Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 625 693 847
Rank change year-on-year +68 +154 +153
Permanent jobs citing WCAG 86 206 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.96% 1.52% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 52 134 47
10th Percentile - £40,988 £42,454
25th Percentile £31,250 £47,713 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £57,965 £49,150
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% +17.93% +22.88%
75th Percentile £54,391 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,625 £91,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £57,965 £52,500
% change year-on-year -43.93% +10.41% +61.54%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 8,996 13,573 18,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.48% 13.56% 18.84%
Number of salaries quoted 4,495 9,177 8,635
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,900 £32,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £73,455 £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% +5.26%

WCAG
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for WCAG in the UK

WCAG
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for WCAG in the UK

WCAG
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing WCAG over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for WCAG in the UK

WCAG
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCAG within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England +80 81 £46,250 -20.21% 229
London +115 41 £50,000 - 52
UK excluding London +68 41 £32,500 -43.93% 201
Work from Home +73 36 £50,000 -13.74% 146
North of England -12 20 £32,500 -43.93% 59
North West -14 20 £32,500 -43.93% 22
South West +105 10 - - 24
South East +62 8 £63,750 -3.77% 50
Scotland +109 1 - - 6
West Midlands +63 1 £47,500 -18.05% 19
Midlands +62 1 £47,500 -18.05% 33
East of England - 1 £75,000 - 27

WCAG
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 31 (36.05%) CMS
2 19 (22.09%) Umbraco
3 14 (16.28%) WordPress
4 5 (5.81%) Drupal
5 2 (2.33%) Jadu
6 1 (1.16%) EPiServer
Applications
1 15 (17.44%) Adobe XD
2 10 (11.63%) Sketch
3 7 (8.14%) InVision
4 1 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 19 (22.09%) Figma
2 8 (9.30%) AWS
3 7 (8.14%) Stripe
4 4 (4.65%) Google Analytics
5 3 (3.49%) Miro
5 3 (3.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 2 (2.33%) Azure
6 2 (2.33%) Google Sheets
7 1 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.16%) GitHub
7 1 (1.16%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.16%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.16%) SaaS
7 1 (1.16%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 1 (1.16%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (20.93%) Intranet
2 5 (5.81%) DNS
3 1 (1.16%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (23.26%) SQL Server
2 6 (6.98%) GIS
3 3 (3.49%) MySQL
4 2 (2.33%) Looker
Development Applications
1 21 (24.42%) Git
2 13 (15.12%) Axure RP
3 7 (8.14%) Balsamiq
4 5 (5.81%) Vite
4 5 (5.81%) webpack
5 3 (3.49%) Bitbucket
5 3 (3.49%) Cypress.io
6 2 (2.33%) rollup.js
6 2 (2.33%) Selenium
7 1 (1.16%) Jenkins
7 1 (1.16%) JIRA
General
1 37 (43.02%) Social Skills
2 21 (24.42%) Public Sector
3 11 (12.79%) Law
4 8 (9.30%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (6.98%) Marketing
6 5 (5.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (4.65%) Finance
7 4 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.49%) Retail
9 1 (1.16%) Banking
9 1 (1.16%) Health Technology
9 1 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.16%) Legal
9 1 (1.16%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.16%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 40 (46.51%) Developer
2 18 (20.93%) Umbraco Developer
3 11 (12.79%) Designer
4 10 (11.63%) Senior
5 9 (10.47%) Consultant
5 9 (10.47%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 8 (9.30%) Lead
6 8 (9.30%) User Experience Consultant
7 7 (8.14%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
7 7 (8.14%) UX Designer
7 7 (8.14%) Web Developer
7 7 (8.14%) Website Developer
8 6 (6.98%) Technical Leader
8 6 (6.98%) UX Developer
9 5 (5.81%) Senior Developer
9 5 (5.81%) Software Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Design Engineer
10 3 (3.49%) Engineering Manager
10 3 (3.49%) UI Designer
10 3 (3.49%) Web Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (72.09%) CSS
2 59 (68.60%) HTML
3 27 (31.40%) HTML5
4 19 (22.09%) jQuery
5 8 (9.30%) CSS3
6 7 (8.14%) React
7 4 (4.65%) Jest
7 4 (4.65%) Node.js
7 4 (4.65%) REST
7 4 (4.65%) Vue
8 3 (3.49%) Ajax
8 3 (3.49%) JSON
8 3 (3.49%) JWT
8 3 (3.49%) Laravel
8 3 (3.49%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (3.49%) Middleware
8 3 (3.49%) Next.js
8 3 (3.49%) SOAP
9 2 (2.33%) OAuth
9 2 (2.33%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 19 (22.09%) NHS
2 7 (8.14%) Learning Management System
2 7 (8.14%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.65%) Mobile App
4 3 (3.49%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.16%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.16%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.16%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.16%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.47%) Android
1 9 (10.47%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (38.37%) User Experience
2 30 (34.88%) Content Management
2 30 (34.88%) Web Development
3 29 (33.72%) Agile
4 23 (26.74%) User Research
5 22 (25.58%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 21 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (22.09%) Clean Code
8 18 (20.93%) Customer Requirements
8 18 (20.93%) Project Management
9 16 (18.60%) Front End Development
10 14 (16.28%) Prototyping
11 13 (15.12%) Performance Optimisation
11 13 (15.12%) Usability Testing
12 12 (13.95%) Analytics
12 12 (13.95%) Responsive Web Design
13 11 (12.79%) Line Management
13 11 (12.79%) Wireframes
14 10 (11.63%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
14 10 (11.63%) Inclusive Design
Programming Languages
1 45 (52.33%) JavaScript
2 21 (24.42%) C#
3 19 (22.09%) SQL
4 12 (13.95%) PHP
5 8 (9.30%) TypeScript
6 3 (3.49%) Apex Code
7 1 (1.16%) Java
7 1 (1.16%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (36.05%) Degree
2 13 (15.12%) Security Cleared
3 11 (12.79%) SC Cleared
4 5 (5.81%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.16%) BC Cleared
6 1 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (95.35%) Accessibility
2 18 (20.93%) GDPR
3 2 (2.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.33%) WAI
System Software
1 2 (2.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 18 (20.93%) HP
2 17 (19.77%) Adobe
3 16 (18.60%) Microsoft
4 5 (5.81%) Google
5 3 (3.49%) MuleSoft
5 3 (3.49%) Salesforce
5 3 (3.49%) SAP
6 1 (1.16%) Optimizely