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

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 351 305 336
Rank change year-on-year -46 +31 -34
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 765 1,218 1,793
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.79% 1.14% 1.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% 1.19% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 597 799 1,256
10th Percentile £35,700 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.79%
75th Percentile £71,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,250 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year +0.96% +14.92% +6.47%

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 83,908 102,297 145,809
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.28% 95.66% 95.48%
Number of salaries quoted 59,730 59,825 83,628
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +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 18 April 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 18 April 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 -32 696 £56,000 +1.82% 208
UK excluding London -10 516 £52,500 +0.96% 134
Work from Home -10 338 £55,000 -4.35% 92
London -43 211 £67,000 +8.06% 81
North of England +66 153 £52,500 -4.55% 36
Midlands +52 130 £52,500 +7.69% 30
South East -40 91 £56,750 +5.58% 31
North West 0 83 £51,337 -8.73% 22
West Midlands +67 74 £57,500 +15.00% 15
Yorkshire +108 65 £57,500 +27.78% 14
East Midlands +2 56 £45,500 +1.11% 15
East of England +18 54 £45,000 -5.26% 13
South West -54 45 £60,000 +14.29% 11
Scotland -65 33 £54,750 +9.50% 10
Wales +5 12 £55,000 +57.14% 3
North East -7 7 £40,500 -26.36%
Northern Ireland +20 1 - - 3

