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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 547 508 503
Rank change year-on-year -39 -5 -30
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 233 174 341
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.35% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.39% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 134 105 190
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £49,355 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £73,438
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,893 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.35% -2.80% -4.17%

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 78,019 44,452 67,790
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.52% 89.29% 81.16%
Number of salaries quoted 53,759 25,267 43,796
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -58 198 £68,500 +14.17% 197
UK excluding London -55 135 £60,000 +7.35% 131
London -24 72 £85,000 +30.77% 75
Work from Home -21 68 £59,283 -12.17% 81
South East -33 48 £68,500 +11.25% 41
North of England -29 34 £63,000 +40.00% 24
North West -5 19 £67,500 +31.71% 12
North East -45 13 £57,500 +9.52% 6
South West -71 13 £50,000 -12.50% 19
Scotland +18 12 £46,000 - 7
East of England -23 12 £66,250 -6.36% 10
Midlands -52 10 £62,500 +19.05% 25
West Midlands -41 9 £59,250 +12.86% 17
Wales -55 6 £47,500 -5.00% 5
Yorkshire -39 2 £60,000 +71.43% 7
East Midlands - 1 £62,500 - 8

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 11 (4.72%) Confluence
2 7 (3.00%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.15%) Camunda
4 4 (1.72%) Anypoint
5 3 (1.29%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.86%) SAS
7 1 (0.43%) Apache
7 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.43%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.43%) JBoss
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle 10gAS
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 6 (2.58%) CATIA
1 6 (2.58%) Simulink
2 5 (2.15%) Lightworks
3 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.86%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 32 (13.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.58%) SAP CO
2 6 (2.58%) SAP FI
2 6 (2.58%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (2.58%) SAP PP
3 3 (1.29%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.86%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.86%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.86%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.86%) SAP PSCD
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.43%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP ECC
5 1 (0.43%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.43%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 65 (27.90%) Azure
2 59 (25.32%) AWS
3 23 (9.87%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (9.01%) Serverless
5 20 (8.58%) GCP
6 19 (8.15%) GitHub
7 16 (6.87%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (6.01%) SaaS
9 12 (5.15%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (4.72%) Amazon S3
11 6 (2.58%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (2.58%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (2.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (2.15%) Amazon SQS
12 5 (2.15%) Boomi
12 5 (2.15%) Vertex AI
13 4 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (1.72%) IaaS
13 4 (1.72%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.58%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.15%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.15%) IPv4
2 5 (2.15%) MQTT
3 4 (1.72%) ATM
3 4 (1.72%) Multicast
3 4 (1.72%) Software-Defined Networking
3 4 (1.72%) tcpdump
3 4 (1.72%) Wireshark
4 3 (1.29%) SAN
4 3 (1.29%) Wireless
5 2 (0.86%) HTTP
5 2 (0.86%) Modbus
6 1 (0.43%) DMZ
6 1 (0.43%) Network Security
6 1 (0.43%) OSPF
6 1 (0.43%) Profibus
6 1 (0.43%) VLAN
6 1 (0.43%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.58%) Relational Database
2 19 (8.15%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (6.01%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.86%) MySQL
5 4 (1.72%) RDBMS
5 4 (1.72%) SAP HANA
6 3 (1.29%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.29%) Redis
6 3 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.86%) DTS
7 2 (0.86%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.43%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (13.73%) JIRA
2 31 (13.30%) Git
3 23 (9.87%) Jenkins
4 19 (8.15%) Postman
5 17 (7.30%) GitLab
6 12 (5.15%) JUnit
6 12 (5.15%) REST Assured
7 11 (4.72%) Selenium
8 10 (4.29%) Cypress.io
9 9 (3.86%) SpecFlow
10 7 (3.00%) Bitbucket
10 7 (3.00%) Mockito
10 7 (3.00%) Rational DOORS
11 6 (2.58%) Apache Continuum
11 6 (2.58%) Cucumber
12 5 (2.15%) Maven
13 4 (1.72%) Zephyr
14 3 (1.29%) Gatling
14 3 (1.29%) Newman
14 3 (1.29%) TestRail
General
1 88 (37.77%) Social Skills
2 60 (25.75%) Finance
3 45 (19.31%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (10.30%) Aerospace
4 24 (10.30%) Manufacturing
5 19 (8.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (6.87%) Public Sector
7 13 (5.58%) Automotive
7 13 (5.58%) Electronics
8 10 (4.29%) Law
9 7 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.15%) Advertising
10 5 (2.15%) General Ledger
10 5 (2.15%) Marketing
10 5 (2.15%) Military
10 5 (2.15%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.72%) Legal
11 4 (1.72%) Spanish Language
12 3 (1.29%) Billing
12 3 (1.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 51 (21.89%) Senior
2 44 (18.88%) Lead
3 40 (17.17%) Developer
4 30 (12.88%) Software Engineer
5 17 (7.30%) Analyst
