Section 508 Job Trends in the South East

Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Section 508 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 290 - 305
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Section 508 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.011% - 0.023%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.072% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £42,500 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,396 1,500 1,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.59% 11.56% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 719 792 827
10th Percentile £29,600 £30,179 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £40,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £80,500
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.87% -4.17% +7.14%

Section 508
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Section 508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Section 508 in the South East

Section 508
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Section 508.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Section 508

Section 508
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 Section 508 within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 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
Middlesex - 1 - -
Section 508
England

Section 508
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Publishing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG