Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT)
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Operational Acceptance Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 847 | 894 | 1110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +216 | -253 |
| Permanent jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing | 14 | 18 | 78 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.016% | 0.021% | 0.057% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.019% | 0.022% | 0.059% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 5 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,700 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £21,500 | £52,500 | £67,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £67,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -12.90% | +7.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £87,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £89,000 | £97,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,500 | £74,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -8.78% | +2.78% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
Operational 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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 74,286 | 83,164 | 132,327 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 84.41% | 95.59% | 95.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54,336 | 49,441 | 73,222 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £34,452 | £33,384 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £46,000 | £44,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.84% | +1.67% | +9.09% |
Operational Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Operational Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing in England.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing in England over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +103 | 9 | £23,000 | -65.93% | 5 |
| Midlands | -10 | 3 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 1 | £75,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £32,025 | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £32,025 | - | |
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Operational Acceptance Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: