Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Section 508 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 647 | - | 740 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +390 |
| Permanent jobs citing Section 508 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.009% | - | 0.004% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.060% | - | 0.025% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £42,500 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England
Section 508 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,674 | 9,418 | 7,877 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 15.44% | 13.65% | 14.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,870 | 4,867 | 6,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,029 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.87% | -4.17% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.88% | -5.00% | +9.09% |
Section 508
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Section 508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Section 508
Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Section 508.
Section 508
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Section 508 within the England region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | - | 3 | £42,500 | - | 2 |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Section 508 UK |
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Section 508
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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