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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 560 490 569
Rank change year-on-year -70 +79 -65
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 193 176 366
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.20% 0.39% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.42% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 111 106 244
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,682 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,339 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% +3.90% -14.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £87,500 £88,375
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 68,936 41,540 89,299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.11% 92.39% 81.68%
Number of salaries quoted 47,487 22,330 63,275
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,824 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 21 June 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 21 June 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 -69 165 £67,500 +8.00% 96
UK excluding London -60 108 £60,000 +9.09% 86
Work from Home -3 61 £60,000 -11.11% 36
London -23 56 £75,000 +4.52% 31
South East -17 48 £70,000 +9.80% 30
North of England -22 24 £61,500 +36.67% 11
North West +11 15 £72,500 +41.46% 6
Scotland +11 12 £45,500 - 5
South West -62 9 £51,750 -9.44% 16
East of England -10 8 £75,000 -6.25% 5
North East -41 7 £57,500 +9.52% 1
Midlands -32 5 £62,500 +35.14% 16
West Midlands -31 4 £62,500 +31.58% 9
Yorkshire -42 2 - - 4
Wales -51 2 £61,250 +22.50% 1
East Midlands -29 1 £62,500 +78.57% 7

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 12 (6.22%) Confluence
2 3 (1.55%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.04%) SAS
4 1 (0.52%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.52%) Apache
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.52%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 6 (3.11%) CATIA
2 5 (2.59%) Simulink
3 4 (2.07%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.55%) Lightworks
5 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (14.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (3.11%) SAP PP
3 3 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.55%) SAP CO
3 3 (1.55%) SAP FI
3 3 (1.55%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (1.04%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (1.04%) SAP ERP
4 2 (1.04%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (1.04%) SAP PM
4 2 (1.04%) SAP PSCD
4 2 (1.04%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.52%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.52%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.52%) SAP ECC
5 1 (0.52%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.52%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.52%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.52%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 49 (25.39%) Azure
2 43 (22.28%) AWS
3 18 (9.33%) Serverless
4 14 (7.25%) AWS Lambda
4 14 (7.25%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (6.74%) SaaS
6 12 (6.22%) GitHub
7 9 (4.66%) GCP
8 8 (4.15%) Amazon S3
8 8 (4.15%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (3.63%) IaaS
10 6 (3.11%) Amazon ECS
10 6 (3.11%) Amazon EKS
10 6 (3.11%) Power Platform
11 5 (2.59%) Boomi
11 5 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (2.07%) Lucidchart
12 4 (2.07%) PaaS
13 3 (1.55%) AWS Step Functions
13 3 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.63%) TCP/IP
2 6 (3.11%) ATM
2 6 (3.11%) Multicast
2 6 (3.11%) tcpdump
2 6 (3.11%) Wireshark
3 5 (2.59%) MQTT
4 4 (2.07%) IPv4
4 4 (2.07%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (1.04%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.04%) Modbus
5 2 (1.04%) Network Security
5 2 (1.04%) SAN
5 2 (1.04%) Wireless
6 1 (0.52%) HTTP
6 1 (0.52%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.22%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.66%) Relational Database
3 8 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (2.07%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.07%) MySQL
4 4 (2.07%) SAP HANA
5 3 (1.55%) RDBMS
6 2 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.04%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.04%) Power BI
6 2 (1.04%) Redis
6 2 (1.04%) SAP BW
6 2 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.52%) Big Data
7 1 (0.52%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.52%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (13.99%) JIRA
2 25 (12.95%) Git
3 19 (9.84%) Jenkins
4 17 (8.81%) Postman
5 11 (5.70%) GitLab
6 10 (5.18%) Selenium
7 9 (4.66%) REST Assured
8 8 (4.15%) SpecFlow
9 7 (3.63%) JUnit
9 7 (3.63%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (3.11%) Apache Continuum
10 6 (3.11%) Bitbucket
10 6 (3.11%) Cypress.io
11 5 (2.59%) Cucumber
11 5 (2.59%) Maven
12 4 (2.07%) JMeter
13 3 (1.55%) Mockito
13 3 (1.55%) SoapUI
14 2 (1.04%) Eclipse
14 2 (1.04%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 62 (32.12%) Social Skills
2 47 (24.35%) Finance
3 39 (20.21%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (11.92%) Manufacturing
5 17 (8.81%) Aerospace
6 15 (7.77%) Automotive
7 10 (5.18%) Public Sector
8 9 (4.66%) Electronics
9 6 (3.11%) Advertising
9 6 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (3.11%) Spanish Language
10 4 (2.07%) Law
10 4 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.07%) Retail
11 3 (1.55%) Billing
11 3 (1.55%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.55%) Tech for Good
11 3 (1.55%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.04%) Back Office
12 2 (1.04%) Legal
Job Titles
1 39 (20.21%) Senior
2 33 (17.10%) Lead
