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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 415 230
Rank change year-on-year -93 -185 -47
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 247 257 834
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.59% 1.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.67% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 162 159 477
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £75,188 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,125 £110,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000

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 71,365 38,632 57,618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.35% 88.65% 81.19%
Number of salaries quoted 50,813 22,409 35,446
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,341
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.38% -6.10%

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 3 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 3 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 -84 66 £83,750 +24.07% 158
North of England -60 42 £57,500 +9.52% 57
South West -62 39 £55,000 -4.35% 31
Midlands -42 33 £60,000 +4.35% 29
South East -38 30 £50,000 -16.67% 26
East of England -15 27 £48,750 -12.56% 21
West Midlands -29 24 £52,500 -8.70% 16
North West -44 17 £67,500 +28.57% 40
Yorkshire -43 16 £55,000 -31.36% 8
East Midlands -22 9 £68,000 +18.26% 13
North East -53 9 £57,500 +24.32% 10
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 14 (5.67%) IIS
2 5 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.21%) CMS
4 2 (0.81%) Confluence
4 2 (0.81%) JBoss
5 1 (0.40%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.40%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle 10gAS
5 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.40%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (6.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.62%) Temenos T24
3 3 (1.21%) Shopify
4 2 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.81%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.40%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.40%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.40%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.40%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 77 (31.17%) Azure
2 48 (19.43%) AWS
3 32 (12.96%) GitHub
4 30 (12.15%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (7.29%) GCP
6 17 (6.88%) Power Platform
6 17 (6.88%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 17 (6.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 15 (6.07%) Serverless
8 12 (4.86%) Cloud Functions
8 12 (4.86%) Cloud Run
8 12 (4.86%) Power Automate
9 9 (3.64%) Azure Logic Apps
9 9 (3.64%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (3.64%) PowerApps
10 8 (3.24%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (2.83%) Figma
11 7 (2.83%) GitHub Copilot
12 5 (2.02%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.62%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.86%) Broadband
2 9 (3.64%) Bluetooth
2 9 (3.64%) Modbus
2 9 (3.64%) Profibus
2 9 (3.64%) RS-232
2 9 (3.64%) RS-485
2 9 (3.64%) Wireless
2 9 (3.64%) ZigBee
3 6 (2.43%) SNMP
4 3 (1.21%) Ethernet
4 3 (1.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (21.05%) SQL Server
2 33 (13.36%) Relational Database
3 28 (11.34%) MySQL
4 19 (7.69%) MongoDB
5 17 (6.88%) NoSQL
6 13 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (5.26%) Power BI
7 9 (3.64%) Redis
8 7 (2.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (2.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (2.02%) SAP HANA
11 4 (1.62%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (1.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (1.62%) SQLite
12 3 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (1.21%) Data Lake
12 3 (1.21%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
14 1 (0.40%) Oracle Database
14 1 (0.40%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 61 (24.70%) Git
2 19 (7.69%) Cypress.io
3 18 (7.29%) JIRA
4 15 (6.07%) Claude Code
5 12 (4.86%) CircleCI
5 12 (4.86%) Oracle Forms
5 12 (4.86%) Team Foundation Server
6 11 (4.45%) GitLab
7 10 (4.05%) JUnit
7 10 (4.05%) NUnit
8 9 (3.64%) Jenkins
9 8 (3.24%) Maven
9 8 (3.24%) Visual Studio
10 7 (2.83%) Mockito
11 5 (2.02%) Postman
11 5 (2.02%) TeamCity
12 4 (1.62%) Visual Studio Code
13 3 (1.21%) Rational DOORS
13 3 (1.21%) TestRail
14 2 (0.81%) Mocha
General
1 83 (33.60%) Social Skills
2 51 (20.65%) Finance
3 44 (17.81%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.69%) Law
4 19 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 17 (6.88%) Legal
5 17 (6.88%) Marketing
6 14 (5.67%) Electronics
7 10 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (4.05%) Retail
8 9 (3.64%) Aerospace
8 9 (3.64%) Aviation
8 9 (3.64%) Banking
8 9 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.24%) Military
10 7 (2.83%) Automotive
11 6 (2.43%) Public Sector
12 5 (2.02%) Advertising
12 5 (2.02%) Agriculture
12 5 (2.02%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 140 (56.68%) Developer
