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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 567 507 506
Rank change year-on-year -60 -1 -10
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 224 176 338
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.35% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.40% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 127 105 192
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,361
25th Percentile £48,820 £45,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £83,750 £72,500 £72,813
90th Percentile £90,300 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% - -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 76,247 44,374 67,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.60% 89.45% 81.06%
Number of salaries quoted 52,515 25,244 44,456
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,246
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,246 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -2.00% -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 4 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 4 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 -46 190 £68,000 +13.33% 169
UK excluding London -57 128 £60,000 +4.35% 122
Work from Home -16 69 £60,000 -11.11% 73
London -38 68 £85,000 +25.93% 60
South East -26 45 £68,000 +10.43% 41
North of England -23 33 £61,500 +36.67% 21
North West +4 19 £67,500 +31.71% 12
South West -57 14 £50,000 -13.04% 12
North East -41 12 £57,500 +9.52% 3
Scotland +14 11 £46,000 - 9
East of England -20 11 £67,500 -4.59% 8
Midlands -45 8 £62,500 +19.05% 29
West Midlands -39 7 £62,500 +19.05% 23
Wales -48 6 £47,500 -5.00% 3
Yorkshire -40 2 £60,000 +71.43% 7
East Midlands - 1 £62,500 - 6

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 (4.91%) Confluence
2 7 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.23%) Camunda
4 4 (1.79%) Anypoint
5 3 (1.34%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.89%) SAS
7 1 (0.45%) Apache
7 1 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.45%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 6 (2.68%) CATIA
1 6 (2.68%) Simulink
2 5 (2.23%) Lightworks
3 2 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.89%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 32 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (3.13%) SAP PP
3 6 (2.68%) SAP CO
3 6 (2.68%) SAP FI
3 6 (2.68%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.34%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.89%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (0.89%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.89%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.89%) SAP PSCD
6 1 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.45%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.45%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.45%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.45%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.45%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.45%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.45%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 64 (28.57%) Azure
2 57 (25.45%) AWS
3 23 (10.27%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (9.38%) Serverless
5 20 (8.93%) GitHub
6 18 (8.04%) GCP
7 16 (7.14%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (6.25%) SaaS
9 13 (5.80%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (4.91%) Amazon S3
11 6 (2.68%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (2.68%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (2.23%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (2.23%) Amazon SQS
12 5 (2.23%) Boomi
12 5 (2.23%) IaaS
12 5 (2.23%) Vertex AI
13 4 (1.79%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (1.79%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.13%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.23%) ATM
2 5 (2.23%) MQTT
2 5 (2.23%) Multicast
2 5 (2.23%) tcpdump
2 5 (2.23%) Wireshark
3 4 (1.79%) IPv4
3 4 (1.79%) Software-Defined Networking
4 3 (1.34%) Ethernet
4 3 (1.34%) SAN
4 3 (1.34%) Wireless
5 2 (0.89%) HTTP
6 1 (0.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.04%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (7.59%) Relational Database
3 13 (5.80%) SQL Server
4 8 (3.57%) MySQL
5 4 (1.79%) SAP HANA
6 3 (1.34%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.34%) RDBMS
6 3 (1.34%) Redis
7 2 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.89%) DTS
7 2 (0.89%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.45%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.45%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.45%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 31 (13.84%) Git
1 31 (13.84%) JIRA
2 23 (10.27%) Jenkins
3 19 (8.48%) Postman
4 16 (7.14%) GitLab
5 12 (5.36%) JUnit
5 12 (5.36%) REST Assured
6 11 (4.91%) Selenium
7 10 (4.46%) Cypress.io
8 9 (4.02%) SpecFlow
9 7 (3.13%) Bitbucket
9 7 (3.13%) Mockito
9 7 (3.13%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (2.68%) Apache Continuum
10 6 (2.68%) Cucumber
11 4 (1.79%) Maven
11 4 (1.79%) Zephyr
12 3 (1.34%) Eclipse RCP
12 3 (1.34%) RSpec
12 3 (1.34%) SoapUI
General
1 85 (37.95%) Social Skills
2 56 (25.00%) Finance
3 43 (19.20%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (10.71%) Manufacturing
5 22 (9.82%) Aerospace
6 15 (6.70%) Public Sector
7 14 (6.25%) Automotive
8 13 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (5.36%) Electronics
10 8 (3.57%) Law
11 7 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.23%) Advertising
12 5 (2.23%) General Ledger
12 5 (2.23%) Military
12 5 (2.23%) Spanish Language
13 4 (1.79%) Marketing
13 4 (1.79%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.34%) Billing
15 2 (0.89%) Legal
15 2 (0.89%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 46 (20.54%) Senior
2 44 (19.64%) Lead
