Accessibility Contract Job Trends

Accessibility (a11y)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Accessibility skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 204 214
Rank change year-on-year +58 +10 +31
Contract jobs citing Accessibility 703 462 529
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.96% 1.27% 1.15%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.20% 9.28% 8.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 279 420
10th Percentile £313 £291 £340
25th Percentile £400 £400 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £496
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +0.76% -5.48%
75th Percentile £550 £576 £577
90th Percentile £625 £688 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £493 £463
% change year-on-year -13.71% +6.49% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 16
10th Percentile - £21.00 £15.42
25th Percentile £18.25 £24.76 £17.41
Median hourly rate £25.00 £26.00 £18.74
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +38.78% -17.41%
75th Percentile £34.48 £31.62 £30.90
90th Percentile £45.20 £58.61 £35.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.75 £24.76 £17.50
% change year-on-year -8.12% +41.49% -7.35%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Accessibility 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,276 4,978 6,585
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.51% 13.73% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,033 2,906 4,392
10th Percentile £310 £265 £313
25th Percentile £404 £382 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £649
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.58% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 312 221 241
10th Percentile £13.60 £13.52 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.65 £17.50 £20.51
Median hourly rate £26.31 £26.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.74% -26.39% +53.19%
75th Percentile £60.77 £54.36 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.99 £70.00 £83.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.82 £25.60 £40.00
% change year-on-year -10.86% -36.00% +90.48%

Accessibility
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Accessibility relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Accessibility job vacancy trend in the UK

Accessibility
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Accessibility.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Accessibility

Accessibility
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 30 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Accessibility.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Accessibility

Accessibility
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 30 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Accessibility within the UK over the 6 months to 30 November 2025. 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
England +56 566 £475 -5.00% 338
London +65 308 £488 -2.50% 156
UK excluding London +38 279 £425 -13.71% 300
Work from Home +35 227 £478 +0.53% 166
North of England +24 137 £413 -13.61% 51
North West +9 74 £400 -11.11% 23
Yorkshire +7 47 £500 -6.54% 17
Scotland +6 42 £475 +1.28% 11
South West +24 36 £418 -25.78% 32
Midlands -12 36 £428 +6.88% 41
West Midlands +5 34 £428 +2.76% 27
North East +2 17 £450 +7.14% 13
South East -27 14 £454 -13.52% 144
East of England -8 9 £550 -3.51% 19
Wales +2 8 £519 +22.06% 6
East Midlands -26 2 - - 14

Accessibility
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 36 (5.12%) CMS
2 30 (4.27%) SharePoint
3 25 (3.56%) Confluence
4 8 (1.14%) Apache
4 8 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (1.00%) WordPress
6 6 (0.85%) Moodle
7 5 (0.71%) Drupal
8 3 (0.43%) Alfresco
8 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.43%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.28%) Magnolia
9 2 (0.28%) nginx
9 2 (0.28%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.14%) SAS
10 1 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 33 (4.69%) Sketch
2 25 (3.56%) Adobe XD
3 21 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (2.84%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (1.99%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 11 (1.56%) Chatbot
7 10 (1.42%) InVision
8 8 (1.14%) Zeplin
9 7 (1.00%) Spreadsheet
10 6 (0.85%) Adobe Captivate
11 5 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 5 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
12 3 (0.43%) Adobe After Effects
12 3 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
12 3 (0.43%) Camtasia
12 3 (0.43%) Snagit
13 2 (0.28%) AutoCAD
13 2 (0.28%) InDesign
13 2 (0.28%) Photoshop
13 2 (0.28%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.28%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.28%) SAP EWM
2 2 (0.28%) SAP GTS
2 2 (0.28%) SAP IBP
2 2 (0.28%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.28%) SAP PP
2 2 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.28%) SAP SCM
2 2 (0.28%) SAP SRM
3 1 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.14%) SAP PLM
3 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 127 (18.07%) Azure
2 110 (15.65%) AWS
3 107 (15.22%) Figma
4 58 (8.25%) Power Platform
5 43 (6.12%) GitHub
6 41 (5.83%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (4.41%) Serverless
8 29 (4.13%) GCP
9 24 (3.41%) Miro
10 23 (3.27%) AWS Lambda
11 22 (3.13%) Google Analytics
12 20 (2.84%) Amazon S3
12 20 (2.84%) GitHub Actions
13 18 (2.56%) SaaS
14 15 (2.13%) npm
15 14 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
16 13 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
17 12 (1.71%) Power Automate
17 12 (1.71%) PowerApps
18 10 (1.42%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.85%) HTTP
2 7 (1.00%) DNS
2 7 (1.00%) Internet
3 4 (0.57%) Firewall
3 4 (0.57%) SMS
4 2 (0.28%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.28%) DHCP
4 2 (0.28%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.28%) Intranet
4 2 (0.28%) LAN
4 2 (0.28%) VoIP
4 2 (0.28%) VPN
4 2 (0.28%) WebEx
4 2 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.14%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.14%) DKIM
5 1 (0.14%) DMARC
5 1 (0.14%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (6.97%) Power BI
2 24 (3.41%) MongoDB
2 24 (3.41%) NoSQL
3 23 (3.27%) PostgreSQL
4 19 (2.70%) SQL Server
5 17 (2.42%) Relational Database
6 16 (2.28%) Metadata
6 16 (2.28%) Redis
7 13 (1.85%) Amazon Aurora
8 12 (1.71%) BigQuery
9 11 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (1.28%) Looker
11 6 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.85%) Tableau
12 4 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.57%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.57%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.57%) Pinecone
13 3 (0.43%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 81 (11.52%) Git
2 59 (8.39%) Cypress.io
3 54 (7.68%) JIRA
4 26 (3.70%) Jenkins
5 25 (3.56%) GitLab
5 25 (3.56%) Selenium
5 25 (3.56%) webpack
6 24 (3.41%) Postman
7 18 (2.56%) Axure RP
7 18 (2.56%) Cucumber
8 12 (1.71%) Appium
8 12 (1.71%) JUnit
8 12 (1.71%) Xcode
9 11 (1.56%) SonarQube
10 10 (1.42%) JMeter
11 9 (1.28%) REST Assured
11 9 (1.28%) Storybook
12 8 (1.14%) Gradle
12 8 (1.14%) gulp
12 8 (1.14%) Vite
General
1 215 (30.58%) Social Skills
2 175 (24.89%) Public Sector
3 114 (16.22%) Finance
4 63 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (7.54%) Marketing
6 50 (7.11%) Banking
7 28 (3.98%) Publishing
8 26 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
10 16 (2.28%) Legal
10 16 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.42%) Military
13 10 (1.42%) Retail
13 10 (1.42%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.14%) Local Government
14 8 (1.14%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.00%) Brand Awareness
16 6 (0.85%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 157 (22.33%) Developer
2 147 (20.91%) Designer
3 93 (13.23%) Senior
4 76 (10.81%) Lead
5 45 (6.40%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 43 (6.12%) Service Designer
7 40 (5.69%) UX Designer
8 33 (4.69%) Analyst
9 32 (4.55%) Tester
10 27 (3.84%) Senior Developer
11 26 (3.70%) Architect
11 26 (3.70%) Test Engineer
12 22 (3.13%) User Researcher
13 20 (2.84%) React Developer
14 17 (2.42%) Content Designer
