Accessibility Jobs

Accessibility (a11y)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Accessibility skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Accessibility over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 199 280 269
Rank change year-on-year +81 -11 -23
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 812 1,027 1,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.56% 1.04% 1.34%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.18% 7.58% 7.00%
Number of salaries quoted 349 634 547
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +8.26%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,314 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year +10.00% -8.90% +16.22%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 8,850 13,541 19,961
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.97% 13.77% 19.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4,598 9,268 9,195
10th Percentile £31,250 £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 £73,750 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +5.04%

Accessibility
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Accessibility as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accessibility.

Salary trend for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Accessibility in the UK

Accessibility
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accessibility within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
England +99 709 £56,501 +2.73% 757
UK excluding London +36 415 £55,000 +10.00% 413
Work from Home +127 361 £60,000 +4.35% 457
London +142 312 £65,000 +0.78% 393
South East +137 148 £50,000 +25.00% 101
North of England -20 108 £42,134 -27.31% 126
North West -3 86 £37,000 -35.65% 70
South West +125 60 £66,367 +32.07% 51
Midlands -18 46 £50,000 - 57
Scotland +51 37 £92,500 +48.00% 22
West Midlands -3 34 £57,500 -3.20% 37
Yorkshire +25 21 £55,000 +4.76% 42
East Midlands +25 12 £42,500 +6.25% 20
Wales +32 8 £80,000 +43.11% 16
East of England +25 6 £55,000 +59.42% 31
Isle of Man - 4 - -
North East +17 1 £65,000 +12.14% 18

