User Acceptance Testing Contracts with Work from Home Options

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 23 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 137 139
Rank change year-on-year +43 +2 +28
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 340 419 859
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.30% 1.75% 1.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.64% 1.96% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 316 637
10th Percentile £330 £356 £343
25th Percentile £402 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £613
90th Percentile £688 £775 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £37.25 - £33.75
25th Percentile £40.63 - £44.56
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £58.75
75th Percentile £55.63 - £69.00
90th Percentile £59.75 - £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.50 £62.50 £51.50
% change year-on-year -33.60% +21.36% +101.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,871 21,399 39,942
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.23% 89.63% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,673 15,206 29,099
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +5.42%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 495 518
10th Percentile £15.02 £18.49 £14.96
25th Percentile £24.00 £25.75 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.13 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.51% +30.33% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.95 £78.45 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

User Acceptance Testing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Acceptance Testing trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Acceptance Testing.

User Acceptance Testing daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 23 June 2024.

User Acceptance Testing daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Acceptance Testing.

User Acceptance Testing hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Acceptance Testing over the 6 months to 23 June 2024.

User Acceptance Testing hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Acceptance Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 15 (4.41%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.94%) Confluence
3 3 (0.88%) CMS
4 1 (0.29%) LiveLink
4 1 (0.29%) MTS
4 1 (0.29%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.65%) Dynamics GP
1 9 (2.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (2.35%) SAP EWM
3 4 (1.18%) SAP QM
4 2 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.59%) Magento
4 2 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.59%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.59%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.59%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.59%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.59%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.59%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.59%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.59%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.59%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.29%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 63 (18.53%) Azure
2 21 (6.18%) Dynamics 365
3 19 (5.59%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (4.12%) AWS
5 6 (1.76%) Miro
5 6 (1.76%) OCI
5 6 (1.76%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (1.47%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.47%) Google Analytics
6 5 (1.47%) SaaS
7 4 (1.18%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7 4 (1.18%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (0.88%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 3 (0.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 3 (0.88%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 2 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (0.59%) GitHub
9 2 (0.59%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.59%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.53%) NetScaler
2 4 (1.18%) Internet
3 2 (0.59%) Fibre Channel
3 2 (0.59%) SAN
4 1 (0.29%) CTI
4 1 (0.29%) Firewall
4 1 (0.29%) H.323
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.29%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 6 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.18%) Power BI
4 4 (1.18%) SAP HANA
5 3 (0.88%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.59%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.59%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.29%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.29%) DataStage
7 1 (0.29%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.29%) Ingres
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.29%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 40 (11.76%) JIRA
2 9 (2.65%) JMeter
2 9 (2.65%) Selenium
3 8 (2.35%) Git
3 8 (2.35%) Oracle APEX
4 7 (2.06%) LoadRunner
5 6 (1.76%) Postman
6 5 (1.47%) Cucumber
6 5 (1.47%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (1.18%) Eclipse
7 4 (1.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (1.18%) TestRail
7 4 (1.18%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.88%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.59%) FitNesse
9 2 (0.59%) MSI
9 2 (0.59%) TestComplete
9 2 (0.59%) Tricentis qTest
10 1 (0.29%) InstallShield
General
1 99 (29.12%) Social Skills
2 92 (27.06%) Finance
3 42 (12.35%) Public Sector
4 22 (6.47%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (6.47%) Banking
5 16 (4.71%) Manufacturing
6 15 (4.41%) Marketing
7 11 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.65%) Retail
10 8 (2.35%) Back Office
10 8 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.76%) Electronics
