Accessibility (a11y)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Accessibility skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Accessibility over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 279 271 250
Rank change year-on-year -8 -21 +123
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 1,025 1,410 2,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.05% 1.35% 1.62%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.60% 7.00% 9.73%
Number of salaries quoted 633 555 867
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,579 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +8.26% -3.43%
75th Percentile £67,314 £73,198 £69,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £45,520
% change year-on-year -8.90% +20.57% -8.96%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Accessibility is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,490 20,156 25,732
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.76% 19.26% 16.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9,233 9,268 13,209
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

Accessibility
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Accessibility as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accessibility.

Salary trend for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accessibility within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 -31 786 £55,000 -4.35% 279
UK excluding London -9 705 £50,000 -8.90% 174
Work from Home +7 397 £57,500 -4.17% 129
North of England +135 225 £57,965 +5.62% 51
London -37 223 £64,500 -0.77% 119
Midlands -75 130 £50,000 -22.44% 42
North West +68 122 £57,500 - 30
Scotland +5 119 £62,500 +35.41% 15
South East -49 114 £40,000 -20.00% 32
West Midlands -32 90 £59,400 -8.24% 32
Yorkshire +114 67 £52,500 -4.34% 16
South West -24 48 £50,250 -8.64% 23
East of England +16 39 £34,500 -31.00% 15
North East +20 36 £57,965 +2.59% 6
East Midlands -78 36 £40,000 -20.00% 11
Wales +22 16 £55,900 +5.49% 6
Northern Ireland +36 14 £58,800 - 3

Accessibility
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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 34 (3.32%) CMS
3 20 (1.95%) Confluence
4 18 (1.76%) IIS
4 18 (1.76%) Umbraco
4 18 (1.76%) WordPress
5 17 (1.66%) Apache
6 14 (1.37%) Tomcat
7 8 (0.78%) Sitecore CMS
8 7 (0.68%) SAS
9 6 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 6 (0.59%) Apache Solr
10 5 (0.49%) Moodle
11 4 (0.39%) OpenZeppelin
12 3 (0.29%) Apache Spark
12 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
12 3 (0.29%) Orchard CMS
13 1 (0.098%) Drupal
13 1 (0.098%) Totara
Applications
1 69 (6.73%) Sketch
2 53 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (2.93%) Microsoft Excel
4 27 (2.63%) Adobe XD
5 23 (2.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (1.56%) InVision
7 12 (1.17%) Adobe Captivate
8 8 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 8 (0.78%) Photoshop
9 7 (0.68%) Adobe Illustrator
10 5 (0.49%) AutoCAD
10 5 (0.49%) Revit
11 4 (0.39%) InDesign
12 3 (0.29%) Trello
12 3 (0.29%) UserZoom
13 2 (0.20%) Adobe After Effects
13 2 (0.20%) Final Cut Pro
14 1 (0.098%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 36 (3.51%) NEC Housing
2 20 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.17%) Shopify
4 3 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.098%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.098%) Oracle Payroll
5 1 (0.098%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 1 (0.098%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 168 (16.39%) Azure
2 141 (13.76%) AWS
3 83 (8.10%) Figma
4 62 (6.05%) Power Platform
5 50 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
6 47 (4.59%) Miro
7 46 (4.49%) Heroku
8 39 (3.80%) GCP
9 35 (3.41%) Microsoft 365
10 27 (2.63%) SaaS
11 23 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (1.95%) Serverless
13 18 (1.76%) GitHub
14 14 (1.37%) Google Analytics
14 14 (1.37%) IaaS
15 12 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