3 30 (15.54%) Developer
4 20 (10.36%) Analyst
5 17 (8.81%) Software Engineer
6 13 (6.74%) Consultant
6 13 (6.74%) SAP Consultant
6 13 (6.74%) Systems Engineer
7 12 (6.22%) Architect
7 12 (6.22%) Test Engineer
8 9 (4.66%) Full-Stack Developer
9 8 (4.15%) Business Analyst
9 8 (4.15%) DevOps Engineer
9 8 (4.15%) Java Developer
9 8 (4.15%) Software Developer
9 8 (4.15%) Test Analyst
10 7 (3.63%) Integration Engineer
10 7 (3.63%) QA Engineer
10 7 (3.63%) Senior DevOps Engineer
10 7 (3.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (13.47%) .NET
2 24 (12.44%) REST
3 21 (10.88%) React
4 18 (9.33%) RESTful
5 16 (8.29%) AngularJS
6 15 (7.77%) Middleware
7 13 (6.74%) Kafka
8 11 (5.70%) Playwright
8 11 (5.70%) Spring
9 10 (5.18%) OAuth
9 10 (5.18%) Spring Boot
10 9 (4.66%) JWT
10 9 (4.66%) RabbitMQ
10 9 (4.66%) SOAP
11 8 (4.15%) JSON
11 8 (4.15%) XML
12 7 (3.63%) .NET Framework
12 7 (3.63%) HTML
12 7 (3.63%) OAuth2
13 6 (3.11%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.92%) Product Ownership
2 15 (7.77%) Cloud Native
3 14 (7.25%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (6.74%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (5.70%) Management Information System
6 8 (4.15%) Embedded Systems
7 7 (3.63%) Onboarding
8 6 (3.11%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (2.59%) Virtual Team
10 4 (2.07%) Algorithms
10 4 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (2.07%) Data Structures
10 4 (2.07%) FPGA
10 4 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (2.07%) IoT
10 4 (2.07%) Verilog
10 4 (2.07%) VHDL
11 3 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (1.55%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 21 (10.88%) Linux
2 6 (3.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 6 (3.11%) Windows
3 4 (2.07%) Android
3 4 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.04%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.04%) Unix
5 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.52%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (40.41%) Agile
2 68 (35.23%) CI/CD
3 55 (28.50%) Test Automation
4 53 (27.46%) DevOps
5 50 (25.91%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (23.83%) Software Engineering
7 45 (23.32%) User Acceptance Testing
8 37 (19.17%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (17.62%) Validation
10 32 (16.58%) Migration
11 30 (15.54%) Microservices
12 28 (14.51%) Mentoring
12 28 (14.51%) System Integration Testing
13 27 (13.99%) Containerisation
13 27 (13.99%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (13.99%) Test Strategy
14 24 (12.44%) ERP
15 23 (11.92%) Continuous Integration
16 22 (11.40%) BDD
16 22 (11.40%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 32 (16.58%) Java
2 30 (15.54%) Python
3 28 (14.51%) SQL
4 20 (10.36%) JavaScript
5 18 (9.33%) TypeScript
6 17 (8.81%) C#
7 12 (6.22%) C
8 10 (5.18%) C++
9 5 (2.59%) MATLAB
10 4 (2.07%) Bash
10 4 (2.07%) PowerShell
10 4 (2.07%) Rust
11 3 (1.55%) Embedded C
11 3 (1.55%) Embedded C++
11 3 (1.55%) Shell Script
12 2 (1.04%) ABAP
12 2 (1.04%) Assembly Language
12 2 (1.04%) PHP
12 2 (1.04%) Ruby
12 2 (1.04%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (16.06%) Degree
2 29 (15.03%) Security Cleared
3 19 (9.84%) SC Cleared
4 14 (7.25%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (7.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (6.74%) ISTQB
6 6 (3.11%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.07%) AWS Certification
7 4 (2.07%) CCAB
7 4 (2.07%) CCNA
7 4 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.07%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.07%) OSCP
7 4 (2.07%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.07%) PMP
7 4 (2.07%) RHCE
7 4 (2.07%) RHCSA
8 3 (1.55%) CCA
9 2 (1.04%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (17.10%) QA
2 15 (7.77%) Accessibility
3 6 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 6 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (2.07%) WCAG
5 3 (1.55%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (1.55%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.55%) SLA
6 2 (1.04%) ECSS
6 2 (1.04%) GDPR
6 2 (1.04%) PMO
7 1 (0.52%) ARP4754
7 1 (0.52%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.52%) DO-160
7 1 (0.52%) GxP
7 1 (0.52%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.52%) MISRA
7 1 (0.52%) MISRA C
System Software
1 39 (20.21%) Docker
2 12 (6.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.11%) KVM
4 5 (2.59%) Active Directory
4 5 (2.59%) vSphere
5 4 (2.07%) Firmware
5 4 (2.07%) Squid
5 4 (2.07%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.52%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.52%) OpenDJ
6 1 (0.52%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.52%) Xen
Systems Management
1 33 (17.10%) Kubernetes
2 12 (6.22%) Ansible
2 12 (6.22%) Terraform
3 6 (3.11%) Puppet
4 4 (2.07%) Grafana
4 4 (2.07%) Kibana
4 4 (2.07%) Packer
4 4 (2.07%) ZABBIX
5 3 (1.55%) Functional Safety
5 3 (1.55%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.52%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.52%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.52%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 31 (16.06%) SAP
2 24 (12.44%) Microsoft
3 13 (6.74%) Oracle
3 13 (6.74%) VMware
4 6 (3.11%) IBM
4 6 (3.11%) MuleSoft
4 6 (3.11%) Splunk
5 4 (2.07%) Dynatrace
5 4 (2.07%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.55%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.04%) Google
7 2 (1.04%) PayPal
7 2 (1.04%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.04%) Workday
7 2 (1.04%) Xilinx
7 2 (1.04%) YouTube
8 1 (0.52%) Aderant
8 1 (0.52%) GoCardless
8 1 (0.52%) Perfecto Mobile
8 1 (0.52%) Ping Identity