Integration Testing Job Trends

Integration Testing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Integration Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 550 449 580
Rank change year-on-year -101 +131 -111
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 176 208 320
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.48% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.52% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 108 114 269
10th Percentile £45,500 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +4.17% -12.82%
75th Percentile £84,063 £72,657 £72,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Integration 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 67,799 39,928 81,978
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.55% 92.95% 85.54%
Number of salaries quoted 42,318 22,681 59,568
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,250 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% -9.09%

Integration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Integration Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Integration Testing job vacancy trend in the UK

Integration Testing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Integration Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Integration Testing

Integration Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Integration Testing over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Integration Testing in the UK

Integration Testing
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England -89 154 £75,000 +20.00% 115
UK excluding London -83 83 £60,000 +9.09% 89
London -38 63 £75,000 +15.38% 38
Work from Home -23 57 £65,000 -3.70% 30
South East -34 38 £70,000 +21.74% 31
North of England -56 17 £75,000 +66.67% 20
Scotland -5 12 £45,500 - 5
South West -50 11 £54,250 -8.85% 13
North West -15 8 £75,000 +50.00% 8
Yorkshire -61 7 £95,000 +196.88% 3
West Midlands -37 3 £62,500 +16.28% 6
Midlands -54 3 £62,500 +35.14% 9
East of England -18 2 £75,000 +36.36% 11
North East -31 2 £60,000 +2.13% 9

Integration Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (9.66%) Confluence
2 3 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.14%) SAS
4 1 (0.57%) Apache
4 1 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.57%) CMS
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (5.68%) MS Visio
2 7 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.84%) CATIA
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.57%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (3.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (2.84%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.70%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (1.70%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.14%) SAP CO
5 2 (1.14%) SAP FI
5 2 (1.14%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (1.14%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (1.14%) SAP PSCD
5 2 (1.14%) Shopify
5 2 (1.14%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.57%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.57%) Magento
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.57%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.57%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.57%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 51 (28.98%) Azure
2 29 (16.48%) AWS
3 15 (8.52%) Azure DevOps
4 11 (6.25%) SaaS
5 10 (5.68%) Serverless
6 9 (5.11%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (5.11%) Power Platform
7 7 (3.98%) AWS Lambda
7 7 (3.98%) IaaS
8 6 (3.41%) GitHub
9 5 (2.84%) Azure Service Bus
10 4 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (2.27%) PaaS
11 3 (1.70%) Amazon S3
11 3 (1.70%) Azure Pipelines
11 3 (1.70%) Boomi
11 3 (1.70%) GCP
11 3 (1.70%) Lucidchart
11 3 (1.70%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.41%) ATM
1 6 (3.41%) Multicast
1 6 (3.41%) TCP/IP
1 6 (3.41%) tcpdump
1 6 (3.41%) Wireshark
2 4 (2.27%) IPv4
2 4 (2.27%) Software-Defined Networking
3 3 (1.70%) HTTPS
3 3 (1.70%) Modbus
3 3 (1.70%) MQTT
4 2 (1.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 13 (7.39%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (4.55%) DB2
4 4 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.27%) Power BI
4 4 (2.27%) SAP HANA
5 3 (1.70%) MySQL
5 3 (1.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.14%) Redis
6 2 (1.14%) SAP BW
6 2 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.57%) Big Data
7 1 (0.57%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.57%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.57%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.57%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 30 (17.05%) JIRA
2 22 (12.50%) Jenkins
3 14 (7.95%) Bitbucket
3 14 (7.95%) Git
3 14 (7.95%) Selenium
4 11 (6.25%) Cucumber
5 10 (5.68%) Postman
6 9 (5.11%) SpecFlow
7 8 (4.55%) Rational DOORS
7 8 (4.55%) TeamCity
8 7 (3.98%) GitLab
9 5 (2.84%) Apache Continuum
10 4 (2.27%) Cypress.io
10 4 (2.27%) JUnit
10 4 (2.27%) Maven
10 4 (2.27%) REST Assured
11 3 (1.70%) SoapUI
12 2 (1.14%) LoadRunner
12 2 (1.14%) Mockito
12 2 (1.14%) Xcode
General
1 60 (34.09%) Social Skills
2 47 (26.70%) Finance
3 32 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.66%) Manufacturing
5 15 (8.52%) Aerospace
6 12 (6.82%) Automotive
7 9 (5.11%) Banking
8 6 (3.41%) Public Sector
8 6 (3.41%) Spanish Language
9 5 (2.84%) Electronics
9 5 (2.84%) Retail
9 5 (2.84%) Tech for Good
10 4 (2.27%) Law
11 3 (1.70%) Billing
11 3 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.70%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.14%) Advertising
12 2 (1.14%) General Ledger
12 2 (1.14%) Military
12 2 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (22.73%) Senior
2 27 (15.34%) Lead
3 26 (14.77%) Developer
4 22 (12.50%) Analyst
5 14 (7.95%) Systems Engineer
6 13 (7.39%) Consultant
7 12 (6.82%) Architect
8 11 (6.25%) Java Developer
9 9 (5.11%) SAP Consultant
9 9 (5.11%) Software Engineer
9 9 (5.11%) Test Engineer
10 8 (4.55%) Business Analyst
10 8 (4.55%) DevOps Engineer
10 8 (4.55%) Test Analyst
11 7 (3.98%) Full-Stack Developer
11 7 (3.98%) Senior DevOps
11 7 (3.98%) Senior DevOps Engineer
11 7 (3.98%) Software Developer
12 6 (3.41%) Integration Engineer
12 6 (3.41%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (14.77%) RESTful
2 24 (13.64%) .NET
3 21 (11.93%) REST
4 18 (10.23%) React
5 12 (6.82%) Gherkin
5 12 (6.82%) Middleware
6 11 (6.25%) AngularJS
7 10 (5.68%) CSS
7 10 (5.68%) HTML
7 10 (5.68%) RabbitMQ
8 9 (5.11%) Kafka
9 8 (4.55%) .NET Framework
9 8 (4.55%) Elastic Stack
9 8 (4.55%) Node.js
9 8 (4.55%) OAuth
10 7 (3.98%) OAuth2
10 7 (3.98%) SOAP
10 7 (3.98%) XML
11 6 (3.41%) JSON
11 6 (3.41%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.66%) Product Ownership
2 12 (6.82%) Management Information System
3 9 (5.11%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (3.98%) Cloud Native
4 7 (3.98%) Distributed Systems
4 7 (3.98%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (3.98%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.84%) Virtual Team
6 4 (2.27%) Data Structures
6 4 (2.27%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.27%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.70%) IoT
7 3 (1.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 3 (1.70%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.70%) SCADA
7 3 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.14%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.95%) Linux
2 6 (3.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (2.27%) Android
3 4 (2.27%) Windows
3 4 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.57%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.57%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (46.02%) Agile
2 60 (34.09%) CI/CD
3 48 (27.27%) DevOps
3 48 (27.27%) Test Automation
4 41 (23.30%) Software Engineering
5 39 (22.16%) User Acceptance Testing
6 37 (21.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 30 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (17.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 28 (15.91%) Microservices
8 28 (15.91%) System Integration Testing
8 28 (15.91%) Validation
9 27 (15.34%) Unit Testing
10 25 (14.20%) BDD
10 25 (14.20%) Continuous Integration
10 25 (14.20%) ERP
11 24 (13.64%) Migration
12 22 (12.50%) Mentoring
12 22 (12.50%) SDLC
13 21 (11.93%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 37 (21.02%) SQL
2 29 (16.48%) Java
3 22 (12.50%) Python
4 20 (11.36%) JavaScript
5 18 (10.23%) C#
6 12 (6.82%) TypeScript
7 5 (2.84%) Bash
7 5 (2.84%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.70%) ABAP
8 3 (1.70%) C
8 3 (1.70%) Kotlin
8 3 (1.70%) PHP
9 2 (1.14%) Assembly Language
9 2 (1.14%) C++
9 2 (1.14%) RPG
9 2 (1.14%) Rust
9 2 (1.14%) Swift
9 2 (1.14%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.57%) SAPscript
10 1 (0.57%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (14.77%) Degree
2 20 (11.36%) Security Cleared
3 12 (6.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (6.25%) SC Cleared
5 10 (5.68%) ISTQB
6 8 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.84%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.84%) PMI Certification
7 5 (2.84%) PMP
8 4 (2.27%) AWS Certification
8 4 (2.27%) CCNA
8 4 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.27%) OSCP
8 4 (2.27%) RHCE
8 4 (2.27%) RHCSA
9 3 (1.70%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (1.14%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.57%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (18.18%) QA
2 11 (6.25%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 5 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 3 (1.70%) GDPR
4 3 (1.70%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.14%) PMO
6 1 (0.57%) ARP4754
6 1 (0.57%) ARP4761
6 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.57%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.57%) DO-160
6 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.57%) SLA
6 1 (0.57%) WCAG
System Software
1 37 (21.02%) Docker
2 13 (7.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.41%) KVM
3 6 (3.41%) vSphere
4 4 (2.27%) Active Directory
4 4 (2.27%) Firmware
4 4 (2.27%) Squid
4 4 (2.27%) VMware NSX
5 2 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.57%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.57%) OpenDJ
6 1 (0.57%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.57%) Xen
Systems Management
1 34 (19.32%) Kubernetes
2 13 (7.39%) Ansible
3 9 (5.11%) Terraform
4 6 (3.41%) Puppet
5 4 (2.27%) Grafana
5 4 (2.27%) Packer
5 4 (2.27%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.70%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.14%) Kibana
7 2 (1.14%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 30 (17.05%) SAP
2 23 (13.07%) Microsoft
3 13 (7.39%) VMware
4 10 (5.68%) Oracle
5 7 (3.98%) Atlassian
5 7 (3.98%) IBM
6 4 (2.27%) MuleSoft
6 4 (2.27%) Red Hat
6 4 (2.27%) Splunk
7 3 (1.70%) PayPal
7 3 (1.70%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.14%) Ariba
8 2 (1.14%) Concur
8 2 (1.14%) Databricks
8 2 (1.14%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.14%) Workday
8 2 (1.14%) YouTube
9 1 (0.57%) Adobe
9 1 (0.57%) Cognizant
9 1 (0.57%) Google