2 69 (27.94%) Senior
3 55 (22.27%) Software Engineer
4 33 (13.36%) Senior Developer
5 30 (12.15%) Full-Stack Developer
6 29 (11.74%) Senior Software Engineer
7 21 (8.50%) .NET Developer
7 21 (8.50%) Lead
8 20 (8.10%) Salesforce Developer
9 17 (6.88%) Senior Salesforce Developer
10 14 (5.67%) Cloud Developer
11 12 (4.86%) Consultant
12 9 (3.64%) Embedded Engineer
12 9 (3.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 9 (3.64%) SAP Developer
12 9 (3.64%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 9 (3.64%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 9 (3.64%) VB.NET Developer
13 8 (3.24%) C# Developer
13 8 (3.24%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (25.51%) .NET
2 62 (25.10%) REST
3 49 (19.84%) HTML
4 47 (19.03%) React
5 37 (14.98%) CSS
6 35 (14.17%) SOAP
7 33 (13.36%) Node.js
8 32 (12.96%) ASP.NET
9 30 (12.15%) AngularJS
10 29 (11.74%) RESTful
11 25 (10.12%) Spring
12 20 (8.10%) Lightning Web Components
13 18 (7.29%) .NET Framework
14 17 (6.88%) Playwright
15 16 (6.48%) ASP.NET Web API
15 16 (6.48%) Terraform
16 15 (6.07%) jQuery
16 15 (6.07%) Vue
17 14 (5.67%) Kafka
17 14 (5.67%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.36%) Product Ownership
2 19 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (6.88%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (4.05%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.64%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (3.24%) AI Agents
6 8 (3.24%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.83%) Data Structures
7 7 (2.83%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.43%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (2.43%) Robotics
9 5 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (1.62%) Blog
10 4 (1.62%) CMDB
10 4 (1.62%) Video\Live Streaming
11 3 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.21%) PKI
11 3 (1.21%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.53%) Linux
2 12 (4.86%) Windows
3 11 (4.45%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (2.43%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.62%) Android
5 4 (1.62%) Unix
6 3 (1.21%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (47.77%) Agile
2 107 (43.32%) CI/CD
3 93 (37.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (31.98%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (30.77%) Software Engineering
6 55 (22.27%) DevOps
7 54 (21.86%) Scrum
8 51 (20.65%) Full-Stack Development
9 47 (19.03%) Test Automation
10 41 (16.60%) TDD
11 36 (14.57%) AI
11 36 (14.57%) Sprint Planning
12 35 (14.17%) Mentoring
13 34 (13.77%) SDLC
13 34 (13.77%) User Experience
14 33 (13.36%) Code Quality
15 32 (12.96%) Integration Testing
15 32 (12.96%) Microservices
16 30 (12.15%) OOP
17 28 (11.34%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 81 (32.79%) JavaScript
2 70 (28.34%) SQL
3 64 (25.91%) C#
4 53 (21.46%) Java
5 41 (16.60%) TypeScript
6 38 (15.38%) Python
7 34 (13.77%) C++
8 25 (10.12%) C
9 20 (8.10%) Apex Code
10 17 (6.88%) SOQL
11 11 (4.45%) VB.NET
12 10 (4.05%) ABAP
12 10 (4.05%) PL/SQL
13 7 (2.83%) Kotlin
13 7 (2.83%) T-SQL
14 6 (2.43%) Bash
15 5 (2.02%) PHP
16 4 (1.62%) PowerShell
17 3 (1.21%) Rust
17 3 (1.21%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 38 (15.38%) Degree
2 19 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (4.86%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.24%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.24%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.81%) AWS Certification
6 2 (0.81%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.40%) HND
7 1 (0.40%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.40%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.91%) QA
2 9 (3.64%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.24%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.02%) GDPR
5 4 (1.62%) WCAG
6 3 (1.21%) MIL-STD-1553
7 2 (0.81%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.81%) GAAP
7 2 (0.81%) GRC
7 2 (0.81%) IFRS
7 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.40%) Basel III
8 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.40%) MISRA
8 1 (0.40%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 46 (18.62%) Docker
2 13 (5.26%) Embedded Firmware
2 13 (5.26%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.86%) Podman
3 4 (1.62%) Ansible
4 2 (0.81%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.81%) Grafana
4 2 (0.81%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.40%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.40%) Kibana
5 1 (0.40%) logstash
Vendors
1 32 (12.96%) Microsoft
2 26 (10.53%) Oracle
3 22 (8.91%) Salesforce
4 18 (7.29%) SAP
5 16 (6.48%) Google
6 9 (3.64%) iManage
7 6 (2.43%) ServiceNow
8 5 (2.02%) Intel
9 4 (1.62%) Temenos
10 3 (1.21%) IBM
10 3 (1.21%) Infor
10 3 (1.21%) MuleSoft
10 3 (1.21%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.81%) Databricks
11 2 (0.81%) Workday
11 2 (0.81%) YouTube
12 1 (0.40%) HubSpot
12 1 (0.40%) RedGate
12 1 (0.40%) Rollbar
12 1 (0.40%) Zoho