User Acceptance Testing Contracts

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 114 137
Rank change year-on-year +27 +23 -8
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 841 853 1,072
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.71% 1.97% 1.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.98% 2.31% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 565 575 734
10th Percentile £350 £323 £363
25th Percentile £404 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £606 £621 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £455 £481 £500
% change year-on-year -5.45% -3.75% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 9
10th Percentile £30.10 £24.12 £21.31
25th Percentile £31.86 £35.00 £22.41
Median hourly rate £52.50 £48.00 £23.86
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% +101.22% -53.68%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £65.00 £64.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.15 £48.00 £23.86
% change year-on-year +8.65% +101.22% -26.60%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28,184 37,006 49,957
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.85% 85.27% 89.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,766 23,597 34,412
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £405 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.86% -4.55% +1.38%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,384 2,548 1,711
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £11.87
25th Percentile £17.44 £16.06 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% +4.17% +38.46%
75th Percentile £53.88 £61.30 £64.81
90th Percentile £70.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.66 £38.12 £35.00
% change year-on-year -35.31% +8.91% +64.71%

User Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing User Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing.

Daily rate trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Acceptance Testing.

Hourly rate trend for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 2 July 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
England +25 720 £500 -4.76% 1,814
London +35 459 £528 -4.09% 821
Work from Home +20 325 £500 - 808
UK excluding London +6 283 £455 -5.45% 1,088
North of England +39 94 £475 +5.44% 235
North West +49 78 £469 -1.26% 152
South East +2 54 £438 -30.56% 299
Midlands -19 40 £450 +0.78% 205
South West +30 29 £456 -6.41% 123
East of England +11 24 £425 +13.33% 141
East Midlands -4 23 £425 - 83
Scotland -28 21 £425 +6.25% 51
West Midlands -7 17 £450 -5.26% 119
Northern Ireland +5 15 £525 - 17
Yorkshire -5 14 £513 +13.89% 70
Wales - 10 £453 - 23
North East -4 2 £335 -21.18% 14