16 11 (1.07%) SurveyMonkey
17 10 (0.98%) Google Tag Manager
18 8 (0.78%) Amazon S3
18 8 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.46%) Intranet
2 12 (1.17%) Internet
3 11 (1.07%) HTTP
4 10 (0.98%) LAN
4 10 (0.98%) WAN
5 9 (0.88%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.59%) DNS
7 5 (0.49%) Firewall
8 4 (0.39%) Broadband
8 4 (0.39%) IPFS
8 4 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.39%) WPA
9 2 (0.20%) DHCP
9 2 (0.20%) Network Security
9 2 (0.20%) SAN
9 2 (0.20%) SNA
10 1 (0.098%) FTP
10 1 (0.098%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.098%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.098%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.24%) SQL Server
2 43 (4.20%) Power BI
3 38 (3.71%) PostgreSQL
4 30 (2.93%) Oracle Database
5 27 (2.63%) Relational Database
6 25 (2.44%) Tableau
7 21 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.66%) Big Data
9 16 (1.56%) MongoDB
10 13 (1.27%) Oracle Database 12c
11 11 (1.07%) NoSQL
12 10 (0.98%) GIS
13 7 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
13 7 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.68%) Spatial Data
14 6 (0.59%) Data Lake
14 6 (0.59%) EDMS
15 5 (0.49%) Looker
15 5 (0.49%) MySQL
15 5 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 111 (10.83%) Git
2 50 (4.88%) JIRA
3 28 (2.73%) Jenkins
4 26 (2.54%) Postman
4 26 (2.54%) Visual Studio
5 20 (1.95%) Team Foundation Server
6 19 (1.85%) Cucumber
6 19 (1.85%) Selenium
7 18 (1.76%) JMeter
8 17 (1.66%) Jasmine
9 16 (1.56%) Karma Test Runner
9 16 (1.56%) SpecFlow
9 16 (1.56%) Visual Studio Code
10 15 (1.46%) Axure RP
11 14 (1.37%) Balsamiq
11 14 (1.37%) webpack
12 13 (1.27%) Cypress.io
12 13 (1.27%) TeamCity
13 11 (1.07%) Gatling
14 9 (0.88%) GitLab
General
1 316 (30.83%) Social Skills
2 238 (23.22%) Finance
3 195 (19.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 165 (16.10%) Marketing
5 163 (15.90%) Public Sector
6 122 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
7 106 (10.34%) Law
8 72 (7.02%) Banking
9 46 (4.49%) Investment Banking
10 41 (4.00%) Police
11 40 (3.90%) Financial Institution
11 40 (3.90%) Local Government
12 36 (3.51%) Retail
13 33 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
14 29 (2.83%) Legal
15 23 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
16 20 (1.95%) French Language
16 20 (1.95%) Manufacturing
16 20 (1.95%) Telecoms
17 17 (1.66%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 247 (24.10%) Senior
2 195 (19.02%) Designer
3 154 (15.02%) Developer
4 110 (10.73%) Lead
5 88 (8.59%) UX Designer
6 84 (8.20%) Senior Designer
7 69 (6.73%) UI Designer
8 66 (6.44%) Software Engineer
9 64 (6.24%) Senior UX Designer
9 64 (6.24%) UI/UX Designer
10 50 (4.88%) Interaction Designer
10 50 (4.88%) Senior UI Designer
11 48 (4.68%) Senior UI/UX Designer
12 47 (4.59%) User Researcher
13 39 (3.80%) Lead Software Engineer
14 35 (3.41%) Architect
14 35 (3.41%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
14 35 (3.41%) Senior User Researcher
15 33 (3.22%) Full Stack Developer
15 33 (3.22%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 286 (27.90%) HTML
2 221 (21.56%) CSS
3 98 (9.56%) React
4 90 (8.78%) .NET
5 83 (8.10%) AngularJS
6 80 (7.80%) Node.js
7 78 (7.61%) RESTful
8 61 (5.95%) REST
9 52 (5.07%) Web Services
10 49 (4.78%) Vue
11 42 (4.10%) jQuery
12 41 (4.00%) Sass
13 39 (3.80%) ASP.NET
14 32 (3.12%) Spring
15 31 (3.02%) Spring Boot
16 30 (2.93%) HTML5
17 28 (2.73%) ASP.NET Web API
17 28 (2.73%) OAuth
18 26 (2.54%) .NET Framework
19 25 (2.44%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 77 (7.51%) Product Ownership
2 58 (5.66%) Cloud Native
3 35 (3.41%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (3.32%) Management Information System
4 34 (3.32%) Public Cloud
5 33 (3.22%) Onboarding
6 28 (2.73%) Mobile App
7 24 (2.34%) Social Media
8 21 (2.05%) NHS
9 19 (1.85%) e-Learning
9 19 (1.85%) FMCG
9 19 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
