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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 120 268
Rank change year-on-year +15 +148 -24
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 376 465 260
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.43% 2.84% 1.09%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.67% 16.51% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 215 110 205
10th Percentile £43,954 £40,000 £39,748
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +12.14% -3.39%
75th Percentile £74,674 £70,900 £77,500
90th Percentile £84,500 £89,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 2,751 2,817 3,425
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.77% 17.18% 14.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,651 1,514 2,690
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,824 £35,377
25th Percentile £47,000 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +0.05%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £56,854
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.53% -1.12%

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 22 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 (6.91%) CMS
2 18 (4.79%) Confluence
3 9 (2.39%) Drupal
4 6 (1.60%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.80%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.53%) Apache
6 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.53%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.53%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 39 (10.37%) Adobe XD
2 10 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.66%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.60%) Chatbot
3 6 (1.60%) Sketch
4 3 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.80%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.53%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.27%) CapCut
6 1 (0.27%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.27%) InVision
6 1 (0.27%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.27%) Notion
Business Applications
1 5 (1.33%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.53%) Shopify
3 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.27%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 100 (26.60%) Azure
2 69 (18.35%) Figma
3 54 (14.36%) Snowflake
4 35 (9.31%) Power Platform
5 30 (7.98%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (6.12%) AWS
6 23 (6.12%) Miro
6 23 (6.12%) SaaS
7 19 (5.05%) GCP
7 19 (5.05%) GitHub
8 18 (4.79%) Google Analytics
9 17 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
11 14 (3.72%) Serverless
12 13 (3.46%) dbt
13 11 (2.93%) PowerApps
14 9 (2.39%) Adobe Analytics
14 9 (2.39%) Azure Key Vault
15 8 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
15 8 (2.13%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.93%) Broadband
2 2 (0.53%) Intranet
3 1 (0.27%) Internet
3 1 (0.27%) VoIP
3 1 (0.27%) VPN
3 1 (0.27%) WAN
3 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (15.16%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (5.05%) Power BI
3 10 (2.66%) NoSQL
3 10 (2.66%) Tableau
4 8 (2.13%) BigQuery
5 6 (1.60%) Metadata
5 6 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.06%) MySQL
6 4 (1.06%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.27%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.27%) Big Data
9 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.27%) EDMS
9 1 (0.27%) Looker
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (7.45%) Axure RP
2 27 (7.18%) Git
3 26 (6.91%) Balsamiq
4 23 (6.12%) JIRA
5 21 (5.59%) Selenium
6 16 (4.26%) Cypress.io
6 16 (4.26%) Storybook
7 13 (3.46%) webpack
8 12 (3.19%) Visual Studio
9 10 (2.66%) WebDriver
10 7 (1.86%) Babel
10 7 (1.86%) JMeter
10 7 (1.86%) Postman
11 5 (1.33%) Jenkins
11 5 (1.33%) Vite
12 4 (1.06%) REST Assured
13 3 (0.80%) Cucumber
13 3 (0.80%) GitLab
13 3 (0.80%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.80%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 101 (26.86%) Social Skills
2 75 (19.95%) Finance
3 72 (19.15%) Public Sector
4 62 (16.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 48 (12.77%) Law
6 47 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
7 40 (10.64%) Marketing
8 14 (3.72%) Legal
9 11 (2.93%) Games
9 11 (2.93%) Retail
10 10 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.39%) Tech for Good
12 7 (1.86%) Digital Health
12 7 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.86%) Multimedia
13 5 (1.33%) Advertising
14 4 (1.06%) Police
15 3 (0.80%) Local Government
15 3 (0.80%) Military
15 3 (0.80%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 65 (17.29%) Developer
2 61 (16.22%) Senior
3 52 (13.83%) Designer
