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 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 499 390 241
Rank change year-on-year -109 -149 -56
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 244 265 841
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.61% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.68% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 161 163 506
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,850 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,625 £47,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £97,300 £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 71,000 38,870 59,186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.37% 88.85% 80.99%
Number of salaries quoted 50,434 22,497 37,418
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,460
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -2.59% -8.94%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £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 28 August 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 28 August 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 -74 62 £85,000 +25.93% 161
North of England -66 43 £57,500 +9.52% 57
South West -65 37 £54,250 -5.65% 32
Midlands -29 33 £60,000 +4.35% 41
South East -49 31 £50,000 -16.67% 20
East of England -5 27 £48,750 -12.56% 22
West Midlands -27 24 £52,500 -8.70% 23
North West -50 18 £67,500 +28.57% 40
Yorkshire -36 16 £55,000 -35.49% 7
East Midlands -29 9 £68,000 +18.26% 18
North East -49 9 £57,500 +24.32% 11
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 13 (5.33%) IIS
2 3 (1.23%) CMS
2 3 (1.23%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.82%) Confluence
3 2 (0.82%) JBoss
4 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.41%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle 10gAS
4 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 2 (0.82%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.41%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (5.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.64%) Temenos T24
3 3 (1.23%) Shopify
4 2 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.82%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.41%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.41%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.41%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.41%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 77 (31.56%) Azure
2 48 (19.67%) AWS
3 34 (13.93%) GitHub
4 31 (12.70%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (7.79%) GCP
6 17 (6.97%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 17 (6.97%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 15 (6.15%) Power Platform
8 14 (5.74%) Serverless
9 12 (4.92%) Cloud Functions
9 12 (4.92%) Cloud Run
10 10 (4.10%) Power Automate
11 9 (3.69%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (2.87%) Figma
13 7 (2.87%) GitHub Copilot
13 7 (2.87%) PowerApps
14 5 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (1.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.92%) Broadband
2 9 (3.69%) Bluetooth
2 9 (3.69%) Modbus
2 9 (3.69%) Profibus
2 9 (3.69%) RS-232
2 9 (3.69%) RS-485
2 9 (3.69%) Wireless
2 9 (3.69%) ZigBee
3 6 (2.46%) SNMP
4 4 (1.64%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.23%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (20.08%) SQL Server
2 32 (13.11%) Relational Database
3 28 (11.48%) MySQL
4 19 (7.79%) MongoDB
5 18 (7.38%) NoSQL
6 13 (5.33%) PostgreSQL
7 11 (4.51%) Power BI
8 9 (3.69%) Redis
9 6 (2.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (2.05%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (2.05%) SAP HANA
10 5 (2.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (2.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (1.64%) SQLite
12 3 (1.23%) Data Lake
12 3 (1.23%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
14 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
14 1 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
14 1 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 63 (25.82%) Git
2 19 (7.79%) Cypress.io
2 19 (7.79%) JIRA
3 14 (5.74%) Claude Code
4 12 (4.92%) CircleCI
5 11 (4.51%) GitLab
5 11 (4.51%) Oracle Forms
5 11 (4.51%) Team Foundation Server
6 10 (4.10%) JUnit
7 9 (3.69%) Jenkins
7 9 (3.69%) NUnit
8 8 (3.28%) Maven
9 7 (2.87%) Mockito
9 7 (2.87%) Visual Studio
10 5 (2.05%) Postman
10 5 (2.05%) TeamCity
11 4 (1.64%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (1.23%) Rational DOORS
12 3 (1.23%) TestRail
13 2 (0.82%) Mocha
General
1 82 (33.61%) Social Skills
2 50 (20.49%) Finance
3 45 (18.44%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.79%) Law
4 19 (7.79%) Manufacturing
5 17 (6.97%) Marketing
6 16 (6.56%) Legal
7 14 (5.74%) Electronics
8 10 (4.10%) Banking
8 10 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (4.10%) Retail
9 9 (3.69%) Aerospace
9 9 (3.69%) Aviation
9 9 (3.69%) Military
9 9 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.87%) Automotive
11 6 (2.46%) Public Sector
12 5 (2.05%) Advertising
12 5 (2.05%) Agriculture
12 5 (2.05%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 140 (57.38%) Developer
2 68 (27.87%) Senior
3 53 (21.72%) Software Engineer
