The first table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Rank 116 155 158
Rank change year-on-year
+39 +3
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 162 118 124
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 2.012% 1.380% 1.252%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.754% 1.942% 1.707%
Number of salaries quoted 133 98 96
Average salary £44,250 £37,500 £39,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.00% -5.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,150 £26,900 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £50,000 £57,125
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -5.06%
All Processes & Methodologies
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5883 6076 7266
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 73.06% 71.08% 73.34%
Number of salaries quoted 4978 5157 6142
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
User Acceptance Testing
England

User Acceptance Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East of England User Acceptance Testing Jobs Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the East of England region.

East of England User Acceptance Testing Salary Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the East of England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

East of England User Acceptance Testing Salary Histogram

User Acceptance Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the East of England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Hertfordshire +54 97 £47,500 - 5
Cambridgeshire +1 22 £35,500 +14.51% 8
Essex +23 19 £40,750 +8.66% 2
Bedfordshire -12 13 £30,000 -29.41% 1
Suffolk -6 7 £31,250 +9.64%
Norfolk -1 4 £51,500 - 2
User Acceptance Testing
England

User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing User Acceptance Testing also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited User Acceptance Testing.

1 93 (31.74%) SQL
2 86 (29.35%) Retail
3 74 (25.26%) E-Commerce
4 73 (24.91%) Agile Software Development
5 59 (20.14%) Finance
6 52 (17.75%) Scrum
7 51 (17.41%) Marketing
8 49 (16.72%) MS Excel
9 48 (16.38%) Microsoft
10 42 (14.33%) System Testing
11 41 (13.99%) Project Management
12 38 (12.97%) Business Analysis
12 38 (12.97%) User Stories
13 37 (12.63%) Oracle
14 36 (12.29%) ISEB
14 36 (12.29%) QA
15 35 (11.95%) Web Development
16 30 (10.24%) Waterfall
17 29 (9.898%) MS Office
18 27 (9.215%) SQL Server
18 27 (9.215%) HP Quality Center
19 26 (8.874%) T-SQL
19 26 (8.874%) MS Visio
19 26 (8.874%) Shell Script
20 25 (8.532%) Degree
21 24 (8.191%) Integration Testing
21 24 (8.191%) Test Scripting
21 24 (8.191%) Windows
22 23 (7.850%) Linux
22 23 (7.850%) UNIX

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing User Acceptance Testing also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 23 (7.850%) HTML
2 21 (7.167%) XML
3 15 (5.119%) .NET
4 12 (4.096%) Web Services
4 12 (4.096%) CSS
5 9 (3.072%) ASP.NET
6 7 (2.389%) WCF
7 5 (1.706%) jQuery
7 5 (1.706%) .NET Framework
8 4 (1.365%) Spring
8 4 (1.365%) XSLT
8 4 (1.365%) SOAP
8 4 (1.365%) JSON
8 4 (1.365%) WPF
8 4 (1.365%) ASP.NET MVC
9 3 (1.024%) RESTful
9 3 (1.024%) Silverlight
9 3 (1.024%) Java EE
9 3 (1.024%) Ajax
9 3 (1.024%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 10 (3.413%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.072%) Magento
3 5 (1.706%) IIS
4 4 (1.365%) Apache
5 3 (1.024%) Kentico
5 3 (1.024%) WebLogic
5 3 (1.024%) ColdFusion
6 2 (0.683%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.683%) Confluence
7 1 (0.341%) Windows Azure
7 1 (0.341%) GlassFish
7 1 (0.341%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.341%) CMS
Applications
1 49 (16.72%) MS Excel
2 29 (9.898%) MS Office
3 26 (8.874%) MS Visio
4 21 (7.167%) MS Project
5 9 (3.072%) Photoshop
5 9 (3.072%) Adobe Illustrator
6 6 (2.048%) MS PowerPoint
7 3 (1.024%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 9 (3.072%) SAP FI
1 9 (3.072%) Oracle EBS
1 9 (3.072%) SAP CO
1 9 (3.072%) SAP FI/CO
2 7 (2.389%) SiteCatalyst
3 2 (0.683%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.341%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.341%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.341%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.341%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.341%) VisionPLUS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.485%) Broadband
2 11 (3.754%) SAN
3 8 (2.730%) LAN
4 5 (1.706%) Internet
5 3 (1.024%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.024%) VoIP
5 3 (1.024%) ADSL
6 2 (0.683%) Intranet
6 2 (0.683%) ATM
7 1 (0.341%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.341%) FTP
7 1 (0.341%) HTTP
7 1 (0.341%) 3G
7 1 (0.341%) Firewall
7 1 (0.341%) 2G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.215%) SQL Server
2 21 (7.167%) RDBMS
3 16 (5.461%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (5.119%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (3.754%) SQL Server 2005
6 10 (3.413%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (2.389%) SQLPlus
8 6 (2.048%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (1.706%) SQL Server 2008
9 5 (1.706%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (1.706%) MS Access
10 4 (1.365%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (1.365%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (1.024%) DTS
11 3 (1.024%) SQL Server 2000
12 2 (0.683%) Oracle OWB
12 2 (0.683%) Oracle 8/8i
12 2 (0.683%) Oracle 10g
12 2 (0.683%) SQL Server 2012
13 1 (0.341%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 9 (3.072%) JIRA
2 7 (2.389%) ProC
3 5 (1.706%) Team Foundation Server
3 5 (1.706%) QuickTest Pro
4 4 (1.365%) Subversion
5 3 (1.024%) FogBugz
5 3 (1.024%) Selenium
5 3 (1.024%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 3 (1.024%) Dreamweaver
5 3 (1.024%) TestDirector
5 3 (1.024%) Bugzilla
5 3 (1.024%) NUnit
6 2 (0.683%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.683%) Git (software)
6 2 (0.683%) WatiN
7 1 (0.341%) Visual Studio Team System
7 1 (0.341%) OpenDeploy
7 1 (0.341%) ClearQuest
7 1 (0.341%) Log4j
7 1 (0.341%) CruiseControl
General
1 86 (29.35%) Retail
2 59 (20.14%) Finance
3 51 (17.41%) Marketing
4 18 (6.143%) Automotive
5 10 (3.413%) Advertising
6 9 (3.072%) Publishing
7 8 (2.730%) Banking
8 5 (1.706%) Games
9 4 (1.365%) Back Office
9 4 (1.365%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.683%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.341%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.341%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 147 (50.17%) Analyst
2 94 (32.08%) Business Analyst
3 33 (11.26%) Developer
4 31 (10.58%) Test Analyst
5 17 (5.802%) Product Manager
6 16 (5.461%) Project Manager
7 13 (4.437%) Test Leader
7 13 (4.437%) Systems Analyst
7 13 (4.437%) Tester
7 13 (4.437%) Team Leader
7 13 (4.437%) Ab Initio Developer
8 11 (3.754%) Business Analyst Team Leader
8 11 (3.754%) Support Analyst
9 9 (3.072%) IT Business Analyst
9 9 (3.072%) UAT Tester
9 9 (3.072%) Designer
9 9 (3.072%) Senior Designer
9 9 (3.072%) Business Systems Analyst
9 9 (3.072%) Technical Analyst
10 8 (2.730%) Oracle Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.754%) Computer Science
2 8 (2.730%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (2.389%) Fixed Income
3 7 (2.389%) Equities
4 5 (1.706%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.365%) Client/Server
5 4 (1.365%) SaaS
6 3 (1.024%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.024%) Data Integration
6 3 (1.024%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.024%) Replication
7 2 (0.683%) APACS
7 2 (0.683%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (0.683%) EPoS
7 2 (0.683%) PMI
7 2 (0.683%) FMCG
7 2 (0.683%) Open Source
8 1 (0.341%) Fat Client
8 1 (0.341%) Online Games
8 1 (0.341%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.191%) Windows
2 23 (7.850%) Linux
2 23 (7.850%) UNIX
3 11 (3.754%) Windows 7
4 8 (2.730%) Windows XP
5 3 (1.024%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.683%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.683%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (25.26%) E-Commerce
2 73 (24.91%) Agile Software Development
3 52 (17.75%) Scrum
4 42 (14.33%) System Testing
5 41 (13.99%) Project Management
6 38 (12.97%) Business Analysis
6 38 (12.97%) User Stories
7 35 (11.95%) Web Development
8 30 (10.24%) Waterfall
9 24 (8.191%) Integration Testing
9 24 (8.191%) Test Scripting
10 23 (7.850%) SEO
10 23 (7.850%) Analytics
11 20 (6.826%) ETL
11 20 (6.826%) Test Strategy
12 19 (6.485%) Dimensional Modelling
13 18 (6.143%) Change Management
13 18 (6.143%) PRINCE2
13 18 (6.143%) Continuous Improvement
14 17 (5.802%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 93 (31.74%) SQL
2 26 (8.874%) T-SQL
2 26 (8.874%) Shell Script
3 23 (7.850%) Java
4 21 (7.167%) Bash shell
4 21 (7.167%) Korn
5 17 (5.802%) C
6 12 (4.096%) C#
6 12 (4.096%) PL/SQL
7 10 (3.413%) VBA
8 9 (3.072%) JavaScript
9 4 (1.365%) Perl
9 4 (1.365%) PHP
9 4 (1.365%) VBScript
10 2 (0.683%) VB6
10 2 (0.683%) VB
10 2 (0.683%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.341%) Erlang
11 1 (0.341%) C++
11 1 (0.341%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 36 (12.29%) ISEB
2 25 (8.532%) Degree
3 17 (5.802%) ISTQB
4 6 (2.048%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.706%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.024%) CBAP
6 3 (1.024%) PMP
7 2 (0.683%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.341%) MCTS
8 1 (0.341%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.341%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.341%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (12.29%) QA
2 2 (0.683%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (4.096%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.365%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.683%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
3 2 (0.683%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.341%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 27 (9.215%) HP Quality Center
2 7 (2.389%) ServiceCenter
3 2 (0.683%) Tivoli
4 1 (0.341%) CA Endevor
4 1 (0.341%) Control-M
Vendors
1 48 (16.38%) Microsoft
2 37 (12.63%) Oracle
3 19 (6.485%) SAP
3 19 (6.485%) Ab Initio
4 15 (5.119%) HP
5 8 (2.730%) ATG
5 8 (2.730%) Adobe
6 7 (2.389%) Omniture
6 7 (2.389%) Dell
7 5 (1.706%) Business Objects
8 4 (1.365%) VMware
8 4 (1.365%) Apple
8 4 (1.365%) Citrix
8 4 (1.365%) PeopleSoft
8 4 (1.365%) Endeca
9 3 (1.024%) Reuters
9 3 (1.024%) Bloomberg
10 2 (0.683%) BEA
10 2 (0.683%) Cognizant
10 2 (0.683%) IBM
Peterborough, East Anglia
Utilising the agile methodology the test analyst will be expected to work as part of a team to deliver business and development delivery goals to quality standards... Test...
Levy Associates Limited
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
ISEB/ISTQB - minimum Foundation level... Minimum of 2 years' experience of manual testing. Sound understanding of Agile Development methodology... Experience of Usability testing... Experience of testing using agile...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £28,000 to £32,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
He/she will act as a Product Owner in Agile development process, becoming a key knowledge holder using this to drive future enhancements of the business front and...
WorldPay
Salary: Competitive + Bens
Posted: 10 June 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Herts
Operate as part of a scrum team following an Agile methodology... Epics and User Stories 2... UAT test scenarios and scripts 4... •Minimum of BSc or a BA (...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 6 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, South East
This is a strategic transformation project for Tesco developing upon the recently launched platform for the Tesco Marketplace in General Merchandising and expanding as we roll out ecommerce...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 6 May 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
Salary: £35000 - £37000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 11 June 2013
Norwich
I4 Rec
Salary: £55k - 65k per year
Posted: 4 June 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
OSM Ltd
Salary: £42000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 15 June 2013
Norwich, Norfolk
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £26000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £23,050 to £28,495
Posted: 5 June 2013
Bedford, South East
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £23000.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Computer People
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Sky
Salary: Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
St. Albans, South East
SkyIQ
Salary: Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 June 2013