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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 532 516 424
Rank change year-on-year -16 -92 +46
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 286 165 391
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.33% 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.37% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 148 88 134
10th Percentile £44,361 £41,225 £40,575
25th Percentile £52,063 £48,727 £47,683
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,825 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.44% +0.52% -4.36%
75th Percentile £87,000 £80,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,550 £94,200
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +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 86,265 44,296 59,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.17% 89.00% 82.18%
Number of salaries quoted 59,107 24,598 32,082
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 9 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Integration Testing in the UK

Integration Testing
Top 17 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 9 October 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 -34 253 £68,500 +3.40% 543
UK excluding London -53 183 £62,500 +4.17% 326
Work from Home +4 81 £67,500 - 204
London -43 76 £85,000 +6.25% 230
North of England -25 58 £63,000 +14.55% 53
South East -61 46 £68,500 +4.86% 93
Midlands -22 33 £66,250 +12.77% 61
North West -1 28 £61,500 +11.82% 28
West Midlands -21 28 £70,000 +16.67% 37
East of England -23 22 £50,883 -17.26% 29
North East - 22 £57,500 - 10
South West -74 12 £50,000 -12.50% 44
Yorkshire -31 8 £68,750 +30.95% 16
Scotland +12 6 £63,750 +48.26% 33
Wales -73 6 £47,500 -6.31% 7
East Midlands -31 5 £57,500 +53.33% 24
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 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 11 (3.85%) Confluence
2 8 (2.80%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.45%) Camunda
4 4 (1.40%) Anypoint
5 3 (1.05%) BizTalk Server
5 3 (1.05%) Office Communications Server
6 1 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.35%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.35%) JBoss
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle 10gAS
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 8 (2.80%) Simulink
2 6 (2.10%) Lightworks
3 5 (1.75%) CATIA
3 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.35%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.35%) Mathcad
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 43 (15.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.45%) SAP PSCD
3 6 (2.10%) SAP CO
3 6 (2.10%) SAP FI
3 6 (2.10%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (1.75%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.75%) Workday HCM
5 4 (1.40%) SAP GRC
6 3 (1.05%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.70%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.35%) Magento
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.35%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.35%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.35%) SAP ECC
8 1 (0.35%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.35%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.35%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.35%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.35%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 71 (24.83%) Azure
2 68 (23.78%) AWS
3 28 (9.79%) GitHub
4 27 (9.44%) GCP
4 27 (9.44%) Serverless
5 26 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (7.69%) GitHub Actions
7 20 (6.99%) AWS Lambda
8 17 (5.94%) Amazon S3
9 12 (4.20%) SaaS
10 9 (3.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 8 (2.80%) Amazon EC2
11 8 (2.80%) Amazon EKS
12 6 (2.10%) Amazon EventBridge
12 6 (2.10%) Power Platform
13 5 (1.75%) Amazon ECS
13 5 (1.75%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (1.75%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (1.75%) Vertex AI
