Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 602 | 706 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +104 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing WCAG | 49 | 164 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.13% | 0.23% | 0.065% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.78% | 1.71% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 106 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £40,988 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £52,500 | £34,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £57,965 | £43,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.93% | +32.49% | +34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,500 | £65,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £92,500 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £57,965 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.37% | +22.03% | +10.47% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,243 | 9,574 | 12,831 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 16.95% | 13.62% | 20.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,050 | 6,349 | 4,736 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £25,750 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | +5.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £79,750 |
| 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 the UK excluding London
Job postings citing WCAG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WCAG in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing WCAG in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCAG within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | +33 | 22 | £32,500 | -43.93% | 16 |
| North West | +20 | 22 | £32,500 | -43.93% | 8 |
| South West | +109 | 12 | £60,000 | +5.18% | 9 |
| South East | +79 | 12 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 13 |
| Scotland | +120 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +72 | 1 | £47,500 | -18.05% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 1 | £47,500 | -18.05% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 3 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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: