Unit Testing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Unit Testing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 526 303 260
Rank change year-on-year -223 -43 -61
Permanent jobs citing Unit Testing 213 424 1,142
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.23% 0.96% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 1.03% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 139 302 794
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £83,750 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £110,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Unit 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 67,454 41,012 87,985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.86% 92.64% 82.31%
Number of salaries quoted 46,240 21,844 62,402
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%

Unit Testing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Unit Testing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Unit Testing job vacancy trend in the UK

Unit Testing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Unit Testing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Unit Testing

Unit Testing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unit Testing over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Unit Testing in the UK

Unit 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 Unit Testing within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 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 -180 193 £65,000 +8.33% 77
UK excluding London -165 132 £57,500 - 63
Work from Home -113 86 £53,335 -11.11% 37
London -82 60 £82,500 +22.22% 18
North of England -52 35 £65,000 +18.18% 19
Midlands -36 27 £65,000 +8.33% 12
South East -59 25 £50,000 -13.04% 16
South West -87 21 £50,000 -13.04% 7
North West -5 19 £67,500 +28.57% 10
West Midlands -31 17 £52,500 -12.50% 6
East of England -22 15 £61,500 +7.89% 8
Yorkshire -35 12 £55,000 -35.49% 5
East Midlands -40 10 £65,750 +9.58% 6
Scotland -28 6 £87,500 +40.00%
North East -42 4 £57,500 +4.55% 4
Wales -38 3 £53,171 -20.64% 1