14 4 (1.40%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.59%) Ethernet
2 14 (4.90%) IPv4
3 12 (4.20%) Modbus
4 11 (3.85%) DMZ
4 11 (3.85%) OSPF
4 11 (3.85%) VLAN
4 11 (3.85%) VPN
5 6 (2.10%) MQTT
6 4 (1.40%) RFID
6 4 (1.40%) Wireless
7 3 (1.05%) SAN
7 3 (1.05%) Software-Defined Networking
7 3 (1.05%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.70%) HTTP
9 1 (0.35%) DNS
9 1 (0.35%) Internet
9 1 (0.35%) Profibus
9 1 (0.35%) Wideband
9 1 (0.35%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.34%) Relational Database
2 16 (5.59%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (3.85%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.80%) MySQL
5 4 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.40%) RDBMS
6 3 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.05%) Redis
6 3 (1.05%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.70%) DTS
7 2 (0.70%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.70%) Power BI
7 2 (0.70%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.35%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.35%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 41 (14.34%) JIRA
2 35 (12.24%) Git
3 33 (11.54%) Jenkins
4 29 (10.14%) GitLab
5 20 (6.99%) Postman
6 14 (4.90%) Cypress.io
7 13 (4.55%) JUnit
8 12 (4.20%) Selenium
9 10 (3.50%) REST Assured
9 10 (3.50%) Zephyr
10 9 (3.15%) JMeter
10 9 (3.15%) Mockito
10 9 (3.15%) Rational DOORS
11 7 (2.45%) Cucumber
12 4 (1.40%) Apache Continuum
12 4 (1.40%) Bitbucket
12 4 (1.40%) Maven
12 4 (1.40%) Newman
12 4 (1.40%) PetaLinux
13 3 (1.05%) Visual Studio
General
1 98 (34.27%) Social Skills
2 65 (22.73%) Finance
3 48 (16.78%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (15.73%) Manufacturing
5 34 (11.89%) Public Sector
6 31 (10.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (9.09%) Aerospace
8 16 (5.59%) Automotive
9 13 (4.55%) Electronics
10 12 (4.20%) Law
10 12 (4.20%) Retail
11 11 (3.85%) General Ledger
12 8 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (2.10%) Aviation
13 6 (2.10%) Marketing
14 5 (1.75%) Advertising
14 5 (1.75%) Military
14 5 (1.75%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.05%) Publishing
16 2 (0.70%) Banking
Job Titles
1 53 (18.53%) Senior
2 44 (15.38%) Lead
3 42 (14.69%) Developer
4 32 (11.19%) Software Engineer
5 21 (7.34%) Consultant
6 19 (6.64%) Test Engineer
7 18 (6.29%) Analyst
8 17 (5.94%) Architect
9 16 (5.59%) Principal Engineer
10 15 (5.24%) Automation Engineer
10 15 (5.24%) SAP Consultant
10 15 (5.24%) Senior Software Engineer
11 13 (4.55%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 13 (4.55%) Systems Engineer
12 12 (4.20%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 12 (4.20%) Senior Developer
13 11 (3.85%) Control Systems Engineer
13 11 (3.85%) Test Analyst
14 9 (3.15%) Software Developer
15 8 (2.80%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (11.54%) REST
2 29 (10.14%) RESTful
3 27 (9.44%) .NET
4 26 (9.09%) React
5 25 (8.74%) Spring
6 23 (8.04%) Playwright
7 22 (7.69%) Kafka
8 19 (6.64%) OAuth
8 19 (6.64%) Spring Boot
9 18 (6.29%) SAP Fiori
10 17 (5.94%) JWT
10 17 (5.94%) Terraform
11 15 (5.24%) AngularJS
12 13 (4.55%) Web Services
13 12 (4.20%) JSON
13 12 (4.20%) Middleware
13 12 (4.20%) Node.js
13 12 (4.20%) OAuth2
14 11 (3.85%) SOAP
14 11 (3.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.19%) Product Ownership
2 28 (9.79%) Cloud Native
3 22 (7.69%) Distributed Systems
4 21 (7.34%) Management Information System
5 19 (6.64%) Onboarding
6 16 (5.59%) Embedded Systems
7 13 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (4.20%) IoT
8 12 (4.20%) SCADA
9 9 (3.15%) AI Agents
10 7 (2.45%) Robotics
10 7 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.10%) Blog
11 6 (2.10%) FPGA
11 6 (2.10%) Mobile App
11 6 (2.10%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (2.10%) Verilog
11 6 (2.10%) VHDL
12 5 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.75%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.69%) Linux
2 12 (4.20%) Windows
