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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 514 427 227
Rank change year-on-year -87 -200 -41
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 237 232 827
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.53% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.60% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 152 139 418
10th Percentile £35,000 £44,150 £39,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,063 £77,500 £75,938
90th Percentile £91,125 £112,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -4.00% +4.17%

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 73,237 38,492 56,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.14% 88.72% 81.33%
Number of salaries quoted 52,109 22,148 32,740
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,863
25th Percentile £42,215 £37,500 £42,500
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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 13 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 13 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 -69 63 £82,500 +15.38% 127
North of England -64 41 £57,500 +17.95% 42
South West -58 36 £55,000 -4.35% 21
Midlands -51 33 £60,000 +4.35% 23
East of England -11 27 £48,750 -12.56% 24
South East -42 27 £51,250 -14.58% 30
West Midlands -33 24 £52,500 -8.70% 15
North West -37 17 £67,500 +35.00% 25
Yorkshire -35 15 £55,000 -26.67% 7
East Midlands -34 9 £68,000 +19.82% 8
North East -56 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 (5.91%) IIS
2 5 (2.11%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.27%) 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 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.42%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (6.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.69%) Temenos T24
3 3 (1.27%) Shopify
4 2 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.84%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.42%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.42%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.42%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.42%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.42%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 74 (31.22%) Azure
2 47 (19.83%) AWS
3 30 (12.66%) GitHub
4 29 (12.24%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (7.17%) GCP
5 17 (7.17%) Power Platform
6 15 (6.33%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 15 (6.33%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 15 (6.33%) Serverless
7 12 (5.06%) Power Automate
8 11 (4.64%) Cloud Functions
8 11 (4.64%) Cloud Run
9 9 (3.80%) Azure Logic Apps
9 9 (3.80%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (3.80%) PowerApps
10 8 (3.38%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (2.95%) Figma
11 7 (2.95%) GitHub Copilot
12 6 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (2.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.64%) Broadband
2 9 (3.80%) Bluetooth
2 9 (3.80%) Modbus
2 9 (3.80%) Profibus
2 9 (3.80%) RS-232
2 9 (3.80%) RS-485
2 9 (3.80%) Wireless
2 9 (3.80%) ZigBee
3 6 (2.53%) SNMP
4 3 (1.27%) Ethernet
4 3 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.42%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (21.10%) SQL Server
2 33 (13.92%) Relational Database
3 25 (10.55%) MySQL
4 17 (7.17%) MongoDB
5 16 (6.75%) NoSQL
6 13 (5.49%) Power BI
7 11 (4.64%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (4.22%) Redis
9 7 (2.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (2.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (2.11%) SAP HANA
12 4 (1.69%) SQLite
13 3 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (1.27%) Data Lake
13 3 (1.27%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (1.27%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
14 1 (0.42%) Delta Lake
14 1 (0.42%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 56 (23.63%) Git
2 18 (7.59%) Cypress.io
3 15 (6.33%) Claude Code
3 15 (6.33%) JIRA
4 12 (5.06%) GitLab
4 12 (5.06%) Team Foundation Server
5 11 (4.64%) CircleCI
5 11 (4.64%) Oracle Forms
6 10 (4.22%) JUnit
6 10 (4.22%) NUnit
7 9 (3.80%) Jenkins
7 9 (3.80%) Visual Studio
8 8 (3.38%) Maven
9 7 (2.95%) Mockito
10 5 (2.11%) Postman
10 5 (2.11%) TeamCity
11 4 (1.69%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (1.27%) Rational DOORS
12 3 (1.27%) TestRail
13 2 (0.84%) Mocha
General
1 81 (34.18%) Social Skills
2 49 (20.68%) Finance
3 43 (18.14%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (8.02%) Law
4 19 (8.02%) Manufacturing
5 17 (7.17%) Legal
6 16 (6.75%) Marketing
7 14 (5.91%) Electronics
8 10 (4.22%) Retail
9 9 (3.80%) Aerospace
9 9 (3.80%) Aviation
9 9 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (3.38%) Banking
