UAT Tester Contract Job Trends in Central London

User Acceptance Testing Tester
London > Central London

The median User Acceptance Testing Tester daily rate in Central London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 - 152
Rank change year-on-year - - +49
Contract jobs requiring a UAT Tester 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.053% - 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% - 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - £688
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £725
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.75%
75th Percentile £575 - £763
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £450 £295 £388
% change year-on-year +52.54% -23.87% -18.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,747 2,200 2,880
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.54% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,202 1,394 2,014
10th Percentile £325 £363 £340
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £695
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 24 15
10th Percentile £17.25 £21.29 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.63 £30.19 £19.13
Median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% -2.78% -11.11%
75th Percentile £35.88 £82.19 £47.75
90th Percentile £63.05 £129.85 £62.25
London median hourly rate £26.50 £37.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -29.33% -7.41% +24.62%

UAT Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'UAT Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

UAT Tester job vacancy trend in Central London

UAT Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in Central London

UAT Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in Central London

UAT Tester
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UAT Tester within the Central London region over the 6 months to 22 October 2025. 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
City of London - 1 £550 -
UAT Tester
London

UAT Tester Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, UAT Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring UAT Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

UAT Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing