User Acceptance Testing Contracts in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring User Acceptance Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 128 172
Rank change year-on-year -23 +44 -23
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 219 355 370
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.72% 1.71% 1.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 2.02% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 254 234
10th Percentile £313 £306 £351
25th Percentile £396 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £555
90th Percentile £663 £704 £668
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 3
10th Percentile £20.48 £26.63 £30.43
25th Percentile £43.69 £30.19 £42.46
Median hourly rate £58.75 £36.25 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.07% -42.00% +78.57%
75th Percentile £69.13 £42.19 £63.75
90th Percentile £87.95 £45.68 £64.50
UK median hourly rate £58.75 £36.25 £62.50
% change year-on-year +62.07% -42.00% +56.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,543 17,602 21,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.42% 84.74% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,249 10,520 14,947
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.28 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

User Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing User Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK excluding London

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
North of England +17 73 £500 +11.11% 162
North West +29 64 £511 +2.13% 90
South East -9 44 £413 -28.26% 218
Midlands -1 40 £463 +2.78% 137
South West +43 23 £475 +59.66% 88
East Midlands -1 22 £425 -4.06% 48
West Midlands +3 18 £495 +7.03% 81
East of England +16 16 £425 +13.33% 101
Scotland -32 14 £439 -7.53% 36
Northern Ireland -3 8 £520 - 16
Yorkshire -4 7 £495 +10.00% 57
Wales - 3 £453 - 19
North East -3 2 £335 -14.10% 16
User Acceptance Testing
UK