Accessibility
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 95 (11.70%) CMS
2 39 (4.80%) WordPress
3 31 (3.82%) Umbraco
4 18 (2.22%) Drupal
5 17 (2.09%) Apache Spark
6 15 (1.85%) Apache
6 15 (1.85%) Apache Airflow
7 13 (1.60%) Confluence
8 10 (1.23%) nginx
9 8 (0.99%) SharePoint
10 4 (0.49%) Cloud Foundry
11 3 (0.37%) GemFire
12 2 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.25%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.25%) ColdFusion
12 2 (0.25%) IBM Domino
12 2 (0.25%) Jadu
13 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
13 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
13 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 19 (2.34%) Adobe XD
2 17 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (1.72%) Sketch
5 13 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (1.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 11 (1.35%) Adobe Premiere
8 10 (1.23%) Photoshop
9 7 (0.86%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (0.74%) Trello
11 5 (0.62%) InVision
12 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
12 4 (0.49%) MS Visio
13 3 (0.37%) Chatbot
13 3 (0.37%) InDesign
14 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
15 1 (0.12%) Adobe After Effects
15 1 (0.12%) Simulink
15 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
15 1 (0.12%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 57 (7.02%) NEC Housing
2 11 (1.35%) JDE OneWorld
2 11 (1.35%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.62%) CiviCRM
3 5 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.62%) Endur
3 5 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.49%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.49%) Shopify
5 1 (0.12%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 112 (13.79%) Azure
2 87 (10.71%) AWS
3 63 (7.76%) Power Platform
4 45 (5.54%) Figma
5 36 (4.43%) GCP
6 30 (3.69%) SaaS
7 28 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
7 28 (3.45%) Google Analytics
8 27 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (3.20%) Snowflake
10 15 (1.85%) OpenShift
11 14 (1.72%) Boomi
11 14 (1.72%) PowerApps
12 13 (1.60%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (1.48%) Microsoft Purview
14 11 (1.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 10 (1.23%) Collibra
15 10 (1.23%) GitHub
15 10 (1.23%) Google Ads
15 10 (1.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.06%) Intranet
2 15 (1.85%) Firewall
3 13 (1.60%) Network Security
3 13 (1.60%) VPN
4 6 (0.74%) HTTP
5 5 (0.62%) DNS
6 4 (0.49%) LoRaWAN
7 3 (0.37%) DHCP
8 2 (0.25%) 4G
8 2 (0.25%) Internet
8 2 (0.25%) SAN
9 1 (0.12%) Cisco Wireless
9 1 (0.12%) eduroam
9 1 (0.12%) FIX Connectivity
9 1 (0.12%) LAN
9 1 (0.12%) MPLS
9 1 (0.12%) Spanning Tree
9 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.12%) WAN
9 1 (0.12%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.53%) Data Warehouse
2 45 (5.54%) SQL Server
3 36 (4.43%) Metadata
3 36 (4.43%) Power BI
4 34 (4.19%) NoSQL
5 32 (3.94%) Data Lake
6 24 (2.96%) Tableau
7 21 (2.59%) Oracle Database
8 18 (2.22%) Relational Database
9 13 (1.60%) Hadoop
10 12 (1.48%) BusinessObjects
10 12 (1.48%) MongoDB
10 12 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
11 11 (1.35%) MySQL
12 10 (1.23%) Big Data
13 9 (1.11%) Apache Hudi
13 9 (1.11%) Apache Iceberg
13 9 (1.11%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.11%) IBM InfoSphere
14 8 (0.99%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 48 (5.91%) Git
2 29 (3.57%) JIRA
3 19 (2.34%) Jenkins
4 17 (2.09%) Selenium
4 17 (2.09%) webpack
5 14 (1.72%) Cypress.io
6 13 (1.60%) Bitbucket
7 12 (1.48%) Postman
8 10 (1.23%) Axure RP
9 9 (1.11%) Vite
10 7 (0.86%) GitLab
10 7 (0.86%) JUnit
11 6 (0.74%) Babel
11 6 (0.74%) Balsamiq
11 6 (0.74%) JMeter
11 6 (0.74%) TeamCity
11 6 (0.74%) Xcode
12 5 (0.62%) Eclipse
12 5 (0.62%) NUnit
13 4 (0.49%) TestNG
General
1 262 (32.27%) Finance
2 211 (25.99%) Social Skills
3 124 (15.27%) Law
4 96 (11.82%) Public Sector
5 93 (11.45%) Marketing
6 91 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
7 67 (8.25%) Local Government
8 63 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 58 (7.14%) Police
10 52 (6.40%) Banking
11 45 (5.54%) Legal
12 30 (3.69%) Social Housing
13 23 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (2.59%) Manufacturing
14 21 (2.59%) Tech for Good
15 19 (2.34%) Retail
16 17 (2.09%) Advertising
17 15 (1.85%) Publishing
18 14 (1.72%) Games
19 13 (1.60%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 156 (19.21%) Developer
2 142 (17.49%) Senior
3 84 (10.34%) Lead
4 71 (8.74%) Consultant
5 58 (7.14%) Designer
6 49 (6.03%) Analyst
7 45 (5.54%) Implementation Consultant
