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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 110 197
Rank change year-on-year +17 +87 +87
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 689 509 383
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.80% 3.11% 1.67%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 17.11% 16.85% 12.10%
Number of salaries quoted 276 181 150
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £38,984 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +3.51% +5.39%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £66,096
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £73,975
UK median annual salary £51,619 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.15% +4.76% -4.55%

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 4,027 3,021 3,166
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.34% 18.47% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,527 1,664 1,847
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,150 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.85% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £76,201 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.17%

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 24 September 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 37 (5.37%) CMS
2 35 (5.08%) SharePoint
3 25 (3.63%) Confluence
4 19 (2.76%) WordPress
5 9 (1.31%) Moodle
6 4 (0.58%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 26 (3.77%) UserZoom
2 17 (2.47%) Simulink
3 16 (2.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (1.74%) Chatbot
6 11 (1.60%) Adobe XD
6 11 (1.60%) AutoCAD
7 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 5 (0.73%) DaVinci Resolve
8 5 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 5 (0.73%) MS Visio
8 5 (0.73%) Revit
9 4 (0.58%) Autodesk Smoke
9 4 (0.58%) Mathcad
10 3 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.44%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.44%) Blender
10 3 (0.44%) Maya
10 3 (0.44%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (1.45%) Primavera
2 7 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.73%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.58%) Shopify
5 2 (0.29%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.15%) Magento
6 1 (0.15%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 88 (12.77%) Azure
2 83 (12.05%) AWS
3 65 (9.43%) Figma
4 59 (8.56%) Power Platform
5 51 (7.40%) Adobe Analytics
6 39 (5.66%) Contentsquare
7 37 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (3.92%) SaaS
9 25 (3.63%) GCP
9 25 (3.63%) PowerApps
10 20 (2.90%) Power Automate
11 15 (2.18%) Google Analytics
12 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
13 13 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
14 12 (1.74%) GitHub
15 11 (1.60%) Serverless
16 10 (1.45%) Copilot Studio
16 10 (1.45%) OneDrive
17 9 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
18 8 (1.16%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 53 (7.69%) Broadband
2 25 (3.63%) 5G
3 11 (1.60%) CTI
3 11 (1.60%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (1.60%) VoIP
4 10 (1.45%) Firewall
4 10 (1.45%) Internet
5 9 (1.31%) Ethernet
5 9 (1.31%) Intranet
6 5 (0.73%) DHCP
6 5 (0.73%) DNS
6 5 (0.73%) HTTP
6 5 (0.73%) SMS
6 5 (0.73%) SNMP
7 4 (0.58%) 3GPP
8 3 (0.44%) LTE
8 3 (0.44%) Network Security
8 3 (0.44%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.44%) TETRA
8 3 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.10%) Power BI
2 18 (2.61%) Metadata
3 16 (2.32%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (1.60%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.31%) Amazon Redshift
6 8 (1.16%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.16%) GIS
6 8 (1.16%) MySQL
7 7 (1.02%) Amazon Athena
7 7 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
7 7 (1.02%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.87%) Big Data
8 6 (0.87%) MongoDB
8 6 (0.87%) Parquet
8 6 (0.87%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (0.73%) Power Query
9 5 (0.73%) Tableau
10 4 (0.58%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 40 (5.81%) Git
2 30 (4.35%) JIRA
3 18 (2.61%) Rational DOORS
4 16 (2.32%) JUnit
5 12 (1.74%) Selenium
6 11 (1.60%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.60%) GitLab
7 10 (1.45%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.16%) Jenkins
9 6 (0.87%) Axure RP
9 6 (0.87%) Balsamiq
9 6 (0.87%) Gatling
9 6 (0.87%) LabVIEW
9 6 (0.87%) Postman
9 6 (0.87%) Storybook
10 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
11 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.44%) CMake
12 2 (0.29%) JMeter
12 2 (0.29%) MSTest
General
1 215 (31.20%) Social Skills
2 214 (31.06%) Finance
3 193 (28.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 151 (21.92%) Public Sector
5 113 (16.40%) Aerospace
6 105 (15.24%) Analytical Skills
7 81 (11.76%) Law
8 61 (8.85%) Games
9 48 (6.97%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (6.24%) Marketing
11 39 (5.66%) Legal
12 32 (4.64%) Influencing Skills
13 28 (4.06%) Electronics
13 28 (4.06%) Military
13 28 (4.06%) Retail
14 24 (3.48%) Telecoms