6 16 (6.87%) Consultant
6 16 (6.87%) Systems Engineer
7 15 (6.44%) Architect
8 14 (6.01%) Senior Software Engineer
8 14 (6.01%) Test Engineer
9 12 (5.15%) SAP Consultant
10 11 (4.72%) Software Developer
11 10 (4.29%) Senior Developer
12 8 (3.43%) Full-Stack Developer
12 8 (3.43%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 8 (3.43%) Test Analyst
13 7 (3.00%) Business Analyst
13 7 (3.00%) Embedded Engineer
13 7 (3.00%) Integration Architect
13 7 (3.00%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (14.16%) REST
2 26 (11.16%) .NET
3 25 (10.73%) React
3 25 (10.73%) RESTful
4 22 (9.44%) Kafka
4 22 (9.44%) Spring
5 20 (8.58%) OAuth
6 19 (8.15%) AngularJS
6 19 (8.15%) JWT
7 16 (6.87%) Playwright
7 16 (6.87%) Spring Boot
8 14 (6.01%) OAuth2
9 11 (4.72%) Middleware
10 10 (4.29%) Node.js
10 10 (4.29%) RabbitMQ
10 10 (4.29%) SOAP
10 10 (4.29%) XML
11 9 (3.86%) Hibernate
11 9 (3.86%) JSON
11 9 (3.86%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.16%) Product Ownership
2 22 (9.44%) Cloud Native
2 22 (9.44%) Distributed Systems
3 15 (6.44%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (6.01%) Embedded Systems
5 13 (5.58%) Management Information System
6 11 (4.72%) Onboarding
7 7 (3.00%) Renewable Energy
8 6 (2.58%) Blog
9 5 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (2.15%) FPGA
9 5 (2.15%) IoT
9 5 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.15%) Verilog
9 5 (2.15%) VHDL
9 5 (2.15%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.72%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.72%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.72%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.73%) Linux
2 6 (2.58%) Windows
3 5 (2.15%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.72%) Unix
4 4 (1.72%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.29%) Android
6 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.43%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (42.92%) Agile
2 93 (39.91%) CI/CD
3 71 (30.47%) Test Automation
4 64 (27.47%) Software Engineering
5 63 (27.04%) DevOps
6 60 (25.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 57 (24.46%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (21.89%) User Acceptance Testing
9 45 (19.31%) Validation
10 44 (18.88%) Migration
11 43 (18.45%) Microservices
12 38 (16.31%) Test Strategy
13 37 (15.88%) Mentoring
14 35 (15.02%) AI
15 32 (13.73%) Containerisation
16 31 (13.30%) Unit Testing
17 30 (12.88%) Technical Leadership
18 29 (12.45%) Stakeholder Management
18 29 (12.45%) System Integration Testing
19 26 (11.16%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 48 (20.60%) Python
2 45 (19.31%) Java
3 37 (15.88%) SQL
4 26 (11.16%) JavaScript
5 22 (9.44%) TypeScript
6 19 (8.15%) C
7 17 (7.30%) C#
8 16 (6.87%) C++
9 8 (3.43%) MATLAB
10 7 (3.00%) Ruby
11 6 (2.58%) Bash
11 6 (2.58%) Kotlin
12 5 (2.15%) PowerShell
13 4 (1.72%) ABAP
13 4 (1.72%) Apex Code
13 4 (1.72%) Rust
14 3 (1.29%) DataWeave
14 3 (1.29%) Embedded C
14 3 (1.29%) Embedded C++
14 3 (1.29%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 44 (18.88%) Degree
2 36 (15.45%) Security Cleared
3 24 (10.30%) SC Cleared
4 17 (7.30%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (6.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (6.87%) ISTQB
6 8 (3.43%) AWS Certification
6 8 (3.43%) DV Cleared
7 7 (3.00%) Azure Certification
8 6 (2.58%) CCAB
9 5 (2.15%) PMI Certification
9 5 (2.15%) PMP
10 4 (1.72%) CCA
10 4 (1.72%) CCNA
10 4 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.72%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.72%) OSCP
10 4 (1.72%) RHCE
10 4 (1.72%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (14.59%) QA
2 23 (9.87%) Accessibility
3 7 (3.00%) WCAG
4 6 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 6 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 4 (1.72%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.72%) Def Stans
5 4 (1.72%) SLA
6 3 (1.29%) Automotive SPICE
6 3 (1.29%) ECSS
6 3 (1.29%) GDPR
6 3 (1.29%) NCSC
7 2 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.43%) ARP4754
8 1 (0.43%) ARP4761
8 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.43%) DO-160
8 1 (0.43%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.43%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.43%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 43 (18.45%) Docker
2 9 (3.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.58%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.58%) Firmware
4 5 (2.15%) vSphere
5 4 (1.72%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (1.72%) KVM
5 4 (1.72%) Squid
5 4 (1.72%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (13.73%) Kubernetes
2 14 (6.01%) Terraform
3 11 (4.72%) Ansible
4 5 (2.15%) Puppet
5 4 (1.72%) Grafana
5 4 (1.72%) Kibana
5 4 (1.72%) Packer
5 4 (1.72%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.29%) Functional Safety
6 3 (1.29%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.86%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.43%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.43%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.43%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 33 (14.16%) SAP
2 25 (10.73%) Microsoft
3 18 (7.73%) Oracle
4 11 (4.72%) Google
5 10 (4.29%) VMware
6 9 (3.86%) MuleSoft
7 8 (3.43%) Salesforce
8 7 (3.00%) IBM
9 6 (2.58%) OpenAI
9 6 (2.58%) Splunk
10 5 (2.15%) Dynatrace
10 5 (2.15%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.72%) Workday
12 3 (1.29%) webMethods
12 3 (1.29%) Xilinx
13 2 (0.86%) Ariba
13 2 (0.86%) Concur
13 2 (0.86%) EMC
13 2 (0.86%) Informatica
13 2 (0.86%) YouTube