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 (3.66%) IIS
2 18 (2.35%) Confluence
3 17 (2.22%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.05%) CMS
6 4 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.52%) SAS
7 2 (0.26%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.26%) Kentico
7 2 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 52 (6.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.44%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.52%) SPSS
6 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 34 (4.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (2.48%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.57%) Dynamics NAV
4 7 (0.92%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.78%) SAP ERP
5 6 (0.78%) SAP PLM
5 6 (0.78%) Teamcenter
6 5 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.26%) SAP CRM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.26%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP SCM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP SD
8 2 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 158 (20.65%) Azure
2 92 (12.03%) Azure DevOps
3 77 (10.07%) Dynamics 365
4 70 (9.15%) Power Platform
5 34 (4.44%) AWS
6 23 (3.01%) Microsoft 365
7 21 (2.75%) PowerApps
8 18 (2.35%) SaaS
9 14 (1.83%) PaaS
10 13 (1.70%) GitHub
11 10 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.18%) OCI
13 7 (0.92%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.65%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (0.52%) Dropbox
15 4 (0.52%) IaaS
16 3 (0.39%) AWS CodePipeline
16 3 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
16 3 (0.39%) WhatsApp
17 2 (0.26%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.65%) 5G
1 5 (0.65%) Broadband
2 4 (0.52%) LAN
2 4 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.52%) Wireless
3 2 (0.26%) DNS
3 2 (0.26%) Intranet
3 2 (0.26%) SSH
4 1 (0.13%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (0.13%) GSM
4 1 (0.13%) SIGTRAN
4 1 (0.13%) SS7
4 1 (0.13%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (11.63%) SQL Server
2 61 (7.97%) Power BI
3 30 (3.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 28 (3.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 22 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (2.09%) Data Lake
7 14 (1.83%) Oracle Reports
7 14 (1.83%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.44%) BusinessObjects
9 10 (1.31%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 10 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (1.31%) Semantic Layer
10 8 (1.05%) NoSQL
10 8 (1.05%) Tableau
11 7 (0.92%) Power Query
12 6 (0.78%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.65%) Amazon QuickSight
13 5 (0.65%) Big Data
13 5 (0.65%) MySQL
13 5 (0.65%) Redis
Development Applications
1 71 (9.28%) JIRA
2 32 (4.18%) Jasmine
2 32 (4.18%) Selenium
3 28 (3.66%) Karma Test Runner
4 19 (2.48%) Git
5 18 (2.35%) Cucumber
5 18 (2.35%) Visual Studio
6 15 (1.96%) Bitbucket
7 13 (1.70%) Postman
8 11 (1.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 10 (1.31%) Cypress.io
10 9 (1.18%) Zephyr
11 8 (1.05%) JMeter
11 8 (1.05%) TeamCity
12 6 (0.78%) MSTest
13 5 (0.65%) GitLab
13 5 (0.65%) Team Foundation Server
13 5 (0.65%) TestRail
14 4 (0.52%) Visual Studio Code
14 4 (0.52%) WebDriver
General
1 267 (34.90%) Finance
2 252 (32.94%) Social Skills
3 153 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (11.63%) Law
5 59 (7.71%) Retail
6 46 (6.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (5.62%) Marketing
8 41 (5.36%) Influencing Skills
9 35 (4.58%) Back Office
10 28 (3.66%) Billing
11 25 (3.27%) Public Sector
12 24 (3.14%) Legal
13 19 (2.48%) Banking
14 17 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
16 15 (1.96%) General Ledger
16 15 (1.96%) Local Government
16 15 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
17 13 (1.70%) Front Office
18 12 (1.57%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 225 (29.41%) Analyst
2 117 (15.29%) Senior
3 96 (12.55%) Business Analyst
4 79 (10.33%) Consultant
5 78 (10.20%) Developer
6 52 (6.80%) Project Manager
7 42 (5.49%) Lead
8 40 (5.23%) Test Analyst
9 38 (4.97%) Systems Analyst
10 37 (4.84%) Applications Support
11 34 (4.44%) Test Manager
12 31 (4.05%) Functional Consultant
13 30 (3.92%) C# Developer
14 28 (3.66%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
15 26 (3.40%) Senior Consultant
15 26 (3.40%) Support Analyst
16 25 (3.27%) Senior Analyst
17 24 (3.14%) Tester
18 19 (2.48%) Senior Manager
19 18 (2.35%) Senior Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (9.80%) .NET
2 55 (7.19%) SOAP
3 43 (5.62%) Web Services
4 38 (4.97%) XML
5 37 (4.84%) JSON
6 36 (4.71%) AngularJS
6 36 (4.71%) ASP.NET
7 32 (4.18%) RESTful
7 32 (4.18%) Sass
8 31 (4.05%) REST
9 28 (3.66%) RxJS
9 28 (3.66%) XML Schema
10 24 (3.14%) HTML
11 21 (2.75%) CSS
12 14 (1.83%) Oracle Fusion
13 12 (1.57%) Gherkin
14 6 (0.78%) CSS3
14 6 (0.78%) HTML5
14 6 (0.78%) Middleware
14 6 (0.78%) React
Miscellaneous
1 48 (6.27%) Product Ownership
2 34 (4.44%) Management Information System
3 32 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (3.14%) Virtual Team
5 19 (2.48%) Fixed Income
5 19 (2.48%) Greenfield Project
6 18 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.22%) Onboarding
8 15 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 14 (1.83%) Hedge funds
10 11 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.31%) FMCG
11 10 (1.31%) IoT
12 6 (0.78%) Derivative
13 5 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.65%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.65%) Housing Association
14 4 (0.52%) Cybercrime
14 4 (0.52%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.52%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.27%) Windows
2 16 (2.09%) Linux
3 7 (0.92%) Unix
3 7 (0.92%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.39%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.13%) AIX
6 1 (0.13%) Solaris
6 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (30.46%) Agile
2 217 (28.37%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (19.35%) DevOps
4 141 (18.43%) Project Management
5 112 (14.64%) Software Testing
6 101 (13.20%) Requirements Gathering
7 99 (12.94%) Project Delivery
8 95 (12.42%) Test Automation
9 90 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
10 81 (10.59%) Customer Service
11 78 (10.20%) Migration
11 78 (10.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 77 (10.07%) Business Analysis
12 77 (10.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 77 (10.07%) Process Improvement
13 76 (9.93%) ERP
14 74 (9.67%) SDLC
15 73 (9.54%) Regression Testing
16 72 (9.41%) Functional Testing
16 72 (9.41%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 154 (20.13%) SQL
2 76 (9.93%) JavaScript
3 69 (9.02%) C#
4 46 (6.01%) T-SQL
5 35 (4.58%) TypeScript
6 32 (4.18%) VB
7 29 (3.79%) Java
8 28 (3.66%) Python
8 28 (3.66%) VB.NET
8 28 (3.66%) VB6
9 14 (1.83%) PL/SQL
10 12 (1.57%) PowerShell
11 10 (1.31%) VBA
12 7 (0.92%) C++
13 6 (0.78%) R
14 4 (0.52%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.52%) Rust
15 3 (0.39%) C
15 3 (0.39%) Perl
16 2 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 175 (22.88%) Degree
2 45 (5.88%) Security Cleared
3 35 (4.58%) SC Cleared
4 29 (3.79%) ISTQB
5 20 (2.61%) ISEB
6 18 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.92%) DBS Check
9 7 (0.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (0.78%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.78%) CSPO
10 6 (0.78%) IIBA
10 6 (0.78%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.65%) MCITP
12 3 (0.39%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.39%) HND
12 3 (0.39%) PMP
13 2 (0.26%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (21.18%) QA
2 24 (3.14%) Data Quality
3 19 (2.48%) GDPR
3 19 (2.48%) SLA
4 8 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.92%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.65%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.52%) PMO
8 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.26%) EMIR
9 2 (0.26%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.26%) MiFID
10 1 (0.13%) Good Clinical Practice
10 1 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (1.57%) Firmware
2 10 (1.31%) Docker
2 10 (1.31%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (0.65%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (0.92%) Grafana
1 7 (0.92%) Kibana
2 4 (0.52%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.52%) SCCM
3 3 (0.39%) Control-M
4 2 (0.26%) Ansible
4 2 (0.26%) logstash
4 2 (0.26%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.26%) Terraform
5 1 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 184 (24.05%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.19%) Oracle
3 37 (4.84%) Salesforce
4 33 (4.31%) SAP
5 21 (2.75%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.70%) Charles River
7 11 (1.44%) Splunk
8 9 (1.18%) Google
9 7 (0.92%) Genesys
9 7 (0.92%) Intapp
9 7 (0.92%) Workday
10 6 (0.78%) Calypso
11 5 (0.65%) Virgin Media
11 5 (0.65%) YouTube
12 4 (0.52%) Adobe
12 4 (0.52%) Cadence
12 4 (0.52%) MuleSoft
12 4 (0.52%) Quadient
13 3 (0.39%) Micro Focus
13 3 (0.39%) Red Hat