15 23 (3.34%) Publishing
16 22 (3.19%) Banking
17 21 (3.05%) Multimedia
18 15 (2.18%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 128 (18.58%) Senior
2 105 (15.24%) Lead
3 78 (11.32%) Developer
4 52 (7.55%) Designer
5 41 (5.95%) Software Engineer
6 33 (4.79%) Architect
7 32 (4.64%) Systems Engineer
8 28 (4.06%) Senior Developer
9 22 (3.19%) Principal Engineer
10 21 (3.05%) UX Designer
11 20 (2.90%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 19 (2.76%) Analyst
13 17 (2.47%) Junior
14 16 (2.32%) Data Engineer
14 16 (2.32%) Senior Front-End Developer
14 16 (2.32%) Senior Software Engineer
15 15 (2.18%) User Researcher
16 14 (2.03%) Product Manager
16 14 (2.03%) Test Engineer
17 13 (1.89%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (12.05%) HTML
2 74 (10.74%) CSS
3 45 (6.53%) React
4 26 (3.77%) Playwright
5 21 (3.05%) Next.js
5 21 (3.05%) Node.js
6 20 (2.90%) REST
7 14 (2.03%) HTML5
8 13 (1.89%) Vue
9 12 (1.74%) AngularJS
9 12 (1.74%) CSS3
9 12 (1.74%) RESTful
10 10 (1.45%) XML
11 9 (1.31%) Dagger
11 9 (1.31%) JSON
11 9 (1.31%) RxJava
12 8 (1.16%) .NET
12 8 (1.16%) Jest
12 8 (1.16%) Tailwind CSS
12 8 (1.16%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 48 (6.97%) Management Information System
2 47 (6.82%) e-Learning
2 47 (6.82%) Social Media
3 45 (6.53%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (4.35%) Product Ownership
5 27 (3.92%) Cloud Native
6 22 (3.19%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.90%) Mobile App
8 18 (2.61%) Blog
8 18 (2.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 18 (2.61%) FPGA
9 14 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.89%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.74%) IVR
12 11 (1.60%) Learning Management System
12 11 (1.60%) Operational Technology
13 10 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.16%) AI Agents
14 8 (1.16%) Data Centre
14 8 (1.16%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.89%) Linux
2 12 (1.74%) Android
2 12 (1.74%) Windows
3 11 (1.60%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.44%) Unix
4 3 (0.44%) VxWorks
5 2 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (41.51%) Agile
2 194 (28.16%) Mentoring
3 182 (26.42%) AI
4 169 (24.53%) Analytics
5 167 (24.24%) Continuous Improvement
6 157 (22.79%) Problem-Solving
7 148 (21.48%) User Experience
8 128 (18.58%) Decision-Making
9 125 (18.14%) Coaching
10 110 (15.97%) Roadmaps
11 105 (15.24%) Storytelling
12 102 (14.80%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 100 (14.51%) CI/CD
14 92 (13.35%) Line Management
15 86 (12.48%) Customer Experience
16 83 (12.05%) User Research
17 77 (11.18%) Software Engineering
17 77 (11.18%) Test Automation
18 67 (9.72%) Product Roadmap
19 63 (9.14%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 100 (14.51%) JavaScript
2 48 (6.97%) Python
3 47 (6.82%) TypeScript
4 46 (6.68%) SQL
5 38 (5.52%) Java
6 22 (3.19%) MATLAB
7 18 (2.61%) C#
8 16 (2.32%) PHP
9 13 (1.89%) C++
10 8 (1.16%) Ada
11 5 (0.73%) Kotlin
11 5 (0.73%) R
11 5 (0.73%) SystemVerilog
12 4 (0.58%) C
12 4 (0.58%) Scala
12 4 (0.58%) VBA
13 3 (0.44%) Ada 95
13 3 (0.44%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.44%) Ruby
13 3 (0.44%) Rust
Qualifications
1 163 (23.66%) Security Cleared
2 156 (22.64%) SC Cleared
3 133 (19.30%) Degree
4 113 (16.40%) DV Cleared
5 108 (15.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 40 (5.81%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.18%) Chartered Engineer
7 15 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.89%) PhD
9 10 (1.45%) ACCA
9 10 (1.45%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.45%) CIMA
9 10 (1.45%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.02%) CISSP
11 6 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.73%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (0.58%) CCSP
14 3 (0.44%) CISM
14 3 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (12.19%) WCAG
2 61 (8.85%) QA
3 47 (6.82%) Data Quality
4 40 (5.81%) GDPR
5 11 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.31%) NIST
6 9 (1.31%) SOC 2
7 7 (1.02%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (0.58%) PERC
9 4 (0.58%) SLA
10 3 (0.44%) GRC
10 3 (0.44%) MIL-STD-1553
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.29%) PMO
12 1 (0.15%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.15%) DO-160
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 33 (4.79%) Docker
2 28 (4.06%) Firmware
3 9 (1.31%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (3.19%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.58%) Ansible
2 4 (0.58%) Grafana
3 3 (0.44%) Plesk
4 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 86 (12.48%) Microsoft
2 81 (11.76%) Adobe
3 21 (3.05%) Google
4 20 (2.90%) SAP
5 13 (1.89%) Cisco
6 11 (1.60%) Avaya
6 11 (1.60%) Genesys
6 11 (1.60%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.60%) Siemens
7 8 (1.16%) HubSpot
7 8 (1.16%) Splunk
8 7 (1.02%) Oracle
8 7 (1.02%) SolarWinds
8 7 (1.02%) YouTube
9 6 (0.87%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.73%) Avid
10 5 (0.73%) dotdigital
10 5 (0.73%) NEC
11 4 (0.58%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.58%) Xero