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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 112 202
Rank change year-on-year +28 +90 +66
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 714 507 408
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.11% 3.06% 1.65%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 18.40% 17.00% 12.40%
Number of salaries quoted 261 182 244
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,375 £36,540
25th Percentile £38,984 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +3.51% +2.30%
75th Percentile £64,000 £79,375 £62,200
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £79,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,998
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.68% +1.72%

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 3,880 2,982 3,291
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.93% 18.01% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,441 1,690 2,243
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,338 £60,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £91,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -8.33%

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 20 August 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 52 (7.28%) CMS
2 39 (5.46%) Confluence
3 22 (3.08%) SharePoint
4 15 (2.10%) WordPress
5 5 (0.70%) Drupal
5 5 (0.70%) Moodle
6 4 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.28%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.14%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 43 (6.02%) UserZoom
2 17 (2.38%) Simulink
3 15 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
5 13 (1.82%) Adobe XD
6 11 (1.54%) Chatbot
7 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.70%) AutoCAD
8 5 (0.70%) DaVinci Resolve
8 5 (0.70%) MS Visio
9 4 (0.56%) Mathcad
9 4 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 3 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.42%) Blender
10 3 (0.42%) Elementor
10 3 (0.42%) Maya
11 2 (0.28%) Sketch
11 2 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.14%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.40%) Primavera
2 7 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.70%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.56%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.56%) Shopify
5 3 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.14%) Magento
7 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 151 (21.15%) Adobe Analytics
2 104 (14.57%) Figma
3 84 (11.76%) AWS
3 84 (11.76%) Azure
4 68 (9.52%) Contentsquare
5 52 (7.28%) Power Platform
6 31 (4.34%) SaaS
7 30 (4.20%) GCP
8 21 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
10 18 (2.52%) PowerApps
11 17 (2.38%) Google Analytics
12 16 (2.24%) Power Automate
13 14 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
14 13 (1.82%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (1.54%) Entra ID
16 10 (1.40%) Asana
16 10 (1.40%) GitHub
17 9 (1.26%) dbt
18 7 (0.98%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 158 (22.13%) Broadband
2 11 (1.54%) CTI
2 11 (1.54%) VoIP
3 9 (1.26%) Ethernet
3 9 (1.26%) Internet
4 7 (0.98%) LTE
5 5 (0.70%) DHCP
5 5 (0.70%) DNS
5 5 (0.70%) SNMP
6 4 (0.56%) HTTP
6 4 (0.56%) SMS
7 3 (0.42%) 3GPP
7 3 (0.42%) Firewall
7 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.42%) TETRA
8 2 (0.28%) Intranet
8 2 (0.28%) OSPF
8 2 (0.28%) VLAN
8 2 (0.28%) VPN
8 2 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (5.04%) Power BI
2 14 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (1.40%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.12%) MySQL
5 7 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.98%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.70%) GIS
6 5 (0.70%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.70%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.56%) Big Data
7 4 (0.56%) Hadoop
7 4 (0.56%) MariaDB
7 4 (0.56%) Tableau
8 3 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.42%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.42%) Metadata
9 2 (0.28%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.28%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 37 (5.18%) Git
2 32 (4.48%) JIRA
3 18 (2.52%) Rational DOORS
4 15 (2.10%) Cypress.io
4 15 (2.10%) Selenium
5 14 (1.96%) GitLab
5 14 (1.96%) Jenkins
6 13 (1.82%) Cucumber
7 11 (1.54%) JUnit
8 10 (1.40%) JMeter
9 9 (1.26%) Gatling
10 8 (1.12%) Axure RP
10 8 (1.12%) Balsamiq
11 7 (0.98%) Postman
12 6 (0.84%) LabVIEW
12 6 (0.84%) Storybook
13 5 (0.70%) Locust
13 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
14 4 (0.56%) REST Assured
14 4 (0.56%) XCUITest
General
1 205 (28.71%) Social Skills
2 183 (25.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 175 (24.51%) Finance
4 168 (23.53%) Games
5 133 (18.63%) Public Sector
6 112 (15.69%) Aerospace
7 80 (11.20%) Law
8 71 (9.94%) Analytical Skills
9 44 (6.16%) Legal
10 37 (5.18%) Marketing
11 35 (4.90%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (3.92%) Electronics
13 27 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
