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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 117 264
Rank change year-on-year +14 +147 -21
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 383 486 232
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.55% 2.91% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.30% 17.18% 7.40%
Number of salaries quoted 224 121 188
10th Percentile £44,972 £40,000 £40,106
25th Percentile £48,053 £48,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,465 £57,804
Median % change year-on-year -1.65% +1.14% -3.66%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £75,625
90th Percentile £86,750 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,250 £55,050
% change year-on-year +8.60% +0.36% -8.25%

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 2,679 2,829 3,136
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.83% 16.96% 14.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,636 1,529 2,467
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,375 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.20% +4.17% +3.24%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,631
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £59,556
% change year-on-year -2.50% +0.75% +3.57%

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 4 January 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 26 (6.79%) CMS
2 21 (5.48%) Confluence
3 9 (2.35%) Drupal
4 6 (1.57%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.78%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.78%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.52%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.52%) WordPress
7 1 (0.26%) Apache
7 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 41 (10.70%) Adobe XD
2 10 (2.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.09%) Sketch
4 6 (1.57%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.52%) InVision
6 2 (0.52%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.26%) CapCut
7 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.26%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.26%) Notion
7 1 (0.26%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.31%) Dynamics GP
1 5 (1.31%) Shopify
2 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.26%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 101 (26.37%) Azure
2 73 (19.06%) Figma
3 54 (14.10%) Snowflake
4 35 (9.14%) Power Platform
5 29 (7.57%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (6.79%) SaaS
7 23 (6.01%) AWS
7 23 (6.01%) Miro
8 21 (5.48%) Google Analytics
9 18 (4.70%) GCP
9 18 (4.70%) GitHub
10 17 (4.44%) Serverless
11 16 (4.18%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (3.39%) dbt
14 10 (2.61%) PowerApps
15 9 (2.35%) Azure Key Vault
16 8 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (2.09%) Power Automate
17 7 (1.83%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.31%) Broadband
2 2 (0.52%) Intranet
3 1 (0.26%) Internet
3 1 (0.26%) VoIP
3 1 (0.26%) VPN
3 1 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (14.62%) Data Warehouse
2 21 (5.48%) Power BI
3 11 (2.87%) NoSQL
4 10 (2.61%) Tableau
5 9 (2.35%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.83%) BigQuery
6 7 (1.83%) Metadata
6 7 (1.83%) MySQL
7 6 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.26%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.26%) EDMS
10 1 (0.26%) Looker
10 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (7.31%) Axure RP
2 26 (6.79%) Balsamiq
2 26 (6.79%) JIRA
3 25 (6.53%) Git
4 19 (4.96%) Cypress.io
5 17 (4.44%) Selenium
6 16 (4.18%) Storybook
7 14 (3.66%) webpack
8 9 (2.35%) Visual Studio
9 8 (2.09%) Babel
9 8 (2.09%) WebDriver
10 5 (1.31%) Vite
11 3 (0.78%) GitLab
11 3 (0.78%) Jenkins
11 3 (0.78%) JMeter
11 3 (0.78%) Postman
11 3 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.52%) Grunt
12 2 (0.52%) gulp
12 2 (0.52%) TeamCity
General
1 116 (30.29%) Social Skills
2 83 (21.67%) Finance
3 67 (17.49%) Public Sector
4 60 (15.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 48 (12.53%) Analytical Skills
6 47 (12.27%) Law
7 40 (10.44%) Marketing
8 15 (3.92%) Legal
9 12 (3.13%) Retail
10 10 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.35%) Games
12 8 (2.09%) Tech for Good
13 7 (1.83%) Digital Health
13 7 (1.83%) Multimedia
14 6 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.31%) Front Office
16 4 (1.04%) Police
17 3 (0.78%) Manufacturing
17 3 (0.78%) Military
