (3.92%) XML Schema
11 22 (3.08%) RESTful
12 17 (2.38%) HTML
13 14 (1.96%) Gherkin
13 14 (1.96%) Oracle Fusion
14 13 (1.82%) CSS
15 9 (1.26%) Hibernate
16 6 (0.84%) Middleware
16 6 (0.84%) React
17 5 (0.70%) ATL
Miscellaneous
1 46 (6.44%) Product Ownership
2 30 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (2.80%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.38%) Virtual Team
6 14 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
7 13 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 11 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.40%) Fixed Income
9 10 (1.40%) Hedge funds
9 10 (1.40%) IoT
10 9 (1.26%) FMCG
11 7 (0.98%) Derivative
12 6 (0.84%) Equities
13 5 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.70%) BBC
13 5 (0.70%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.70%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 40 (5.60%) Windows
2 25 (3.50%) Linux
3 17 (2.38%) Unix
4 11 (1.54%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.98%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.42%) Windows NT
7 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.28%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.28%) VMS
9 1 (0.14%) AIX
9 1 (0.14%) Android
9 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.14%) CentOS
9 1 (0.14%) Debian
9 1 (0.14%) Solaris
9 1 (0.14%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (30.53%) Agile
2 210 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
3 137 (19.19%) DevOps
4 122 (17.09%) Project Management
5 107 (14.99%) Software Testing
6 94 (13.17%) Test Automation
7 89 (12.46%) Requirements Gathering
8 86 (12.04%) Project Delivery
9 80 (11.20%) Customer Service
10 78 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
11 75 (10.50%) ERP
11 75 (10.50%) Test Strategy
12 74 (10.36%) Regression Testing
13 73 (10.22%) Continuous Improvement
14 72 (10.08%) SDLC
15 71 (9.94%) Business Intelligence
16 69 (9.66%) Functional Testing
17 68 (9.52%) Migration
18 65 (9.10%) Process Improvement
19 63 (8.82%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 156 (21.85%) SQL
2 73 (10.22%) C#
3 62 (8.68%) JavaScript
4 40 (5.60%) Java
4 40 (5.60%) T-SQL
5 33 (4.62%) Python
6 32 (4.48%) TypeScript
7 31 (4.34%) VB
8 28 (3.92%) VB.NET
8 28 (3.92%) VB6
9 15 (2.10%) PL/SQL
9 15 (2.10%) VBA
10 14 (1.96%) C++
11 11 (1.54%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.12%) Rust
13 5 (0.70%) R
14 4 (0.56%) Perl
14 4 (0.56%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.42%) Bash
15 3 (0.42%) C
Qualifications
1 163 (22.83%) Degree
2 45 (6.30%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.04%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.92%) ISTQB
5 22 (3.08%) ISEB
6 15 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (0.98%) DBS Check
8 7 (0.98%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.84%) CSPO
9 6 (0.84%) DV Cleared
9 6 (0.84%) IIBA
9 6 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.70%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.70%) MCITP
10 5 (0.70%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.56%) HND
12 3 (0.42%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (22.13%) QA
2 25 (3.50%) SLA
3 20 (2.80%) GDPR
4 17 (2.38%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.12%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.84%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.42%) PMO
9 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.28%) EMIR
9 2 (0.28%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.28%) MiFID
10 1 (0.14%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 17 (2.38%) Firmware
2 10 (1.40%) Docker
2 10 (1.40%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.26%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.12%) Control-M
2 7 (0.98%) Grafana
2 7 (0.98%) Kibana
3 6 (0.84%) SCCM
4 4 (0.56%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.42%) Sysprep
5 3 (0.42%) WSUS
6 2 (0.28%) Ansible
6 2 (0.28%) logstash
6 2 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.28%) Terraform
7 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 165 (23.11%) Microsoft
2 51 (7.14%) Oracle
3 32 (4.48%) Salesforce
4 29 (4.06%) SAP
5 21 (2.94%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.26%) Google
7 8 (1.12%) Charles River
7 8 (1.12%) Splunk
8 7 (0.98%) Genesys
8 7 (0.98%) Intapp
9 5 (0.70%) Virgin Media
9 5 (0.70%) Workday
9 5 (0.70%) YouTube
10 4 (0.56%) Cadence
10 4 (0.56%) Quadient
11 3 (0.42%) Micro Focus
11 3 (0.42%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.42%) Sophos
11 3 (0.42%) Symantec
11 3 (0.42%) VMware