Unit Testing Job Trends in England

Unit Testing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Unit Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 527 422 232
Rank change year-on-year -105 -190 -51
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 238 225 813
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.52% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.59% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 154 135 374
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,344 £51,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £71,875 £78,125 £78,750
90th Percentile £83,925 £118,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Unit Testing 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 76,043 38,365 55,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.51% 88.77% 82.20%
Number of salaries quoted 53,720 21,959 30,789
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,125 £37,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.46% -5.66%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.11% -3.39%

Unit Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Unit Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Unit Testing job vacancy trend in England

Unit Testing
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unit Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Unit Testing

Unit Testing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unit Testing in England over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Unit Testing in England

Unit Testing
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing within the England region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
London -88 57 £82,500 +3.13% 173
North of England -73 40 £57,500 +9.52% 56
Midlands -39 37 £65,000 +13.04% 40
South West -62 36 £55,000 -4.35% 30
South East -35 30 £55,000 -8.33% 49
East of England -10 27 £45,000 -19.28% 33
West Midlands -29 26 £52,500 -8.70% 21
North West -54 17 £67,500 +28.57% 40
North East -53 13 £57,500 +21.05% 9
East Midlands -29 11 £65,500 +15.42% 19
Yorkshire -39 10 £55,000 -26.67% 7
Unit Testing
UK