10 8 (3.38%) Military
11 7 (2.95%) Public Sector
12 6 (2.53%) Automotive
13 5 (2.11%) Advertising
13 5 (2.11%) Social Housing
14 4 (1.69%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 133 (56.12%) Developer
2 64 (27.00%) Senior
3 54 (22.78%) Software Engineer
4 30 (12.66%) Senior Developer
5 29 (12.24%) Full-Stack Developer
6 28 (11.81%) Senior Software Engineer
7 21 (8.86%) Lead
8 19 (8.02%) .NET Developer
9 18 (7.59%) Salesforce Developer
10 15 (6.33%) Senior Salesforce Developer
11 12 (5.06%) Cloud Developer
12 11 (4.64%) Consultant
13 9 (3.80%) Embedded Engineer
13 9 (3.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 9 (3.80%) SAP Developer
13 9 (3.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 9 (3.80%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 9 (3.80%) VB.NET Developer
14 8 (3.38%) C# Developer
14 8 (3.38%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (25.32%) .NET
2 59 (24.89%) REST
3 46 (19.41%) HTML
4 43 (18.14%) React
5 35 (14.77%) CSS
6 33 (13.92%) SOAP
7 31 (13.08%) AngularJS
7 31 (13.08%) Node.js
8 29 (12.24%) ASP.NET
8 29 (12.24%) RESTful
9 25 (10.55%) Spring
10 18 (7.59%) Lightning Web Components
11 17 (7.17%) .NET Framework
12 16 (6.75%) ASP.NET Web API
12 16 (6.75%) jQuery
12 16 (6.75%) Terraform
13 15 (6.33%) Playwright
13 15 (6.33%) Vue
14 14 (5.91%) SAP Fiori
15 13 (5.49%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.66%) Product Ownership
2 19 (8.02%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (7.17%) Embedded Systems
4 9 (3.80%) Cloud Native
4 9 (3.80%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (3.38%) AI Agents
5 8 (3.38%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.95%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (2.95%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.53%) Data Structures
7 6 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.53%) Robotics
8 5 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.69%) Blog
9 4 (1.69%) CMDB
9 4 (1.69%) Video\Live Streaming
10 3 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.27%) PKI
10 3 (1.27%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.97%) Linux
2 12 (5.06%) Windows
3 11 (4.64%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (2.53%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.69%) Android
5 4 (1.69%) Unix
6 3 (1.27%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (46.41%) Agile
2 104 (43.88%) CI/CD
3 89 (37.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (31.22%) Software Engineering
6 53 (22.36%) DevOps
7 52 (21.94%) Scrum
8 49 (20.68%) Full-Stack Development
9 47 (19.83%) Test Automation
10 41 (17.30%) TDD
11 36 (15.19%) AI
12 35 (14.77%) User Experience
13 34 (14.35%) Code Quality
13 34 (14.35%) Mentoring
14 33 (13.92%) Sprint Planning
15 32 (13.50%) Microservices
15 32 (13.50%) SDLC
16 30 (12.66%) Integration Testing
17 29 (12.24%) OOP
18 27 (11.39%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 74 (31.22%) JavaScript
2 63 (26.58%) SQL
3 60 (25.32%) C#
4 52 (21.94%) Java
5 40 (16.88%) TypeScript
6 35 (14.77%) Python
7 34 (14.35%) C++
8 25 (10.55%) C
9 18 (7.59%) Apex Code
10 15 (6.33%) SOQL
11 11 (4.64%) VB.NET
12 10 (4.22%) ABAP
13 9 (3.80%) PL/SQL
14 7 (2.95%) Kotlin
15 6 (2.53%) Bash
15 6 (2.53%) T-SQL
16 5 (2.11%) PHP
16 5 (2.11%) PowerShell
17 3 (1.27%) Ada 95
17 3 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 38 (16.03%) Degree
2 19 (8.02%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.59%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (5.06%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.38%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.84%) AWS Certification
6 2 (0.84%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (0.42%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.42%) HND
7 1 (0.42%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (8.86%) QA
2 9 (3.80%) Accessibility
2 9 (3.80%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.11%) GDPR
4 4 (1.69%) WCAG
5 3 (1.27%) 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 46 (19.41%) Docker
2 13 (5.49%) Embedded Firmware
2 13 (5.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (8.02%) Kubernetes
2 11 (4.64%) Podman
3 4 (1.69%) Ansible
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 31 (13.08%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.13%) Oracle
3 20 (8.44%) Salesforce
4 18 (7.59%) SAP
5 16 (6.75%) Google
6 9 (3.80%) iManage
7 6 (2.53%) ServiceNow
8 5 (2.11%) Intel
9 4 (1.69%) Temenos
10 3 (1.27%) IBM
10 3 (1.27%) Infor
10 3 (1.27%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.84%) Databricks
11 2 (0.84%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.84%) YouTube
12 1 (0.42%) Apple
12 1 (0.42%) HubSpot
12 1 (0.42%) Informatica
12 1 (0.42%) RedGate
12 1 (0.42%) Zoho