Accessibility Job Trends in the South East

Accessibility (a11y)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Accessibility skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 156 243
Rank change year-on-year +43 +87 +29
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 252 141 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.46% 1.58% 0.72%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.28% 9.81% 5.91%
Number of salaries quoted 106 65 59
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,250 £42,500 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% +47.06% -22.80%
75th Percentile £66,250 £69,840 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -6.78% +1.79% +0.81%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

Accessibility 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,897 1,437 1,675
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 11.03% 16.08% 12.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,315 735 1,074
10th Percentile £31,100 £28,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -7.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,265 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.04% +0.48% -8.33%

Accessibility
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Accessibility relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Accessibility job vacancy trend in the South East

Accessibility
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Accessibility.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Accessibility

Accessibility
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accessibility in the South East over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Accessibility in the South East

Accessibility
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accessibility within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +51 133 £62,500 -3.10% 26
Berkshire +31 84 - - 13
Surrey +14 47 £37,500 -16.67% 12
Oxfordshire +6 34 £68,500 +37.00% 5
East Sussex +9 32 £47,500 -5.00% 3
Hampshire -33 23 £32,500 -23.53% 10
Buckinghamshire +3 15 £30,000 - 8
West Sussex -21 6 £50,750 +19.41%
Kent -24 6 - - 8
Sussex - 3 £59,500 -
Middlesex +28 2 - - 1
Accessibility
England