10 18 (1.76%) Algorithms
11 15 (1.46%) Driving Licence
12 14 (1.37%) Animation
13 13 (1.27%) Data Structures
13 13 (1.27%) Graphic Design
14 12 (1.17%) Taxonomies
14 12 (1.17%) Virtual Team
15 11 (1.07%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 51 (4.98%) Windows
2 34 (3.32%) Unix
3 29 (2.83%) Linux
4 20 (1.95%) Windows Server
5 15 (1.46%) Apple iOS
6 14 (1.37%) Android
6 14 (1.37%) Solaris
7 4 (0.39%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.20%) VMS
9 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (38.15%) Agile
2 256 (24.98%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 253 (24.68%) User Experience
4 234 (22.83%) Problem-Solving
5 202 (19.71%) Coaching
6 171 (16.68%) UX Design
7 160 (15.61%) CI/CD
8 158 (15.41%) Actionable Insight
9 153 (14.93%) Prototyping
10 150 (14.63%) Mentoring
11 148 (14.44%) Software Engineering
12 132 (12.88%) User Research
13 124 (12.10%) Customer Experience
14 123 (12.00%) Workshop Facilitation
15 113 (11.02%) Front End Development
16 111 (10.83%) DevOps
17 107 (10.44%) Analytics
17 107 (10.44%) Decision-Making
18 105 (10.24%) Digital Customer Experience
19 90 (8.78%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 254 (24.78%) JavaScript
2 138 (13.46%) SQL
3 117 (11.41%) C#
4 100 (9.76%) Python
5 97 (9.46%) TypeScript
6 53 (5.17%) Java
7 41 (4.00%) PHP
8 30 (2.93%) T-SQL
9 20 (1.95%) Go
10 15 (1.46%) R
11 14 (1.37%) Shell Script
12 13 (1.27%) Rust
13 10 (0.98%) PowerShell
14 6 (0.59%) Dart
15 5 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 5 (0.49%) Scala
16 4 (0.39%) Bash
16 4 (0.39%) Solidity
17 3 (0.29%) Apex Code
17 3 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 223 (21.76%) Degree
2 197 (19.22%) Security Cleared
3 150 (14.63%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 29 (2.83%) Master's Degree
6 28 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 17 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (1.37%) Azure Certification
9 13 (1.27%) Oracle Certification
10 11 (1.07%) PhD
11 10 (0.98%) DV Cleared
12 9 (0.88%) CIPD
12 9 (0.88%) ISTQB
12 9 (0.88%) MBA
13 6 (0.59%) DBS Check
13 6 (0.59%) Numerate Degree
14 4 (0.39%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.39%) GIAC
14 4 (0.39%) ISEB
14 4 (0.39%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (16.78%) WCAG
2 68 (6.63%) QA
3 38 (3.71%) Data Quality
4 31 (3.02%) GDPR
5 17 (1.66%) WAI
6 15 (1.46%) SLA
7 10 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
8 9 (0.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 8 (0.78%) PMO
10 6 (0.59%) CDISC
10 6 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.098%) COBIT
12 1 (0.098%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.098%) NIST
12 1 (0.098%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 28 (2.73%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.05%) Docker
3 11 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.098%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 16 (1.56%) Terraform
2 10 (0.98%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.49%) Grafana
4 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.098%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.098%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.098%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.098%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.098%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.098%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.098%) Plesk
5 1 (0.098%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 148 (14.44%) Microsoft
2 60 (5.85%) Adobe
3 41 (4.00%) Oracle
4 36 (3.51%) NEC
5 31 (3.02%) Google
6 17 (1.66%) VMware
7 12 (1.17%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.07%) Cisco
8 11 (1.07%) Sitecore
9 8 (0.78%) Atlassian
9 8 (0.78%) Databricks
10 7 (0.68%) Mapbox
10 7 (0.68%) OpenAI
11 6 (0.59%) Hotjar
11 6 (0.59%) iManage
11 6 (0.59%) Marketo
11 6 (0.59%) WooCommerce
12 5 (0.49%) ATG
12 5 (0.49%) DevExpress
12 5 (0.49%) Xamarin