3 9 (3.15%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.10%) FreeRTOS
5 5 (1.75%) Unix
6 3 (1.05%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.35%) Android
7 1 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.35%) OpenWrt
7 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (40.91%) Agile
2 114 (39.86%) CI/CD
3 87 (30.42%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (30.07%) Test Automation
5 79 (27.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 78 (27.27%) User Acceptance Testing
7 72 (25.17%) DevOps
8 71 (24.83%) Software Engineering
9 66 (23.08%) Validation
10 61 (21.33%) AI
11 56 (19.58%) Technical Leadership
12 55 (19.23%) Migration
13 54 (18.88%) Mentoring
14 48 (16.78%) Stakeholder Management
15 46 (16.08%) Test Strategy
16 42 (14.69%) Microservices
16 42 (14.69%) System Integration Testing
17 37 (12.94%) Unit Testing
18 36 (12.59%) End-to-End Testing
19 34 (11.89%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 54 (18.88%) Python
2 50 (17.48%) Java
3 48 (16.78%) SQL
4 29 (10.14%) TypeScript
5 28 (9.79%) JavaScript
6 23 (8.04%) C
7 20 (6.99%) C++
8 17 (5.94%) C#
9 15 (5.24%) ABAP
10 10 (3.50%) MATLAB
11 8 (2.80%) Bash
12 7 (2.45%) Kotlin
12 7 (2.45%) PowerShell
12 7 (2.45%) Ruby
13 5 (1.75%) Rust
14 4 (1.40%) Apex Code
15 3 (1.05%) DataWeave
15 3 (1.05%) Embedded C
15 3 (1.05%) SOQL
15 3 (1.05%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 57 (19.93%) Security Cleared
2 54 (18.88%) Degree
3 42 (14.69%) SC Cleared
4 23 (8.04%) ISTQB
5 19 (6.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (5.94%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (4.55%) AWS Certification
7 13 (4.55%) Azure Certification
8 10 (3.50%) DV Cleared
9 8 (2.80%) SAP Certification
10 7 (2.45%) Master's Degree
11 6 (2.10%) CCAB
12 5 (1.75%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 5 (1.75%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (1.40%) CCA
13 4 (1.40%) CISA
13 4 (1.40%) CISSP
13 4 (1.40%) DBS Check
14 3 (1.05%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (16.08%) QA
2 25 (8.74%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.50%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.15%) NCSC
5 8 (2.80%) WCAG
6 7 (2.45%) GDPR
7 5 (1.75%) GRC
7 5 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 5 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.75%) SLA
8 4 (1.40%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.40%) ECSS
8 4 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 4 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (1.40%) PMO
9 3 (1.05%) Automotive SPICE
10 1 (0.35%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.35%) ISO 26262
10 1 (0.35%) MISRA
10 1 (0.35%) MISRA C
System Software
1 36 (12.59%) Docker
2 8 (2.80%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.10%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.10%) Firmware
3 6 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.40%) IAG
5 3 (1.05%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.05%) Squid
5 3 (1.05%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.05%) vSphere
6 1 (0.35%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 27 (9.44%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.45%) Ansible
3 3 (1.05%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.05%) Packer
3 3 (1.05%) Progress Chef
3 3 (1.05%) Puppet
3 3 (1.05%) ZABBIX
4 2 (0.70%) HP Fortify
4 2 (0.70%) Kibana
5 1 (0.35%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.35%) Grafana
5 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 51 (17.83%) SAP
2 27 (9.44%) Microsoft
3 19 (6.64%) Oracle
4 11 (3.85%) Google
4 11 (3.85%) YouTube
5 10 (3.50%) Salesforce
6 9 (3.15%) Workday
7 8 (2.80%) MuleSoft
8 7 (2.45%) VMware
9 6 (2.10%) IBM
9 6 (2.10%) OpenAI
10 5 (1.75%) Splunk
11 4 (1.40%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.40%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.40%) Xilinx
12 3 (1.05%) Ariba
12 3 (1.05%) Citrix
12 3 (1.05%) Concur
12 3 (1.05%) EMC
12 3 (1.05%) webMethods