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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 519 348 261
Rank change year-on-year -171 -87 -73
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 219 340 815
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.78% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.87% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 146 223 545
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,625 £71,250
90th Percentile £91,250 £97,300 £83,250
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 66,599 38,984 61,933
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.82% 89.76% 81.55%
Number of salaries quoted 47,002 22,502 42,192
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,185 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.79% +2.16% -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% 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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -83 60 £83,750 +28.85% 42
North of England -66 37 £57,500 +6.98% 33
South West -70 34 £53,500 -6.96% 14
Midlands -49 29 £60,000 - 19
South East -55 26 £52,500 -12.50% 19
East of England -17 23 £55,000 -3.51% 9
West Midlands -38 20 £52,500 -12.50% 11
North West -47 15 £67,500 +29.19% 24
Yorkshire -28 14 £55,000 -31.36% 4
East Midlands -31 9 £68,000 +13.33% 8
North East -50 8 £57,500 +21.05% 6
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 6 (2.74%) IIS
2 3 (1.37%) CMS
2 3 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.91%) Confluence
3 2 (0.91%) JBoss
4 1 (0.46%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.46%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 2 (0.91%) Chatbot
1 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.46%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (6.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.83%) Temenos T24
3 3 (1.37%) Shopify
4 2 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.91%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.46%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.46%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.46%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.46%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.46%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 64 (29.22%) Azure
2 40 (18.26%) AWS
3 36 (16.44%) GitHub
4 26 (11.87%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (10.05%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 22 (10.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 16 (7.31%) GCP
7 13 (5.94%) Power Platform
8 12 (5.48%) Cloud Functions
8 12 (5.48%) Cloud Run
9 9 (4.11%) Azure Logic Apps
9 9 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (4.11%) Serverless
10 8 (3.65%) Power Automate
11 6 (2.74%) Figma
11 6 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (2.28%) GitHub Copilot
12 5 (2.28%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.83%) Amazon S3
14 3 (1.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.48%) Broadband
2 9 (4.11%) Bluetooth
2 9 (4.11%) Modbus
2 9 (4.11%) Profibus
2 9 (4.11%) RS-232
2 9 (4.11%) RS-485
2 9 (4.11%) Wireless
2 9 (4.11%) ZigBee
3 4 (1.83%) SNMP
3 4 (1.83%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.46%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (16.44%) SQL Server
2 22 (10.05%) NoSQL
3 18 (8.22%) MongoDB
3 18 (8.22%) MySQL
4 14 (6.39%) Relational Database
5 10 (4.57%) Redis
6 9 (4.11%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (4.11%) Power BI
7 6 (2.74%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (2.28%) SAP HANA
8 5 (2.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (2.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (1.37%) Data Lake
9 3 (1.37%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (1.37%) Oracle Database
9 3 (1.37%) SQLite
9 3 (1.37%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.46%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.46%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 57 (26.03%) Git
2 19 (8.68%) JIRA
3 15 (6.85%) Cypress.io
4 12 (5.48%) CircleCI
5 9 (4.11%) GitLab
5 9 (4.11%) JUnit
6 7 (3.20%) Maven
6 7 (3.20%) Mockito
7 6 (2.74%) Claude Code
8 5 (2.28%) Jenkins
9 4 (1.83%) NUnit
9 4 (1.83%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (1.83%) Postman
9 4 (1.83%) Team Foundation Server
9 4 (1.83%) Visual Studio
10 3 (1.37%) TestRail
10 3 (1.37%) Visual Studio Code
11 2 (0.91%) TeamCity
12 1 (0.46%) utPLSQL
12 1 (0.46%) XCUITest
General
1 65 (29.68%) Social Skills
2 46 (21.00%) Finance
3 36 (16.44%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (9.13%) Marketing
5 19 (8.68%) Law
5 19 (8.68%) Manufacturing
6 16 (7.31%) Banking
6 16 (7.31%) Legal
7 14 (6.39%) Electronics
8 9 (4.11%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (3.20%) Automotive
9 7 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.20%) Military
10 6 (2.74%) Advertising
10 6 (2.74%) Aerospace
10 6 (2.74%) Investment Banking
11 5 (2.28%) Agriculture
11 5 (2.28%) Aviation
11 5 (2.28%) Retail
11 5 (2.28%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 130 (59.36%) Developer
