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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 330 260
Rank change year-on-year -171 -70 -67
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 192 335 911
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.23% 0.88% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.95% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 127 242 698
10th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £86,250 £72,438 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -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 61,348 35,444 72,599
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.96% 93.35% 84.02%
Number of salaries quoted 40,742 18,936 54,252
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.78% +6.14% -9.84%

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 -61 63 £85,000 +30.77% 31
North of England -37 36 £65,000 +18.18% 19
South East -51 27 £50,000 -13.04% 8
Midlands -46 23 £65,000 +8.33% 16
North West -25 20 £67,500 +22.73% 14
South West -77 20 £46,875 -18.40% 7
West Midlands -43 15 £56,250 -6.25% 5
Yorkshire -36 12 £55,000 -35.49% 3
East of England -36 11 £61,500 +7.89% 7
East Midlands -42 8 £65,500 +9.17% 11
North East -40 4 £57,500 +4.55% 2
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 7 (3.65%) Confluence
2 4 (2.08%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (1.04%) JBoss
4 1 (0.52%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.52%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.56%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.04%) Chatbot
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.52%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.52%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (4.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.04%) Infor M3
2 2 (1.04%) Temenos T24
3 1 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.52%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.52%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.52%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.52%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.52%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.52%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 65 (33.85%) Azure
2 46 (23.96%) AWS
2 46 (23.96%) GitHub
3 31 (16.15%) Azure DevOps
4 26 (13.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 26 (13.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 13 (6.77%) GCP
5 13 (6.77%) Power Platform
6 12 (6.25%) Cloud Functions
6 12 (6.25%) Cloud Run
7 8 (4.17%) Azure Logic Apps
8 6 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (3.13%) Serverless
9 5 (2.60%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (2.08%) Amazon S3
10 4 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (2.08%) Power Automate
10 4 (2.08%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.04%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (1.04%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.25%) Broadband
2 6 (3.13%) Bluetooth
2 6 (3.13%) Modbus
2 6 (3.13%) Profibus
2 6 (3.13%) RS-232
2 6 (3.13%) RS-485
2 6 (3.13%) Wireless
2 6 (3.13%) ZigBee
3 2 (1.04%) HTTP
3 2 (1.04%) Multicast
3 2 (1.04%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.50%) NoSQL
1 24 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 17 (8.85%) MongoDB
3 10 (5.21%) MySQL
3 10 (5.21%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (4.17%) Power BI
5 6 (3.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (2.60%) DB2
6 5 (2.60%) Redis
6 5 (2.60%) SAP HANA
6 5 (2.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.08%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.56%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.56%) Oracle Database
8 3 (1.56%) Star Schema
9 2 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.52%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.52%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 48 (25.00%) Git
2 20 (10.42%) JIRA
3 14 (7.29%) Cypress.io
3 14 (7.29%) JUnit
4 12 (6.25%) CircleCI
5 11 (5.73%) Maven
5 11 (5.73%) Mockito
6 7 (3.65%) Bitbucket
6 7 (3.65%) Jenkins
6 7 (3.65%) TeamCity
7 6 (3.13%) Cucumber
7 6 (3.13%) Selenium
8 3 (1.56%) TestRail
9 2 (1.04%) GitLab
9 2 (1.04%) SonarQube
9 2 (1.04%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (1.04%) webpack
9 2 (1.04%) XCUITest
10 1 (0.52%) Locust
10 1 (0.52%) Serenity BDD
General
1 51 (26.56%) Social Skills
2 47 (24.48%) Finance
3 36 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (11.98%) Marketing
5 22 (11.46%) Banking
6 11 (5.73%) Manufacturing
7 8 (4.17%) Law
7 8 (4.17%) Legal
7 8 (4.17%) Public Sector
8 7 (3.65%) Electronics
9 6 (3.13%) Front Office
9 6 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.60%) Agriculture
10 5 (2.60%) Automotive
10 5 (2.60%) Investment Banking
10 5 (2.60%) Retail
11 4 (2.08%) Advertising
11 4 (2.08%) Aerospace
11 4 (2.08%) Social Housing
12 2 (1.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 119 (61.98%) Developer