3 39 (17.41%) Developer
4 28 (12.50%) Software Engineer
5 17 (7.59%) Analyst
6 15 (6.70%) Architect
6 15 (6.70%) Consultant
6 15 (6.70%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (5.80%) SAP Consultant
7 13 (5.80%) Test Engineer
8 12 (5.36%) Senior Software Engineer
9 11 (4.91%) Software Developer
10 9 (4.02%) Full-Stack Developer
10 9 (4.02%) Senior Developer
11 8 (3.57%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 8 (3.57%) Test Analyst
12 7 (3.13%) Business Analyst
12 7 (3.13%) Integration Architect
12 7 (3.13%) SAP PP Consultant
12 7 (3.13%) SAP QM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (13.84%) REST
2 25 (11.16%) .NET
2 25 (11.16%) React
3 22 (9.82%) RESTful
4 21 (9.38%) Kafka
5 20 (8.93%) OAuth
5 20 (8.93%) Spring
6 19 (8.48%) JWT
7 18 (8.04%) AngularJS
8 16 (7.14%) Playwright
9 15 (6.70%) Spring Boot
10 14 (6.25%) OAuth2
11 12 (5.36%) Middleware
12 10 (4.46%) Node.js
12 10 (4.46%) RabbitMQ
12 10 (4.46%) SOAP
13 9 (4.02%) Hibernate
13 9 (4.02%) JSON
13 9 (4.02%) XML
14 8 (3.57%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.61%) Product Ownership
2 22 (9.82%) Distributed Systems
3 20 (8.93%) Cloud Native
4 16 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (6.25%) Management Information System
6 13 (5.80%) Embedded Systems
7 10 (4.46%) Onboarding
8 7 (3.13%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (2.23%) Blog
9 5 (2.23%) FPGA
9 5 (2.23%) IoT
9 5 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.23%) Verilog
9 5 (2.23%) VHDL
9 5 (2.23%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.79%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.79%) CMDB
10 4 (1.79%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.79%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 26 (11.61%) Linux
2 6 (2.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 6 (2.68%) Windows
3 5 (2.23%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (1.79%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.34%) Android
5 3 (1.34%) Unix
6 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.45%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (43.75%) Agile
2 90 (40.18%) CI/CD
3 69 (30.80%) Test Automation
4 62 (27.68%) DevOps
5 60 (26.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (26.79%) Software Engineering
6 53 (23.66%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (22.77%) User Acceptance Testing
8 43 (19.20%) Validation
9 42 (18.75%) Migration
10 41 (18.30%) Microservices
11 38 (16.96%) Test Strategy
12 35 (15.63%) Mentoring
13 32 (14.29%) AI
14 31 (13.84%) Containerisation
15 29 (12.95%) Stakeholder Management
16 28 (12.50%) System Integration Testing
16 28 (12.50%) Unit Testing
17 26 (11.61%) Event-Driven
17 26 (11.61%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 46 (20.54%) Python
2 44 (19.64%) Java
3 34 (15.18%) SQL
4 25 (11.16%) JavaScript
5 22 (9.82%) TypeScript
6 18 (8.04%) C
7 17 (7.59%) C#
8 16 (7.14%) C++
9 7 (3.13%) MATLAB
9 7 (3.13%) Ruby
10 6 (2.68%) Bash
11 5 (2.23%) Kotlin
11 5 (2.23%) PowerShell
11 5 (2.23%) Rust
12 3 (1.34%) Apex Code
12 3 (1.34%) DataWeave
12 3 (1.34%) Embedded C
12 3 (1.34%) Embedded C++
12 3 (1.34%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.89%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 42 (18.75%) Degree
2 36 (16.07%) Security Cleared
3 25 (11.16%) SC Cleared
4 16 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 16 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (7.14%) ISTQB
5 7 (3.13%) DV Cleared
6 6 (2.68%) AWS Certification
6 6 (2.68%) CCAB
6 6 (2.68%) PMI Certification
6 6 (2.68%) PMP
7 5 (2.23%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.23%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.79%) CCA
8 4 (1.79%) CCNA
8 4 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.79%) OSCP
8 4 (1.79%) RHCE
8 4 (1.79%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (15.18%) QA
2 21 (9.38%) Accessibility
3 7 (3.13%) WCAG
4 6 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 6 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 4 (1.79%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.79%) Def Stans
5 4 (1.79%) SLA
6 3 (1.34%) Automotive SPICE
6 3 (1.34%) ECSS
6 3 (1.34%) GDPR
7 2 (0.89%) NCSC
7 2 (0.89%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.45%) ARP4754
8 1 (0.45%) ARP4761
8 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.45%) DO-160
8 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.45%) PMO
8 1 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 43 (19.20%) Docker
2 11 (4.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.68%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.68%) Firmware
4 5 (2.23%) KVM
4 5 (2.23%) vSphere
5 4 (1.79%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (1.79%) Squid
5 4 (1.79%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.45%) Xen
Systems Management
1 32 (14.29%) Kubernetes
2 14 (6.25%) Terraform
3 12 (5.36%) Ansible
4 6 (2.68%) Puppet
5 4 (1.79%) Grafana
5 4 (1.79%) Kibana
5 4 (1.79%) Packer
5 4 (1.79%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.34%) Functional Safety
6 3 (1.34%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.89%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.45%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.45%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.45%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 33 (14.73%) SAP
2 24 (10.71%) Microsoft
3 16 (7.14%) Oracle
4 12 (5.36%) VMware
5 11 (4.91%) Google
6 9 (4.02%) MuleSoft
7 7 (3.13%) IBM
7 7 (3.13%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.68%) OpenAI
8 6 (2.68%) Splunk
9 5 (2.23%) Dynatrace
9 5 (2.23%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.34%) webMethods
10 3 (1.34%) Workday
10 3 (1.34%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.89%) Ariba
11 2 (0.89%) Concur
11 2 (0.89%) YouTube
12 1 (0.45%) EMC
12 1 (0.45%) Informatica