WCAG Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring WCAG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 318 | 329 | 354 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +25 | +47 |
| Contract jobs citing WCAG | 166 | 61 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.58% | 0.38% | 0.087% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 3.46% | 2.17% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 135 | 41 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £356 | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £400 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £530 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £588 | £590 |
| UK median daily rate | £459 | £475 | £473 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.37% | +0.53% | -8.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £50.00 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London
WCAG falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 4,802 | 2,806 | 2,385 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 16.86% | 17.54% | 13.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,767 | 1,774 | 1,304 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £263 | £216 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.05% | - | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £650 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £501 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.10% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 662 | 219 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £13.49 | £13.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.46 | £15.60 | £15.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.46 | £25.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.84% | -9.09% | -29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.93 | £80.00 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.00 | £30.00 | £27.67 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.42% | -23.14% |
WCAG Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WCAG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
WCAG Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing WCAG.
WCAG Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WCAG in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
WCAG Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing WCAG.
WCAG Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCAG within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | +9 | 65 | £450 | -15.29% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 64 | £450 | -15.29% | 9 |
| North of England | -47 | 55 | £450 | +5.88% | 24 |
| North East | -22 | 24 | £450 | - | 6 |
| South West | -20 | 19 | £413 | +3.13% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 18 | £471 | +19.11% | 5 |
| Scotland | -18 | 14 | £319 | -35.80% | 9 |
| North West | -43 | 13 | £445 | -6.32% | 13 |
| Wales | -9 | 7 | £413 | -20.48% | 1 |
| South East | -57 | 6 | £450 | -21.74% | 17 |
| East of England | -27 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £545 | - | 1 |
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WCAG Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 96.4% | 160 |
| 2 | QA | 18.1% | 30 |
| 3 | GDPR | 15.7% | 26 |
| 4 | NCSC | 6.6% | 11 |
| 5 | Actionable Recommendations | 1.8% | 3 |
| 6 | HL7 | 1.2% | 2 |