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 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 545 441 578
Rank change year-on-year -104 +137 -123
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 169 197 309
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.20% 0.48% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.52% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 106 109 262
10th Percentile £45,250 £42,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £53,916 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,750 £62,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +11.60% +6.47% -9.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £85,000 £88,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +4.76%

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 63,393 38,022 79,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.08% 92.93% 86.08%
Number of salaries quoted 39,190 22,514 58,792
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,008
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -7.94%

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 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Integration Testing in the UK

Integration Testing
Top 16 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 10 April 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 -99 149 £72,500 +16.00% 151
UK excluding London -86 82 £60,000 +9.09% 140
Work from Home -8 64 £65,000 -3.70% 29
London -45 57 £75,000 - 26
South East -22 31 £70,000 +27.27% 31
North of England -62 18 £64,482 +47.39% 24
South West -44 13 £56,250 +2.27% 24
Scotland -2 11 £45,500 - 8
North West -26 8 £64,482 +28.96% 9
Yorkshire -53 8 £95,000 +224.79% 11
Midlands -65 6 £62,500 +35.14% 29
West Midlands -26 5 £62,500 +16.28% 15
North East -30 2 £60,000 +2.13% 4
East of England -42 2 £58,750 +6.82% 19
East Midlands -58 1 - - 14
Wales - 1 £50,000 - 4

