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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 518 498
Rank change year-on-year -38 -20 -16
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 232 174 340
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 133 105 191
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,890 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -17.24%
75th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
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 77,887 44,584 67,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.57% 89.31% 81.13%
Number of salaries quoted 53,644 25,395 43,808
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,170 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £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 10 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 10 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 -54 196 £68,500 +14.17% 185
UK excluding London -63 136 £60,000 +7.35% 122
London -50 70 £85,000 +30.77% 70
Work from Home -15 68 £59,283 -12.17% 72
South East -25 48 £68,500 +11.25% 37
North of England -30 34 £63,000 +40.00% 23
North West 0 19 £67,500 +31.71% 12
Scotland +18 13 £46,000 - 7
North East -45 13 £57,500 +9.52% 5
South West -66 13 £50,000 -12.50% 14
East of England -23 12 £66,250 -6.36% 9
Midlands -36 10 £62,500 +19.05% 26
West Midlands -31 9 £59,250 +12.86% 18
Wales -49 6 £47,500 -5.00% 5
Yorkshire -46 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 (4.74%) Confluence
2 7 (3.02%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.16%) 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 (2.59%) CATIA
1 6 (2.59%) Simulink
2 5 (2.16%) 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 (13.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.59%) SAP CO
2 6 (2.59%) SAP FI
2 6 (2.59%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (2.59%) 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 (28.02%) Azure
2 59 (25.43%) AWS
3 23 (9.91%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (9.05%) Serverless
5 20 (8.62%) GCP
6 19 (8.19%) GitHub
7 16 (6.90%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (6.03%) SaaS
9 12 (5.17%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (4.74%) Amazon S3
11 6 (2.59%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (2.59%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (2.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (2.16%) Amazon SQS
12 5 (2.16%) Boomi
12 5 (2.16%) IaaS
12 5 (2.16%) Vertex AI
13 4 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (1.72%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.02%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.16%) ATM
2 5 (2.16%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.16%) IPv4
2 5 (2.16%) MQTT
2 5 (2.16%) Multicast
2 5 (2.16%) tcpdump
2 5 (2.16%) Wireshark
3 4 (1.72%) Software-Defined Networking
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 19 (8.19%) PostgreSQL
1 19 (8.19%) Relational Database
2 14 (6.03%) SQL Server
3 9 (3.88%) MySQL
4 4 (1.72%) RDBMS
4 4 (1.72%) SAP HANA
5 3 (1.29%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.29%) Redis
5 3 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.86%) DTS
6 2 (0.86%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.43%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (13.79%) JIRA
2 31 (13.36%) Git
3 23 (9.91%) Jenkins
4 19 (8.19%) Postman
5 17 (7.33%) GitLab
6 12 (5.17%) JUnit
6 12 (5.17%) REST Assured
7 11 (4.74%) Selenium
8 10 (4.31%) Cypress.io
9 9 (3.88%) SpecFlow
10 7 (3.02%) Bitbucket
10 7 (3.02%) Mockito
10 7 (3.02%) Rational DOORS
11 6 (2.59%) Apache Continuum
11 6 (2.59%) Cucumber
12 5 (2.16%) Maven
13 4 (1.72%) Zephyr
14 3 (1.29%) Gatling
14 3 (1.29%) Newman
14 3 (1.29%) TestRail
General
1 88 (37.93%) Social Skills
2 59 (25.43%) Finance
3 45 (19.40%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (10.78%) Aerospace
5 24 (10.34%) Manufacturing
6 19 (8.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (6.90%) Public Sector
8 14 (6.03%) Automotive
9 13 (5.60%) Electronics
10 10 (4.31%) Law
11 7 (3.02%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.16%) Advertising
12 5 (2.16%) General Ledger
12 5 (2.16%) Marketing
12 5 (2.16%) Military
12 5 (2.16%) Spanish Language
12 5 (2.16%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.72%) Legal
14 3 (1.29%) Billing
14 3 (1.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 50 (21.55%) Senior