13 27 (3.78%) Military
14 22 (3.08%) Retail
15 17 (2.38%) Multimedia
16 16 (2.24%) Banking
17 15 (2.10%) Manufacturing
18 14 (1.96%) Publishing
19 9 (1.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 163 (22.83%) Lead
2 112 (15.69%) Senior
3 75 (10.50%) Designer
4 68 (9.52%) Developer
5 48 (6.72%) Software Engineer
6 28 (3.92%) Lead Designer
6 28 (3.92%) UX Designer
7 25 (3.50%) Senior Developer
8 24 (3.36%) Digital Designer
8 24 (3.36%) Product Manager
9 23 (3.22%) Architect
9 23 (3.22%) Systems Engineer
9 23 (3.22%) User Researcher
10 20 (2.80%) Analyst
10 20 (2.80%) Principal Engineer
11 19 (2.66%) Systems Manager
12 18 (2.52%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 17 (2.38%) Test Engineer
14 16 (2.24%) Lead Architect
14 16 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (9.10%) HTML
2 64 (8.96%) CSS
3 52 (7.28%) React
4 29 (4.06%) Playwright
5 19 (2.66%) Next.js
6 18 (2.52%) REST
7 17 (2.38%) Node.js
8 16 (2.24%) HTML5
9 14 (1.96%) CSS3
10 13 (1.82%) AngularJS
11 12 (1.68%) RESTful
12 11 (1.54%) Terraform
12 11 (1.54%) Vue
13 9 (1.26%) Gherkin
13 9 (1.26%) Jest
14 8 (1.12%) .NET
14 8 (1.12%) Tailwind CSS
15 7 (0.98%) HEVC
16 6 (0.84%) jQuery
16 6 (0.84%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 134 (18.77%) Social Media
2 44 (6.16%) Self-Motivation
3 43 (6.02%) e-Learning
3 43 (6.02%) Onboarding
4 38 (5.32%) Management Information System
5 33 (4.62%) Product Ownership
6 29 (4.06%) Mobile App
7 28 (3.92%) Cloud Native
8 18 (2.52%) Blog
8 18 (2.52%) FPGA
9 14 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.82%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.68%) Podcast
12 11 (1.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 11 (1.54%) IVR
13 7 (0.98%) AI Agents
13 7 (0.98%) Culture of Ownership
13 7 (0.98%) Learning Management System
14 6 (0.84%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.52%) Android
1 18 (2.52%) Apple iOS
2 14 (1.96%) Linux
2 14 (1.96%) Windows
3 3 (0.42%) Unix
3 3 (0.42%) VxWorks
4 2 (0.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 384 (53.78%) Agile
2 271 (37.96%) AI
3 247 (34.59%) Analytics
4 220 (30.81%) Roadmaps
5 204 (28.57%) Storytelling
6 194 (27.17%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 169 (23.67%) Customer Experience
8 168 (23.53%) Product Roadmap
9 164 (22.97%) User Experience
9 164 (22.97%) User Research
10 161 (22.55%) Continuous Improvement
11 160 (22.41%) Mentoring
12 149 (20.87%) Digital Customer Experience
13 138 (19.33%) Problem-Solving
14 126 (17.65%) Decision-Making
15 106 (14.85%) CI/CD
16 93 (13.03%) Prototyping
17 92 (12.89%) Coaching
18 80 (11.20%) Software Engineering
19 78 (10.92%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 93 (13.03%) JavaScript
2 46 (6.44%) Python
3 43 (6.02%) TypeScript
4 41 (5.74%) Java
5 36 (5.04%) SQL
6 22 (3.08%) MATLAB
7 17 (2.38%) C#
8 13 (1.82%) C++
8 13 (1.82%) PHP
9 8 (1.12%) Ada
10 5 (0.70%) R
10 5 (0.70%) SystemVerilog
11 4 (0.56%) C
11 4 (0.56%) VBA
12 3 (0.42%) Ada 95
12 3 (0.42%) Bash
12 3 (0.42%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.42%) Ruby
12 3 (0.42%) Rust
12 3 (0.42%) Scala
Qualifications
1 155 (21.71%) Security Cleared
2 149 (20.87%) SC Cleared
3 123 (17.23%) Degree
4 112 (15.69%) DV Cleared
5 107 (14.99%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (1.82%) DBS Check
7 13 (1.82%) PhD
8 12 (1.68%) Chartered Engineer
9 10 (1.40%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.40%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.26%) ACCA
10 9 (1.26%) CIMA
11 4 (0.56%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.56%) CISSP
12 2 (0.28%) CCNA
12 2 (0.28%) CCSP
12 2 (0.28%) HNC
12 2 (0.28%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (16.67%) WCAG
2 53 (7.42%) QA
3 30 (4.20%) GDPR
4 28 (3.92%) Data Quality
5 10 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.26%) GRC
7 7 (0.98%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.84%) SOC 2
9 4 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (0.56%) PERC
9 4 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.42%) MIL-STD-1553
11 2 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.28%) SLA
12 1 (0.14%) DO-160
12 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.14%) NIST
12 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 38 (5.32%) Docker
2 28 (3.92%) Firmware
3 10 (1.40%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 27 (3.78%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.98%) Ansible
2 7 (0.98%) Grafana
3 3 (0.42%) Plesk
4 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 176 (24.65%) Adobe
2 78 (10.92%) Microsoft
3 23 (3.22%) Google
4 22 (3.08%) SAP
5 13 (1.82%) Cisco
6 11 (1.54%) Avaya
6 11 (1.54%) Genesys
6 11 (1.54%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.54%) Siemens
7 7 (0.98%) HubSpot
7 7 (0.98%) SolarWinds
7 7 (0.98%) Splunk
8 6 (0.84%) Atlassian
8 6 (0.84%) dotdigital
8 6 (0.84%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.70%) Avid
9 5 (0.70%) Oracle
10 4 (0.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.56%) Workday
10 4 (0.56%) Xilinx