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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 608 668 831
Rank change year-on-year +60 +163 +104
Permanent jobs citing WCAG 83 173 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.20% 0.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.03% 1.45% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 56 133 36
10th Percentile - £40,988 £42,454
25th Percentile £31,250 £48,350 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £57,965 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% +28.81% +8.39%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £57,813
90th Percentile £79,375 £92,500 £85,625
UK median annual salary £46,250 £57,965 £49,500
% change year-on-year -20.21% +17.10% +17.65%

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 8,038 11,938 17,197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.43% 13.93% 19.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4,289 8,369 7,941
10th Percentile £30,580 £27,000 £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 £73,000 £70,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £93,750
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 15 May 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 15 May 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 +106 38 £50,000 - 51
North of England +3 21 £32,500 -43.93% 40
North West -14 21 £32,500 -43.93% 13
South West +119 11 £60,000 +5.18% 4
South East +66 11 £77,500 +16.98% 13
Midlands +56 1 £47,500 -18.05% 4
West Midlands +51 1 £47,500 -18.05% 4
East of England - 1 £75,000 - 5
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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 31 (37.35%) CMS
2 20 (24.10%) Umbraco
3 13 (15.66%) WordPress
4 5 (6.02%) Drupal
5 2 (2.41%) Jadu
6 1 (1.20%) EPiServer
Applications
1 13 (15.66%) Adobe XD
2 8 (9.64%) Sketch
3 6 (7.23%) InVision
4 1 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 17 (20.48%) Figma
2 7 (8.43%) AWS
2 7 (8.43%) Stripe
3 4 (4.82%) Google Analytics
4 3 (3.61%) Azure
4 3 (3.61%) Miro
4 3 (3.61%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 2 (2.41%) Google Sheets
6 1 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.20%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.20%) SaaS
6 1 (1.20%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (24.10%) Intranet
2 3 (3.61%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (26.51%) SQL Server
2 6 (7.23%) GIS
3 3 (3.61%) MySQL
4 2 (2.41%) Looker
Development Applications
1 21 (25.30%) Git
2 12 (14.46%) Axure RP
3 7 (8.43%) Balsamiq
4 5 (6.02%) Cypress.io
4 5 (6.02%) Selenium
5 3 (3.61%) Bitbucket
6 2 (2.41%) webpack
7 1 (1.20%) JIRA
7 1 (1.20%) rollup.js
7 1 (1.20%) Vite
General
1 36 (43.37%) Social Skills
2 19 (22.89%) Public Sector
3 8 (9.64%) Law
3 8 (9.64%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (4.82%) Marketing
4 4 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.61%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.41%) Finance
7 1 (1.20%) Legal
7 1 (1.20%) Multimedia
7 1 (1.20%) Publishing
7 1 (1.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (54.22%) Developer
2 20 (24.10%) Umbraco Developer
3 13 (15.66%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 10 (12.05%) Designer
4 10 (12.05%) Senior
5 9 (10.84%) Senior Developer
6 8 (9.64%) Consultant
6 8 (9.64%) Lead
7 7 (8.43%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
7 7 (8.43%) User Experience Consultant
7 7 (8.43%) Web Developer
7 7 (8.43%) Website Developer
8 6 (7.23%) Senior Front-End Developer
8 6 (7.23%) Technical Leader
8 6 (7.23%) UX Designer
9 5 (6.02%) UX Developer
10 3 (3.61%) Design Engineer
10 3 (3.61%) Software Engineer
10 3 (3.61%) Tester
10 3 (3.61%) Web Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (74.70%) CSS
2 59 (71.08%) HTML
3 29 (34.94%) HTML5
4 21 (25.30%) jQuery
5 9 (10.84%) CSS3
6 8 (9.64%) React
7 6 (7.23%) Jest
8 4 (4.82%) Node.js
9 3 (3.61%) Ajax
9 3 (3.61%) JSON
9 3 (3.61%) JWT
9 3 (3.61%) Laravel
9 3 (3.61%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (3.61%) Middleware
9 3 (3.61%) REST
9 3 (3.61%) SOAP
10 2 (2.41%) .NET
10 2 (2.41%) OAuth
10 2 (2.41%) OAuth2
11 1 (1.20%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 21 (25.30%) NHS
2 7 (8.43%) Learning Management System
2 7 (8.43%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.82%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.20%) e-Learning
4 1 (1.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.84%) Android
1 9 (10.84%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (38.55%) Web Development
2 30 (36.14%) Content Management
2 30 (36.14%) User Experience
3 29 (34.94%) Agile
4 22 (26.51%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (25.30%) User Research
5 21 (25.30%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 20 (24.10%) Clean Code
6 20 (24.10%) Customer Requirements
7 17 (20.48%) Front End Development
7 17 (20.48%) Project Management
8 13 (15.66%) Usability Testing
9 12 (14.46%) Analytics
9 12 (14.46%) Prototyping
10 11 (13.25%) Performance Optimisation
11 10 (12.05%) Line Management
11 10 (12.05%) UX Design
11 10 (12.05%) Wireframes
12 9 (10.84%) Inclusive Design
12 9 (10.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 44 (53.01%) JavaScript
2 27 (32.53%) C#
3 21 (25.30%) SQL
4 15 (18.07%) PHP
5 9 (10.84%) TypeScript
6 3 (3.61%) Apex Code
7 1 (1.20%) Java
7 1 (1.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (42.17%) Degree
2 12 (14.46%) Security Cleared
3 10 (12.05%) 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 76 (91.57%) Accessibility
2 20 (24.10%) GDPR
3 2 (2.41%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.41%) WAI
System Software
1 5 (6.02%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (6.02%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 20 (24.10%) HP
2 16 (19.28%) Microsoft
3 15 (18.07%) Adobe
4 5 (6.02%) Google
5 3 (3.61%) MuleSoft
5 3 (3.61%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.20%) Optimizely
6 1 (1.20%) SAP