2 44 (18.97%) Lead
3 40 (17.24%) Developer
4 29 (12.50%) Software Engineer
5 17 (7.33%) Analyst
6 16 (6.90%) Consultant
6 16 (6.90%) Systems Engineer
7 15 (6.47%) Architect
8 14 (6.03%) Test Engineer
9 13 (5.60%) Senior Software Engineer
10 12 (5.17%) SAP Consultant
11 11 (4.74%) Software Developer
12 10 (4.31%) Senior Developer
13 8 (3.45%) Full-Stack Developer
13 8 (3.45%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 8 (3.45%) Test Analyst
14 7 (3.02%) Business Analyst
14 7 (3.02%) Embedded Engineer
14 7 (3.02%) Integration Architect
14 7 (3.02%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (14.22%) REST
2 26 (11.21%) .NET
3 25 (10.78%) React
3 25 (10.78%) RESTful
4 21 (9.05%) Kafka
4 21 (9.05%) Spring
5 20 (8.62%) OAuth
6 19 (8.19%) AngularJS
6 19 (8.19%) JWT
7 16 (6.90%) Playwright
7 16 (6.90%) Spring Boot
8 14 (6.03%) OAuth2
9 11 (4.74%) Middleware
10 10 (4.31%) Node.js
10 10 (4.31%) RabbitMQ
10 10 (4.31%) SOAP
10 10 (4.31%) XML
11 9 (3.88%) Hibernate
11 9 (3.88%) JSON
11 9 (3.88%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.21%) Product Ownership
2 22 (9.48%) Cloud Native
2 22 (9.48%) Distributed Systems
3 15 (6.47%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (6.03%) Embedded Systems
5 13 (5.60%) Management Information System
6 11 (4.74%) Onboarding
7 7 (3.02%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (2.16%) Blog
8 5 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.16%) FPGA
8 5 (2.16%) IoT
8 5 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.16%) Verilog
8 5 (2.16%) VHDL
8 5 (2.16%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.72%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.72%) CMDB
9 4 (1.72%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.72%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.78%) Linux
2 6 (2.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 6 (2.59%) Windows
3 5 (2.16%) FreeRTOS
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 (43.10%) Agile
2 92 (39.66%) CI/CD
3 71 (30.60%) Test Automation
4 63 (27.16%) DevOps
4 63 (27.16%) Software Engineering
5 61 (26.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 57 (24.57%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (21.98%) User Acceptance Testing
8 46 (19.83%) Validation
9 44 (18.97%) Migration
10 42 (18.10%) Microservices
11 37 (15.95%) Mentoring
11 37 (15.95%) Test Strategy
12 34 (14.66%) AI
13 31 (13.36%) Containerisation
14 30 (12.93%) Technical Leadership
14 30 (12.93%) Unit Testing
15 29 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (12.50%) System Integration Testing
16 26 (11.21%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 48 (20.69%) Python
2 44 (18.97%) Java
3 37 (15.95%) SQL
4 26 (11.21%) JavaScript
5 22 (9.48%) TypeScript
6 19 (8.19%) C
7 17 (7.33%) C#
8 16 (6.90%) C++
9 8 (3.45%) MATLAB
10 7 (3.02%) Ruby
11 6 (2.59%) Bash
12 5 (2.16%) Kotlin
12 5 (2.16%) 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 (18.97%) Degree
2 36 (15.52%) Security Cleared
3 24 (10.34%) SC Cleared
4 18 (7.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (6.90%) ISTQB
6 8 (3.45%) AWS Certification
6 8 (3.45%) DV Cleared
7 7 (3.02%) Azure Certification
8 6 (2.59%) CCAB
9 5 (2.16%) PMI Certification
9 5 (2.16%) 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 (14.66%) QA
2 23 (9.91%) Accessibility
3 7 (3.02%) WCAG
4 6 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 6 (2.59%) 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/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 43 (18.53%) Docker
2 10 (4.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.59%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.59%) Firmware
4 5 (2.16%) KVM
4 5 (2.16%) vSphere
5 4 (1.72%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (1.72%) Squid
5 4 (1.72%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (13.79%) Kubernetes
2 14 (6.03%) Terraform
3 12 (5.17%) Ansible
4 6 (2.59%) 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 (14.22%) SAP
2 25 (10.78%) Microsoft
3 18 (7.76%) Oracle
4 11 (4.74%) Google
4 11 (4.74%) VMware
5 9 (3.88%) MuleSoft
6 8 (3.45%) Salesforce
7 7 (3.02%) IBM
8 6 (2.59%) OpenAI
8 6 (2.59%) Splunk
9 5 (2.16%) Dynatrace
9 5 (2.16%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.72%) Workday
11 3 (1.29%) webMethods
11 3 (1.29%) Xilinx
12 2 (0.86%) Ariba
12 2 (0.86%) Concur
12 2 (0.86%) EMC
12 2 (0.86%) Informatica
12 2 (0.86%) YouTube