17 3 (0.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 70 (18.28%) Developer
2 66 (17.23%) Senior
3 51 (13.32%) Designer
4 40 (10.44%) Lead
5 35 (9.14%) Analyst
6 34 (8.88%) Architect
6 34 (8.88%) Data Architect
7 24 (6.27%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 22 (5.74%) Business Analyst
9 20 (5.22%) UX Designer
10 19 (4.96%) Service Designer
11 18 (4.70%) Senior Developer
12 16 (4.18%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 15 (3.92%) Software Engineer
14 14 (3.66%) Full-Stack Developer
15 13 (3.39%) Senior Manager
16 12 (3.13%) Software Developer
16 12 (3.13%) User Researcher
17 11 (2.87%) Digital Developer
17 11 (2.87%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (16.71%) HTML
2 63 (16.45%) React
3 60 (15.67%) CSS
4 26 (6.79%) .NET
5 24 (6.27%) Next.js
6 23 (6.01%) Node.js
7 19 (4.96%) GraphQL
8 17 (4.44%) RESTful
9 15 (3.92%) HTML5
10 14 (3.66%) CSS3
10 14 (3.66%) Playwright
11 12 (3.13%) Jest
11 12 (3.13%) Sass
11 12 (3.13%) Vue
12 10 (2.61%) Express.js
13 9 (2.35%) Redux
14 8 (2.09%) JSON
14 8 (2.09%) OpenAPI
14 8 (2.09%) Swagger
14 8 (2.09%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 49 (12.79%) Product Ownership
2 30 (7.83%) Management Information System
3 25 (6.53%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.92%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.13%) e-Learning
5 12 (3.13%) Life Science
6 11 (2.87%) Social Media
7 10 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.61%) Learning Management System
7 10 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.35%) Cloud Native
9 8 (2.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 7 (1.83%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.57%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.31%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.31%) Educational Technology
13 4 (1.04%) Graphic Design
13 4 (1.04%) NHS
14 3 (0.78%) Legacy Code
14 3 (0.78%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.52%) Android
1 2 (0.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (46.21%) Agile
2 142 (37.08%) User Experience
3 95 (24.80%) Analytics
4 78 (20.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 76 (19.84%) Mentoring
6 74 (19.32%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 71 (18.54%) Coaching
8 67 (17.49%) Problem-Solving
9 61 (15.93%) AI
10 60 (15.67%) CI/CD
11 57 (14.88%) Community of Practice
12 56 (14.62%) User Research
13 54 (14.10%) UX Design
14 49 (12.79%) E-Commerce
15 47 (12.27%) Data Management
16 46 (12.01%) DevOps
16 46 (12.01%) Front End Development
17 44 (11.49%) Data Integration
17 44 (11.49%) Data Modelling
18 43 (11.23%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 65 (16.97%) JavaScript
2 56 (14.62%) TypeScript
3 48 (12.53%) SQL
4 26 (6.79%) Python
5 24 (6.27%) C#
6 19 (4.96%) Java
7 12 (3.13%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.31%) PHP
9 2 (0.52%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.52%) XAML
10 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 87 (22.72%) Degree
2 56 (14.62%) Security Cleared
3 54 (14.10%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (4.44%) ACCA
6 10 (2.61%) DBS Check
7 8 (2.09%) CIMA
8 3 (0.78%) CIPD
8 3 (0.78%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.26%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.26%) AWS Certified Developer
10 1 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.26%) MCP
10 1 (0.26%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (18.02%) WCAG
2 37 (9.66%) QA
3 9 (2.35%) GDPR
4 8 (2.09%) GAAP
5 6 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
5 6 (1.57%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.26%) Section 508
6 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (3.13%) Docker
2 1 (0.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 22 (5.74%) Terraform
2 2 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.26%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 107 (27.94%) Microsoft
2 50 (13.05%) Adobe
3 37 (9.66%) Google
4 5 (1.31%) Apple
4 5 (1.31%) Atlassian
4 5 (1.31%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.04%) Oracle
6 3 (0.78%) Dynatrace
7 2 (0.52%) Ahrefs
7 2 (0.52%) Databricks
7 2 (0.52%) Guidewire
7 2 (0.52%) Hotjar
7 2 (0.52%) HubSpot
7 2 (0.52%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (0.52%) SendGrid
8 1 (0.26%) dotdigital
8 1 (0.26%) Freshdesk
8 1 (0.26%) Instagram
8 1 (0.26%) Spotify
8 1 (0.26%) TikTok