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 15 (8.88%) Confluence
2 3 (1.78%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.18%) SAS
4 1 (0.59%) Apache
4 1 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.59%) CMS
4 1 (0.59%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 11 (6.51%) MS Visio
2 8 (4.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.96%) CATIA
4 1 (0.59%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.59%) EPLAN
4 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.59%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (11.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (3.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (3.55%) SAP ERP
3 5 (2.96%) SAP CO
3 5 (2.96%) SAP FI
3 5 (2.96%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.78%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (1.18%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (1.18%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.18%) Shopify
6 1 (0.59%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.59%) Endur
6 1 (0.59%) Maximo
6 1 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.59%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.59%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.59%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.59%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.59%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 50 (29.59%) Azure
2 22 (13.02%) AWS
3 14 (8.28%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (5.92%) Dynamics 365
4 10 (5.92%) Power Platform
5 7 (4.14%) IaaS
5 7 (4.14%) SaaS
5 7 (4.14%) Serverless
6 5 (2.96%) AWS Lambda
6 5 (2.96%) GitHub
7 4 (2.37%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.78%) Azure AKS
8 3 (1.78%) Azure Pipelines
8 3 (1.78%) Azure Service Bus
8 3 (1.78%) Boomi
8 3 (1.78%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (1.78%) Lucidchart
8 3 (1.78%) Stripe
9 2 (1.18%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.18%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.55%) ATM
1 6 (3.55%) Multicast
1 6 (3.55%) TCP/IP
1 6 (3.55%) tcpdump
1 6 (3.55%) Wireshark
2 3 (1.78%) HTTPS
2 3 (1.78%) Modbus
2 3 (1.78%) MQTT
3 2 (1.18%) Network Security
4 1 (0.59%) IPv4
4 1 (0.59%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (10.06%) SQL Server
2 14 (8.28%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (5.33%) DB2
4 4 (2.37%) Power BI
5 3 (1.78%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.78%) MySQL
5 3 (1.78%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.18%) Redis
6 2 (1.18%) SAP HANA
6 2 (1.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.59%) Big Data
7 1 (0.59%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.59%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.59%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.59%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 28 (16.57%) JIRA
2 19 (11.24%) Jenkins
3 14 (8.28%) Selenium
4 12 (7.10%) Bitbucket
4 12 (7.10%) Git
5 11 (6.51%) Cucumber
6 9 (5.33%) TeamCity
7 8 (4.73%) Postman
7 8 (4.73%) Rational DOORS
7 8 (4.73%) SpecFlow
8 5 (2.96%) Apache Continuum
8 5 (2.96%) Cypress.io
9 4 (2.37%) GitLab
9 4 (2.37%) JUnit
9 4 (2.37%) Maven
10 3 (1.78%) Balsamiq
10 3 (1.78%) REST Assured
10 3 (1.78%) SoapUI
10 3 (1.78%) webpack
11 2 (1.18%) Mockito
General
1 61 (36.09%) Social Skills
2 45 (26.63%) Finance
3 31 (18.34%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.10%) Aerospace
5 11 (6.51%) Manufacturing
6 10 (5.92%) Banking
7 9 (5.33%) Automotive
8 6 (3.55%) Retail
8 6 (3.55%) Spanish Language
8 6 (3.55%) Tech for Good
9 5 (2.96%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.37%) Electronics
10 4 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.37%) Military
11 3 (1.78%) Back Office
11 3 (1.78%) Billing
12 2 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.18%) Law
12 2 (1.18%) Legal
12 2 (1.18%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (23.08%) Senior
2 24 (14.20%) Analyst
2 24 (14.20%) Developer
3 17 (10.06%) Lead
4 16 (9.47%) Consultant
4 16 (9.47%) Systems Engineer
5 12 (7.10%) Java Developer
6 10 (5.92%) SAP Consultant
6 10 (5.92%) Test Engineer
7 9 (5.33%) Business Analyst
7 9 (5.33%) Test Analyst
8 8 (4.73%) DevOps Engineer
8 8 (4.73%) Software Engineer
9 7 (4.14%) Full-Stack Developer
9 7 (4.14%) Senior DevOps
9 7 (4.14%) Senior DevOps Engineer
10 6 (3.55%) Applications Manager
10 6 (3.55%) Deployment Engineer
10 6 (3.55%) QA Analyst
10 6 (3.55%) Senior Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (13.02%) RESTful
2 20 (11.83%) .NET
3 18 (10.65%) React
4 14 (8.28%) REST
5 13 (7.69%) Gherkin
6 12 (7.10%) CSS
6 12 (7.10%) HTML
7 9 (5.33%) Elastic Stack
7 9 (5.33%) Node.js
8 8 (4.73%) AngularJS
8 8 (4.73%) Middleware
9 7 (4.14%) .NET Framework
10 6 (3.55%) Playwright
11 5 (2.96%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (2.96%) SAP Fiori
12 4 (2.37%) Entity Framework
12 4 (2.37%) GraphQL
12 4 (2.37%) Kafka
12 4 (2.37%) OAuth
12 4 (2.37%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 12 (7.10%) Product Ownership
3 9 (5.33%) Greenfield Project
4 7 (4.14%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (3.55%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.96%) Mobile App
6 5 (2.96%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.96%) Virtual Team
7 4 (2.37%) Cloud Native
7 4 (2.37%) Embedded Systems
8 3 (1.78%) IoT
8 3 (1.78%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 3 (1.78%) SCADA
9 2 (1.18%) Algorithms
9 2 (1.18%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.18%) Synthetic Data
10 1 (0.59%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.59%) FMCG
10 1 (0.59%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.92%) Linux
2 6 (3.55%) Android
2 6 (3.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (1.78%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.59%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.59%) Unix
4 1 (0.59%) Windows
4 1 (0.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (45.56%) Agile
2 49 (28.99%) CI/CD
3 44 (26.04%) DevOps
4 43 (25.44%) Test Automation
5 37 (21.89%) Software Engineering
6 35 (20.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (20.12%) User Acceptance Testing
8 31 (18.34%) Unit Testing
9 30 (17.75%) System Integration Testing
10 28 (16.57%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (16.57%) Stakeholder Management
11 26 (15.38%) Continuous Integration
11 26 (15.38%) Validation
12 25 (14.79%) BDD
13 24 (14.20%) ERP
14 23 (13.61%) Mentoring
15 22 (13.02%) Microservices
16 18 (10.65%) Scrum
16 18 (10.65%) SDLC
17 17 (10.06%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 33 (19.53%) SQL
2 22 (13.02%) JavaScript
3 21 (12.43%) Java
4 20 (11.83%) Python
5 18 (10.65%) C#
6 12 (7.10%) TypeScript
7 6 (3.55%) ABAP
8 4 (2.37%) Bash
8 4 (2.37%) PowerShell
9 3 (1.78%) Go
9 3 (1.78%) PHP
9 3 (1.78%) RPG
9 3 (1.78%) VBScript
10 2 (1.18%) Assembly Language
10 2 (1.18%) C
10 2 (1.18%) C++
10 2 (1.18%) Kotlin
10 2 (1.18%) Rust
10 2 (1.18%) Swift
10 2 (1.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (14.79%) Degree
2 23 (13.61%) Security Cleared
3 14 (8.28%) SC Cleared
4 12 (7.10%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (4.73%) ISTQB
6 5 (2.96%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.37%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.37%) PMP
7 4 (2.37%) SAP Certification
8 3 (1.78%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (1.78%) CITP
8 3 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.78%) CREST Certified
8 3 (1.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (1.18%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.59%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.59%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 1 (0.59%) OSCP
10 1 (0.59%) RHCE
10 1 (0.59%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (15.98%) QA
2 14 (8.28%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 5 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 3 (1.78%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.18%) PMO
6 1 (0.59%) ARP4754
6 1 (0.59%) ARP4761
6 1 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.59%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.59%) DO-160
6 1 (0.59%) EMIR
6 1 (0.59%) GDPR
6 1 (0.59%) IEC 61131
6 1 (0.59%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.59%) MiFID
6 1 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.59%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (17.16%) Docker
2 10 (5.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.55%) KVM
4 5 (2.96%) Firmware
5 3 (1.78%) vSphere
6 2 (1.18%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.59%) Active Directory
7 1 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.59%) OpenAM
7 1 (0.59%) OpenDJ
7 1 (0.59%) OpenIDM
7 1 (0.59%) Squid
7 1 (0.59%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.59%) Xen
Systems Management
1 28 (16.57%) Kubernetes
2 10 (5.92%) Ansible
3 6 (3.55%) Puppet
3 6 (3.55%) Terraform
4 4 (2.37%) Grafana
5 3 (1.78%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.18%) Kibana
6 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.18%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.59%) Packer
7 1 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.59%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 30 (17.75%) SAP
2 15 (8.88%) Microsoft
3 10 (5.92%) VMware
4 9 (5.33%) IBM
5 8 (4.73%) Atlassian
6 7 (4.14%) Oracle
7 4 (2.37%) MuleSoft
7 4 (2.37%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.78%) PayPal
9 2 (1.18%) Ariba
9 2 (1.18%) Concur
9 2 (1.18%) Databricks
9 2 (1.18%) Samsung
9 2 (1.18%) Siebel
9 2 (1.18%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.59%) Aderant
10 1 (0.59%) Cognizant
10 1 (0.59%) Perfecto Mobile
10 1 (0.59%) Ping Identity
10 1 (0.59%) Red Hat