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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 120 290
Rank change year-on-year +15 +170 -27
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 404 461 263
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.49% 2.95% 0.95%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.24% 16.84% 6.79%
Number of salaries quoted 202 110 202
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £36,300
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £42,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,704 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -12.29% +8.18% -3.39%
75th Percentile £71,500 £69,688 £80,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.60% +5.71% -12.50%

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 2,838 2,738 3,873
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.51% 17.51% 13.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,653 1,520 3,035
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,104 £48,750 £43,461
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.94% -0.74%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,375 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £59,111 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.48% +9.09% -4.35%

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 16 February 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 (6.44%) CMS
2 13 (3.22%) Confluence
3 9 (2.23%) Drupal
4 4 (0.99%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.99%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.74%) WordPress
6 2 (0.50%) Apache
6 2 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 34 (8.42%) Adobe XD
2 14 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.49%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.99%) Sketch
5 4 (0.99%) UserZoom
6 2 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.25%) CapCut
7 1 (0.25%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.25%) InDesign
7 1 (0.25%) InVision
7 1 (0.25%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.25%) Notion
7 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.49%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.50%) Shopify
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.25%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 93 (23.02%) Azure
2 74 (18.32%) Figma
3 52 (12.87%) Snowflake
4 39 (9.65%) Adobe Analytics
5 30 (7.43%) Power Platform
6 28 (6.93%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (5.94%) AWS
8 23 (5.69%) SaaS
9 22 (5.45%) Google Analytics
10 20 (4.95%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (4.95%) Miro
11 19 (4.70%) GitHub
11 19 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
12 18 (4.46%) GCP
13 13 (3.22%) dbt
14 12 (2.97%) Serverless
15 11 (2.72%) PowerApps
16 9 (2.23%) Azure Key Vault
17 8 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
17 8 (1.98%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 48 (11.88%) Broadband
2 2 (0.50%) Internet
2 2 (0.50%) Intranet
3 1 (0.25%) VoIP
3 1 (0.25%) VPN
3 1 (0.25%) WAN
3 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (13.61%) Data Warehouse
2 13 (3.22%) Power BI
3 8 (1.98%) BigQuery
3 8 (1.98%) Tableau
4 7 (1.73%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.99%) Metadata
6 4 (0.99%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.74%) MySQL
8 2 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.25%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.25%) Big Data
9 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) EDMS
9 1 (0.25%) Looker
9 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 29 (7.18%) Git
2 25 (6.19%) Axure RP
3 23 (5.69%) Balsamiq
4 19 (4.70%) Selenium
5 18 (4.46%) JIRA
6 17 (4.21%) Cypress.io
7 16 (3.96%) Storybook
8 11 (2.72%) Visual Studio
8 11 (2.72%) webpack
9 9 (2.23%) WebDriver
10 6 (1.49%) Babel
10 6 (1.49%) JMeter
10 6 (1.49%) Postman
10 6 (1.49%) Vite
11 5 (1.24%) Jenkins
12 4 (0.99%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.99%) REST Assured
13 3 (0.74%) GitLab
13 3 (0.74%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.74%) XCUITest
General
1 99 (24.50%) Social Skills
2 71 (17.57%) Public Sector
3 64 (15.84%) Finance
3 64 (15.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 48 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (11.88%) Games
5 47 (11.63%) Law
6 40 (9.90%) Marketing
7 13 (3.22%) Legal
8 11 (2.72%) Retail
9 10 (2.48%) Tech for Good
10 9 (2.23%) Advertising
11 8 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.73%) Digital Health
13 6 (1.49%) Publishing
14 5 (1.24%) Multimedia
14 5 (1.24%) Police
15 3 (0.74%) Military
16 2 (0.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 74 (18.32%) Lead
2 63 (15.59%) Designer