4 33 (13.52%) Senior Developer
5 30 (12.30%) Full-Stack Developer
6 29 (11.89%) Senior Software Engineer
7 21 (8.61%) Lead
8 20 (8.20%) Salesforce Developer
9 19 (7.79%) .NET Developer
10 17 (6.97%) Senior Salesforce Developer
11 14 (5.74%) Cloud Developer
12 11 (4.51%) Consultant
13 9 (3.69%) Embedded Engineer
13 9 (3.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 9 (3.69%) SAP Developer
13 9 (3.69%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 9 (3.69%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 9 (3.69%) VB.NET Developer
13 9 (3.69%) Web Developer
14 7 (2.87%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (25.00%) REST
2 60 (24.59%) .NET
3 48 (19.67%) HTML
3 48 (19.67%) React
4 36 (14.75%) CSS
5 35 (14.34%) SOAP
6 34 (13.93%) Node.js
7 30 (12.30%) ASP.NET
8 29 (11.89%) AngularJS
9 26 (10.66%) RESTful
10 23 (9.43%) Spring
11 20 (8.20%) Lightning Web Components
12 17 (6.97%) Playwright
13 16 (6.56%) .NET Framework
13 16 (6.56%) Terraform
14 15 (6.15%) ASP.NET Web API
14 15 (6.15%) Kafka
14 15 (6.15%) Vue
15 13 (5.33%) Entity Framework
15 13 (5.33%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 32 (13.11%) Product Ownership
2 18 (7.38%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (6.97%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (4.10%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.69%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.69%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.87%) AI Agents
6 7 (2.87%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.87%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (2.46%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (2.46%) Robotics
8 5 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.64%) Blog
9 4 (1.64%) CMDB
9 4 (1.64%) Video\Live Streaming
10 3 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.23%) PKI
10 3 (1.23%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 27 (11.07%) Linux
2 12 (4.92%) Windows
3 11 (4.51%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (2.46%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.05%) Unix
6 4 (1.64%) Android
7 3 (1.23%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (48.36%) Agile
2 103 (42.21%) CI/CD
3 93 (38.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 77 (31.56%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (29.92%) Software Engineering
6 55 (22.54%) DevOps
7 51 (20.90%) Full-Stack Development
7 51 (20.90%) Scrum
8 45 (18.44%) Test Automation
9 40 (16.39%) TDD
10 36 (14.75%) Mentoring
10 36 (14.75%) Sprint Planning
11 34 (13.93%) AI
12 33 (13.52%) User Experience
13 32 (13.11%) Code Quality
13 32 (13.11%) Microservices
13 32 (13.11%) SDLC
14 31 (12.70%) Integration Testing
15 30 (12.30%) Clean Code
16 29 (11.89%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 80 (32.79%) JavaScript
2 72 (29.51%) SQL
3 62 (25.41%) C#
4 53 (21.72%) Java
5 41 (16.80%) Python
6 38 (15.57%) TypeScript
7 35 (14.34%) C++
8 25 (10.25%) C
9 20 (8.20%) Apex Code
10 17 (6.97%) SOQL
11 10 (4.10%) ABAP
11 10 (4.10%) PL/SQL
11 10 (4.10%) VB.NET
12 8 (3.28%) T-SQL
13 7 (2.87%) Kotlin
14 6 (2.46%) Bash
15 5 (2.05%) PHP
15 5 (2.05%) PowerShell
16 4 (1.64%) Rust
17 3 (1.23%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 38 (15.57%) Degree
2 19 (7.79%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.97%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (4.92%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.28%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.82%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.41%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.41%) HND
8 1 (0.41%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.41%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.43%) QA
2 9 (3.69%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.28%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.05%) GDPR
5 4 (1.64%) WCAG
6 3 (1.23%) MIL-STD-1553
7 2 (0.82%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.82%) GAAP
7 2 (0.82%) IFRS
7 2 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
8 1 (0.41%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.41%) MISRA
8 1 (0.41%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (18.03%) Docker
2 13 (5.33%) Embedded Firmware
2 13 (5.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (7.79%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.92%) Podman
3 4 (1.64%) Ansible
4 2 (0.82%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.82%) Grafana
4 2 (0.82%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.41%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.41%) Kibana
5 1 (0.41%) logstash
Vendors
1 33 (13.52%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.25%) Oracle
3 22 (9.02%) Salesforce
4 17 (6.97%) Google
4 17 (6.97%) SAP
5 9 (3.69%) iManage
6 6 (2.46%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.05%) Intel
8 4 (1.64%) Temenos
9 3 (1.23%) Databricks
9 3 (1.23%) IBM
9 3 (1.23%) Infor
9 3 (1.23%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.23%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.82%) Rollbar
10 2 (0.82%) Workday
10 2 (0.82%) YouTube
11 1 (0.41%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.41%) RedGate
11 1 (0.41%) Zoho