11 6 (1.76%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.47%) Front Office
13 4 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.18%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.88%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 109 (32.06%) Analyst
2 77 (22.65%) Business Analyst
3 38 (11.18%) Consultant
4 26 (7.65%) Senior
5 25 (7.35%) Developer
6 24 (7.06%) Test Analyst
7 23 (6.76%) Lead
8 20 (5.88%) Test Manager
9 19 (5.59%) Architect
10 16 (4.71%) Project Manager
11 14 (4.12%) Tester
12 13 (3.82%) Test Engineer
13 11 (3.24%) Microsoft Consultant
14 10 (2.94%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 10 (2.94%) Finance Business Analyst
14 10 (2.94%) Financial Analyst
14 10 (2.94%) Product Owner
14 10 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
15 9 (2.65%) Great Plains Consultant
15 9 (2.65%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.41%) SAML
2 8 (2.35%) .NET
3 7 (2.06%) REST
4 6 (1.76%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (1.76%) Web Services
5 5 (1.47%) Lightning Web Components
5 5 (1.47%) SailPoint
6 4 (1.18%) OpenID
7 3 (0.88%) ADO
7 3 (0.88%) Middleware
7 3 (0.88%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.88%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.88%) XML
8 2 (0.59%) NumPy
8 2 (0.59%) Pandas
8 2 (0.59%) Playwright
8 2 (0.59%) PySpark
8 2 (0.59%) RESTful
8 2 (0.59%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.59%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.41%) Product Ownership
2 8 (2.35%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.06%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 5 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.18%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.18%) Reinsurance
6 3 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (0.88%) Data Structures
6 3 (0.88%) Marketing Technology
6 3 (0.88%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.88%) Video\Live Streaming
6 3 (0.88%) Wiki
7 2 (0.59%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (0.59%) Equities
7 2 (0.59%) FMCG
7 2 (0.59%) HP Storage
7 2 (0.59%) IVR
7 2 (0.59%) NHS
7 2 (0.59%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.18%) Windows
2 8 (2.35%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.06%) Linux
4 2 (0.59%) AIX
4 2 (0.59%) Solaris
5 1 (0.29%) Rocky
5 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.29%) Unix
5 1 (0.29%) VMS
5 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (23.53%) Agile
2 51 (15.00%) User Stories
3 49 (14.41%) Test Scripting
4 43 (12.65%) Migration
5 37 (10.88%) Business Analysis
5 37 (10.88%) Requirements Gathering
5 37 (10.88%) Test Automation
6 35 (10.29%) System Integration Testing
7 33 (9.71%) Workshop Facilitation
8 32 (9.41%) DevOps
8 32 (9.41%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (9.41%) Scenario Testing
9 30 (8.82%) Project Delivery
9 30 (8.82%) Software Testing
10 29 (8.53%) Data Migration
10 29 (8.53%) Integration Testing
11 28 (8.24%) GAP Analysis
11 28 (8.24%) Test Strategy
12 26 (7.65%) Acceptance Criteria
13 24 (7.06%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 64 (18.82%) SQL
2 19 (5.59%) JavaScript
3 15 (4.41%) Python
4 12 (3.53%) C#
5 9 (2.65%) Java
5 9 (2.65%) PL/SQL
6 7 (2.06%) F#
7 5 (1.47%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.88%) ABAP
8 3 (0.88%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.88%) SOQL
8 3 (0.88%) VBScript
9 2 (0.59%) C
9 2 (0.59%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.29%) Bash
10 1 (0.29%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.29%) Ruby
10 1 (0.29%) Scala
10 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 33 (9.71%) Security Cleared
2 31 (9.12%) Degree
3 29 (8.53%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.82%) ISTQB
5 7 (2.06%) ISEB
6 5 (1.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.59%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.29%) CBAP
9 1 (0.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.29%) IIBA
9 1 (0.29%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.29%) PMP
9 1 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.29%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (13.82%) QA
2 15 (4.41%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (2.06%) SLA
5 5 (1.47%) EMIR
5 5 (1.47%) MiFID
6 3 (0.88%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.88%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.88%) GDPR
6 3 (0.88%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.59%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.59%) PMO
8 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.29%) Dodd-Frank
System Software
1 5 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.47%) SCCM
2 4 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.88%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.59%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.59%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.59%) HP Data Protector
4 2 (0.59%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.29%) Grafana
5 1 (0.29%) Kibana
5 1 (0.29%) logstash
5 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 48 (14.12%) Microsoft
2 45 (13.24%) SAP
3 31 (9.12%) Oracle
4 17 (5.00%) Salesforce
5 13 (3.82%) Citrix
6 7 (2.06%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.76%) HP
8 5 (1.47%) Databricks
8 5 (1.47%) Google
9 4 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.18%) Okta
9 4 (1.18%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.88%) Cisco
10 3 (0.88%) Civica
10 3 (0.88%) CyberSource
10 3 (0.88%) Workday
11 2 (0.59%) Brocade
11 2 (0.59%) Calypso
11 2 (0.59%) EMC
11 2 (0.59%) Talend