Acceptance Criteria Jobs in England

Acceptance Criteria
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Acceptance Criteria skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Acceptance Criteria over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 464 377 299
Rank change year-on-year -87 -78 +128
Permanent jobs citing Acceptance Criteria 417 774 1,873
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.49% 0.86% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% 0.89% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 275 417 1,007
10th Percentile £38,750 £40,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £78,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,250 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £56,549 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.68% -1.65% +9.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,372 86,501 127,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.52% 95.63% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 53,935 51,101 73,310
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Acceptance Criteria
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Acceptance Criteria as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Acceptance Criteria in England

Acceptance Criteria
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Acceptance Criteria in England.

Salary trend for Acceptance Criteria in England

Acceptance Criteria
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Acceptance Criteria in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Acceptance Criteria in England

Acceptance Criteria
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acceptance Criteria within the England region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -29 163 £80,000 +33.33% 74
North of England +16 77 £47,500 -16.67% 20
South West -13 52 £55,000 +4.76% 13
North West -14 52 £47,500 -17.39% 10
Midlands -38 51 £47,500 -5.00% 18
South East -39 50 £60,000 +6.19% 30
East Midlands +7 28 £32,250 -40.06% 5
Yorkshire +80 25 £47,500 -13.64% 8
East of England +1 23 £34,500 -37.27% 12
West Midlands -50 23 £50,000 - 13
Acceptance Criteria
UK

