Acceptance Criteria
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Acceptance Criteria skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 58 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -7 | +28 |
| Permanent jobs citing Acceptance Criteria | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire | 0.16% | 2.29% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.19% | 2.72% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,375 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £49,063 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £50,626 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +1.25% | +49.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £51,876 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £53,000 | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £54,000 | £48,750 | £51,120 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.77% | -4.64% | -1.60% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire
Acceptance Criteria 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 Staffordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 527 | 626 | 373 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 85.83% | 84.37% | 91.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 194 | 378 | 315 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,119 | £25,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,580 | £31,250 | £30,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £45,000 | £41,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +8.43% | -7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,375 | £66,967 | £66,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Acceptance Criteria relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Salary Trend in Staffordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Acceptance Criteria.
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Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acceptance Criteria within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 27 October 2025. 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 |
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| Burton-upon-Trent | - | 1 | £37,500 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
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