User Acceptance Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 49 (5.83%) Confluence
2 19 (2.26%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.71%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.48%) CMS
4 4 (0.48%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.48%) SAS
5 3 (0.36%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.24%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) Camunda
7 1 (0.12%) CICS
7 1 (0.12%) IIS
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.12%) MS Project Server
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle UPK
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 43 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.69%) MS Visio
3 24 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (2.73%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.24%) Trello
8 1 (0.12%) Fusion 360
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 50 (5.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 36 (4.28%) Oracle EBS
3 22 (2.62%) Oracle Payables
4 21 (2.50%) Aladdin
5 17 (2.02%) Oracle General Ledger
6 13 (1.55%) Oracle Assets
6 13 (1.55%) Oracle EBS R12
6 13 (1.55%) Oracle Receivables
7 10 (1.19%) Oracle Cash Management
7 10 (1.19%) Oracle Financials
8 9 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
8 9 (1.07%) SAP FI
9 8 (0.95%) Oracle E-Business Tax
9 8 (0.95%) Oracle Payroll
9 8 (0.95%) SAP CO
9 8 (0.95%) SAP FI/CO
10 7 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
10 7 (0.83%) SAP MDG
11 5 (0.59%) ION Anvil
11 5 (0.59%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 97 (11.53%) Azure
2 49 (5.83%) Azure DevOps
2 49 (5.83%) Power Platform
3 33 (3.92%) AWS
3 33 (3.92%) SaaS
4 31 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
5 25 (2.97%) OCI
6 19 (2.26%) SuccessFactors
7 14 (1.66%) GitHub
8 12 (1.43%) GCP
9 11 (1.31%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.31%) PowerApps
10 10 (1.19%) Microsoft 365
11 8 (0.95%) Snowflake
12 7 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (0.83%) Entra ID
12 7 (0.83%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 6 (0.71%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (0.71%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.31%) Firewall
2 6 (0.71%) HTTP
3 3 (0.36%) Internet
3 3 (0.36%) LAN
3 3 (0.36%) WAN
4 2 (0.24%) Cisco Nexus
4 2 (0.24%) Multicast
4 2 (0.24%) Unified Communications
4 2 (0.24%) WebEx
5 1 (0.12%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.12%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (0.12%) Intranet
5 1 (0.12%) iSCSI
5 1 (0.12%) NAS
5 1 (0.12%) Network Security
5 1 (0.12%) PuTTY
5 1 (0.12%) SAN
5 1 (0.12%) SMS
5 1 (0.12%) VPN
5 1 (0.12%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.40%) Power BI
2 31 (3.69%) Oracle Reports
3 23 (2.73%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (2.50%) SQL Server
5 19 (2.26%) Tableau
6 18 (2.14%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 12 (1.43%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.95%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.83%) MS Access
12 6 (0.71%) Star Schema
13 5 (0.59%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.48%) BigQuery
15 3 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
15 3 (0.36%) Apache Iceberg
15 3 (0.36%) Oracle ODI
16 2 (0.24%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 125 (14.86%) JIRA
2 24 (2.85%) Selenium
3 16 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.78%) Postman
5 12 (1.43%) Zephyr
6 11 (1.31%) Git
7 9 (1.07%) GitLab
8 8 (0.95%) JMeter
8 8 (0.95%) JUnit
8 8 (0.95%) QARun
8 8 (0.95%) WinRunner
9 7 (0.83%) Cucumber
10 6 (0.71%) LoadRunner
11 5 (0.59%) Gatling
11 5 (0.59%) MSI
11 5 (0.59%) REST Assured
11 5 (0.59%) Subversion
12 4 (0.48%) AdminStudio
12 4 (0.48%) TeamCity
12 4 (0.48%) TestRail
General
1 364 (43.28%) Finance
2 335 (39.83%) Social Skills
3 170 (20.21%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (8.56%) Banking
5 66 (7.85%) Front Office
6 44 (5.23%) Presentation Skills
7 41 (4.88%) Public Sector
8 39 (4.64%) Manufacturing
9 36 (4.28%) Marketing
10 34 (4.04%) Documentation Skills
11 32 (3.80%) Retail
12 28 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
13 26 (3.09%) Pharmaceutical
14 24 (2.85%) Financial Institution
15 19 (2.26%) Back Office
15 19 (2.26%) Legal
16 18 (2.14%) General Ledger
17 16 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
17 16 (1.90%) Investment Banking
18 15 (1.78%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 327 (38.88%) Analyst
2 220 (26.16%) Business Analyst
3 89 (10.58%) Consultant
4 81 (9.63%) Developer
5 68 (8.09%) Test Analyst
6 62 (7.37%) Senior
7 58 (6.90%) Test Manager
8 54 (6.42%) Lead
9 41 (4.88%) Project Manager
10 39 (4.64%) Senior Analyst
11 30 (3.57%) Test Leader
12 28 (3.33%) SAP Consultant
13 26 (3.09%) Financial Analyst
14 25 (2.97%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
14 25 (2.97%) Tester
15 24 (2.85%) Data Analyst
16 22 (2.62%) Business Manager
17 21 (2.50%) Oracle Consultant
18 18 (2.14%) Finance Business Analyst
18 18 (2.14%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.92%) REST