2 63 (15.59%) Developer
3 55 (13.61%) Senior
4 35 (8.66%) Architect
5 34 (8.42%) Data Architect
6 29 (7.18%) Analyst
7 23 (5.69%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 22 (5.45%) UX Designer
9 21 (5.20%) Lead Designer
9 21 (5.20%) Service Designer
10 20 (4.95%) Business Analyst
11 16 (3.96%) User Researcher
12 15 (3.71%) Digital Designer
13 13 (3.22%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 13 (3.22%) Full-Stack Developer
13 13 (3.22%) Software Engineer
14 12 (2.97%) Senior Developer
15 11 (2.72%) Product Designer
16 9 (2.23%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (14.11%) HTML
2 54 (13.37%) React
3 52 (12.87%) CSS
4 28 (6.93%) .NET
5 17 (4.21%) Node.js
6 15 (3.71%) Next.js
7 13 (3.22%) Playwright
8 12 (2.97%) HTML5
8 12 (2.97%) Vue
9 11 (2.72%) CSS3
9 11 (2.72%) Sass
10 10 (2.48%) GraphQL
10 10 (2.48%) Jest
11 9 (2.23%) AngularJS
11 9 (2.23%) RESTful
12 8 (1.98%) JSON
12 8 (1.98%) Material Design
12 8 (1.98%) REST
12 8 (1.98%) WebAssembly
12 8 (1.98%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (13.37%) Product Ownership
2 45 (11.14%) Social Media
3 27 (6.68%) Onboarding
4 25 (6.19%) Management Information System
4 25 (6.19%) Mobile App
5 11 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.23%) Low-Code
7 8 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.98%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.98%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.73%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 6 (1.49%) Blog
9 6 (1.49%) Learning Management System
10 5 (1.24%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.24%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.24%) Life Science
11 4 (0.99%) NHS
11 4 (0.99%) Podcast
11 4 (0.99%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.47%) Android
1 14 (3.47%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.50%) Unix
3 1 (0.25%) Linux
3 1 (0.25%) Windows
3 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (50.74%) Agile
2 137 (33.91%) User Experience
3 126 (31.19%) Analytics
4 106 (26.24%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 103 (25.50%) AI
6 88 (21.78%) Mentoring
7 85 (21.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 84 (20.79%) User Research
9 74 (18.32%) Coaching
10 72 (17.82%) CI/CD
11 64 (15.84%) Roadmaps
12 60 (14.85%) Workshop Facilitation
13 59 (14.60%) Service Design
14 57 (14.11%) Problem-Solving
15 56 (13.86%) Community of Practice
16 52 (12.87%) UX Design
17 51 (12.62%) Customer Experience
18 49 (12.13%) DevOps
19 48 (11.88%) Prototyping
20 46 (11.39%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 59 (14.60%) JavaScript
2 50 (12.38%) TypeScript
3 38 (9.41%) SQL
4 27 (6.68%) Python
5 24 (5.94%) C#
6 22 (5.45%) Java
7 12 (2.97%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.49%) PHP
9 2 (0.50%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.25%) Bash
10 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.25%) R
10 1 (0.25%) Scala
10 1 (0.25%) XAML
Qualifications
1 82 (20.30%) Degree
2 57 (14.11%) Security Cleared
3 54 (13.37%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.72%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.24%) ISTQB
7 4 (0.99%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.74%) CIPD
8 3 (0.74%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.50%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.25%) ACCA
10 1 (0.25%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.25%) AWS Certified Developer
10 1 (0.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.25%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (16.34%) WCAG
2 44 (10.89%) QA
3 13 (3.22%) GDPR
4 6 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.74%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.74%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.25%) GAAP
6 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.25%) Section 508
6 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (3.96%) Docker
2 1 (0.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 23 (5.69%) Terraform
2 5 (1.24%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.25%) Ansible
3 1 (0.25%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.25%) Grafana
3 1 (0.25%) Kibana
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 119 (29.46%) Microsoft
2 78 (19.31%) Adobe
3 39 (9.65%) Google
4 7 (1.73%) Oracle
5 6 (1.49%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.24%) Atlassian
7 4 (0.99%) Hotjar
7 4 (0.99%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.74%) Freshdesk
9 2 (0.50%) Ahrefs
9 2 (0.50%) Apple
9 2 (0.50%) Guidewire
9 2 (0.50%) Screaming Frog
9 2 (0.50%) SendGrid
10 1 (0.25%) Dell
10 1 (0.25%) HP
10 1 (0.25%) SAP
10 1 (0.25%) Siebel
10 1 (0.25%) TippingPoint
10 1 (0.25%) TOWER Software