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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 530 432 238
Rank change year-on-year -98 -194 -53
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 235 227 786
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.52% 1.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.59% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 151 131 350
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £112,500 £94,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +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 76,425 38,582 54,709
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.55% 89.09% 82.44%
Number of salaries quoted 53,653 21,807 29,545
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,875 £36,250 £42,881
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,246 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,430
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.45% -0.95%

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 5 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 5 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 -93 55 £77,500 -8.82% 168
Midlands -40 39 £65,000 +13.04% 53
North of England -69 39 £57,500 +6.98% 82
South West -61 35 £55,000 -4.35% 41
South East -52 30 £51,250 -10.87% 71
West Midlands -26 28 £56,250 -2.17% 29
East of England -16 26 £45,000 -19.28% 45
North East -51 15 £57,500 +21.05% 17
North West -64 14 £71,250 +32.56% 47
East Midlands -39 11 £65,000 +14.54% 24
Yorkshire -38 10 £55,000 -26.67% 19
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 (7.23%) IIS
2 5 (2.13%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.28%) CMS
4 2 (0.85%) JBoss
5 1 (0.43%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.43%) Confluence
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle 10gAS
5 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 3 (1.28%) Simulink
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (6.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.28%) Shopify
3 2 (0.85%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.43%) Maximo
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.43%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.43%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.43%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.43%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.43%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.43%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 73 (31.06%) Azure
2 42 (17.87%) AWS
3 30 (12.77%) GitHub
4 29 (12.34%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (6.38%) Power Platform
6 13 (5.53%) Power Automate
7 12 (5.11%) GCP
7 12 (5.11%) GitHub Actions
7 12 (5.11%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 12 (5.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 12 (5.11%) Serverless
8 10 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (4.26%) PowerApps
9 9 (3.83%) GitHub Copilot
10 8 (3.40%) Amazon ECS
10 8 (3.40%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (2.98%) Figma
11 7 (2.98%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (2.55%) Cloud Functions
12 6 (2.55%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.40%) Bluetooth
1 8 (3.40%) Modbus
1 8 (3.40%) Profibus
1 8 (3.40%) RS-232
1 8 (3.40%) RS-485
1 8 (3.40%) Wireless
1 8 (3.40%) ZigBee
2 6 (2.55%) Broadband
2 6 (2.55%) SNMP
3 4 (1.70%) Ethernet
3 4 (1.70%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.43%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (22.13%) SQL Server
2 37 (15.74%) Relational Database
3 29 (12.34%) MySQL
4 17 (7.23%) MongoDB
5 12 (5.11%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (5.11%) Redis
6 11 (4.68%) Power BI
7 8 (3.40%) NoSQL
8 7 (2.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (2.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (1.70%) SAP HANA
10 4 (1.70%) SQLite
11 3 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.85%) Oracle Database
13 1 (0.43%) MariaDB
13 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
13 1 (0.43%) SAP Data Services
13 1 (0.43%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 55 (23.40%) Git
2 18 (7.66%) Claude Code
2 18 (7.66%) GitLab
3 15 (6.38%) Jenkins
4 14 (5.96%) Oracle Forms
4 14 (5.96%) Team Foundation Server
5 13 (5.53%) Cypress.io
5 13 (5.53%) JIRA
6 11 (4.68%) JUnit
6 11 (4.68%) NUnit
6 11 (4.68%) Visual Studio
7 8 (3.40%) Maven
8 7 (2.98%) Mockito
9 6 (2.55%) CircleCI
9 6 (2.55%) TeamCity
10 5 (2.13%) Postman
10 5 (2.13%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (1.70%) Eclipse
12 3 (1.28%) Gatling
12 3 (1.28%) Zephyr
General
1 79 (33.62%) Social Skills
2 47 (20.00%) Finance
3 44 (18.72%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (8.51%) Law
5 19 (8.09%) Manufacturing
6 16 (6.81%) Legal
7 14 (5.96%) Marketing
8 13 (5.53%) Electronics
8 13 (5.53%) Public Sector
9 12 (5.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (4.68%) Military
11 10 (4.26%) Aerospace
11 10 (4.26%) Retail
12 9 (3.83%) Aviation
13 8 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (2.13%) Automotive
14 5 (2.13%) Social Housing
15 3 (1.28%) Agriculture
15 3 (1.28%) Avionics
16 2 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 131 (55.74%) Developer
2 57 (24.26%) Senior
3 51 (21.70%) Software Engineer
4 26 (11.06%) Senior Developer
4 26 (11.06%) Senior Software Engineer
5 23 (9.79%) .NET Developer
5 23 (9.79%) Full-Stack Developer
6 22 (9.36%) Lead
7 15 (6.38%) Salesforce Developer
8 12 (5.11%) Senior Salesforce Developer
9 11 (4.68%) C# Developer
9 11 (4.68%) Consultant
10 10 (4.26%) Java Developer
11 9 (3.83%) Cloud Developer
11 9 (3.83%) SAP Developer
11 9 (3.83%) VB.NET Developer
12 8 (3.40%) C# .NET Developer
12 8 (3.40%) Embedded Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 8 (3.40%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (28.09%) .NET
2 55 (23.40%) REST
3 47 (20.00%) HTML
4 37 (15.74%) CSS
5 35 (14.89%) React
6 32 (13.62%) ASP.NET
7 30 (12.77%) Node.js
8 29 (12.34%) AngularJS
8 29 (12.34%) SOAP
9 25 (10.64%) RESTful
9 25 (10.64%) Spring
10 20 (8.51%) .NET Framework
10 20 (8.51%) jQuery
11 19 (8.09%) ASP.NET Web API
12 16 (6.81%) ASP.NET Web Forms
12 16 (6.81%) Kafka
13 15 (6.38%) .NET Core
13 15 (6.38%) Lightning Web Components
13 15 (6.38%) SAP Fiori
14 14 (5.96%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.06%) Product Ownership
2 22 (9.36%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (7.23%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (3.83%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (3.40%) AI Agents
6 8 (3.40%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.98%) Cloud Native
8 6 (2.55%) Blog
8 6 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.55%) Mobile App
8 6 (2.55%) Robotics
9 5 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (1.70%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.70%) CMDB
10 4 (1.70%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.70%) Video\Live Streaming
11 3 (1.28%) Low-Code
11 3 (1.28%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 29 (12.34%) Linux
2 13 (5.53%) Windows
3 10 (4.26%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (1.70%) Android
4 4 (1.70%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.70%) Unix
5 3 (1.28%) Robot Operating System
6 2 (0.85%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (42.13%) Agile
1 99 (42.13%) CI/CD
2 84 (35.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 82 (34.89%) Problem-Solving
4 71 (30.21%) Software Engineering
5 56 (23.83%) DevOps
6 50 (21.28%) Test Automation
7 44 (18.72%) Scrum
8 39 (16.60%) Full-Stack Development
9 38 (16.17%) AI
9 38 (16.17%) TDD
9 38 (16.17%) User Experience
10 37 (15.74%) Code Quality
11 33 (14.04%) Integration Testing
11 33 (14.04%) SDLC
11 33 (14.04%) Sprint Planning
12 31 (13.19%) Mentoring
13 29 (12.34%) Microservices
14 27 (11.49%) Validation
15 26 (11.06%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 68 (28.94%) JavaScript
2 65 (27.66%) C#
3 52 (22.13%) Java
3 52 (22.13%) SQL
4 45 (19.15%) TypeScript
5 35 (14.89%) C++
6 27 (11.49%) C
6 27 (11.49%) Python
7 15 (6.38%) Apex Code
8 14 (5.96%) VB.NET
9 12 (5.11%) SOQL
10 10 (4.26%) ABAP
11 8 (3.40%) PL/SQL
12 7 (2.98%) Kotlin
12 7 (2.98%) PHP
13 6 (2.55%) Bash
14 4 (1.70%) PowerShell
15 3 (1.28%) Ada 95
15 3 (1.28%) Rust
15 3 (1.28%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 36 (15.32%) Degree
2 31 (13.19%) Security Cleared
3 23 (9.79%) SC Cleared
4 17 (7.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.40%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.28%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.85%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.43%) ACCA
9 1 (0.43%) CIMA
9 1 (0.43%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.43%) HND
9 1 (0.43%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.43%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (11.06%) QA
2 9 (3.83%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.40%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.13%) GDPR
5 4 (1.70%) WCAG
6 3 (1.28%) MIL-STD-1553
7 2 (0.85%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.85%) GRC
8 1 (0.43%) Basel III
8 1 (0.43%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.43%) MISRA
8 1 (0.43%) MISRA C
System Software
1 43 (18.30%) Docker
2 13 (5.53%) Embedded Firmware
2 13 (5.53%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (10.21%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.55%) Podman
3 3 (1.28%) Ansible
4 2 (0.85%) Argo
4 2 (0.85%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.43%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.43%) Grafana
5 1 (0.43%) Kibana
5 1 (0.43%) logstash
5 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 32 (13.62%) Microsoft
2 29 (12.34%) Oracle
3 19 (8.09%) SAP
4 17 (7.23%) Salesforce
5 11 (4.68%) Google
6 9 (3.83%) iManage
7 7 (2.98%) Intel
8 6 (2.55%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.28%) IBM
9 3 (1.28%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.85%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.85%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.85%) Talend
10 2 (0.85%) Temenos
10 2 (0.85%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.85%) YouTube
11 1 (0.43%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.43%) Infor
11 1 (0.43%) ION Trading
11 1 (0.43%) RedGate