14 17 (2.42%) Java Developer
15 16 (2.28%) Senior Designer
16 14 (1.99%) Digital Designer
16 14 (1.99%) Full-Stack Developer
16 14 (1.99%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (18.21%) React
2 110 (15.65%) HTML
3 107 (15.22%) CSS
4 62 (8.82%) Node.js
5 59 (8.39%) Jest
5 59 (8.39%) RESTful
6 53 (7.54%) REST
7 41 (5.83%) Next.js
8 40 (5.69%) .NET
9 39 (5.55%) HTML5
10 38 (5.41%) Playwright
11 30 (4.27%) AngularJS
12 29 (4.13%) JSON
12 29 (4.13%) Redux
13 26 (3.70%) CSS3
13 26 (3.70%) Spring Boot
14 23 (3.27%) React Native
14 23 (3.27%) Spring
15 22 (3.13%) OAuth
15 22 (3.13%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 68 (9.67%) Mobile App
2 59 (8.39%) Product Ownership
3 31 (4.41%) Onboarding
4 17 (2.42%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.28%) NHS
6 14 (1.99%) Data Structures
6 14 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (1.99%) Low-Code
7 13 (1.85%) Learning Management System
8 12 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
10 8 (1.14%) Reinsurance
10 8 (1.14%) Social Media
11 7 (1.00%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.00%) e-Learning
12 6 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.85%) W3C
13 5 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.71%) RIA
13 5 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 52 (7.40%) Android
2 51 (7.25%) Apple iOS
3 9 (1.28%) Windows
4 3 (0.43%) Linux
4 3 (0.43%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.28%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.28%) VMS
6 1 (0.14%) Unix
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 323 (45.95%) Agile
2 221 (31.44%) User Experience
3 166 (23.61%) CI/CD
4 130 (18.49%) Test Automation
5 123 (17.50%) DevOps
6 114 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
6 114 (16.22%) UX Design
7 101 (14.37%) Continuous Improvement
8 97 (13.80%) User Research
9 95 (13.51%) Front End Development
10 94 (13.37%) Analytics
10 94 (13.37%) Service Design
11 89 (12.66%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 76 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 66 (9.39%) Inclusive Design
14 60 (8.53%) AI
14 60 (8.53%) Usability Testing
15 58 (8.25%) Roadmaps
16 56 (7.97%) Business Intelligence
17 55 (7.82%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 118 (16.79%) JavaScript
2 103 (14.65%) TypeScript
3 75 (10.67%) SQL
4 74 (10.53%) Java
5 56 (7.97%) Python
6 22 (3.13%) C#
7 12 (1.71%) Kotlin
7 12 (1.71%) Swift
8 5 (0.71%) PHP
9 4 (0.57%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.57%) Scala
10 3 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.43%) Objective-C
11 2 (0.28%) Bash
11 2 (0.28%) Dart
11 2 (0.28%) Go
11 2 (0.28%) R
12 1 (0.14%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.14%) Groovy
12 1 (0.14%) Rust
Qualifications
1 132 (18.78%) Security Cleared
2 112 (15.93%) SC Cleared
3 44 (6.26%) Degree
4 41 (5.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (1.56%) ISTQB
6 7 (1.00%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.57%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.43%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.28%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.28%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.28%) HNC
10 2 (0.28%) HND
10 2 (0.28%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 2 (0.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.28%) MCP
11 1 (0.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (20.34%) WCAG
2 109 (15.50%) QA
3 41 (5.83%) Data Quality
4 22 (3.13%) GDPR
5 6 (0.85%) PMO
6 5 (0.71%) Disclosure Scotland
7 4 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.43%) NIST
9 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.28%) Section 508
9 2 (0.28%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.14%) FIPS 140-2
10 1 (0.14%) GxP
10 1 (0.14%) HL7
10 1 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.14%) SLA
System Software
1 59 (8.39%) Docker
2 9 (1.28%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 38 (5.41%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.13%) Terraform
3 18 (2.56%) Grafana
4 12 (1.71%) Ansible
5 6 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (0.43%) Kibana
8 2 (0.28%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.28%) SCCM
9 1 (0.14%) logstash
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 88 (12.52%) Microsoft
2 51 (7.25%) Adobe
3 36 (5.12%) Google
4 18 (2.56%) ServiceNow
5 16 (2.28%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.13%) Oracle
7 12 (1.71%) Splunk
8 11 (1.56%) SAP
9 7 (1.00%) OneTrust
10 6 (0.85%) Hopewiser
10 6 (0.85%) Hotjar
10 6 (0.85%) Optimizely
10 6 (0.85%) Perforce
11 5 (0.71%) Apple
11 5 (0.71%) Databricks
11 5 (0.71%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.57%) MuleSoft
12 4 (0.57%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.57%) Xamarin
13 3 (0.43%) Marketo