Accessibility
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (2.78%) CMS
2 4 (1.59%) WordPress
3 3 (1.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (1.19%) Moodle
3 3 (1.19%) SAS
3 3 (1.19%) Sitecore CMS
4 2 (0.79%) Confluence
4 2 (0.79%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.40%) Umbraco
Applications
1 10 (3.97%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.59%) Mathcad
3 4 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.59%) Simulink
3 4 (1.59%) UserZoom
4 1 (0.40%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.40%) Elementor
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.40%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 18 (7.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (3.17%) Primavera
3 6 (2.38%) SAP GTS
4 4 (1.59%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.59%) SAP WM
5 3 (1.19%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.79%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.79%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 24 (9.52%) Adobe Analytics
2 19 (7.54%) Azure
3 17 (6.75%) Figma
4 10 (3.97%) AWS
5 7 (2.78%) SaaS
6 5 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.98%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.59%) GCP
7 4 (1.59%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 3 (1.19%) BrowserStack
8 3 (1.19%) Contentsquare
8 3 (1.19%) Google Analytics
8 3 (1.19%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 2 (0.79%) Azure AI
9 2 (0.79%) Azure Machine Learning
9 2 (0.79%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.79%) Serverless
9 2 (0.79%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (10.71%) Internet
2 24 (9.52%) Broadband
3 3 (1.19%) DHCP
3 3 (1.19%) DNS
4 2 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (0.79%) Network Security
4 2 (0.79%) OSPF
4 2 (0.79%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.79%) VLAN
4 2 (0.79%) VPN
4 2 (0.79%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.40%) Firewall
5 1 (0.40%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.98%) Power BI
3 4 (1.59%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.19%) Metadata
4 3 (1.19%) NoSQL
4 3 (1.19%) Tableau
5 2 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (0.79%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.79%) MySQL
5 2 (0.79%) Redis
5 2 (0.79%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (3.57%) Git
2 5 (1.98%) Selenium
3 4 (1.59%) LabVIEW
3 4 (1.59%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.79%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.79%) GitLab
4 2 (0.79%) JIRA
4 2 (0.79%) Mocha
4 2 (0.79%) MSTest
4 2 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.40%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.40%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.40%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.40%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.40%) JMeter
5 1 (0.40%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.40%) Snyk
General
1 146 (57.94%) Social Skills
2 51 (20.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 44 (17.46%) Pharmaceutical
4 34 (13.49%) Influencing Skills
5 33 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (12.70%) Finance
7 26 (10.32%) Public Sector
8 24 (9.52%) Games
9 20 (7.94%) Legal
10 16 (6.35%) Aerospace
11 14 (5.56%) Marketing
12 13 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.78%) Military
14 6 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.98%) Electronics
16 4 (1.59%) Law
16 4 (1.59%) Manufacturing
16 4 (1.59%) Multimedia
17 3 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
18 2 (0.79%) Billing
Job Titles
1 46 (18.25%) Lead
2 33 (13.10%) Developer
3 30 (11.90%) Senior
3 30 (11.90%) Web Developer
4 18 (7.14%) Designer
5 16 (6.35%) Consultant
6 14 (5.56%) Architect
7 13 (5.16%) Project Manager
7 13 (5.16%) User Researcher
8 12 (4.76%) Digital User Researcher
9 11 (4.37%) QA Leader
9 11 (4.37%) UX Designer
10 10 (3.97%) Analyst
10 10 (3.97%) Auditor
10 10 (3.97%) Lead Designer
10 10 (3.97%) Senior Manager
10 10 (3.97%) Senior Project Manager
11 8 (3.17%) Data Architect
11 8 (3.17%) Systems Engineer
12 7 (2.78%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (14.68%) HTML
2 35 (13.89%) CSS
3 29 (11.51%) .NET
4 27 (10.71%) jQuery
5 4 (1.59%) EDI
5 4 (1.59%) Jest
5 4 (1.59%) Node.js
5 4 (1.59%) Playwright
5 4 (1.59%) RESTful
6 3 (1.19%) HTML5
6 3 (1.19%) SAP Basis
6 3 (1.19%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (1.19%) XML
6 3 (1.19%) YAML
7 2 (0.79%) ADO
7 2 (0.79%) NestJS
7 2 (0.79%) NgRx
7 2 (0.79%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.79%) TensorFlow
7 2 (0.79%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 28 (11.11%) Social Media
2 26 (10.32%) Life Science
3 21 (8.33%) Public Cloud
4 18 (7.14%) Cloud Native
5 17 (6.75%) Pharmacovigilance
6 12 (4.76%) Management Information System
7 10 (3.97%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (3.57%) Hackathon
8 9 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (3.17%) Product Ownership
10 6 (2.38%) Low-Code
10 6 (2.38%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.98%) Blog
11 5 (1.98%) Podcast
11 5 (1.98%) Private Cloud
12 4 (1.59%) Data Structures
13 3 (1.19%) AI Agents
13 3 (1.19%) Animation
13 3 (1.19%) Learning Management System
13 3 (1.19%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.19%) Windows
2 2 (0.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (23.41%) Agile
1 59 (23.41%) Roadmaps
2 56 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 55 (21.83%) AI
4 52 (20.63%) Computer Science
5 47 (18.65%) Analytics
6 45 (17.86%) User Research
7 37 (14.68%) SEO
8 35 (13.89%) CAPA
9 34 (13.49%) Hematology
9 34 (13.49%) Immunology
10 33 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
10 33 (13.10%) Web Development
11 31 (12.30%) Prototyping
11 31 (12.30%) User Experience
12 30 (11.90%) Performance Improvement
13 29 (11.51%) Customer Experience
14 28 (11.11%) Decision-Making
14 28 (11.11%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 26 (10.32%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 32 (12.70%) JavaScript
2 31 (12.30%) SQL
3 27 (10.71%) PHP
4 12 (4.76%) Python
5 8 (3.17%) ABAP
6 6 (2.38%) Java
7 4 (1.59%) C#
7 4 (1.59%) MATLAB
8 3 (1.19%) SAS Macro
9 2 (0.79%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.40%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 128 (50.79%) Degree
2 38 (15.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 28 (11.11%) Master's Degree
4 24 (9.52%) Security Cleared
5 23 (9.13%) SC Cleared
6 15 (5.95%) DV Cleared
7 14 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.57%) PMI Certification
8 9 (3.57%) PMP
9 5 (1.98%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.59%) PhD
11 3 (1.19%) CCA
11 3 (1.19%) ICAEW
11 3 (1.19%) Postgraduate
12 2 (0.79%) CCNA
12 2 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (19.84%) QA
2 32 (12.70%) Good Clinical Practice
3 22 (8.73%) GxP
4 21 (8.33%) WCAG
5 8 (3.17%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 8 (3.17%) GLP
5 8 (3.17%) GMP
6 6 (2.38%) GDPR
7 4 (1.59%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 3 (1.19%) CDISC
9 2 (0.79%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.79%) SLA
10 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (1.59%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.59%) Docker
2 2 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.79%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 40 (15.87%) SAP
2 31 (12.30%) Adobe
3 25 (9.92%) Microsoft
4 8 (3.17%) Google
5 4 (1.59%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.19%) Oracle
6 3 (1.19%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.19%) Sitecore
7 2 (0.79%) Cisco
7 2 (0.79%) Databricks
7 2 (0.79%) Foundry
7 2 (0.79%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.79%) Pardot
7 2 (0.79%) SolarWinds
7 2 (0.79%) UiPath
7 2 (0.79%) Veeam
7 2 (0.79%) VMware
7 2 (0.79%) Xero
8 1 (0.40%) dotdigital
8 1 (0.40%) HP