8 43 (5.30%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 38 (4.68%) Software Engineer
10 34 (4.19%) Senior Developer
11 28 (3.45%) Data Engineer
12 27 (3.33%) UX Developer
13 26 (3.20%) UX Designer
14 24 (2.96%) Security Engineer
15 23 (2.83%) Umbraco Developer
16 22 (2.71%) Architect
17 19 (2.34%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
17 19 (2.34%) Junior
18 16 (1.97%) Data Analytics Director
18 16 (1.97%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (18.35%) CSS
2 147 (18.10%) HTML
3 81 (9.98%) React
4 54 (6.65%) HTML5
5 48 (5.91%) jQuery
6 43 (5.30%) REST
7 42 (5.17%) .NET
8 35 (4.31%) CSS3
9 26 (3.20%) JSON
10 25 (3.08%) AngularJS
11 24 (2.96%) Vue
12 23 (2.83%) Node.js
13 20 (2.46%) RESTful
13 20 (2.46%) SOAP
14 19 (2.34%) Web Services
15 17 (2.09%) XML
16 14 (1.72%) Kafka
17 12 (1.48%) Middleware
17 12 (1.48%) Next.js
18 11 (1.35%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.67%) Social Media
2 38 (4.68%) Management Information System
3 35 (4.31%) Product Ownership
4 34 (4.19%) NHS
5 33 (4.06%) Housing Association
6 23 (2.83%) Algorithms
6 23 (2.83%) Greenfield Project
6 23 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (2.46%) Mobile App
8 17 (2.09%) Data Structures
9 16 (1.97%) FMCG
10 14 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.72%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.35%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.23%) Derivative
12 10 (1.23%) Learning Management System
13 9 (1.11%) IoT
13 9 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
14 8 (0.99%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 47 (5.79%) Unix
2 26 (3.20%) Windows
3 25 (3.08%) Android
4 24 (2.96%) Apple iOS
4 24 (2.96%) Linux
5 12 (1.48%) Solaris
6 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.25%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (28.20%) Agile
2 206 (25.37%) User Experience
3 154 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
4 152 (18.72%) Analytics
5 108 (13.30%) UX Design
6 98 (12.07%) Project Management
7 96 (11.82%) Stakeholder Management
8 89 (10.96%) Content Management
9 88 (10.84%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 87 (10.71%) Decision-Making
10 87 (10.71%) User Research
11 85 (10.47%) Data Governance
11 85 (10.47%) Mentoring
12 83 (10.22%) Collaborative Working
12 83 (10.22%) Web Development
13 80 (9.85%) DevOps
14 78 (9.61%) Data Management
14 78 (9.61%) Software Engineering
15 77 (9.48%) Artificial Intelligence
16 76 (9.36%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 196 (24.14%) SQL
2 148 (18.23%) JavaScript
3 114 (14.04%) Python
4 52 (6.40%) C#
5 45 (5.54%) TypeScript
6 34 (4.19%) Java
6 34 (4.19%) PHP
7 21 (2.59%) PL/SQL
8 17 (2.09%) Go
9 11 (1.35%) Scala
10 9 (1.11%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.11%) Swift
11 7 (0.86%) Elixir
11 7 (0.86%) Perl
12 6 (0.74%) C
12 6 (0.74%) C++
12 6 (0.74%) Clojure
12 6 (0.74%) Rust
13 5 (0.62%) Kotlin
13 5 (0.62%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 179 (22.04%) Degree
2 75 (9.24%) DBS Check
3 30 (3.69%) Security Cleared
4 27 (3.33%) Master's Degree
5 21 (2.59%) CISSP
6 18 (2.22%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (1.60%) CISM
9 7 (0.86%) ISTQB
10 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.62%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.62%) OCP
11 5 (0.62%) Oracle Certification
11 5 (0.62%) SAP Certification
12 4 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.49%) CREST Certified
12 4 (0.49%) OCA
12 4 (0.49%) SANS
13 2 (0.25%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (9.73%) WCAG
2 76 (9.36%) Data Quality
3 61 (7.51%) GDPR
4 47 (5.79%) QA
5 23 (2.83%) NIST
6 12 (1.48%) ISO 9001
6 12 (1.48%) NCSC
7 8 (0.99%) SLA
8 6 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (0.25%) GAAP
9 2 (0.25%) GLP
9 2 (0.25%) Good Clinical Practice
9 2 (0.25%) IFRS
9 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.25%) WAI
10 1 (0.12%) MiFID
10 1 (0.12%) PERC
System Software
1 27 (3.33%) Docker
2 11 (1.35%) HDFS
3 5 (0.62%) Firmware
4 2 (0.25%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 50 (6.16%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.62%) Oracle RMAN
3 3 (0.37%) Terraform
4 2 (0.25%) Ansible
4 2 (0.25%) Hadoop YARN
5 1 (0.12%) cPanel
5 1 (0.12%) QRadar
Vendors
1 114 (14.04%) Microsoft
2 57 (7.02%) NEC
3 55 (6.77%) Adobe
4 49 (6.03%) Google
5 27 (3.33%) Oracle
6 22 (2.71%) HP
6 22 (2.71%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.34%) ATG
8 13 (1.60%) SAP
9 12 (1.48%) Citrix
9 12 (1.48%) Dell
9 12 (1.48%) YouTube
10 11 (1.35%) Informatica
11 10 (1.23%) IBM
12 9 (1.11%) Red Hat
13 8 (0.99%) Cisco
13 8 (0.99%) Instagram
13 8 (0.99%) Mercator
14 7 (0.86%) Databricks
14 7 (0.86%) Facebook