2 31 (3.69%) Oracle Fusion
3 26 (3.09%) XML
4 25 (2.97%) .NET
4 25 (2.97%) SOAP
5 15 (1.78%) Middleware
6 13 (1.55%) Web Services
7 12 (1.43%) JSON
8 11 (1.31%) ADO
9 10 (1.19%) EDI
9 10 (1.19%) XSLT
10 8 (0.95%) JMS
11 7 (0.83%) .NET Framework
11 7 (0.83%) Entity Framework
11 7 (0.83%) IDoc
11 7 (0.83%) Kafka
11 7 (0.83%) Playwright
11 7 (0.83%) SAP PI
11 7 (0.83%) Spring
12 6 (0.71%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 51 (6.06%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.28%) Legacy Systems
3 35 (4.16%) Fixed Income
4 32 (3.80%) Derivative
5 26 (3.09%) Onboarding
6 24 (2.85%) Management Information System
7 21 (2.50%) Hedge funds
8 19 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
8 19 (2.26%) Data Structures
9 15 (1.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 14 (1.66%) Virtual Team
11 13 (1.55%) PMI
12 12 (1.43%) Legacy Applications
13 11 (1.31%) CMDB
14 10 (1.19%) Life Science
15 9 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (1.07%) Data Centre
15 9 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
15 9 (1.07%) Reference Data
16 8 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.92%) Windows
2 10 (1.19%) Unix
3 7 (0.83%) Linux
4 4 (0.48%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.36%) VMS
5 3 (0.36%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (35.20%) Agile
2 218 (25.92%) Problem-Solving
3 188 (22.35%) Migration
4 142 (16.88%) Stakeholder Management
5 137 (16.29%) Test Automation
6 128 (15.22%) Validation
7 123 (14.63%) System Integration Testing
8 117 (13.91%) Business Analysis
9 112 (13.32%) Data Migration
10 108 (12.84%) Integration Testing
11 107 (12.72%) Test Strategy
12 94 (11.18%) DevOps
13 89 (10.58%) Business Intelligence
13 89 (10.58%) Project Management
13 89 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 85 (10.11%) Change Management
14 85 (10.11%) Data Analysis
15 84 (9.99%) Requirements Gathering
15 84 (9.99%) User Stories
16 81 (9.63%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 176 (20.93%) SQL
2 63 (7.49%) Python
3 35 (4.16%) C#
4 31 (3.69%) PL/SQL
5 28 (3.33%) Java
6 21 (2.50%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.90%) ABAP
8 11 (1.31%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.95%) RPG
10 7 (0.83%) Bash
11 6 (0.71%) RPG IV
12 5 (0.59%) VB
13 4 (0.48%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.36%) Bicep
14 3 (0.36%) Groovy
15 2 (0.24%) SOQL
16 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 1 (0.12%) Swift
16 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 104 (12.37%) Degree
2 94 (11.18%) Security Cleared
3 77 (9.16%) SC Cleared
4 33 (3.92%) ISTQB
5 24 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 24 (2.85%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.38%) CBAP
7 14 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (1.66%) ISEB
8 13 (1.55%) PMP
9 11 (1.31%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.07%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 8 (0.95%) ACCA
11 8 (0.95%) CIMA
11 8 (0.95%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.71%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.59%) Oracle Certification
14 4 (0.48%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.48%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (16.17%) QA
2 30 (3.57%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.78%) GDPR
3 15 (1.78%) PMO
4 13 (1.55%) MiFID
5 10 (1.19%) IFRS
6 8 (0.95%) SEPA
7 7 (0.83%) EMIR
8 6 (0.71%) GxP
9 5 (0.59%) Basel III
9 5 (0.59%) IFRS 9
10 4 (0.48%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.48%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.36%) GAAP
11 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.36%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.24%) Dodd-Frank
12 2 (0.24%) FATCA
12 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (1.43%) Docker
2 7 (0.83%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.59%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) Firmware
5 1 (0.12%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (2.50%) HP ALM
2 14 (1.66%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.66%) SCCM
3 13 (1.55%) Ansible
4 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.59%) Terraform
6 4 (0.48%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.24%) Control-M
7 2 (0.24%) Grafana
7 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.24%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.12%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.12%) CEMLI
8 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.12%) OPNET
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.12%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.12%) vMotion
Vendors
1 126 (14.98%) Oracle
1 126 (14.98%) SAP
2 97 (11.53%) Microsoft
3 44 (5.23%) ServiceNow
4 36 (4.28%) Salesforce
5 25 (2.97%) HP
6 23 (2.73%) Workday
7 19 (2.26%) BISAM
8 14 (1.66%) ION Trading
9 12 (1.43%) Murex
10 9 (1.07%) IFS
10 9 (1.07%) UiPath
11 8 (0.95%) Alteryx
12 7 (0.83%) Adobe
12 7 (0.83%) Ariba
13 6 (0.71%) Charles River
13 6 (0.71%) Citrix
14 5 (0.59%) Cisco
14 5 (0.59%) Google
14 5 (0.59%) MuleSoft