Acceptance Criteria
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 46 (11.03%) Confluence
2 3 (0.72%) Apache Spark
2 3 (0.72%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.72%) Smallworld
3 2 (0.48%) CMS
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.24%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.24%) EPiServer
4 1 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.24%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (4.08%) MS Visio
2 15 (3.60%) Trello
3 12 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.72%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.24%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.24%) InVision
8 1 (0.24%) Sketch
8 1 (0.24%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 4 (0.96%) ResourceLink
2 3 (0.72%) SAP CRM
2 3 (0.72%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 1 (0.24%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 76 (18.23%) Azure
2 53 (12.71%) AWS
3 34 (8.15%) Power Platform
4 24 (5.76%) SaaS
5 21 (5.04%) Miro
6 19 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (3.84%) Serverless
8 11 (2.64%) Amazon S3
8 11 (2.64%) AWS Lambda
9 10 (2.40%) Azure Data Factory
9 10 (2.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
12 6 (1.44%) GitHub
13 5 (1.20%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (1.20%) AWS Fargate
13 5 (1.20%) Azure Pipelines
13 5 (1.20%) BrowserStack
13 5 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (0.96%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.88%) Internet
2 11 (2.64%) HTTP
3 10 (2.40%) Broadband
3 10 (2.40%) WPA
4 2 (0.48%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (0.48%) SSH
4 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.48%) VPN
4 2 (0.48%) Wireless
5 1 (0.24%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.43%) Power BI
2 18 (4.32%) Relational Database
2 18 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.60%) Tableau
4 13 (3.12%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.88%) GIS
6 11 (2.64%) NoSQL
7 10 (2.40%) Big Data
7 10 (2.40%) Data Lake
7 10 (2.40%) Geospatial Data
8 8 (1.92%) HDInsight
9 6 (1.44%) Snowflake Schema
9 6 (1.44%) Star Schema
10 5 (1.20%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
11 4 (0.96%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.96%) Looker
11 4 (0.96%) QlikView
12 3 (0.72%) Apache Hive
12 3 (0.72%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 100 (23.98%) JIRA
2 19 (4.56%) Git
3 13 (3.12%) Selenium
4 12 (2.88%) Cypress.io
5 11 (2.64%) Cucumber
5 11 (2.64%) SpecFlow
6 9 (2.16%) Postman
7 5 (1.20%) JMeter
7 5 (1.20%) MSTest
7 5 (1.20%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.96%) GitLab
8 4 (0.96%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.96%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.72%) JUnit
10 2 (0.48%) Appium
10 2 (0.48%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.48%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.48%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.24%) JIRA Agile
11 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 126 (30.22%) Social Skills
2 111 (26.62%) Analytical Skills
3 84 (20.14%) Finance
4 48 (11.51%) Retail
5 42 (10.07%) Marketing
6 37 (8.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (4.32%) Pharmaceutical
8 13 (3.12%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.40%) Games
10 9 (2.16%) Legal
11 8 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.44%) Advertising
12 6 (1.44%) Law
13 5 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.20%) Retail Finance
14 4 (0.96%) Automotive
14 4 (0.96%) Banking
14 4 (0.96%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 121 (29.02%) Analyst
2 86 (20.62%) Business Analyst
3 70 (16.79%) Product Manager
4 67 (16.07%) Product Owner
5 58 (13.91%) Senior
6 30 (7.19%) Senior Analyst
6 30 (7.19%) Senior Business Analyst
7 20 (4.80%) Developer
8 19 (4.56%) Software Engineer
9 18 (4.32%) Lead
9 18 (4.32%) Research Analyst
10 15 (3.60%) Tester
11 12 (2.88%) Project Manager
11 12 (2.88%) Technical Business Analyst
11 12 (2.88%) Technical Product Owner
12 11 (2.64%) Digital Product Owner
12 11 (2.64%) QA Engineer
12 11 (2.64%) Technical Analyst
13 10 (2.40%) Data Manager
13 10 (2.40%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (8.15%) .NET
2 20 (4.80%) Lightning Web Components
3 19 (4.56%) REST
4 18 (4.32%) JSON
5 15 (3.60%) CSS
5 15 (3.60%) XML
6 14 (3.36%) HTML
7 10 (2.40%) React
8 9 (2.16%) Node.js
8 9 (2.16%) Web Services
9 8 (1.92%) .NET Framework
10 7 (1.68%) Blazor
11 6 (1.44%) .NET Core
11 6 (1.44%) RESTful
12 5 (1.20%) ASP.NET
12 5 (1.20%) ASP.NET MVC
12 5 (1.20%) Middleware
12 5 (1.20%) Next.js
13 4 (0.96%) Spring
13 4 (0.96%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 136 (32.61%) Product Ownership
2 25 (6.00%) NHS
3 24 (5.76%) Management Information System
4 18 (4.32%) Life Science
5 13 (3.12%) Cloud Native
6 12 (2.88%) Data Structures
6 12 (2.88%) Onboarding
7 9 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (2.16%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.68%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.44%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.20%) PMI
11 4 (0.96%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.96%) Derivative
11 4 (0.96%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (0.96%) Media Streaming
11 4 (0.96%) Reinsurance
12 3 (0.72%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.16%) Linux
2 6 (1.44%) Windows
3 5 (1.20%) Android
3 5 (1.20%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.48%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) AIX
5 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (64.99%) Agile
2 232 (55.64%) User Stories
3 134 (32.13%) Roadmaps
4 125 (29.98%) Scrum
5 93 (22.30%) Product Roadmap
6 86 (20.62%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (19.42%) Product Backlog
8 67 (16.07%) Epics
9 66 (15.83%) Backlog Management
10 64 (15.35%) Product Vision
11 63 (15.11%) Backlog Refinement
12 61 (14.63%) Requirements Gathering
13 57 (13.67%) Business Analysis
13 57 (13.67%) Project Management
13 57 (13.67%) User Experience
14 56 (13.43%) Product Strategy
15 54 (12.95%) Test Automation
16 53 (12.71%) Product Management
17 51 (12.23%) Market Research
17 51 (12.23%) Product Requirements
Programming Languages
1 70 (16.79%) SQL
2 39 (9.35%) C#
3 29 (6.95%) JavaScript
4 26 (6.24%) Python
5 16 (3.84%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.64%) R
7 9 (2.16%) Apex Code
7 9 (2.16%) Java
8 8 (1.92%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.96%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.48%) Bash
10 2 (0.48%) Bicep
10 2 (0.48%) Perl
10 2 (0.48%) Tcl
10 2 (0.48%) VB
11 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 93 (22.30%) Degree
2 36 (8.63%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.08%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.12%) CSPO
5 11 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.40%) Master's Degree
6 10 (2.40%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.68%) ISEB
8 6 (1.44%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.44%) IIBA
8 6 (1.44%) PMP
9 5 (1.20%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.20%) ISTQB
9 5 (1.20%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.96%) MBA
11 3 (0.72%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.48%) CAPM
12 2 (0.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 1 (0.24%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (16.79%) QA
2 18 (4.32%) GLP
3 8 (1.92%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.92%) GDPR
4 7 (1.68%) PMO
5 6 (1.44%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.44%) IEC 62304
6 4 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.48%) SLA
8 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (1.20%) Docker
2 2 (0.48%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.20%) Grafana
1 5 (1.20%) Kibana
1 5 (1.20%) Terraform
2 3 (0.72%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 31 (7.43%) Microsoft
1 31 (7.43%) Salesforce
2 9 (2.16%) Databricks
3 8 (1.92%) Xero
4 4 (0.96%) SAP
5 3 (0.72%) Adobe
5 3 (0.72%) Cadence
6 2 (0.48%) Apple
6 2 (0.48%) Cisco
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle
6 2 (0.48%) Xamarin
7 1 (0.24%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.24%) Google
7 1 (0.24%) Marketo
7 1 (0.24%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.24%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.24%) Sophis
7 1 (0.24%) Splunk
7 1 (0.24%) Symantec
7 1 (0.24%) VMware