User Acceptance Testing Contracts

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for User Acceptance Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 149 140
Rank change year-on-year +36 -9 +32
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 869 1,072 1,757
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.01% 1.79% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 1.99% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 583 740 1,215
10th Percentile £325 £360 £331
25th Percentile £405 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £738 £775 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 12
10th Percentile £12.92 £49.60 £17.13
25th Percentile £14.85 £61.25 £25.38
Median hourly rate £36.25 £62.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.00% +56.25% +56.86%
75th Percentile £78.25 £64.06 £57.75
90th Percentile £87.65 £66.50 £71.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.25 £62.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -42.00% +78.57% +38.61%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

User Acceptance Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for User Acceptance Testing in the UK

User Acceptance Testing
Top 16 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 27 April 2024. 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 +35 744 £525 - 211
London +28 428 £550 - 85
Work from Home +68 350 £500 - 80
UK excluding London +43 348 £475 - 136
South East +13 101 £575 +21.05% 33
North of England -2 76 £450 - 30
Midlands +28 61 £447 -10.70% 32
Scotland +55 58 £475 - 10
North West +2 51 £500 +11.11% 15
East Midlands +44 33 £443 +1.26% 17
East of England +24 27 £375 -27.64% 12
West Midlands +9 27 £444 -11.25% 15
South West +26 25 £298 -37.37% 11
Yorkshire -3 20 £450 -5.26% 14
North East +21 5 £390 -2.50% 1
Northern Ireland +9 3 - - 6

