User Acceptance Testing Contract Job Trends in the City of London

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring User Acceptance Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 40 64
Rank change year-on-year -14 +24 +11
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 94 92 61
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 4.35% 5.32% 2.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.82% 5.63% 3.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 53 30
10th Percentile £400 £332 £380
25th Percentile £460 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £681 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £765 £725
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £590
% change year-on-year - -6.78% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £62.50 -
Central London median hourly rate £40.00 £62.50 -
% change year-on-year -36.00% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

User Acceptance Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,949 1,633 1,944
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 90.11% 94.50% 91.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,347 1,096 1,210
10th Percentile £367 £325 £363
25th Percentile £456 £423 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £763 £792
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 19 20
10th Percentile - £16.96 £15.80
25th Percentile £17.60 £21.09 £21.63
Median hourly rate £21.00 £27.50 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% -22.54% +13.60%
75th Percentile £31.00 £39.88 £97.38
90th Percentile £61.50 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% -21.43% +27.27%

User Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Acceptance Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

User Acceptance Testing job vacancy trend in the City of London

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Acceptance Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Acceptance Testing

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the City of London over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the City of London

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Acceptance Testing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Acceptance Testing

User Acceptance Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (5.32%) Confluence
2 3 (3.19%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.13%) CMS
4 1 (1.06%) Apache
4 1 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (1.06%) IIS
4 1 (1.06%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 6 (6.38%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (5.32%) MS Visio
3 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (6.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (2.13%) SAP HCM
2 2 (2.13%) SAP MDG
2 2 (2.13%) SAP Payroll
2 2 (2.13%) Workday HCM
3 1 (1.06%) Aladdin
3 1 (1.06%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.06%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (1.06%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (1.06%) SAP CO
3 1 (1.06%) SAP ERP
3 1 (1.06%) SAP FI
3 1 (1.06%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (1.06%) SAP PM
3 1 (1.06%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 24 (25.53%) Azure
2 12 (12.77%) Azure DevOps
2 12 (12.77%) Power Platform
3 5 (5.32%) Power Automate
3 5 (5.32%) PowerApps
4 4 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (3.19%) AWS
5 3 (3.19%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (3.19%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (3.19%) Serverless
5 3 (3.19%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (2.13%) Azure Functions
6 2 (2.13%) Copilot Studio
6 2 (2.13%) GCP
6 2 (2.13%) GitHub
6 2 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (2.13%) OCI
6 2 (2.13%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.06%) Apple Pay
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.06%) DNS
1 1 (1.06%) Firewall
1 1 (1.06%) FTP
1 1 (1.06%) Internet
1 1 (1.06%) LAN
1 1 (1.06%) VPN
1 1 (1.06%) WAN
1 1 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (1.06%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.45%) Power BI
2 6 (6.38%) SQL Server
3 5 (5.32%) Metadata
4 3 (3.19%) Data Lake
4 3 (3.19%) Relational Database
5 2 (2.13%) SAP BW
6 1 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (1.06%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (1.06%) MongoDB
6 1 (1.06%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (1.06%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (11.70%) JIRA
2 4 (4.26%) Git
2 4 (4.26%) Visual Studio
3 3 (3.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (2.13%) Selenium
5 1 (1.06%) Appium
5 1 (1.06%) eggPlant
5 1 (1.06%) HP UFT
5 1 (1.06%) JUnit
5 1 (1.06%) LoadRunner
5 1 (1.06%) Postman
5 1 (1.06%) Rational Functional Tester
5 1 (1.06%) REST Assured
5 1 (1.06%) SilkTest
5 1 (1.06%) SOAtest
5 1 (1.06%) TestNG
5 1 (1.06%) TestRail
5 1 (1.06%) Zephyr
General
1 47 (50.00%) Finance
2 32 (34.04%) Social Skills
3 18 (19.15%) Banking
4 11 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (9.57%) General Ledger
6 7 (7.45%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (4.26%) Back Office
8 4 (4.26%) Retail
9 3 (3.19%) Front Office
9 3 (3.19%) Investment Banking
9 3 (3.19%) Marketing
9 3 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (3.19%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.13%) Legal
10 2 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (2.13%) Retail Banking
11 1 (1.06%) Aerospace
11 1 (1.06%) Automotive
11 1 (1.06%) Law
Job Titles
1 30 (31.91%) Analyst
2 27 (28.72%) Business Analyst
3 12 (12.77%) Consultant
4 10 (10.64%) Lead
5 9 (9.57%) Developer
6 7 (7.45%) Insurance Business Analyst
7 6 (6.38%) Data Analyst
7 6 (6.38%) SAP Consultant
7 6 (6.38%) Senior
8 5 (5.32%) Architect
8 5 (5.32%) Test Leader
9 4 (4.26%) Financial Analyst
9 4 (4.26%) Functional Consultant
9 4 (4.26%) Test Manager
10 3 (3.19%) Applications Tester
10 3 (3.19%) Data Business Analyst
10 3 (3.19%) Oracle Consultant
10 3 (3.19%) Platform Engineer
10 3 (3.19%) Solutions Architect
10 3 (3.19%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (10.64%) .NET
2 5 (5.32%) Middleware
3 4 (4.26%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (4.26%) REST
4 2 (2.13%) JSON
4 2 (2.13%) SOAP
4 2 (2.13%) XML
5 1 (1.06%) .NET Framework
5 1 (1.06%) ARM Templates
5 1 (1.06%) HTML
5 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (1.06%) OAuth
5 1 (1.06%) OAuth2
5 1 (1.06%) RESTful
5 1 (1.06%) Terraform
5 1 (1.06%) Web Services
5 1 (1.06%) XBRL
5 1 (1.06%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.38%) Product Ownership
2 4 (4.26%) Data Structures
2 4 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (4.26%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (3.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (3.19%) Low-Code
4 2 (2.13%) Derivative
4 2 (2.13%) FMCG
4 2 (2.13%) Reference Data
4 2 (2.13%) Reinsurance
5 1 (1.06%) AI Agents
5 1 (1.06%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.06%) Digital Wallet
5 1 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.06%) IoT
5 1 (1.06%) Market Risk
5 1 (1.06%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (1.06%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.13%) Linux
1 2 (2.13%) Unix
2 1 (1.06%) Windows
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (48.94%) Stakeholder Management
2 34 (36.17%) Agile
3 32 (34.04%) Migration
4 28 (29.79%) Validation
5 26 (27.66%) Data Migration
6 19 (20.21%) Requirements Gathering
6 19 (20.21%) User Stories
7 17 (18.09%) System Integration Testing
8 16 (17.02%) DevOps
8 16 (17.02%) Scenario Testing
9 15 (15.96%) Translating Business Requirements
10 14 (14.89%) ERP
11 13 (13.83%) Acceptance Criteria
11 13 (13.83%) Data Analysis
11 13 (13.83%) Data Modelling
11 13 (13.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 12 (12.77%) Workshop Facilitation
13 11 (11.70%) Analytics
14 10 (10.64%) Test Automation
14 10 (10.64%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 21 (22.34%) SQL
2 7 (7.45%) C#
3 5 (5.32%) Python
4 3 (3.19%) Korn
5 2 (2.13%) Java
6 1 (1.06%) Bicep
6 1 (1.06%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.06%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.06%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.06%) VB.NET
6 1 (1.06%) X++
Qualifications
1 12 (12.77%) Security Cleared
2 9 (9.57%) SC Cleared
3 4 (4.26%) Degree
4 3 (3.19%) ISTQB
5 2 (2.13%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.13%) PMP
6 1 (1.06%) CCIE
6 1 (1.06%) CCNP
6 1 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.06%) CISM
6 1 (1.06%) CISSP
6 1 (1.06%) IIBA
6 1 (1.06%) ISEB
6 1 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (1.06%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.06%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (18.09%) QA
2 15 (15.96%) Data Quality
3 3 (3.19%) GDPR
4 2 (2.13%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.06%) PCI DSS
5 1 (1.06%) PSD2
5 1 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (24.47%) Microsoft
2 14 (14.89%) SAP
3 10 (10.64%) Oracle
4 5 (5.32%) Databricks
4 5 (5.32%) Workday
5 3 (3.19%) Informatica
6 2 (2.13%) Kronos
6 2 (2.13%) Murex
6 2 (2.13%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.13%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.06%) Adaptive Insights
7 1 (1.06%) Cisco
7 1 (1.06%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.06%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.06%) Google
7 1 (1.06%) IFS
7 1 (1.06%) Klarna
7 1 (1.06%) MuleSoft
7 1 (1.06%) PayPal
7 1 (1.06%) UiPath