User Acceptance Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 13 (5.94%) Confluence
2 10 (4.57%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.74%) NetWeaver
4 3 (1.37%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.91%) Appian
5 2 (0.91%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.46%) Camunda
6 1 (0.46%) CICS
6 1 (0.46%) IIS
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.46%) MS Project Server
6 1 (0.46%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (8.68%) MS Visio
2 15 (6.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (1.37%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.46%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.46%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.46%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (9.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (6.39%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (1.37%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (1.37%) Oracle Payroll
4 2 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.91%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.91%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.91%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.91%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.91%) SAP Hybris
4 2 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.46%) IntelliMatch
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.46%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.46%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.46%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 25 (11.42%) Azure
2 21 (9.59%) Power Platform
3 14 (6.39%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (3.20%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (2.74%) OCI
7 5 (2.28%) Adobe Analytics
8 4 (1.83%) SaaS
9 3 (1.37%) AWS
9 3 (1.37%) Azure Pipelines
9 3 (1.37%) GitHub
9 3 (1.37%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.91%) GCP
10 2 (0.91%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (0.91%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.91%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 2 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (0.91%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 2 (0.91%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.74%) HTTP
2 3 (1.37%) Firewall
3 1 (0.46%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (0.46%) Internet
3 1 (0.46%) Intranet
3 1 (0.46%) Network Security
3 1 (0.46%) PuTTY
3 1 (0.46%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (9.59%) Power BI
2 11 (5.02%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (4.11%) Oracle Reports
4 8 (3.65%) Tableau
5 6 (2.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.83%) Qlik Sense
6 4 (1.83%) SQL Server
7 3 (1.37%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.91%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.91%) GIS
8 2 (0.91%) MSDE
8 2 (0.91%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.91%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.46%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.46%) Big Data
9 1 (0.46%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 37 (16.89%) JIRA
2 7 (3.20%) Selenium
3 5 (2.28%) JMeter
3 5 (2.28%) LoadRunner
4 3 (1.37%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (1.37%) Postman
4 3 (1.37%) Zephyr
5 2 (0.91%) Git
5 2 (0.91%) GitLab
5 2 (0.91%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.91%) JUnit
5 2 (0.91%) TestRail
6 1 (0.46%) GCC
6 1 (0.46%) Maven
6 1 (0.46%) MSI
6 1 (0.46%) MSTest
6 1 (0.46%) NUnit
6 1 (0.46%) Toad
6 1 (0.46%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.46%) WebDriver
General
1 83 (37.90%) Social Skills
2 49 (22.37%) Finance
3 46 (21.00%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (6.39%) Public Sector
4 14 (6.39%) Retail
5 10 (4.57%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (4.11%) Banking
6 9 (4.11%) Pharmaceutical
7 8 (3.65%) Manufacturing
8 7 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.74%) Marketing
10 4 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.83%) Local Government
10 4 (1.83%) Military
10 4 (1.83%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.37%) Automotive
11 3 (1.37%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.91%) Billing
12 2 (0.91%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.46%) Law
Job Titles
1 78 (35.62%) Analyst
2 43 (19.63%) Business Analyst
3 22 (10.05%) Developer
4 19 (8.68%) Lead
5 17 (7.76%) Consultant
6 15 (6.85%) Test Manager
6 15 (6.85%) Tester
7 14 (6.39%) Test Analyst
8 10 (4.57%) Senior
8 10 (4.57%) Test Leader
9 9 (4.11%) Data Analyst
9 9 (4.11%) Migration Engineer
9 9 (4.11%) SAP Developer
9 9 (4.11%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (4.11%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
10 7 (3.20%) Data Engineer
10 7 (3.20%) Data Migration Engineer
10 7 (3.20%) Integration Developer
10 7 (3.20%) Technical Analyst
11 6 (2.74%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 12 (5.48%) REST
3 11 (5.02%) SOAP
4 8 (3.65%) XML
5 7 (3.20%) Middleware
6 6 (2.74%) .NET
6 6 (2.74%) EDI
6 6 (2.74%) IDoc
6 6 (2.74%) JDBC
6 6 (2.74%) JMS
6 6 (2.74%) SAP PI
6 6 (2.74%) XSLT
7 3 (1.37%) RESTful
7 3 (1.37%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.91%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.91%) JSON
8 2 (0.91%) Node.js
8 2 (0.91%) Parceljs
8 2 (0.91%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.91%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.76%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (4.57%) Legacy Applications
2 10 (4.57%) Virtual Team
3 8 (3.65%) CMDB
4 7 (3.20%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.74%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.28%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.83%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.37%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.37%) EPoS
8 3 (1.37%) Life Science
8 3 (1.37%) PMI
9 2 (0.91%) Clustering
9 2 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.91%) Derivative
9 2 (0.91%) FMCG
9 2 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.91%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.91%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.83%) Windows
2 2 (0.91%) Linux
2 2 (0.91%) Unix
2 2 (0.91%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.46%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.46%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (28.77%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (27.85%) Agile
3 45 (20.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 40 (18.26%) Validation
5 39 (17.81%) Migration
6 37 (16.89%) Test Strategy
7 36 (16.44%) System Integration Testing
8 30 (13.70%) Test Automation
9 27 (12.33%) Business Intelligence
10 26 (11.87%) Scrum
11 25 (11.42%) DevOps
12 24 (10.96%) Integration Testing
12 24 (10.96%) System Testing
13 23 (10.50%) Business Analysis
13 23 (10.50%) Data Migration
13 23 (10.50%) Data Modelling
13 23 (10.50%) Project Management
14 22 (10.05%) User Stories
15 21 (9.59%) Performance Testing
15 21 (9.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 45 (20.55%) SQL
2 15 (6.85%) PL/SQL
3 9 (4.11%) ABAP
3 9 (4.11%) Java
3 9 (4.11%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.83%) C#
4 4 (1.83%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.37%) Bash
5 3 (1.37%) VBA
6 2 (0.91%) Python
6 2 (0.91%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.91%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.46%) COBOL
7 1 (0.46%) JCL
Qualifications
1 29 (13.24%) Security Cleared
2 28 (12.79%) Degree
3 24 (10.96%) SC Cleared
4 13 (5.94%) ISTQB
5 8 (3.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 4 (1.83%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.83%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.37%) CCNP
8 3 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.37%) ISEB
8 3 (1.37%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.91%) Citrix Certification
9 2 (0.91%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.46%) ACCA
10 1 (0.46%) CCNA
10 1 (0.46%) CIMA
10 1 (0.46%) MBA
10 1 (0.46%) PMP
10 1 (0.46%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (19.18%) QA
2 8 (3.65%) Data Quality
3 7 (3.20%) PMO
4 2 (0.91%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.91%) GAAP
4 2 (0.91%) IFRS
4 2 (0.91%) MiFID
5 1 (0.46%) Dodd-Frank
5 1 (0.46%) EMIR
5 1 (0.46%) GDPR
5 1 (0.46%) GxP
5 1 (0.46%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (0.91%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.46%) Docker
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (0.46%) Time Sharing Option
2 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.46%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.74%) SCCM
2 2 (0.91%) Ansible
2 2 (0.91%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.46%) CA Endevor
3 1 (0.46%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.46%) OPNET
3 1 (0.46%) Perfmon
3 1 (0.46%) SCOM
3 1 (0.46%) VxRail
Vendors
1 45 (20.55%) Oracle
2 38 (17.35%) SAP
3 26 (11.87%) Microsoft
4 19 (8.68%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.65%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.28%) Adobe
7 4 (1.83%) Ariba
8 2 (0.91%) Anaplan
8 2 (0.91%) Dynatrace
8 2 (0.91%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.91%) Google
8 2 (0.91%) Hyperion
8 2 (0.91%) Infoblox
8 2 (0.91%) Snow
8 2 (0.91%) Workday
9 1 (0.46%) CA Agile Central
9 1 (0.46%) DocuSign
9 1 (0.46%) Infor
9 1 (0.46%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.46%) TikTok