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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 555 507 434
Rank change year-on-year -48 -73 +40
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 241 164 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.33% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.37% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 135 101 170
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,450
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £47,410
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £83,875 £73,543 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,893 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.82% +1.62% -

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 80,408 44,155 65,787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.09% 88.60% 80.85%
Number of salaries quoted 55,868 25,145 40,215
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,075
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.92% -6.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.86% -6.58%

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 2 September 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 2 September 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 -43 211 £69,250 +15.42% 368
UK excluding London -52 142 £62,500 +11.82% 239
London -45 75 £85,000 +25.93% 176
Work from Home -19 65 £62,500 -7.41% 158
North of England -27 43 £67,500 +50.00% 30
South East -33 42 £68,000 +7.68% 62
North West 0 23 £67,500 +31.71% 18
Midlands -34 18 £62,500 +8.70% 46
North East -39 18 £57,500 +9.52% 7
West Midlands -23 15 £62,500 +8.70% 31
East of England -13 13 £65,000 +5.69% 25
South West -73 11 £50,000 -12.50% 42
Scotland +7 9 £60,533 - 19
Wales -66 6 £47,500 -6.31% 6
East Midlands - 3 £57,500 - 15
Yorkshire -53 2 £70,500 +101.43% 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 (4.98%) Confluence
2 7 (2.90%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.07%) Camunda
4 4 (1.66%) Anypoint
5 3 (1.24%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.83%) SAS
7 1 (0.41%) Apache
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.41%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.41%) JBoss
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle 10gAS
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Coherence
7 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 6 (2.49%) Simulink
2 5 (2.07%) Lightworks
3 4 (1.66%) CATIA
4 3 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 36 (14.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.49%) SAP CO
2 6 (2.49%) SAP FI
2 6 (2.49%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (2.07%) SAP PP
4 3 (1.24%) Elite 3E
4 3 (1.24%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.83%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.83%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.83%) SAP PSCD
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.41%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.41%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.41%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.41%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.41%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.41%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.41%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 75 (31.12%) Azure
2 66 (27.39%) AWS
3 27 (11.20%) Azure DevOps
4 25 (10.37%) GCP
5 22 (9.13%) GitHub
6 21 (8.71%) Serverless
7 15 (6.22%) AWS Lambda
7 15 (6.22%) GitHub Actions
8 13 (5.39%) SaaS
9 12 (4.98%) Amazon S3
10 7 (2.90%) Amazon EKS
11 6 (2.49%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (2.49%) AWS CloudFormation
11 6 (2.49%) Power Platform
12 5 (2.07%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (2.07%) Amazon SQS
12 5 (2.07%) Boomi
12 5 (2.07%) Vertex AI
13 4 (1.66%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.66%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.32%) Ethernet
1 8 (3.32%) IPv4
2 5 (2.07%) Modbus
2 5 (2.07%) MQTT
3 4 (1.66%) DMZ
3 4 (1.66%) OSPF
3 4 (1.66%) Software-Defined Networking
3 4 (1.66%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.66%) VLAN
3 4 (1.66%) VPN
4 3 (1.24%) SAN
4 3 (1.24%) Wireless
5 2 (0.83%) HTTP
6 1 (0.41%) ATM
6 1 (0.41%) DNS
6 1 (0.41%) Multicast
6 1 (0.41%) Profibus
6 1 (0.41%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.41%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.41%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.71%) Relational Database
2 17 (7.05%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (5.81%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.73%) MySQL
5 4 (1.66%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.66%) RDBMS
5 4 (1.66%) SAP HANA
5 4 (1.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.24%) Redis
7 2 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.83%) DTS
7 2 (0.83%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.83%) Power BI
7 2 (0.83%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.41%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (14.11%) Git
2 31 (12.86%) JIRA
3 30 (12.45%) Jenkins
4 24 (9.96%) GitLab
5 21 (8.71%) Postman
6 13 (5.39%) REST Assured
6 13 (5.39%) Selenium
7 12 (4.98%) JUnit
8 10 (4.15%) Cypress.io
9 8 (3.32%) Cucumber
9 8 (3.32%) SpecFlow
9 8 (3.32%) Zephyr
10 7 (2.90%) Mockito
11 6 (2.49%) Bitbucket
12 5 (2.07%) JMeter
12 5 (2.07%) Maven
12 5 (2.07%) Rational DOORS
12 5 (2.07%) SoapUI
13 4 (1.66%) Apache Continuum
13 4 (1.66%) SonarQube
General
1 90 (37.34%) Social Skills
2 60 (24.90%) Finance
3 48 (19.92%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (11.62%) Manufacturing
5 24 (9.96%) Public Sector
6 23 (9.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (8.71%) Aerospace
8 13 (5.39%) Electronics
9 12 (4.98%) Automotive
10 10 (4.15%) Law
11 8 (3.32%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.49%) General Ledger
