User Acceptance Testing Contracts in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for User Acceptance Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 162 153
Rank change year-on-year +33 -9 +5
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 352 375 548
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.71% 1.57% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 1.75% 1.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 255 238 394
10th Percentile £306 £350 £300
25th Percentile £375 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £573 £500
90th Percentile £718 £658 £570
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile £26.63 £30.43 £20.00
25th Percentile £30.19 £42.46 £25.63
Median hourly rate £36.25 £62.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.00% +78.57% +38.61%
75th Percentile £42.19 £63.75 £41.25
90th Percentile £45.68 £64.50 £45.00
UK median hourly rate £20.68 £62.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -66.91% +38.89% +76.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,416 21,395 27,498
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.70% 89.57% 88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,404 14,844 19,217
10th Percentile £250 £256 £233
25th Percentile £375 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,048 1,307 1,356
10th Percentile £12.30 £11.00 £12.05
25th Percentile £15.22 £15.56 £14.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.31
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%

User Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing User Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +13 102 £575 +21.05% 36
North of England -4 75 £452 +0.44% 37
Midlands +34 61 £450 -10.00% 36
Scotland +58 58 £475 - 14
North West +11 53 £500 +12.36% 18
East Midlands +44 32 £434 -0.80% 15
East of England +28 31 £375 -27.64% 21
West Midlands +4 28 £463 -7.50% 21
South West +27 25 £220 -53.68% 16
Yorkshire -6 18 £450 -5.26% 18
North East +15 4 £390 -2.50% 1
Northern Ireland +8 3 - - 7
User Acceptance Testing
UK

User Acceptance Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (2.27%) CMS
2 6 (1.70%) Sitecore CMS
3 3 (0.85%) Confluence
3 3 (0.85%) SAS
3 3 (0.85%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) LiveLink
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.28%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.28%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 19 (5.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.27%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.28%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 21 (5.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (4.26%) SAP EWM
2 15 (4.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (3.69%) SAP QM
4 7 (1.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 6 (1.70%) Magento
6 5 (1.42%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (1.14%) Oracle Assets
7 4 (1.14%) Oracle Cash Management
7 4 (1.14%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (1.14%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (1.14%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.85%) SAP Retail
9 2 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.57%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (0.57%) SAP CO
9 2 (0.57%) SAP FI
9 2 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 44 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
2 40 (11.36%) Azure
3 14 (3.98%) Azure DevOps
3 14 (3.98%) OCI
4 13 (3.69%) Power Platform
5 10 (2.84%) SaaS
6 7 (1.99%) AWS
7 6 (1.70%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 5 (1.42%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (1.14%) Azure Functions
9 4 (1.14%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.14%) Serverless
10 3 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.57%) GCP
11 2 (0.57%) PaaS
11 2 (0.57%) ShareGate
11 2 (0.57%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.70%) Fibre Channel
1 6 (1.70%) SAN
2 2 (0.57%) Firewall
2 2 (0.57%) Internet
2 2 (0.57%) NetScaler
3 1 (0.28%) 3G
3 1 (0.28%) ATM
3 1 (0.28%) BGP
3 1 (0.28%) DSL
3 1 (0.28%) EIGRP
3 1 (0.28%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.28%) GSM
3 1 (0.28%) ICMP
3 1 (0.28%) MPLS
3 1 (0.28%) OSPF
3 1 (0.28%) PPP
3 1 (0.28%) RIP
3 1 (0.28%) VPN
3 1 (0.28%) WAN
3 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.41%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.84%) Power BI
3 7 (1.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (1.70%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.14%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.57%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.57%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.57%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.28%) Big Data
8 1 (0.28%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.28%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.28%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.28%) MS Access
8 1 (0.28%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.28%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 41 (11.65%) JIRA
2 10 (2.84%) Selenium
3 6 (1.70%) Zephyr
4 5 (1.42%) Git
4 5 (1.42%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (1.14%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.14%) Oracle APEX
5 4 (1.14%) Postman
6 3 (0.85%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.85%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.57%) GitLab
7 2 (0.57%) Maven
7 2 (0.57%) NUnit
7 2 (0.57%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.57%) Subversion
7 2 (0.57%) TestComplete
7 2 (0.57%) TestRail
7 2 (0.57%) Tricentis qTest
8 1 (0.28%) Katalon Studio
General
1 115 (32.67%) Social Skills
2 74 (21.02%) Finance
3 38 (10.80%) Public Sector
4 22 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (6.25%) Marketing
5 16 (4.55%) Banking
6 13 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (3.69%) Retail
7 11 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (2.56%) Law
8 9 (2.56%) Manufacturing
9 7 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (1.99%) Games
9 7 (1.99%) Legal
10 5 (1.42%) Corporate Banking
11 2 (0.57%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.57%) Front Office
11 2 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.57%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.57%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 111 (31.53%) Analyst
2 55 (15.63%) Consultant
3 50 (14.20%) Business Analyst
4 34 (9.66%) Lead
5 33 (9.38%) Test Analyst
6 28 (7.95%) Developer
7 23 (6.53%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
8 22 (6.25%) SAP Consultant
9 21 (5.97%) Build Engineer
9 21 (5.97%) Windows Build Engineer
9 21 (5.97%) Windows Engineer
10 19 (5.40%) Test Manager
11 18 (5.11%) Test Leader
12 14 (3.98%) Tester
13 13 (3.69%) SAP QM Consultant
14 10 (2.84%) Data Analyst
15 9 (2.56%) Functional Consultant
15 9 (2.56%) SQL Developer
15 9 (2.56%) UAT Analyst
16 8 (2.27%) Automation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.70%) SAML
3 5 (1.42%) Kafka
4 4 (1.14%) .NET
4 4 (1.14%) OpenID
5 3 (0.85%) RESTful
6 2 (0.57%) ADO
6 2 (0.57%) NumPy
6 2 (0.57%) Pandas
6 2 (0.57%) PySpark
6 2 (0.57%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (0.57%) SPFx
6 2 (0.57%) Spring
7 1 (0.28%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.28%) HTML
7 1 (0.28%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.28%) OpenTracing
7 1 (0.28%) SOAP
7 1 (0.28%) Web Services
7 1 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.82%) Product Ownership
2 13 (3.69%) Legacy Systems
3 8 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (1.70%) HP Storage
4 6 (1.70%) Wiki
5 5 (1.42%) Data Structures
5 5 (1.42%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.14%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.14%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.85%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 3 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (0.85%) e-Learning
7 3 (0.85%) Marketing Technology
7 3 (0.85%) NHS
7 3 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.57%) Equities
8 2 (0.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.57%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.57%) Replication
9 1 (0.28%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 36 (10.23%) Windows
2 24 (6.82%) Windows Server
3 21 (5.97%) Windows 10
3 21 (5.97%) Windows NT
3 21 (5.97%) Windows Server 2012
3 21 (5.97%) Windows Server 2016
3 21 (5.97%) Windows Server 2019
4 8 (2.27%) Linux
5 6 (1.70%) AIX
5 6 (1.70%) Solaris
6 1 (0.28%) Android
6 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (15.91%) Migration
2 54 (15.34%) Agile
2 54 (15.34%) Integration Testing
3 49 (13.92%) Scenario Testing
4 40 (11.36%) Data Migration
4 40 (11.36%) End-to-End Testing
5 39 (11.08%) System Integration Testing
6 38 (10.80%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (10.80%) Test Scripting
7 35 (9.94%) Test Automation
7 35 (9.94%) Test Strategy
8 34 (9.66%) GAP Analysis
9 33 (9.38%) Change Management
9 33 (9.38%) DevOps
9 33 (9.38%) Workshop Facilitation
10 31 (8.81%) CRM
10 31 (8.81%) Release Management
11 30 (8.52%) ITIL
11 30 (8.52%) Project Management
12 29 (8.24%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 34 (9.66%) SQL
2 10 (2.84%) C#
2 10 (2.84%) Java
3 9 (2.56%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.99%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.70%) Python
6 4 (1.14%) ABAP
6 4 (1.14%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.85%) Bash
7 3 (0.85%) F#
7 3 (0.85%) Kotlin
7 3 (0.85%) Scala
8 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.28%) SOQL
8 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (16.19%) Security Cleared
2 31 (8.81%) DV Cleared
3 29 (8.24%) Degree
4 27 (7.67%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.56%) ISEB
5 9 (2.56%) ISTQB
6 6 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.85%) PMP
10 2 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.57%) ISEB Practitioner
10 2 (0.57%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.28%) BC Cleared
11 1 (0.28%) CBAP
11 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (16.76%) QA
2 16 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.56%) Disclosure Scotland
4 5 (1.42%) GDPR
4 5 (1.42%) PMO
5 3 (0.85%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.85%) SLA
6 2 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.28%) GxP
7 1 (0.28%) IFRS
System Software
1 25 (7.10%) Active Directory
2 21 (5.97%) Firmware
3 3 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 21 (5.97%) SCCM
1 21 (5.97%) Sysprep
1 21 (5.97%) WSUS
2 6 (1.70%) EMC NetWorker
2 6 (1.70%) HP Data Protector
2 6 (1.70%) NetBackup
3 5 (1.42%) HP Quality Center
3 5 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.85%) SysTrack
5 2 (0.57%) CEMLI
5 2 (0.57%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.28%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.28%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 77 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 64 (18.18%) SAP
3 42 (11.93%) Oracle
4 10 (2.84%) HP
4 10 (2.84%) Salesforce
5 7 (1.99%) Cisco
6 6 (1.70%) Brocade
6 6 (1.70%) EMC
6 6 (1.70%) ServiceNow
6 6 (1.70%) Sitecore
6 6 (1.70%) Symantec
7 5 (1.42%) Citrix
7 5 (1.42%) Google
8 4 (1.14%) Atlassian
8 4 (1.14%) Blue Prism
8 4 (1.14%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.14%) Okta
8 4 (1.14%) Workday
8 4 (1.14%) Zscaler
9 3 (0.85%) OpenAI