Hybrid/Remote Accessibility Job Trends

Accessibility (a11y)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Accessibility skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 117 266
Rank change year-on-year +36 +149 +5
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 560 374 371
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.15% 2.82% 1.14%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 17.76% 15.50% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 205 139 297
10th Percentile £39,850 £40,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,909 £50,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,375 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,761 £87,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.35%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,153 2,413 4,197
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.75% 18.17% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,859 1,573 3,304
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £34,905
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,313 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.69% +12.38% -8.70%

Accessibility
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Accessibility and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Accessibility job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Accessibility
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Accessibility.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Accessibility

Accessibility
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Accessibility salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Accessibility
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 50 (8.93%) CMS
2 26 (4.64%) Confluence
3 11 (1.96%) Drupal
4 8 (1.43%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.71%) WordPress
6 3 (0.54%) Apache
6 3 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 30 (5.36%) UserZoom
2 27 (4.82%) Adobe XD
3 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.89%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.89%) DaVinci Resolve
4 5 (0.89%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.89%) Sketch
5 3 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.54%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.18%) InDesign
6 1 (0.18%) InVision
6 1 (0.18%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) Notion
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.07%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.71%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 169 (30.18%) Adobe Analytics
2 123 (21.96%) Figma
3 94 (16.79%) Azure
4 50 (8.93%) Contentsquare
5 48 (8.57%) AWS
6 36 (6.43%) Snowflake
7 34 (6.07%) GCP
8 30 (5.36%) SaaS
9 28 (5.00%) Azure DevOps
10 24 (4.29%) Google Analytics
11 23 (4.11%) Power Platform
12 21 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (2.86%) Azure Key Vault
14 14 (2.50%) dbt
14 14 (2.50%) GitHub
15 12 (2.14%) Serverless
16 10 (1.79%) Asana
16 10 (1.79%) Entra ID
17 9 (1.61%) Miro
17 9 (1.61%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 190 (33.93%) Broadband
2 11 (1.96%) Internet
3 7 (1.25%) LTE
4 5 (0.89%) SNMP
5 2 (0.36%) DHCP
5 2 (0.36%) DNS
5 2 (0.36%) Firewall
5 2 (0.36%) Intranet
5 2 (0.36%) Wireless
6 1 (0.18%) VoIP
6 1 (0.18%) VPN
6 1 (0.18%) WAN
6 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.79%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (1.61%) Power BI
3 8 (1.43%) BigQuery
4 7 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.89%) Metadata
5 5 (0.89%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.89%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.71%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.54%) MySQL
7 3 (0.54%) Tableau
8 2 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.18%) Big Data
9 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.18%) Looker
9 1 (0.18%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (5.00%) Git
2 24 (4.29%) Axure RP
3 23 (4.11%) Balsamiq
4 14 (2.50%) JMeter
5 13 (2.32%) Selenium
5 13 (2.32%) Storybook
6 12 (2.14%) Cypress.io
6 12 (2.14%) JIRA
7 11 (1.96%) Jenkins
8 10 (1.79%) Visual Studio
9 9 (1.61%) Cucumber
9 9 (1.61%) webpack
10 7 (1.25%) REST Assured
11 6 (1.07%) GitLab
11 6 (1.07%) Postman
11 6 (1.07%) XCUITest
12 5 (0.89%) Babel
12 5 (0.89%) Locust
13 4 (0.71%) Vite
14 3 (0.54%) Gatling
General
1 192 (34.29%) Games
2 107 (19.11%) Social Skills
3 73 (13.04%) Public Sector
4 70 (12.50%) Law
5 65 (11.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 60 (10.71%) Finance
7 43 (7.68%) Analytical Skills
8 40 (7.14%) Legal
9 38 (6.79%) Marketing
10 14 (2.50%) Retail
11 11 (1.96%) Advertising
12 10 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.07%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.07%) Publishing