Unit Testing
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 16 (6.72%) IIS
2 5 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.26%) CMS
4 2 (0.84%) JBoss
5 1 (0.42%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.42%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.42%) Confluence
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle 10gAS
5 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 3 (1.26%) Simulink
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (6.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.26%) Shopify
3 2 (0.84%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.42%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.42%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.42%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.42%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.42%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.42%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 77 (32.35%) Azure
2 44 (18.49%) AWS
3 31 (13.03%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (12.18%) GitHub
5 17 (7.14%) Power Platform
6 13 (5.46%) Power Automate
6 13 (5.46%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 13 (5.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 13 (5.46%) Serverless
7 12 (5.04%) GCP
8 10 (4.20%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (4.20%) GitHub Actions
8 10 (4.20%) PowerApps
9 9 (3.78%) Azure Logic Apps
9 9 (3.78%) GitHub Copilot
10 8 (3.36%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (2.94%) Amazon ECS
11 7 (2.94%) Figma
12 6 (2.52%) Cloud Functions
12 6 (2.52%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.36%) Bluetooth
1 8 (3.36%) Modbus
1 8 (3.36%) Profibus
1 8 (3.36%) RS-232
1 8 (3.36%) RS-485
1 8 (3.36%) Wireless
1 8 (3.36%) ZigBee
2 6 (2.52%) Broadband
2 6 (2.52%) SNMP
3 4 (1.68%) Ethernet
3 4 (1.68%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.42%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (21.43%) SQL Server
2 36 (15.13%) Relational Database
3 29 (12.18%) MySQL
4 16 (6.72%) MongoDB
5 13 (5.46%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (5.46%) Power BI
6 12 (5.04%) Redis
7 9 (3.78%) NoSQL
8 7 (2.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (2.10%) SAP HANA
9 5 (2.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (1.68%) SQLite
11 3 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (1.26%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.84%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.84%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.42%) GIS
13 1 (0.42%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 58 (24.37%) Git
2 17 (7.14%) Claude Code
3 16 (6.72%) GitLab
4 14 (5.88%) Jenkins
4 14 (5.88%) JIRA
4 14 (5.88%) Team Foundation Server
5 13 (5.46%) Cypress.io
5 13 (5.46%) Oracle Forms
6 11 (4.62%) JUnit
6 11 (4.62%) NUnit
6 11 (4.62%) Visual Studio
7 8 (3.36%) Maven
8 7 (2.94%) Mockito
9 6 (2.52%) CircleCI
9 6 (2.52%) TeamCity
10 5 (2.10%) Postman
10 5 (2.10%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (1.68%) Eclipse
12 3 (1.26%) Cucumber
12 3 (1.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 77 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 49 (20.59%) Finance
3 44 (18.49%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.82%) Law
5 19 (7.98%) Manufacturing
6 17 (7.14%) Legal
7 15 (6.30%) Marketing
8 13 (5.46%) Electronics
9 11 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (4.62%) Military
10 10 (4.20%) Public Sector
11 9 (3.78%) Aerospace
11 9 (3.78%) Aviation
11 9 (3.78%) Retail
12 8 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (2.10%) Automotive
13 5 (2.10%) Banking
13 5 (2.10%) Social Housing
14 3 (1.26%) Advertising
14 3 (1.26%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 132 (55.46%) Developer
2 61 (25.63%) Senior
3 52 (21.85%) Software Engineer
4 28 (11.76%) Senior Developer
5 26 (10.92%) Senior Software Engineer
6 24 (10.08%) Full-Stack Developer
7 23 (9.66%) Lead
8 22 (9.24%) .NET Developer
9 16 (6.72%) Salesforce Developer
10 13 (5.46%) Consultant
10 13 (5.46%) Senior Salesforce Developer
11 10 (4.20%) C# Developer
11 10 (4.20%) Cloud Developer
12 9 (3.78%) Java Developer
12 9 (3.78%) SAP Developer
12 9 (3.78%) VB.NET Developer
13 8 (3.36%) Embedded Engineer
13 8 (3.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 8 (3.36%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 8 (3.36%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (27.73%) .NET
2 59 (24.79%) REST
3 46 (19.33%) HTML
4 36 (15.13%) CSS
4 36 (15.13%) React
5 31 (13.03%) AngularJS
5 31 (13.03%) ASP.NET
6 30 (12.61%) Node.js
6 30 (12.61%) SOAP
7 28 (11.76%) RESTful
8 26 (10.92%) Spring
9 20 (8.40%) .NET Framework
10 19 (7.98%) jQuery
11 18 (7.56%) ASP.NET Web API
12 16 (6.72%) Lightning Web Components
13 15 (6.30%) .NET Core
13 15 (6.30%) ASP.NET Web Forms
13 15 (6.30%) Kafka
13 15 (6.30%) SAP Fiori
14 14 (5.88%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 29 (12.18%) Product Ownership
2 21 (8.82%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (6.72%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (4.20%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.78%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (3.36%) AI Agents
6 8 (3.36%) Cloud Native
6 8 (3.36%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.94%) Mobile App
8 6 (2.52%) Blog
8 6 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.52%) Robotics
9 5 (2.10%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (1.68%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.68%) CMDB
10 4 (1.68%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.68%) Video\Live Streaming
11 3 (1.26%) FPGA
11 3 (1.26%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 30 (12.61%) Linux
2 13 (5.46%) Windows
3 10 (4.20%) FreeRTOS
4 5 (2.10%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.68%) Android
5 4 (1.68%) Unix
6 3 (1.26%) Robot Operating System
7 2 (0.84%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (43.28%) Agile
2 102 (42.86%) CI/CD
3 84 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 81 (34.03%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (30.25%) Software Engineering
6 59 (24.79%) DevOps
7 51 (21.43%) Test Automation
8 48 (20.17%) Scrum
9 41 (17.23%) Full-Stack Development
10 40 (16.81%) TDD
11 38 (15.97%) AI
12 37 (15.55%) Code Quality
12 37 (15.55%) User Experience
13 33 (13.87%) SDLC
14 32 (13.45%) Integration Testing
14 32 (13.45%) Microservices
14 32 (13.45%) Sprint Planning
15 31 (13.03%) Mentoring
16 27 (11.34%) Validation
17 25 (10.50%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 68 (28.57%) JavaScript
2 65 (27.31%) C#
3 54 (22.69%) SQL
4 52 (21.85%) Java
5 44 (18.49%) TypeScript
6 34 (14.29%) C++
7 30 (12.61%) Python
8 26 (10.92%) C
9 16 (6.72%) Apex Code
10 13 (5.46%) SOQL
10 13 (5.46%) VB.NET
11 10 (4.20%) ABAP
12 8 (3.36%) PL/SQL
13 7 (2.94%) Kotlin
13 7 (2.94%) PHP
14 6 (2.52%) Bash
15 5 (2.10%) PowerShell
15 5 (2.10%) T-SQL
16 3 (1.26%) Ada
16 3 (1.26%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 36 (15.13%) Degree
2 26 (10.92%) Security Cleared
3 19 (7.98%) SC Cleared
4 16 (6.72%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.36%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.84%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.84%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.42%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.42%) HND
8 1 (0.42%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.50%) QA
2 9 (3.78%) Accessibility
2 9 (3.78%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.10%) GDPR
4 4 (1.68%) WCAG
5 3 (1.26%) MIL-STD-1553
6 2 (0.84%) Automotive SPICE
6 2 (0.84%) GRC
7 1 (0.42%) Basel III
7 1 (0.42%) GAAP
7 1 (0.42%) IFRS
7 1 (0.42%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.42%) MISRA
7 1 (0.42%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 43 (18.07%) Docker
2 12 (5.04%) Embedded Firmware
2 12 (5.04%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (10.08%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.52%) Podman
3 4 (1.68%) Ansible
4 2 (0.84%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.42%) Argo
5 1 (0.42%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.42%) Grafana
5 1 (0.42%) Kibana
5 1 (0.42%) logstash
5 1 (0.42%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 33 (13.87%) Microsoft
2 26 (10.92%) Oracle
3 18 (7.56%) Salesforce
3 18 (7.56%) SAP
4 11 (4.62%) Google
5 9 (3.78%) iManage
6 7 (2.94%) Intel
7 6 (2.52%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.26%) IBM
8 3 (1.26%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.84%) Databricks
9 2 (0.84%) Infor
9 2 (0.84%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.84%) Temenos
9 2 (0.84%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.84%) YouTube
10 1 (0.42%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.42%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.42%) RedGate
10 1 (0.42%) Workday