12 6 (2.49%) Marketing
13 5 (2.07%) Advertising
14 4 (1.66%) Legal
14 4 (1.66%) Military
14 4 (1.66%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.24%) Retail
16 2 (0.83%) Billing
17 1 (0.41%) French Language
Job Titles
1 56 (23.24%) Senior
2 45 (18.67%) Lead
3 43 (17.84%) Developer
4 31 (12.86%) Software Engineer
5 19 (7.88%) Test Engineer
6 18 (7.47%) Consultant
7 17 (7.05%) Architect
7 17 (7.05%) Senior Software Engineer
8 14 (5.81%) Analyst
9 13 (5.39%) SAP Consultant
9 13 (5.39%) Senior Developer
10 12 (4.98%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (4.56%) Software Developer
12 10 (4.15%) Test Automation Engineer
13 9 (3.73%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 8 (3.32%) Automation Engineer
14 8 (3.32%) Embedded Engineer
14 8 (3.32%) Full-Stack Developer
15 7 (2.90%) Integration Architect
15 7 (2.90%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (13.69%) REST
2 29 (12.03%) .NET
3 27 (11.20%) RESTful
4 26 (10.79%) React
5 24 (9.96%) Kafka
6 23 (9.54%) Spring
7 20 (8.30%) OAuth
8 19 (7.88%) JWT
8 19 (7.88%) Playwright
9 17 (7.05%) Spring Boot
10 16 (6.64%) AngularJS
10 16 (6.64%) Terraform
11 14 (5.81%) OAuth2
11 14 (5.81%) XML
12 13 (5.39%) JSON
13 12 (4.98%) Middleware
13 12 (4.98%) Node.js
13 12 (4.98%) SOAP
13 12 (4.98%) Web Services
14 10 (4.15%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.79%) Cloud Native
2 24 (9.96%) Product Ownership
3 23 (9.54%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (6.64%) Embedded Systems
5 15 (6.22%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (6.22%) Onboarding
6 12 (4.98%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.90%) Renewable Energy
8 6 (2.49%) Blog
8 6 (2.49%) IoT
9 5 (2.07%) AI Agents
9 5 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.07%) FPGA
9 5 (2.07%) Public Cloud
9 5 (2.07%) SCADA
9 5 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (2.07%) Verilog
9 5 (2.07%) VHDL
9 5 (2.07%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.37%) Linux
2 6 (2.49%) Windows
3 5 (2.07%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (2.07%) Unix
4 4 (1.66%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.24%) Android
6 2 (0.83%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.41%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (43.98%) Agile
1 106 (43.98%) CI/CD
2 80 (33.20%) Test Automation
3 72 (29.88%) DevOps
3 72 (29.88%) Problem-Solving
4 65 (26.97%) Software Engineering
5 61 (25.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (22.41%) User Acceptance Testing
7 48 (19.92%) Validation
8 46 (19.09%) Mentoring
9 45 (18.67%) Migration
10 42 (17.43%) AI
11 41 (17.01%) Microservices
12 40 (16.60%) Test Strategy
13 39 (16.18%) Technical Leadership
14 36 (14.94%) Containerisation
15 35 (14.52%) Stakeholder Management
16 34 (14.11%) Unit Testing
17 31 (12.86%) System Integration Testing
18 28 (11.62%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 52 (21.58%) Python
2 50 (20.75%) Java
3 44 (18.26%) SQL
4 25 (10.37%) JavaScript
5 24 (9.96%) TypeScript
6 22 (9.13%) C
7 19 (7.88%) C#
8 18 (7.47%) C++
9 8 (3.32%) ABAP
9 8 (3.32%) Bash
9 8 (3.32%) MATLAB
10 7 (2.90%) Kotlin
10 7 (2.90%) PowerShell
10 7 (2.90%) Ruby
11 5 (2.07%) Rust
12 4 (1.66%) Apex Code
13 3 (1.24%) DataWeave
13 3 (1.24%) Embedded C
13 3 (1.24%) Embedded C++
13 3 (1.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 44 (18.26%) Degree
2 36 (14.94%) Security Cleared
3 23 (9.54%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.88%) ISTQB
5 16 (6.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (6.22%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (4.56%) AWS Certification
8 10 (4.15%) Azure Certification
9 8 (3.32%) DV Cleared
10 6 (2.49%) CCAB
10 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (2.07%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.66%) CCA
12 4 (1.66%) CCNA
12 4 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.66%) DBS Check
12 4 (1.66%) OSCP
12 4 (1.66%) RHCE
12 4 (1.66%) RHCSA
13 3 (1.24%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (15.35%) QA
2 24 (9.96%) Accessibility
3 7 (2.90%) WCAG
4 6 (2.49%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.49%) NCSC
5 5 (2.07%) GDPR
6 4 (1.66%) Def Stans
6 4 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 4 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 4 (1.66%) SLA
7 3 (1.24%) Automotive SPICE
7 3 (1.24%) ECSS
7 3 (1.24%) GRC
7 3 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.41%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.41%) MISRA
8 1 (0.41%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.41%) PMO
System Software
1 41 (17.01%) Docker
2 6 (2.49%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.49%) Firmware
3 5 (2.07%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.66%) Squid
4 4 (1.66%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.66%) vSphere
5 2 (0.83%) IAG
6 1 (0.41%) KVM
6 1 (0.41%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 30 (12.45%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.73%) Ansible
3 4 (1.66%) Packer
3 4 (1.66%) Puppet
3 4 (1.66%) ZABBIX
4 3 (1.24%) Functional Safety
4 3 (1.24%) Grafana
4 3 (1.24%) Kibana
4 3 (1.24%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.83%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.41%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.41%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 40 (16.60%) SAP
2 29 (12.03%) Microsoft
3 18 (7.47%) Oracle
4 11 (4.56%) Google
5 9 (3.73%) MuleSoft
6 8 (3.32%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.49%) OpenAI
7 6 (2.49%) Splunk
7 6 (2.49%) VMware
7 6 (2.49%) YouTube
8 5 (2.07%) Dynatrace
8 5 (2.07%) IBM
8 5 (2.07%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.66%) Workday
10 3 (1.24%) webMethods
10 3 (1.24%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.83%) Ariba
11 2 (0.83%) Concur
11 2 (0.83%) EMC
11 2 (0.83%) Informatica