Operational Acceptance Criteria Job Trends in England

Operational Acceptance Criteria
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Operational Acceptance Criteria skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 676 639 -
Rank change year-on-year -37 - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Acceptance Criteria 8 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.010% 0.005% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.013% 0.005% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Operational Acceptance Criteria falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60,824 36,374 74,759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.54% 93.14% 83.08%
Number of salaries quoted 41,213 19,587 55,053
10th Percentile £30,250 £29,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £93,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

Operational Acceptance Criteria
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Operational Acceptance Criteria relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Operational Acceptance Criteria job vacancy trend in England

Operational Acceptance Criteria
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Operational Acceptance Criteria.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Operational Acceptance Criteria

Operational 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 Operational Acceptance Criteria within the England region over the 6 months to 5 June 2026. 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
South East - 8 £72,500 -
Operational Acceptance Criteria
UK

Operational Acceptance Criteria
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (100.00%) Confluence
1 8 (100.00%) SharePoint
Development Applications
1 8 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
1 8 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 8 (100.00%) Change Management
1 8 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 8 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 8 (100.00%) SDLC
1 8 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management