2 63 (32.81%) Senior
3 37 (19.27%) Senior Developer
4 30 (15.63%) Software Engineer
5 28 (14.58%) Full-Stack Developer
6 27 (14.06%) Salesforce Developer
7 26 (13.54%) Senior Salesforce Developer
8 23 (11.98%) Cloud Developer
9 20 (10.42%) Senior Software Engineer
10 19 (9.90%) Lead
11 18 (9.38%) Java Developer
12 14 (7.29%) Full-Stack Java Developer
13 12 (6.25%) Consultant
14 9 (4.69%) Applications Developer
15 8 (4.17%) Lead Developer
16 7 (3.65%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 7 (3.65%) Web Developer
17 6 (3.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
17 6 (3.13%) SAP Consultant
17 6 (3.13%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (30.21%) React
2 51 (26.56%) REST
3 43 (22.40%) HTML
4 42 (21.88%) .NET
5 36 (18.75%) CSS
6 32 (16.67%) SOAP
7 27 (14.06%) AngularJS
7 27 (14.06%) Lightning Web Components
8 23 (11.98%) RESTful
9 22 (11.46%) Node.js
10 19 (9.90%) Playwright
11 18 (9.38%) React Native
12 16 (8.33%) Spring
13 14 (7.29%) Bootstrap
14 12 (6.25%) Leaflet
14 12 (6.25%) Vue
15 11 (5.73%) Kafka
16 9 (4.69%) Middleware
17 8 (4.17%) OAuth
17 8 (4.17%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 36 (18.75%) Product Ownership
2 18 (9.38%) Mobile App
3 9 (4.69%) Cloud Native
4 8 (4.17%) Data Structures
4 8 (4.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (3.13%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (3.13%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.60%) CMDB
6 5 (2.60%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (2.60%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (2.08%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.56%) Derivative
8 3 (1.56%) PKI
9 2 (1.04%) Blog
9 2 (1.04%) Enterprise Cloud
9 2 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.04%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.46%) Linux
2 6 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (2.60%) Apple iOS
4 4 (2.08%) Unix
5 2 (1.04%) Android
5 2 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.52%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (66.15%) Agile
2 99 (51.56%) CI/CD
3 65 (33.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 56 (29.17%) Scrum
5 48 (25.00%) Full-Stack Development
6 47 (24.48%) Clean Code
6 47 (24.48%) DevOps
7 43 (22.40%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (20.83%) Software Engineering
8 40 (20.83%) Sprint Planning
9 37 (19.27%) TDD
10 36 (18.75%) Mentoring
10 36 (18.75%) Microservices
11 32 (16.67%) Test Automation
12 30 (15.63%) Containerisation
12 30 (15.63%) System Testing
13 27 (14.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (12.50%) Front End Development
15 23 (11.98%) Integration Testing
15 23 (11.98%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 65 (33.85%) SQL
2 55 (28.65%) JavaScript
3 45 (23.44%) Java
4 33 (17.19%) C#
5 28 (14.58%) Python
6 27 (14.06%) Apex Code
7 26 (13.54%) SOQL
8 21 (10.94%) TypeScript
9 20 (10.42%) C++
10 14 (7.29%) PL/SQL
11 11 (5.73%) Bash
12 10 (5.21%) C
13 6 (3.13%) T-SQL
14 4 (2.08%) ABAP
14 4 (2.08%) PowerShell
14 4 (2.08%) R
14 4 (2.08%) Rust
15 3 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (1.56%) Kotlin
15 3 (1.56%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 24 (12.50%) Degree
2 15 (7.81%) Security Cleared
3 14 (7.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (5.21%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.60%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.56%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.52%) HND
8 1 (0.52%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.52%) OCA
8 1 (0.52%) OCP
8 1 (0.52%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.52%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.85%) QA
2 6 (3.13%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.08%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.08%) GDPR
4 2 (1.04%) GAAP
4 2 (1.04%) IFRS
4 2 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.04%) WCAG
5 1 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.52%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 43 (22.40%) Docker
2 6 (3.13%) Embedded Firmware
2 6 (3.13%) Firmware
3 1 (0.52%) OpenAM
3 1 (0.52%) OpenDJ
3 1 (0.52%) OpenIDM
Systems Management
1 24 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 12 (6.25%) Podman
3 9 (4.69%) Terraform
4 2 (1.04%) Grafana
4 2 (1.04%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.52%) Ansible
5 1 (0.52%) Argo
5 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (14.06%) Salesforce
2 18 (9.38%) Oracle
3 17 (8.85%) Microsoft
4 13 (6.77%) Google
5 10 (5.21%) SAP
6 6 (3.13%) Databricks
6 6 (3.13%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.08%) Atlassian
8 2 (1.04%) Apple
8 2 (1.04%) Foundry
8 2 (1.04%) IBM
8 2 (1.04%) iManage
8 2 (1.04%) Infor
8 2 (1.04%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.04%) Rollbar
8 2 (1.04%) Temenos
8 2 (1.04%) Workday
9 1 (0.52%) Dynatrace
9 1 (0.52%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.52%) Ping Identity