User Acceptance Testing Engineer
East of England > Essex
The median User Acceptance Testing Engineer daily rate in Essex is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a UAT Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | 0.90% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.99% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £300 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 101 | 89 | 212 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.99% | 96.74% | 93.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 58 | 46 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £181 | £191 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £243 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £318 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.84% | -29.28% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £450 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £529 | £578 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 2 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £30.50 | £12.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.32 | £31.25 | £14.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.04 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.19% | - | +60.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £33.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.38 | £34.50 | £75.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £23.83 | £51.25 | £39.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.51% | +28.41% | +90.06% |
UAT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'UAT Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
UAT Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UAT Engineer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 5 February 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 |
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| Basildon | - | 1 | £300 | - | |
| UAT Engineer East of England |
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UAT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 5 February 2026, UAT Engineer 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 Essex region featuring UAT Engineer in the job title.
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UAT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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: