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

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 374 291 345
Rank change year-on-year -83 +54 -40
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 726 1,164 1,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.71% 1.20% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 1.25% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 567 739 1,246
10th Percentile £33,190 £36,551 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,503
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year - +1.38% +14.21%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,041
% change year-on-year - +16.56% +3.54%

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 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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 28 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 28 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 -62 662 £55,000 - 232
UK excluding London -57 497 £52,500 - 151
Work from Home -67 303 £55,000 - 102
London -45 202 £62,500 - 85
Midlands +35 132 £52,500 - 38
North of England +8 129 £52,500 -4.55% 39
South East -74 90 £56,000 +1.82% 25
North West -26 79 £51,837 -9.85% 24
West Midlands +27 72 £57,500 +4.55% 23
East Midlands +10 60 £45,000 +12.50% 15
East of England -7 55 £45,000 +2.86% 13
South West -55 48 £58,700 +6.73% 24
Yorkshire +79 47 £60,000 +30.43% 12
Scotland -58 33 £54,750 +5.29% 12
Wales -4 11 £55,000 +57.14% 1
North East -13 5 £40,500 -26.36% 3
Northern Ireland +12 2 £47,500 +3.26% 2

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 (3.86%) IIS
2 20 (2.75%) Confluence
3 15 (2.07%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
4 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.55%) SAS
6 2 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.28%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 55 (7.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.65%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.55%) SPSS
6 1 (0.14%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 34 (4.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.79%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.24%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.83%) SAP PLM
4 6 (0.83%) Teamcenter
5 5 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.28%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.28%) 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
1 138 (19.01%) Azure
2 79 (10.88%) Azure DevOps
3 66 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
4 61 (8.40%) Power Platform
5 40 (5.51%) AWS
6 20 (2.75%) SaaS
7 19 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (2.48%) PowerApps
9 12 (1.65%) PaaS
10 11 (1.52%) GitHub
11 9 (1.24%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.96%) OCI
13 5 (0.69%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (0.55%) Dropbox
14 4 (0.55%) IaaS
15 3 (0.41%) AWS CodePipeline
15 3 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
15 3 (0.41%) WhatsApp
16 2 (0.28%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.69%) 5G
1 5 (0.69%) Broadband
1 5 (0.69%) LAN
1 5 (0.69%) Wireless
2 4 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.41%) DNS
3 3 (0.41%) SSH
4 2 (0.28%) Intranet
5 1 (0.14%) DHCP
5 1 (0.14%) Firewall
5 1 (0.14%) FTP
5 1 (0.14%) GSM
5 1 (0.14%) HTTP
5 1 (0.14%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.14%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.14%) SIGTRAN
5 1 (0.14%) SS7
5 1 (0.14%) VLAN
5 1 (0.14%) VPN
5 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (10.06%) SQL Server
2 54 (7.44%) Power BI
3 25 (3.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 24 (3.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 22 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (2.07%) Oracle Reports
7 13 (1.79%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (1.52%) Data Lake
10 10 (1.38%) Power Query
10 10 (1.38%) Relational Database
11 8 (1.10%) Tableau
12 7 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
12 7 (0.96%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
12 7 (0.96%) Semantic Layer
13 6 (0.83%) MySQL
13 6 (0.83%) SAP HANA
14 5 (0.69%) Amazon QuickSight
14 5 (0.69%) Big Data
14 5 (0.69%) Redis
Development Applications
1 78 (10.74%) JIRA
2 34 (4.68%) Selenium
3 30 (4.13%) Jasmine
4 28 (3.86%) Karma Test Runner
5 20 (2.75%) Cucumber
6 17 (2.34%) Visual Studio
7 16 (2.20%) Git
8 14 (1.93%) Postman
9 13 (1.79%) Bitbucket
10 11 (1.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 10 (1.38%) Cypress.io
12 8 (1.10%) TeamCity
12 8 (1.10%) Zephyr
13 7 (0.96%) JUnit
13 7 (0.96%) TestRail
14 6 (0.83%) MSTest
15 5 (0.69%) GitLab
15 5 (0.69%) Jenkins
15 5 (0.69%) JMeter
15 5 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 237 (32.64%) Finance
2 230 (31.68%) Social Skills
3 153 (21.07%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (11.85%) Law
5 65 (8.95%) Retail
6 49 (6.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (5.51%) Marketing
8 28 (3.86%) Back Office
9 26 (3.58%) Influencing Skills
10 25 (3.44%) Public Sector
11 24 (3.31%) Legal
12 23 (3.17%) Billing
13 19 (2.62%) Banking
13 19 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
15 15 (2.07%) Front Office
15 15 (2.07%) Local Government
16 14 (1.93%) Investment Banking
17 12 (1.65%) Manufacturing
17 12 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 197 (27.13%) Analyst
2 103 (14.19%) Senior
3 84 (11.57%) Business Analyst
4 79 (10.88%) Developer
5 61 (8.40%) Consultant
6 51 (7.02%) Lead
7 45 (6.20%) Applications Support
8 43 (5.92%) Test Manager
9 40 (5.51%) Project Manager
10 38 (5.23%) Test Analyst
11 31 (4.27%) Support Analyst
12 28 (3.86%) C# Developer
13 23 (3.17%) Functional Consultant
14 22 (3.03%) Tester
15 21 (2.89%) Senior Analyst
15 21 (2.89%) Systems Analyst
16 20 (2.75%) Applications Support Analyst
17 19 (2.62%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
17 19 (2.62%) Senior Manager
17 19 (2.62%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (8.95%) .NET
2 48 (6.61%) SOAP
3 46 (6.34%) Web Services
4 45 (6.20%) XML
5 39 (5.37%) JSON
6 33 (4.55%) ASP.NET
7 32 (4.41%) AngularJS
7 32 (4.41%) REST
8 30 (4.13%) Sass
9 28 (3.86%) RxJS
9 28 (3.86%) XML Schema
10 23 (3.17%) RESTful
11 18 (2.48%) HTML
12 14 (1.93%) CSS
12 14 (1.93%) Gherkin
12 14 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (1.24%) Hibernate
14 6 (0.83%) React
15 5 (0.69%) Node.js
15 5 (0.69%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 47 (6.47%) Product Ownership
2 31 (4.27%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.99%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (2.62%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.34%) Virtual Team
6 15 (2.07%) Greenfield Project
7 13 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (1.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 12 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.52%) Fixed Income
9 11 (1.52%) Hedge funds
10 10 (1.38%) FMCG
10 10 (1.38%) IoT
11 7 (0.96%) Derivative
12 5 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.69%) BBC
12 5 (0.69%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.69%) Equities
12 5 (0.69%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 38 (5.23%) Windows
2 24 (3.31%) Linux
3 16 (2.20%) Unix
4 11 (1.52%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.96%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.41%) Windows NT
7 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.41%) 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
1 222 (30.58%) Agile
2 214 (29.48%) Problem-Solving
3 139 (19.15%) DevOps
4 123 (16.94%) Project Management
5 107 (14.74%) Software Testing
6 96 (13.22%) Test Automation
7 93 (12.81%) Requirements Gathering
8 86 (11.85%) Project Delivery
9 80 (11.02%) Customer Service
10 78 (10.74%) Stakeholder Management
11 76 (10.47%) Test Strategy
12 75 (10.33%) Business Intelligence
13 74 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
13 74 (10.19%) Regression Testing
14 73 (10.06%) ERP
15 72 (9.92%) SDLC
16 69 (9.50%) Functional Testing
17 68 (9.37%) Migration
18 65 (8.95%) Process Improvement
19 64 (8.82%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 161 (22.18%) SQL
2 73 (10.06%) C#
3 62 (8.54%) JavaScript
4 44 (6.06%) T-SQL
5 39 (5.37%) Java
6 35 (4.82%) Python
7 33 (4.55%) TypeScript
8 31 (4.27%) VB
9 28 (3.86%) VB.NET
9 28 (3.86%) VB6
10 16 (2.20%) PL/SQL
11 14 (1.93%) PowerShell
11 14 (1.93%) VBA
12 13 (1.79%) C++
13 8 (1.10%) Rust
14 5 (0.69%) R
15 4 (0.55%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.55%) Perl
15 4 (0.55%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.41%) C
Qualifications
1 164 (22.59%) Degree
2 45 (6.20%) Security Cleared
3 36 (4.96%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.86%) ISTQB
5 22 (3.03%) ISEB
6 16 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (0.96%) DBS Check
8 7 (0.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.83%) CSPO
9 6 (0.83%) DV Cleared
9 6 (0.83%) IIBA
9 6 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.69%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.69%) MCITP
10 5 (0.69%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.55%) HND
12 3 (0.41%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (21.76%) QA
2 25 (3.44%) SLA
3 20 (2.75%) GDPR
4 18 (2.48%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.10%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.83%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.41%) 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 (2.34%) Firmware
2 10 (1.38%) Docker
2 10 (1.38%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.24%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (0.96%) Control-M
1 7 (0.96%) Grafana
1 7 (0.96%) Kibana
2 6 (0.83%) SCCM
3 4 (0.55%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.41%) Sysprep
4 3 (0.41%) WSUS
5 2 (0.28%) Ansible
5 2 (0.28%) logstash
5 2 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.28%) Terraform
6 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 167 (23.00%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.44%) Oracle
3 35 (4.82%) Salesforce
4 29 (3.99%) SAP
5 21 (2.89%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.24%) Charles River
6 9 (1.24%) Google
6 9 (1.24%) Splunk
7 7 (0.96%) Genesys
7 7 (0.96%) Intapp
8 6 (0.83%) Workday
9 5 (0.69%) Virgin Media
9 5 (0.69%) YouTube
10 4 (0.55%) Cadence
10 4 (0.55%) MuleSoft
10 4 (0.55%) Quadient
11 3 (0.41%) Cisco
11 3 (0.41%) Sophos
11 3 (0.41%) Symantec
11 3 (0.41%) VMware