13 6 (1.07%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.71%) German Language
14 4 (0.71%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.71%) Local Government
14 4 (0.71%) Police
Job Titles
1 149 (26.61%) Lead
2 101 (18.04%) Designer
3 70 (12.50%) Senior
4 49 (8.75%) Developer
5 48 (8.57%) Lead Designer
6 38 (6.79%) Architect
7 37 (6.61%) Digital Designer
8 33 (5.89%) UX Designer
9 29 (5.18%) User Researcher
10 28 (5.00%) Data Architect
11 23 (4.11%) Service Designer
12 22 (3.93%) Software Engineer
13 20 (3.57%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 20 (3.57%) Product Manager
14 18 (3.21%) Analyst
15 16 (2.86%) Engineering Manager
15 16 (2.86%) Systems Manager
16 13 (2.32%) Digital User Researcher
17 12 (2.14%) Lead UX Designer
17 12 (2.14%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (9.82%) HTML
2 54 (9.64%) CSS
3 51 (9.11%) React
4 24 (4.29%) .NET
5 15 (2.68%) HTML5
6 13 (2.32%) AngularJS
6 13 (2.32%) Playwright
7 12 (2.14%) Node.js
8 11 (1.96%) CSS3
8 11 (1.96%) Vue
9 10 (1.79%) Next.js
10 9 (1.61%) RESTful
10 9 (1.61%) Sass
11 8 (1.43%) Blazor
11 8 (1.43%) Material Design
11 8 (1.43%) Web Services
11 8 (1.43%) WebAssembly
11 8 (1.43%) YAML
12 7 (1.25%) HEVC
12 7 (1.25%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 158 (28.21%) Social Media
2 54 (9.64%) Product Ownership
3 46 (8.21%) Onboarding
4 43 (7.68%) Mobile App
5 23 (4.11%) Management Information System
6 22 (3.93%) Cloud Native
7 15 (2.68%) Podcast
8 13 (2.32%) Blog
8 13 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.25%) Culture of Ownership
11 5 (0.89%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.89%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.71%) e-Learning
12 4 (0.71%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.71%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.54%) Data Structures
13 3 (0.54%) Driving Licence
13 3 (0.54%) Graphic Design
13 3 (0.54%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.54%) Android
1 31 (5.54%) Apple iOS
2 10 (1.79%) Windows
3 3 (0.54%) Linux
4 2 (0.36%) Unix
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (60.00%) Agile
2 257 (45.89%) Analytics
3 251 (44.82%) AI
4 225 (40.18%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 213 (38.04%) Roadmaps
6 201 (35.89%) Storytelling
7 190 (33.93%) User Research
8 174 (31.07%) Customer Experience
9 169 (30.18%) Product Roadmap
10 164 (29.29%) Digital Customer Experience
11 151 (26.96%) User Experience
12 123 (21.96%) Mentoring
13 114 (20.36%) Workshop Facilitation
14 110 (19.64%) Prototyping
15 104 (18.57%) Continuous Improvement
16 81 (14.46%) CI/CD
17 78 (13.93%) Decision-Making
18 71 (12.68%) DesignOps
19 68 (12.14%) Coaching
20 67 (11.96%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 68 (12.14%) JavaScript
2 40 (7.14%) TypeScript
3 27 (4.82%) Java
3 27 (4.82%) Python
4 26 (4.64%) SQL
5 23 (4.11%) C#
6 10 (1.79%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.07%) PHP
8 2 (0.36%) Bash
8 2 (0.36%) Scala
8 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 78 (13.93%) Degree
2 50 (8.93%) Security Cleared
3 49 (8.75%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.32%) DBS Check
6 5 (0.89%) ACCA
6 5 (0.89%) CIMA
6 5 (0.89%) ISTQB
7 4 (0.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.36%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 1 (0.18%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.18%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.18%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.18%) MCSE
10 1 (0.18%) OSCP
10 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (21.07%) WCAG
2 33 (5.89%) QA
3 19 (3.39%) GDPR
4 8 (1.43%) Actionable Recommendations
4 8 (1.43%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.25%) GRC
6 3 (0.54%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.54%) SLA
7 2 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 24 (4.29%) Docker
2 4 (0.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 25 (4.46%) Terraform
2 13 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.25%) Grafana
4 5 (0.89%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) Kibana
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.18%) Plesk
5 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 204 (36.43%) Adobe
2 112 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 40 (7.14%) Google
4 8 (1.43%) ServiceNow
5 7 (1.25%) SAP
6 6 (1.07%) Hotjar
6 6 (1.07%) Oracle
7 5 (0.89%) Atlassian
7 5 (0.89%) Avid
7 5 (0.89%) SolarWinds
7 5 (0.89%) Splunk
8 4 (0.71%) Workday
9 3 (0.54%) Freshdesk
9 3 (0.54%) HP
9 3 (0.54%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.36%) Ahrefs
10 2 (0.36%) dotdigital
10 2 (0.36%) Guidewire
10 2 (0.36%) Screaming Frog
10 2 (0.36%) SendGrid