UAT Test Analyst

Title: UAT Test Analyst

Contract Type: FTC until 30/06/2027 , full-time 35 hours

Salary from: £57,094 per annum (London weighted salary) or £49,502 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 10

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 4th September 2026

Interview Dates: 16th - 17th September 2026, in-person interview

Benefits include:

• Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution)
• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• non-contributory life assurance
• up to 21 hours volunteering paid days
• lifestyle benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme

Join our Business Applications Team at L&Q:

L&Q is one of the UK's largest housing associations and providers of social and affordable homes. We house around 250,000 people primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. Our purpose is simple - to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join L&Q at a time of real transformation. In our Business Applications team, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality systems that directly impact our customers and colleagues.

If you enjoy working collaboratively, influencing outcomes, and seeing your work shape successful system go-lives, this role offers the chance to make a real and visible difference.

As a UAT Test Analyst, you will plan, manage and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across a portfolio of business-critical projects. You will ensure solutions are thoroughly tested, meet user requirements, and are ready for successful go-live.

You will report into the UAT & Release Manager and work as part of a collaborative team of UAT Test Analysts within the wider Business Applications function. This role is essential in ensuring the quality, reliability, and usability of systems that support our organisation's day-to-day operations.

Your impact in the role:

• Develop and agree UAT test strategies and plans with project teams and business users
• Support and lead the creation of test cases and test scripts, ensuring full test coverage
• Oversee and support test execution, coaching users and ensuring accurate outcomes
• Take ownership of testing quality and outcomes across projects
• Maintain dashboards and reports tracking progress, defects, and re-testing activity
• Work closely with project teams to prioritise and resolve defects
• Contribute to go-live decisions by providing clear insight into testing readiness
• Collaborate with Project team to ensure smooth transition into live environment

What you'll bring:

• ISTQB Foundation Certificate (or equivalent)
• Experience working with structured testing methods and processes (manual and automated)
• Proven experience delivering UAT within a project environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills (written and verbal)
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Our purpose is simple - to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here .

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

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