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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 527 417 239
Rank change year-on-year -110 -178 -56
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 238 228 761
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.53% 1.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.59% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 154 131 339
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £42,400
25th Percentile £45,500 £51,625 £51,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £74,375 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £84,700 £122,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +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 76,488 38,338 53,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.64% 88.97% 82.73%
Number of salaries quoted 53,556 21,844 28,773
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 10 October 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 10 October 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 -71 55 £80,000 -5.88% 187
Midlands -29 40 £65,000 +13.04% 32
North of England -74 40 £57,500 +4.55% 63
South West -63 34 £55,000 -4.35% 24
South East -56 31 £51,250 -14.58% 43
West Midlands -35 29 £60,000 +4.35% 19
East of England -17 26 £45,000 -19.28% 17
North East -58 17 £57,500 +21.05% 17
North West -54 14 £71,250 +29.55% 38
East Midlands -34 11 £65,000 +14.54% 13
Yorkshire -27 9 £55,000 -26.67% 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 17 (7.14%) IIS
2 5 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.26%) CMS
4 2 (0.84%) Confluence
4 2 (0.84%) JBoss
5 1 (0.42%) Anypoint
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
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
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%) Maximo
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.42%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.42%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.42%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.42%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.42%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.42%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.42%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.42%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 73 (30.67%) Azure
2 43 (18.07%) AWS
3 31 (13.03%) GitHub
4 29 (12.18%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (6.30%) Power Platform
6 14 (5.88%) GitHub Actions
7 13 (5.46%) Power Automate
8 12 (5.04%) Serverless
9 11 (4.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 11 (4.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 10 (4.20%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (4.20%) GCP
10 10 (4.20%) PowerApps
11 9 (3.78%) Amazon ECS
11 9 (3.78%) GitHub Copilot
12 8 (3.36%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (2.94%) Figma
13 7 (2.94%) Microsoft Copilot
14 6 (2.52%) OpenShift
15 5 (2.10%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.94%) Bluetooth
1 7 (2.94%) Modbus
1 7 (2.94%) Profibus
1 7 (2.94%) RS-232
1 7 (2.94%) RS-485
1 7 (2.94%) Wireless
1 7 (2.94%) ZigBee
2 6 (2.52%) SNMP
3 5 (2.10%) Ethernet
4 4 (1.68%) Broadband
4 4 (1.68%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.42%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (22.69%) SQL Server
2 37 (15.55%) Relational Database
3 29 (12.18%) MySQL
4 16 (6.72%) MongoDB
5 12 (5.04%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (5.04%) Redis
6 11 (4.62%) Power BI
7 7 (2.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (2.52%) NoSQL
9 5 (2.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (1.68%) SQLite
11 3 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (1.26%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (1.26%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.84%) Oracle Database
13 1 (0.42%) Db2
13 1 (0.42%) MariaDB
13 1 (0.42%) RDBMS
13 1 (0.42%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 54 (22.69%) Git
2 20 (8.40%) GitLab
3 18 (7.56%) Claude Code
4 17 (7.14%) Jenkins
5 15 (6.30%) JIRA
6 14 (5.88%) Oracle Forms
6 14 (5.88%) Team Foundation Server
7 13 (5.46%) Visual Studio
8 12 (5.04%) NUnit
9 11 (4.62%) Cypress.io
9 11 (4.62%) JUnit
10 8 (3.36%) Maven
11 7 (2.94%) Mockito
11 7 (2.94%) TeamCity
12 5 (2.10%) Eclipse
12 5 (2.10%) Postman
12 5 (2.10%) Visual Studio Code
13 4 (1.68%) CircleCI
13 4 (1.68%) Gatling
13 4 (1.68%) Zephyr
General
1 81 (34.03%) Social Skills
2 48 (20.17%) Finance
3 45 (18.91%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.82%) Law
5 17 (7.14%) Manufacturing
6 16 (6.72%) Legal
7 14 (5.88%) Public Sector
8 13 (5.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (5.46%) Marketing
9 12 (5.04%) Electronics
10 11 (4.62%) Aerospace
10 11 (4.62%) Military
11 10 (4.20%) Aviation
11 10 (4.20%) Retail
12 7 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (2.10%) Social Housing
14 4 (1.68%) Automotive
15 3 (1.26%) Avionics
15 3 (1.26%) Banking
16 2 (0.84%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 134 (56.30%) Developer
2 55 (23.11%) Senior
3 52 (21.85%) Software Engineer
4 25 (10.50%) Senior Developer
5 24 (10.08%) .NET Developer
5 24 (10.08%) Full-Stack Developer
5 24 (10.08%) Senior Software Engineer
6 22 (9.24%) Lead
7 14 (5.88%) Salesforce Developer
8 12 (5.04%) C# Developer
9 11 (4.62%) Consultant
9 11 (4.62%) Java Developer
9 11 (4.62%) Senior Salesforce Developer
10 9 (3.78%) C# .NET Developer
10 9 (3.78%) SAP Developer
10 9 (3.78%) Software Developer
10 9 (3.78%) VB.NET Developer
11 8 (3.36%) Cloud Developer
11 8 (3.36%) Web Developer
12 7 (2.94%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (29.41%) .NET
2 54 (22.69%) REST
3 48 (20.17%) HTML
4 38 (15.97%) CSS
5 32 (13.45%) ASP.NET
5 32 (13.45%) React
6 29 (12.18%) AngularJS
6 29 (12.18%) Node.js
7 28 (11.76%) SOAP
8 27 (11.34%) Spring
9 25 (10.50%) RESTful
10 22 (9.24%) .NET Framework
11 21 (8.82%) jQuery
12 19 (7.98%) ASP.NET Web API
13 17 (7.14%) Kafka
14 16 (6.72%) .NET Core
14 16 (6.72%) ASP.NET Web Forms
15 15 (6.30%) Entity Framework
16 14 (5.88%) LESS
16 14 (5.88%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.50%) Product Ownership
2 22 (9.24%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (7.14%) Embedded Systems
4 12 (5.04%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.78%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (3.36%) AI Agents
6 8 (3.36%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.52%) Blog
7 6 (2.52%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.52%) Robotics
8 5 (2.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (2.10%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.68%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.68%) CMDB
9 4 (1.68%) Video\Live Streaming
10 3 (1.26%) FPGA
10 3 (1.26%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.26%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 31 (13.03%) Linux
2 15 (6.30%) Windows
3 9 (3.78%) FreeRTOS
4 5 (2.10%) Unix
5 3 (1.26%) Android
5 3 (1.26%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.26%) Robot Operating System
6 2 (0.84%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.42%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (42.44%) Agile
2 99 (41.60%) CI/CD
3 83 (34.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 83 (34.87%) Problem-Solving
4 73 (30.67%) Software Engineering
5 57 (23.95%) DevOps
6 52 (21.85%) Test Automation
7 43 (18.07%) Scrum
8 40 (16.81%) TDD
9 38 (15.97%) AI
9 38 (15.97%) Full-Stack Development
9 38 (15.97%) User Experience
10 37 (15.55%) Code Quality
11 35 (14.71%) Integration Testing
12 33 (13.87%) SDLC
12 33 (13.87%) Sprint Planning
13 31 (13.03%) Mentoring
14 29 (12.18%) Microservices
14 29 (12.18%) Validation
15 28 (11.76%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 69 (28.99%) C#
2 65 (27.31%) JavaScript
3 55 (23.11%) Java
4 52 (21.85%) SQL
5 45 (18.91%) TypeScript
6 37 (15.55%) C++
7 28 (11.76%) C
7 28 (11.76%) Python
8 14 (5.88%) Apex Code
8 14 (5.88%) VB.NET
9 11 (4.62%) SOQL
10 10 (4.20%) ABAP
11 8 (3.36%) PL/SQL
12 7 (2.94%) PHP
13 6 (2.52%) Bash
13 6 (2.52%) Kotlin
14 4 (1.68%) Embedded C
15 3 (1.26%) Ada
15 3 (1.26%) MATLAB
15 3 (1.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (16.81%) Degree
2 32 (13.45%) Security Cleared
3 24 (10.08%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.36%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.68%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.84%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.42%) ACCA
9 1 (0.42%) CIMA
9 1 (0.42%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.42%) HND
9 1 (0.42%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.42%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (11.76%) QA
2 10 (4.20%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.36%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.10%) GDPR
5 4 (1.68%) WCAG
6 3 (1.26%) MIL-STD-1553
7 2 (0.84%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.84%) GRC
8 1 (0.42%) Basel III
8 1 (0.42%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.42%) MISRA
8 1 (0.42%) MISRA C
System Software
1 42 (17.65%) Docker
2 13 (5.46%) Embedded Firmware
2 13 (5.46%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (10.50%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.68%) Podman
3 3 (1.26%) Ansible
4 2 (0.84%) Argo
4 2 (0.84%) Functional Safety
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 29 (12.18%) Oracle
3 19 (7.98%) SAP
4 16 (6.72%) Salesforce
5 9 (3.78%) 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%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.84%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.84%) Talend
9 2 (0.84%) Temenos
9 2 (0.84%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.84%) YouTube
10 1 (0.42%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.42%) Infor
10 1 (0.42%) ION Trading
10 1 (0.42%) RedGate