OAT Tester Jobs

Operational Acceptance Testing Tester (OAT Tester)
UK

The median Operational Acceptance Testing Tester (OAT Tester) salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 742 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an OAT Tester 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £68,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,791 81,154 69,862
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.26% 95.05% 92.01%
Number of salaries quoted 30,301 53,293 49,364
10th Percentile £26,929 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £44,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,991 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

OAT Tester
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured OAT Tester in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for OAT Tester in the UK

OAT Tester
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing OAT Tester.

Salary trend for OAT Tester in the UK

OAT Tester
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OAT Tester within the UK over the 6 months to 9 August 2025. 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
London - 1 £67,500 -
England - 1 £67,500 -

OAT Tester Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 August 2025, OAT Tester job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring OAT Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing

OAT Tester Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management