UAT Tester Contract Job Trends in England

User Acceptance Testing Tester
UK > England

The median User Acceptance Testing Tester daily rate in England is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 538 481 543
Rank change year-on-year -57 +62 +157
Contract jobs requiring a UAT Tester 7 4 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.022% 0.015% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.016% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 6
10th Percentile £267 £305 -
25th Percentile £269 £323 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £360 £288
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +25.22% -32.35%
75th Percentile £366 £403 £489
90th Percentile £460 £424 £506
UK median daily rate £300 £360 £288
% change year-on-year -16.67% +25.22% -34.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £70.00
Median hourly rate - - £75.00
75th Percentile - - £80.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £75.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,977 24,875 33,578
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 92.88% 93.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,506 15,412 22,849
10th Percentile £300 £300 £275
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,753 755 1,530
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.81 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.63
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -19.77% +24.64%
75th Percentile £61.25 £64.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.60 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -19.08% -23.53% +25.00%

UAT Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

UAT Tester job vacancy trend in England

UAT Tester
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in England

UAT Tester
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing UAT Tester in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for UAT Tester in England

UAT Tester
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for UAT Tester job vacancies in England

UAT Tester
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
North West -24 3 £270 -
North of England -52 3 £270 -
South East -19 2 £341 -19.71% 1
London -27 2 £450 +52.54%
UAT Tester
UK

UAT Tester Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 England region featuring UAT Tester in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (71.43%) JIRA
2 5 (71.43%) Test Management
3 4 (57.14%) Acceptance Criteria
3 4 (57.14%) Test Scripting
3 4 (57.14%) Test Strategy
4 3 (42.86%) Agile
4 3 (42.86%) HP
4 3 (42.86%) HP ALM
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) SDLC
4 3 (42.86%) TestRail
5 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
5 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (28.57%) Degree
5 2 (28.57%) Regression Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
6 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (14.29%) AWS
6 1 (14.29%) Azure
6 1 (14.29%) Conflict Resolution
6 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
6 1 (14.29%) DevOps
6 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
6 1 (14.29%) ISTQB
6 1 (14.29%) ITIL
6 1 (14.29%) ITSM
6 1 (14.29%) Kanban
6 1 (14.29%) Manual Testing

UAT Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
Development Applications
1 5 (71.43%) JIRA
2 3 (42.86%) TestRail
3 1 (14.29%) Postman
General
1 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) French Language
3 1 (14.29%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (71.43%) Test Management
3 4 (57.14%) Acceptance Criteria
3 4 (57.14%) Test Scripting
3 4 (57.14%) Test Strategy
4 3 (42.86%) Agile
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) SDLC
5 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
5 2 (28.57%) Regression Testing
6 1 (14.29%) DevOps
6 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
6 1 (14.29%) ITIL
6 1 (14.29%) ITSM
6 1 (14.29%) Manual Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Project Management
6 1 (14.29%) Scrum
6 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
6 1 (14.29%) System Integration Testing
6 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
1 1 (14.29%) QA
1 1 (14.29%) WCAG
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) HP
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
2 1 (14.29%) Siebel