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 23 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 518 511
Rank change year-on-year -38 -7 -16
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 216 173 360
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.35% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.39% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 126 103 216
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,534
25th Percentile £47,813 £46,330 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £82,500 £73,021 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,125 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -

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 73,858 44,154 75,761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.61% 89.93% 81.83%
Number of salaries quoted 51,064 24,939 51,848
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,599 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,043 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.01% +0.08% -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,528 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -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 23 July 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 23 July 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 -61 181 £67,500 +12.50% 135
UK excluding London -53 122 £60,000 +4.35% 107
Work from Home -8 71 £58,565 -13.24% 63
London -34 64 £82,500 +22.22% 42
South East -22 42 £72,500 +20.83% 30
North of England -22 29 £61,500 +36.67% 20
North West +7 18 £70,000 +36.59% 13
South West -56 14 £50,000 -16.49% 13
Scotland +28 12 £45,500 - 10
East of England -2 10 £71,250 -10.94% 7
Midlands -34 9 £62,500 +31.58% 24
North East -45 9 £57,500 +9.52% 2
West Midlands -35 8 £63,750 +34.21% 16
Wales -48 6 £47,500 -5.00% 1
Yorkshire -37 2 £60,000 +71.43% 5
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 (5.09%) Confluence
2 7 (3.24%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.31%) Camunda
4 4 (1.85%) Anypoint
5 3 (1.39%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.93%) SAS
7 1 (0.46%) Apache
7 1 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 6 (2.78%) Simulink
2 5 (2.31%) Lightworks
3 4 (1.85%) CATIA
4 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.93%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 30 (13.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (3.24%) SAP PP
3 5 (2.31%) SAP CO
3 5 (2.31%) SAP FI
3 5 (2.31%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.39%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.93%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (0.93%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.93%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.93%) SAP PSCD
6 1 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.46%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.46%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.46%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.46%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.46%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.46%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.46%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 63 (29.17%) Azure
2 56 (25.93%) AWS
3 24 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (9.72%) GitHub
4 21 (9.72%) Serverless
5 16 (7.41%) AWS Lambda
6 15 (6.94%) GCP
7 14 (6.48%) GitHub Actions
7 14 (6.48%) SaaS
8 11 (5.09%) Amazon S3
9 7 (3.24%) IaaS
10 6 (2.78%) Amazon ECS
10 6 (2.78%) Amazon EKS
11 5 (2.31%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 5 (2.31%) Amazon SQS
11 5 (2.31%) Boomi
11 5 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (2.31%) Vertex AI
12 4 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (1.85%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.70%) TCP/IP
2 6 (2.78%) ATM
2 6 (2.78%) Multicast
2 6 (2.78%) tcpdump
2 6 (2.78%) Wireshark
3 5 (2.31%) MQTT
4 4 (1.85%) IPv4
4 4 (1.85%) Software-Defined Networking
5 3 (1.39%) Ethernet
5 3 (1.39%) SAN
5 3 (1.39%) Wireless
6 2 (0.93%) HTTP
7 1 (0.46%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.41%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (6.02%) SQL Server
3 12 (5.56%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.78%) MySQL
5 4 (1.85%) SAP HANA
6 3 (1.39%) RDBMS
6 3 (1.39%) Redis
7 2 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.93%) DTS
7 2 (0.93%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.93%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.46%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.46%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (14.81%) Git
2 30 (13.89%) JIRA
3 24 (11.11%) Jenkins
4 20 (9.26%) Postman
5 15 (6.94%) GitLab
6 12 (5.56%) JUnit
6 12 (5.56%) REST Assured
6 12 (5.56%) Selenium
7 11 (5.09%) Cypress.io
8 8 (3.70%) SpecFlow
9 7 (3.24%) Bitbucket
9 7 (3.24%) Mockito
10 6 (2.78%) Cucumber
11 5 (2.31%) Rational DOORS
12 4 (1.85%) Apache Continuum
12 4 (1.85%) JMeter
12 4 (1.85%) Maven
12 4 (1.85%) Zephyr
13 3 (1.39%) Gatling
13 3 (1.39%) Newman
General
1 78 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 50 (23.15%) Finance
3 42 (19.44%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (10.65%) Manufacturing
5 18 (8.33%) Aerospace
6 16 (7.41%) Automotive
7 13 (6.02%) Public Sector
8 11 (5.09%) Electronics
9 8 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.78%) Law
11 6 (2.78%) Spanish Language
12 5 (2.31%) Advertising
12 5 (2.31%) Military
13 4 (1.85%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.85%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.39%) Billing
14 3 (1.39%) Retail
15 2 (0.93%) Legal
15 2 (0.93%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 42 (19.44%) Lead
2 40 (18.52%) Senior