Unit 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 4 (1.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 3 (1.41%) Confluence
3 2 (0.94%) JBoss
4 1 (0.47%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.47%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (0.94%) Chatbot
1 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.47%) Siemens NX
2 1 (0.47%) Simulink
2 1 (0.47%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 10 (4.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.41%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.41%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.94%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.47%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.47%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.47%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.47%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.47%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 73 (34.27%) Azure
2 50 (23.47%) AWS
3 45 (21.13%) GitHub
4 37 (17.37%) Azure DevOps
5 29 (13.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 29 (13.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 16 (7.51%) Power Platform
7 13 (6.10%) GCP
8 12 (5.63%) Cloud Functions
8 12 (5.63%) Cloud Run
9 11 (5.16%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (4.23%) Serverless
11 7 (3.29%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (3.29%) Power Automate
11 7 (3.29%) PowerApps
12 6 (2.82%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (2.35%) Azure Service Bus
14 4 (1.88%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.88%) Figma
14 4 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.63%) Broadband
2 8 (3.76%) Bluetooth
2 8 (3.76%) Modbus
2 8 (3.76%) Profibus
2 8 (3.76%) RS-232
2 8 (3.76%) RS-485
2 8 (3.76%) Wireless
2 8 (3.76%) ZigBee
3 2 (0.94%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.47%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (12.21%) SQL Server
2 24 (11.27%) NoSQL
3 16 (7.51%) MongoDB
4 11 (5.16%) MySQL
5 9 (4.23%) Power BI
6 7 (3.29%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (3.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 6 (2.82%) Relational Database
7 6 (2.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (2.35%) Data Lake
8 5 (2.35%) Redis
8 5 (2.35%) SAP HANA
8 5 (2.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (1.41%) Metadata
9 3 (1.41%) Oracle Database
9 3 (1.41%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (1.41%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.94%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 51 (23.94%) Git
2 15 (7.04%) JIRA
3 14 (6.57%) Cypress.io
4 13 (6.10%) JUnit
5 12 (5.63%) CircleCI
6 11 (5.16%) Maven
6 11 (5.16%) Mockito
7 3 (1.41%) Jenkins
7 3 (1.41%) TeamCity
7 3 (1.41%) TestRail
8 2 (0.94%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.94%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.94%) GitLab
8 2 (0.94%) MSTest
8 2 (0.94%) NUnit
8 2 (0.94%) Postman
8 2 (0.94%) Selenium
8 2 (0.94%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.94%) XCUITest
9 1 (0.47%) utPLSQL
General
1 61 (28.64%) Social Skills
2 47 (22.07%) Finance
3 35 (16.43%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (10.80%) Marketing
5 20 (9.39%) Banking
6 13 (6.10%) Manufacturing
7 11 (5.16%) Law
7 11 (5.16%) Legal
8 10 (4.69%) Electronics
9 9 (4.23%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.82%) Automotive
12 5 (2.35%) Advertising
12 5 (2.35%) Agriculture
12 5 (2.35%) Investment Banking
12 5 (2.35%) Social Housing
13 4 (1.88%) Front Office
13 4 (1.88%) Retail
14 2 (0.94%) Local Government
14 2 (0.94%) Military
Job Titles
1 134 (62.91%) Developer
2 74 (34.74%) Senior
3 46 (21.60%) Senior Developer
4 32 (15.02%) Salesforce Developer
5 30 (14.08%) Software Engineer
6 29 (13.62%) Full-Stack Developer
6 29 (13.62%) Senior Salesforce Developer
7 23 (10.80%) Cloud Developer
8 21 (9.86%) Senior Software Engineer
9 20 (9.39%) Lead
10 17 (7.98%) Java Developer
11 12 (5.63%) Consultant
12 11 (5.16%) Full-Stack Java Developer
13 8 (3.76%) .NET Developer
13 8 (3.76%) Embedded Engineer
13 8 (3.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 8 (3.76%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 8 (3.76%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 7 (3.29%) Lead Developer
14 7 (3.29%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (27.23%) REST
2 51 (23.94%) React
3 44 (20.66%) .NET
4 39 (18.31%) SOAP
5 38 (17.84%) HTML
6 32 (15.02%) Lightning Web Components
7 31 (14.55%) CSS
8 30 (14.08%) AngularJS
9 22 (10.33%) Node.js
10 19 (8.92%) RESTful
11 18 (8.45%) Playwright
12 17 (7.98%) Spring
13 16 (7.51%) React Native
14 13 (6.10%) Middleware
15 12 (5.63%) Leaflet
15 12 (5.63%) Vue
16 11 (5.16%) Bootstrap
16 11 (5.16%) Web Services
17 10 (4.69%) Kafka
18 9 (4.23%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 39 (18.31%) Product Ownership
2 15 (7.04%) Mobile App
3 11 (5.16%) Cloud Native
4 9 (4.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 8 (3.76%) Data Structures
5 8 (3.76%) Embedded Systems
6 6 (2.82%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.35%) CMDB
7 5 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.88%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.41%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.41%) PKI
10 2 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.94%) Derivative
10 2 (0.94%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.94%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.45%) Linux
2 8 (3.76%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (2.35%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.88%) Unix
5 2 (0.94%) Android
6 1 (0.47%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (64.79%) Agile
2 104 (48.83%) CI/CD
3 78 (36.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 56 (26.29%) DevOps
5 55 (25.82%) Scrum
6 49 (23.00%) Full-Stack Development
6 49 (23.00%) Problem-Solving
7 43 (20.19%) Clean Code
8 41 (19.25%) TDD
9 40 (18.78%) Software Engineering
9 40 (18.78%) Sprint Planning
10 39 (18.31%) Mentoring
11 37 (17.37%) Microservices
12 36 (16.90%) Test Automation
13 30 (14.08%) System Testing
14 29 (13.62%) Containerisation
15 25 (11.74%) Data Architecture
15 25 (11.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 24 (11.27%) User Acceptance Testing
17 23 (10.80%) AI
Programming Languages
1 71 (33.33%) SQL
2 56 (26.29%) JavaScript
3 46 (21.60%) Java
4 43 (20.19%) C#
5 34 (15.96%) Python
6 32 (15.02%) Apex Code
7 31 (14.55%) SOQL
8 23 (10.80%) TypeScript
9 22 (10.33%) C++
10 16 (7.51%) PL/SQL
11 13 (6.10%) C
12 9 (4.23%) Bash
13 8 (3.76%) SOSL
13 8 (3.76%) T-SQL
14 6 (2.82%) ABAP
15 4 (1.88%) PowerShell
15 4 (1.88%) R
15 4 (1.88%) Rust
16 3 (1.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 3 (1.41%) Perl
Qualifications
1 27 (12.68%) Degree
2 16 (7.51%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (7.04%) Security Cleared
4 10 (4.69%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.35%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.94%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.94%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.47%) HND
8 1 (0.47%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.47%) OCA
8 1 (0.47%) OCP
8 1 (0.47%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.47%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.92%) QA
2 12 (5.63%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.35%) GDPR
4 4 (1.88%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.94%) GAAP
5 2 (0.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 2 (0.94%) IFRS
5 2 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.94%) WCAG
6 1 (0.47%) Automotive SPICE
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.47%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 40 (18.78%) Docker
2 8 (3.76%) Embedded Firmware
2 8 (3.76%) Firmware
3 1 (0.47%) OpenAM
3 1 (0.47%) OpenDJ
3 1 (0.47%) OpenIDM
Systems Management
1 19 (8.92%) Kubernetes
2 12 (5.63%) Podman
3 9 (4.23%) Terraform
4 1 (0.47%) Ansible
4 1 (0.47%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.47%) Grafana
4 1 (0.47%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (15.02%) Salesforce
2 22 (10.33%) Microsoft
3 20 (9.39%) Oracle
4 13 (6.10%) Google
5 12 (5.63%) SAP
6 8 (3.76%) Databricks
7 6 (2.82%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.88%) iManage
9 3 (1.41%) Temenos
10 2 (0.94%) Apple
10 2 (0.94%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.94%) Foundry
10 2 (0.94%) Infor
10 2 (0.94%) Rollbar
10 2 (0.94%) Workday
11 1 (0.47%) ForgeRock
11 1 (0.47%) MuleSoft
11 1 (0.47%) OpenAI
11 1 (0.47%) Ping Identity
11 1 (0.47%) Zoho