4 43 (11.44%) Lead
5 34 (9.04%) Architect
5 34 (9.04%) Data Architect
6 32 (8.51%) Analyst
7 23 (6.12%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 22 (5.85%) Business Analyst
9 20 (5.32%) Service Designer
10 19 (5.05%) UX Designer
11 15 (3.99%) User Researcher
12 14 (3.72%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
12 14 (3.72%) Senior Developer
12 14 (3.72%) Software Engineer
13 12 (3.19%) Software Developer
14 11 (2.93%) Digital Developer
14 11 (2.93%) Full-Stack Developer
14 11 (2.93%) Product Manager
15 9 (2.39%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (15.69%) HTML
2 57 (15.16%) React
3 55 (14.63%) CSS
4 29 (7.71%) .NET
5 21 (5.59%) Node.js
6 18 (4.79%) Next.js
7 14 (3.72%) GraphQL
7 14 (3.72%) HTML5
7 14 (3.72%) RESTful
8 13 (3.46%) CSS3
8 13 (3.46%) Playwright
8 13 (3.46%) Vue
9 11 (2.93%) Sass
10 9 (2.39%) Jest
10 9 (2.39%) Redux
11 8 (2.13%) JSON
11 8 (2.13%) OpenAPI
11 8 (2.13%) REST
11 8 (2.13%) Swagger
11 8 (2.13%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (14.63%) Product Ownership
2 28 (7.45%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.85%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.99%) Social Media
5 14 (3.72%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.66%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.66%) e-Learning
6 10 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.39%) Cloud Native
8 8 (2.13%) Learning Management System
8 8 (2.13%) Life Science
8 8 (2.13%) Low-Code
8 8 (2.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 6 (1.60%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.06%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.06%) Educational Technology
10 4 (1.06%) Graphic Design
10 4 (1.06%) NHS
10 4 (1.06%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.80%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.53%) Android
1 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
1 2 (0.53%) Unix
2 1 (0.27%) Linux
2 1 (0.27%) Windows
2 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (48.14%) Agile
2 139 (36.97%) User Experience
3 97 (25.80%) Analytics
4 85 (22.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 79 (21.01%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 78 (20.74%) Mentoring
7 71 (18.88%) Coaching
8 65 (17.29%) AI
9 61 (16.22%) User Research
10 60 (15.96%) CI/CD
11 59 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
12 57 (15.16%) Community of Practice
13 50 (13.30%) UX Design
14 49 (13.03%) DevOps
15 45 (11.97%) Data Integration
15 45 (11.97%) Data Management
15 45 (11.97%) Data Modelling
15 45 (11.97%) E-Commerce
16 44 (11.70%) Data Engineering
16 44 (11.70%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 60 (15.96%) JavaScript
2 51 (13.56%) TypeScript
3 46 (12.23%) SQL
4 28 (7.45%) Python
5 27 (7.18%) C#
6 22 (5.85%) Java
7 12 (3.19%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.33%) PHP
9 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.53%) XAML
10 1 (0.27%) Bash
10 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 90 (23.94%) Degree
2 58 (15.43%) Security Cleared
3 56 (14.89%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.66%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.13%) ACCA
7 4 (1.06%) CIMA
7 4 (1.06%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.80%) CIPD
8 3 (0.80%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.27%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.27%) AWS Certified Developer
10 1 (0.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.27%) MCP
10 1 (0.27%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (18.35%) WCAG
2 39 (10.37%) QA
3 10 (2.66%) GDPR
4 6 (1.60%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (1.33%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.06%) GAAP
7 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.27%) Section 508
7 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (3.99%) Docker
2 1 (0.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 24 (6.38%) Terraform
2 3 (0.80%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.27%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 111 (29.52%) Microsoft
2 53 (14.10%) Adobe
3 37 (9.84%) Google
4 6 (1.60%) Oracle
5 5 (1.33%) Atlassian
6 4 (1.06%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.80%) Dynatrace
8 2 (0.53%) Ahrefs
8 2 (0.53%) Apple
8 2 (0.53%) Databricks
8 2 (0.53%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.53%) Hotjar
8 2 (0.53%) Screaming Frog
8 2 (0.53%) SendGrid
8 2 (0.53%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.53%) TOWER Software
9 1 (0.27%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.27%) Instagram
9 1 (0.27%) Planon
9 1 (0.27%) TippingPoint