3 38 (17.59%) Developer
4 23 (10.65%) Software Engineer
5 17 (7.87%) Analyst
6 15 (6.94%) Architect
7 14 (6.48%) Consultant
8 13 (6.02%) SAP Consultant
9 12 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
9 12 (5.56%) Test Engineer
10 11 (5.09%) Software Developer
11 10 (4.63%) Senior Developer
12 9 (4.17%) Full-Stack Developer
12 9 (4.17%) Test Analyst
13 8 (3.70%) QA Engineer
14 7 (3.24%) Embedded Engineer
14 7 (3.24%) Integration Engineer
14 7 (3.24%) SAP PP Consultant
14 7 (3.24%) SAP QM Consultant
14 7 (3.24%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (14.35%) REST
2 24 (11.11%) React
3 23 (10.65%) .NET
4 22 (10.19%) RESTful
5 19 (8.80%) OAuth
6 18 (8.33%) JWT
7 17 (7.87%) AngularJS
7 17 (7.87%) Playwright
7 17 (7.87%) Spring
8 16 (7.41%) Kafka
8 16 (7.41%) Spring Boot
9 14 (6.48%) OAuth2
10 12 (5.56%) Middleware
11 10 (4.63%) SOAP
12 9 (4.17%) Hibernate
12 9 (4.17%) JSON
12 9 (4.17%) Node.js
12 9 (4.17%) RabbitMQ
12 9 (4.17%) XML
13 8 (3.70%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 29 (13.43%) Product Ownership
2 22 (10.19%) Distributed Systems
3 19 (8.80%) Cloud Native
4 15 (6.94%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (5.56%) Embedded Systems
5 12 (5.56%) Management Information System
6 7 (3.24%) Onboarding
6 7 (3.24%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (2.78%) Virtual Team
8 5 (2.31%) FPGA
8 5 (2.31%) IoT
8 5 (2.31%) Verilog
8 5 (2.31%) VHDL
9 4 (1.85%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.85%) CMDB
9 4 (1.85%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.85%) Life Science
9 4 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (12.50%) Linux
2 7 (3.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 6 (2.78%) Windows
4 5 (2.31%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (1.85%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.39%) Android
6 3 (1.39%) Unix
7 1 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.46%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (43.52%) Agile
2 89 (41.20%) CI/CD
3 67 (31.02%) Test Automation
4 63 (29.17%) DevOps
5 58 (26.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 53 (24.54%) Software Engineering
7 52 (24.07%) User Acceptance Testing
8 49 (22.69%) Problem-Solving
9 42 (19.44%) Microservices
10 39 (18.06%) Migration
10 39 (18.06%) Validation
11 34 (15.74%) Test Strategy
12 33 (15.28%) Mentoring
13 31 (14.35%) AI
14 29 (13.43%) Containerisation
14 29 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
14 29 (13.43%) System Integration Testing
15 24 (11.11%) Data Migration
15 24 (11.11%) End-to-End Testing
15 24 (11.11%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 44 (20.37%) Python
2 40 (18.52%) Java
3 34 (15.74%) SQL
4 25 (11.57%) JavaScript
5 22 (10.19%) TypeScript
6 18 (8.33%) C
7 17 (7.87%) C#
8 16 (7.41%) C++
9 7 (3.24%) Ruby
10 6 (2.78%) Bash
10 6 (2.78%) MATLAB
11 5 (2.31%) PowerShell
11 5 (2.31%) Rust
12 3 (1.39%) DataWeave
12 3 (1.39%) Embedded C
12 3 (1.39%) Embedded C++
12 3 (1.39%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.93%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.93%) Assembly Language
13 2 (0.93%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (18.98%) Degree
2 35 (16.20%) Security Cleared
3 25 (11.57%) SC Cleared
4 17 (7.87%) ISTQB
5 16 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.78%) CCAB
7 6 (2.78%) DV Cleared
7 6 (2.78%) PMI Certification
7 6 (2.78%) PMP
8 5 (2.31%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.85%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.85%) CCA
9 4 (1.85%) CCNA
9 4 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.85%) OSCP
9 4 (1.85%) RHCE
9 4 (1.85%) RHCSA
10 3 (1.39%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (17.13%) QA
2 21 (9.72%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.70%) WCAG
4 4 (1.85%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (1.85%) SLA
5 3 (1.39%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (1.39%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.39%) ECSS
5 3 (1.39%) GDPR
6 2 (0.93%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.46%) ARP4754
7 1 (0.46%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.46%) DO-160
7 1 (0.46%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.46%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.46%) MISRA
7 1 (0.46%) MISRA C
System Software
1 45 (20.83%) Docker
2 12 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.24%) Firmware
4 6 (2.78%) Active Directory
4 6 (2.78%) KVM
5 5 (2.31%) vSphere
6 4 (1.85%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (1.85%) Squid
6 4 (1.85%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.46%) Xen
Systems Management
1 35 (16.20%) Kubernetes
2 15 (6.94%) Terraform
3 14 (6.48%) Ansible
4 7 (3.24%) Puppet
5 4 (1.85%) Grafana
5 4 (1.85%) Kibana
5 4 (1.85%) Packer
5 4 (1.85%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.39%) Functional Safety
6 3 (1.39%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.93%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.46%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.46%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.46%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 32 (14.81%) SAP
2 25 (11.57%) Microsoft
3 16 (7.41%) Oracle
4 13 (6.02%) VMware
5 10 (4.63%) Google
6 9 (4.17%) MuleSoft
7 6 (2.78%) OpenAI
7 6 (2.78%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.78%) Splunk
8 5 (2.31%) Dynatrace
8 5 (2.31%) IBM
8 5 (2.31%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.39%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.39%) webMethods
9 3 (1.39%) Workday
9 3 (1.39%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.93%) Ariba
10 2 (0.93%) Concur
10 2 (0.93%) YouTube
11 1 (0.46%) Informatica