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 35 (4.03%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.07%) Confluence
3 10 (1.15%) CMS
4 9 (1.04%) SAS
5 6 (0.69%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.35%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.23%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.23%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 34 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) InVision
7 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 33 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (2.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.96%) SAP EWM
4 15 (1.73%) Oracle Applications
5 12 (1.38%) SAP QM
6 9 (1.04%) Dynamics GP
6 9 (1.04%) ION MarketView
6 9 (1.04%) Loan IQ
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Assets
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Cash Management
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Financials
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
7 8 (0.92%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
8 7 (0.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 6 (0.69%) Magento
9 6 (0.69%) SAP PP
10 5 (0.58%) SAP FI
10 5 (0.58%) SAP Retail
10 5 (0.58%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 103 (11.85%) Azure
2 53 (6.10%) Dynamics 365
3 37 (4.26%) OCI
4 32 (3.68%) Azure DevOps
5 30 (3.45%) Power Platform
6 25 (2.88%) AWS
7 23 (2.65%) SaaS
8 13 (1.50%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 10 (1.15%) Microsoft 365
10 9 (1.04%) Oracle CX
11 8 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (0.81%) Google Analytics
12 7 (0.81%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 6 (0.69%) Serverless
14 5 (0.58%) Azure Functions
14 5 (0.58%) SuccessFactors
15 4 (0.46%) Azure Monitor
15 4 (0.46%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 4 (0.46%) SAP Fieldglass
16 3 (0.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.38%) NetScaler
2 6 (0.69%) 5G
2 6 (0.69%) Fibre Channel
2 6 (0.69%) SAN
3 5 (0.58%) Firewall
3 5 (0.58%) SSH
3 5 (0.58%) WAN
3 5 (0.58%) Wireless
4 4 (0.46%) Internet
4 4 (0.46%) VLAN
4 4 (0.46%) VPN
5 3 (0.35%) BGP
5 3 (0.35%) CTI
5 3 (0.35%) H.323
5 3 (0.35%) MPLS
5 3 (0.35%) Network Security
5 3 (0.35%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.23%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 2 (0.23%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.12%) MVNO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.37%) SQL Server
2 27 (3.11%) Power BI
3 25 (2.88%) Oracle Reports
4 21 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (1.84%) KDB
6 12 (1.38%) Relational Database
6 12 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.58%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 5 (0.58%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.58%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.35%) Big Data
10 2 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.23%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.12%) Data Mart
11 1 (0.12%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.12%) Sybase IQ
Development Applications
1 96 (11.05%) JIRA
2 19 (2.19%) Selenium
3 18 (2.07%) Cucumber
4 15 (1.73%) TestRail
5 13 (1.50%) JMeter
6 12 (1.38%) Git
6 12 (1.38%) Jenkins
7 11 (1.27%) LoadRunner
8 9 (1.04%) Postman
8 9 (1.04%) Zephyr
9 8 (0.92%) JUnit
10 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 5 (0.58%) Maven
11 5 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
12 4 (0.46%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.46%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.46%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.46%) SpecFlow
12 4 (0.46%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.35%) TestComplete
General
1 248 (28.54%) Social Skills
2 247 (28.42%) Finance
3 72 (8.29%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (8.17%) Public Sector
5 70 (8.06%) Banking
6 38 (4.37%) Marketing
6 38 (4.37%) Presentation Skills
7 29 (3.34%) Manufacturing
8 26 (2.99%) Retail
9 22 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (2.19%) Front Office
11 17 (1.96%) Investment Banking
12 16 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (1.38%) Back Office
13 12 (1.38%) Law
14 11 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.15%) Games
15 10 (1.15%) Legal
16 9 (1.04%) Telecoms
17 8 (0.92%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 262 (30.15%) Analyst
2 151 (17.38%) Business Analyst
3 103 (11.85%) Consultant
4 85 (9.78%) Lead
5 78 (8.98%) Developer
6 62 (7.13%) Test Analyst
7 53 (6.10%) Senior
8 43 (4.95%) Test Manager
9 41 (4.72%) Project Manager
10 38 (4.37%) Test Leader
11 35 (4.03%) Tester
12 32 (3.68%) SAP Consultant
13 30 (3.45%) Java Developer
14 25 (2.88%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
15 24 (2.76%) Windows Engineer
16 23 (2.65%) Architect
17 21 (2.42%) Build Engineer
17 21 (2.42%) Windows Build Engineer
18 20 (2.30%) UAT Analyst
19 19 (2.19%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.65%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (2.07%) .NET
3 16 (1.84%) XML
4 15 (1.73%) REST
5 14 (1.61%) Spring
6 13 (1.50%) ADO
6 13 (1.50%) SAML
7 11 (1.27%) JSON
7 11 (1.27%) Web Services
8 8 (0.92%) SOAP
9 7 (0.81%) Kafka
10 6 (0.69%) SailPoint
11 5 (0.58%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.58%) Hibernate
11 5 (0.58%) J2EE
11 5 (0.58%) JPA
12 4 (0.46%) RESTful
13 3 (0.35%) HTML
13 3 (0.35%) PySpark
13 3 (0.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 48 (5.52%) Product Ownership
2 24 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (1.96%) Management Information System
5 15 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
5 15 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 13 (1.50%) Data Structures
7 12 (1.38%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.38%) Reinsurance
8 11 (1.27%) Derivative
8 11 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.15%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.04%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.04%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 8 (0.92%) Fixed Income
11 8 (0.92%) Market Risk
11 8 (0.92%) Wiki
12 6 (0.69%) Equities
12 6 (0.69%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 62 (7.13%) Windows
2 31 (3.57%) Windows Server
3 25 (2.88%) Linux
4 22 (2.53%) Windows 10
5 21 (2.42%) Windows NT
5 21 (2.42%) Windows Server 2012
5 21 (2.42%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (2.42%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (1.15%) Unix
7 7 (0.81%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.69%) AIX
8 6 (0.69%) Android
8 6 (0.69%) Solaris
9 4 (0.46%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (21.17%) Agile
2 147 (16.92%) Migration
3 121 (13.92%) System Integration Testing
4 109 (12.54%) Test Automation
5 108 (12.43%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (11.62%) Integration Testing
7 100 (11.51%) Test Strategy
8 96 (11.05%) Requirements Gathering
8 96 (11.05%) Test Scripting
9 93 (10.70%) Data Migration
10 92 (10.59%) Project Management
11 90 (10.36%) User Stories
12 87 (10.01%) Scenario Testing
13 82 (9.44%) DevOps
14 73 (8.40%) Business Analysis
14 73 (8.40%) Validation
15 68 (7.83%) End-to-End Testing
15 68 (7.83%) GAP Analysis
15 68 (7.83%) SDLC
16 65 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (13.35%) SQL
2 51 (5.87%) Python
3 47 (5.41%) Java
4 33 (3.80%) C#
5 19 (2.19%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.61%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.04%) F#
8 8 (0.92%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.81%) ABAP
9 7 (0.81%) Perl
10 5 (0.58%) C++
11 4 (0.46%) Scala
11 4 (0.46%) XPath
11 4 (0.46%) XQuery
12 3 (0.35%) Bash
12 3 (0.35%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.35%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.35%) VBA
12 3 (0.35%) VBScript
13 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 89 (10.24%) Security Cleared
2 81 (9.32%) Degree
3 53 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.91%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.65%) ISTQB
6 19 (2.19%) Master's Degree
7 17 (1.96%) ISEB
8 9 (1.04%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.69%) SAP Certification
11 5 (0.58%) PMP
12 4 (0.46%) CCNA
12 4 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.46%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.23%) CBAP
13 2 (0.23%) ISEB Practitioner
13 2 (0.23%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 1 (0.12%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (16.23%) QA
2 38 (4.37%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.73%) PMO
3 15 (1.73%) SLA
4 11 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (0.92%) Disclosure Scotland
5 8 (0.92%) EMIR
6 7 (0.81%) GDPR
7 6 (0.69%) MiFID
8 5 (0.58%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.46%) GxP
10 3 (0.35%) HL7
10 3 (0.35%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.23%) Basel III
11 2 (0.23%) COREP
11 2 (0.23%) Dodd-Frank
11 2 (0.23%) FINREP
12 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.12%) PMBOK
System Software
1 25 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.42%) Firmware
3 5 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.23%) Docker
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 26 (2.99%) SCCM
2 21 (2.42%) Sysprep
2 21 (2.42%) WSUS
3 7 (0.81%) HP Quality Center
4 6 (0.69%) EMC NetWorker
4 6 (0.69%) HP Data Protector
4 6 (0.69%) NetBackup
5 5 (0.58%) HP ALM
6 4 (0.46%) Iperf
7 3 (0.35%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.35%) SysTrack
8 2 (0.23%) CEMLI
8 2 (0.23%) Control-M
8 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.12%) BladeLogic
9 1 (0.12%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.12%) Kibana
9 1 (0.12%) logstash
9 1 (0.12%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 128 (14.73%) SAP
2 121 (13.92%) Microsoft
3 98 (11.28%) Oracle
4 24 (2.76%) Salesforce
5 20 (2.30%) Citrix
6 19 (2.19%) ION Trading
7 14 (1.61%) Cisco
8 13 (1.50%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.38%) HP
10 11 (1.27%) Google
11 8 (0.92%) Workday
12 7 (0.81%) Bloomberg
12 7 (0.81%) Databricks
13 6 (0.69%) Brocade
13 6 (0.69%) Calypso
13 6 (0.69%) EMC
13 6 (0.69%) Refinitiv
13 6 (0.69%) Reuters
13 6 (0.69%) Sitecore
13 6 (0.69%) Symantec