2 59 (26.94%) Senior
3 43 (19.63%) Software Engineer
4 31 (14.16%) Senior Developer
5 27 (12.33%) Full-Stack Developer
6 24 (10.96%) Senior Software Engineer
7 23 (10.50%) Salesforce Developer
8 22 (10.05%) Senior Salesforce Developer
9 19 (8.68%) Cloud Developer
9 19 (8.68%) Lead
10 12 (5.48%) .NET Developer
10 12 (5.48%) Consultant
11 9 (4.11%) Embedded Engineer
11 9 (4.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 9 (4.11%) Java Developer
11 9 (4.11%) SAP Developer
11 9 (4.11%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 9 (4.11%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 8 (3.65%) Web Developer
13 7 (3.20%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (26.48%) REST
2 47 (21.46%) .NET
3 46 (21.00%) React
4 37 (16.89%) HTML
5 35 (15.98%) SOAP
6 33 (15.07%) Node.js
7 27 (12.33%) CSS
8 26 (11.87%) AngularJS
9 23 (10.50%) Lightning Web Components
10 22 (10.05%) RESTful
11 20 (9.13%) ASP.NET
12 18 (8.22%) Playwright
13 16 (7.31%) Spring
14 14 (6.39%) Vue
15 13 (5.94%) Kafka
15 13 (5.94%) OAuth
16 12 (5.48%) Leaflet
16 12 (5.48%) SAP Fiori
17 10 (4.57%) .NET Framework
17 10 (4.57%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 31 (14.16%) Product Ownership
2 14 (6.39%) Embedded Systems
3 9 (4.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (4.11%) Mobile App
3 9 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (3.65%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.20%) Data Structures
5 7 (3.20%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.28%) AI Agents
6 5 (2.28%) Greenfield Project
6 5 (2.28%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.83%) CMDB
7 4 (1.83%) Robotics
8 3 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.37%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.37%) PKI
9 2 (0.91%) IoT
9 2 (0.91%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 24 (10.96%) Linux
2 11 (5.02%) FreeRTOS
3 10 (4.57%) Windows
4 5 (2.28%) Unix
5 4 (1.83%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.37%) Robot Operating System
7 2 (0.91%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (53.42%) Agile
2 98 (44.75%) CI/CD
3 86 (39.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 62 (28.31%) Problem-Solving
5 56 (25.57%) Software Engineering
6 48 (21.92%) Scrum
7 44 (20.09%) DevOps
8 43 (19.63%) Full-Stack Development
9 37 (16.89%) Test Automation
10 36 (16.44%) TDD
11 35 (15.98%) Clean Code
12 34 (15.53%) Sprint Planning
13 33 (15.07%) Mentoring
14 31 (14.16%) Microservices
15 27 (12.33%) Code Quality
16 26 (11.87%) Integration Testing
16 26 (11.87%) SDLC
17 25 (11.42%) AI
17 25 (11.42%) OOP
17 25 (11.42%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 68 (31.05%) SQL
2 65 (29.68%) JavaScript
3 53 (24.20%) C#
4 46 (21.00%) Java
5 37 (16.89%) Python
6 33 (15.07%) C++
7 23 (10.50%) Apex Code
7 23 (10.50%) TypeScript
8 22 (10.05%) SOQL
9 19 (8.68%) C
10 11 (5.02%) ABAP
11 9 (4.11%) PL/SQL
12 6 (2.74%) Bash
12 6 (2.74%) T-SQL
13 5 (2.28%) PowerShell
13 5 (2.28%) Rust
14 3 (1.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (1.37%) Kotlin
14 3 (1.37%) SOSL
14 3 (1.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 35 (15.98%) Degree
2 17 (7.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (5.94%) Security Cleared
4 9 (4.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (3.20%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.74%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.46%) HND
7 1 (0.46%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.46%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.46%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.22%) QA
2 6 (2.74%) Accessibility
2 6 (2.74%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.28%) GDPR
4 4 (1.83%) WCAG
5 2 (0.91%) Automotive SPICE
5 2 (0.91%) GAAP
5 2 (0.91%) IFRS
5 2 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.46%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.46%) MIL-STD-1553
6 1 (0.46%) MISRA
6 1 (0.46%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.46%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 37 (16.89%) Docker
2 12 (5.48%) Embedded Firmware
2 12 (5.48%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (7.31%) Kubernetes
2 12 (5.48%) Podman
3 10 (4.57%) Terraform
4 2 (0.91%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.91%) Grafana
4 2 (0.91%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.46%) Ansible
5 1 (0.46%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.46%) Kibana
5 1 (0.46%) logstash
Vendors
1 25 (11.42%) Salesforce
2 24 (10.96%) Microsoft
3 18 (8.22%) Oracle
3 18 (8.22%) SAP
4 16 (7.31%) Google
5 9 (4.11%) iManage
6 6 (2.74%) Databricks
6 6 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.28%) Intel
8 4 (1.83%) Temenos
9 3 (1.37%) Infor
9 3 (1.37%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.37%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.91%) Rollbar
10 2 (0.91%) Workday
11 1 (0.46%) Apple
11 1 (0.46%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.46%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.46%) Informatica
11 1 (0.46%) Zoho