WCAG Jobs in England

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring WCAG skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited WCAG over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 571 654 857
Rank change year-on-year +83 +203 +66
Permanent jobs citing WCAG 83 183 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.22% 0.097%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.06% 1.54% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 58 143 38
10th Percentile - £40,988 £42,454
25th Percentile £31,250 £48,350 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,965 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.37% +28.81% +7.14%
75th Percentile £59,375 £67,500 £53,544
90th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £82,875
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,965 £47,500
% change year-on-year -22.37% +22.03% +9.20%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

WCAG 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 7,814 11,857 18,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.12% 13.96% 19.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4,180 8,405 8,427
10th Percentile £30,580 £27,300 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing WCAG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for WCAG in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WCAG in England.

Salary trend for WCAG in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing WCAG in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Salary histogram for WCAG in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCAG within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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 +107 33 £50,079 -6.83% 57
North of England +27 23 £32,500 -43.93% 15
North West +21 23 £32,500 -43.93% 8
South East +80 13 £77,500 +6.90% 14
South West +119 12 £60,000 +5.18% 10
West Midlands +63 1 £47,500 -18.05% 1
Midlands +62 1 £47,500 -18.05% 3
East of England - 1 £75,000 - 2
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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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (38.55%) CMS
2 22 (26.51%) Umbraco
3 11 (13.25%) WordPress
4 5 (6.02%) Drupal
5 2 (2.41%) Jadu
6 1 (1.20%) EPiServer
Applications
1 11 (13.25%) Adobe XD
2 7 (8.43%) Sketch
3 5 (6.02%) InVision
4 2 (2.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (1.20%) InDesign
Cloud Services
1 14 (16.87%) Figma
2 7 (8.43%) AWS
2 7 (8.43%) Stripe
3 3 (3.61%) Azure
3 3 (3.61%) Miro
3 3 (3.61%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 2 (2.41%) Google Analytics
4 2 (2.41%) SaaS
5 1 (1.20%) Asana
5 1 (1.20%) Google Sheets
5 1 (1.20%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.20%) MailChimp
5 1 (1.20%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (26.51%) Intranet
2 1 (1.20%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (28.92%) SQL Server
2 6 (7.23%) GIS
3 3 (3.61%) MySQL
4 1 (1.20%) Looker
Development Applications
1 22 (26.51%) Git
2 10 (12.05%) Axure RP
3 7 (8.43%) Cypress.io
3 7 (8.43%) Selenium
4 6 (7.23%) Balsamiq
5 3 (3.61%) Bitbucket
6 1 (1.20%) JIRA
6 1 (1.20%) Vite
6 1 (1.20%) webpack
General
1 38 (45.78%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.48%) Public Sector
3 8 (9.64%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (7.23%) Law
5 5 (6.02%) Marketing
6 4 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.41%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.41%) Finance
9 1 (1.20%) Legal
9 1 (1.20%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.20%) Publishing
9 1 (1.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 48 (57.83%) Developer
2 22 (26.51%) Umbraco Developer
3 16 (19.28%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 13 (15.66%) Senior
5 12 (14.46%) Senior Developer
6 9 (10.84%) Designer
6 9 (10.84%) Senior Front-End Developer
7 8 (9.64%) Lead
8 7 (8.43%) Consultant
8 7 (8.43%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
8 7 (8.43%) Web Developer
8 7 (8.43%) Website Developer
9 6 (7.23%) Technical Leader
9 6 (7.23%) User Experience Consultant
10 5 (6.02%) UX Designer
11 4 (4.82%) UX Developer
12 3 (3.61%) Design Engineer
12 3 (3.61%) Software Engineer
12 3 (3.61%) Tester
12 3 (3.61%) Web Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (74.70%) CSS
2 61 (73.49%) HTML
3 33 (39.76%) HTML5
4 23 (27.71%) jQuery
5 11 (13.25%) CSS3
6 9 (10.84%) React
7 7 (8.43%) Jest
8 3 (3.61%) .NET
8 3 (3.61%) Ajax
8 3 (3.61%) JSON
8 3 (3.61%) JWT
8 3 (3.61%) Laravel
8 3 (3.61%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (3.61%) Middleware
8 3 (3.61%) Node.js
8 3 (3.61%) REST
8 3 (3.61%) SOAP
9 2 (2.41%) AngularJS
9 2 (2.41%) OAuth
9 2 (2.41%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 24 (28.92%) NHS
2 7 (8.43%) Learning Management System
3 6 (7.23%) Product Ownership
4 4 (4.82%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.20%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.20%) Social Media
5 1 (1.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.84%) Android
1 9 (10.84%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (40.96%) Web Development
2 30 (36.14%) Content Management
3 29 (34.94%) User Experience
4 28 (33.73%) Agile
5 24 (28.92%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (26.51%) Clean Code
6 22 (26.51%) Customer Requirements
7 20 (24.10%) Front End Development
8 19 (22.89%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 18 (21.69%) User Research
10 16 (19.28%) Project Management
11 11 (13.25%) Usability Testing
12 10 (12.05%) Analytics
12 10 (12.05%) Performance Optimisation
12 10 (12.05%) Prototyping
12 10 (12.05%) UX Design
13 9 (10.84%) Collaborative Working
13 9 (10.84%) Line Management
13 9 (10.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 8 (9.64%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 44 (53.01%) JavaScript
2 32 (38.55%) C#
3 23 (27.71%) SQL
4 17 (20.48%) PHP
5 10 (12.05%) TypeScript
6 3 (3.61%) Apex Code
7 1 (1.20%) Java
Qualifications
1 38 (45.78%) Degree
2 10 (12.05%) Security Cleared
3 8 (9.64%) SC Cleared
4 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.20%) BC Cleared
6 1 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (90.36%) Accessibility
2 23 (27.71%) GDPR
3 2 (2.41%) WAI
4 1 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.20%) PERC
System Software
1 7 (8.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (8.43%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 22 (26.51%) HP
2 14 (16.87%) Microsoft
3 13 (15.66%) Adobe
4 3 (3.61%) Google
4 3 (3.61%) MuleSoft
4 3 (3.61%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.20%) Optimizely
5 1 (1.20%) SAP