Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
South East > Thames Valley
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for WCAG skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WCAG over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 149 | 160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | -20 |
| Contract jobs citing WCAG | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | - | 0.035% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.23% | 0.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £600 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +118.18% | -26.67% |
| South East median daily rate | £463 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +10.00% | +88.68% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley
WCAG is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 445 | 426 | 532 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 16.68% | 14.70% | 15.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 247 | 255 | 337 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £252 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £316 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £485 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.06% | +7.78% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £670 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 17 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.20 | £18.00 | £11.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £19.50 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £21.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.95% | - | -0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £31.00 | £21.28 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.11 | £61.69 | £25.30 |
| South East median hourly rate | £27.50 | £24.00 | £21.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.58% | +14.15% | -23.01% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing WCAG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WCAG in the Thames Valley.