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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 111 252
Rank change year-on-year +27 +141 +20
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 546 480 393
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.89% 3.29% 1.20%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 17.91% 17.09% 9.38%
Number of salaries quoted 207 128 296
10th Percentile £38,500 £41,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,251 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.30% -0.43% -4.17%
75th Percentile £65,640 £70,088 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,137 £87,500 £94,375
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.02%

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 3,048 2,809 4,189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.16% 19.23% 12.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,924 1,498 3,233
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,925 £34,905
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,843 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

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 25 May 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 49 (8.97%) CMS
2 32 (5.86%) Confluence
3 7 (1.28%) Drupal
4 6 (1.10%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.73%) WordPress
6 2 (0.37%) Apache
6 2 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.37%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) Moodle
Applications
1 30 (5.49%) UserZoom
2 16 (2.93%) Adobe XD
3 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.92%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.92%) DaVinci Resolve
4 5 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.55%) Sketch
6 2 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.18%) Blender
7 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) Maya
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
1 4 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.73%) SAP HR
2 3 (0.55%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.55%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 181 (33.15%) Adobe Analytics
2 129 (23.63%) Figma
3 64 (11.72%) Azure
4 55 (10.07%) Contentsquare
5 48 (8.79%) AWS
6 33 (6.04%) GCP
7 30 (5.49%) SaaS
8 28 (5.13%) Power Platform
9 27 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (3.48%) Google Analytics
11 17 (3.11%) GitHub
12 14 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.38%) Azure Key Vault
14 10 (1.83%) Asana
14 10 (1.83%) dbt
14 10 (1.83%) Entra ID
15 9 (1.65%) Serverless
16 8 (1.47%) GitHub Copilot
17 7 (1.28%) PowerApps
17 7 (1.28%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 202 (37.00%) Broadband
2 11 (2.01%) Internet
3 7 (1.28%) LTE
4 5 (0.92%) SNMP
5 3 (0.55%) SMS
6 2 (0.37%) DHCP
6 2 (0.37%) DNS
6 2 (0.37%) Firewall
6 2 (0.37%) Wireless
7 1 (0.18%) VoIP
7 1 (0.18%) VPN
7 1 (0.18%) WAN
7 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.11%) Power BI
2 9 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.92%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.73%) BigQuery
5 4 (0.73%) GIS
5 4 (0.73%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.73%) MySQL
5 4 (0.73%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.55%) MariaDB
6 3 (0.55%) Metadata
6 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.37%) Tableau
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (4.95%) Git
2 16 (2.93%) Cypress.io
2 16 (2.93%) Selenium
3 15 (2.75%) JMeter
4 14 (2.56%) Axure RP
4 14 (2.56%) JIRA
5 13 (2.38%) Balsamiq
5 13 (2.38%) Jenkins
6 11 (2.01%) Cucumber
7 10 (1.83%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.47%) REST Assured
8 8 (1.47%) Storybook
9 6 (1.10%) GitLab
9 6 (1.10%) Postman
9 6 (1.10%) webpack
9 6 (1.10%) XCUITest
10 5 (0.92%) JUnit
10 5 (0.92%) Locust
11 4 (0.73%) WebDriver
12 3 (0.55%) SoapUI
General
1 204 (37.36%) Games
2 113 (20.70%) Social Skills
3 80 (14.65%) Public Sector
4 70 (12.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 68 (12.45%) Law
6 60 (10.99%) Finance
7 47 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
8 42 (7.69%) Legal
9 38 (6.96%) Marketing
10 14 (2.56%) Retail
11 13 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (2.01%) Advertising
14 7 (1.28%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.10%) Local Government
16 5 (0.92%) Back Office
16 5 (0.92%) Banking
16 5 (0.92%) Financial Institution
16 5 (0.92%) Publishing
16 5 (0.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 157 (28.75%) Lead
2 105 (19.23%) Designer
3 84 (15.38%) Senior
4 52 (9.52%) Lead Designer
5 42 (7.69%) Developer
6 40 (7.33%) Digital Designer
7 35 (6.41%) UX Designer
8 31 (5.68%) User Researcher
9 23 (4.21%) Software Engineer
10 22 (4.03%) Test Engineer
11 20 (3.66%) Analyst
12 18 (3.30%) Product Manager
12 18 (3.30%) Service Designer
13 17 (3.11%) Systems Manager
14 16 (2.93%) Engineering Manager
14 16 (2.93%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 14 (2.56%) Lead UX Designer
16 13 (2.38%) Business Analyst
16 13 (2.38%) Digital User Researcher
16 13 (2.38%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (8.79%) HTML
2 44 (8.06%) CSS
3 42 (7.69%) React
4 20 (3.66%) Playwright
5 19 (3.48%) .NET
5 19 (3.48%) AngularJS
6 15 (2.75%) HTML5
7 14 (2.56%) Node.js
7 14 (2.56%) Vue
8 12 (2.20%) RESTful
9 11 (2.01%) CSS3
10 10 (1.83%) Material Design
11 9 (1.65%) Jest
12 8 (1.47%) Blazor
12 8 (1.47%) Express.js
12 8 (1.47%) OpenAPI
12 8 (1.47%) Sass
12 8 (1.47%) WebAssembly
12 8 (1.47%) YAML
13 7 (1.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 163 (29.85%) Social Media
2 49 (8.97%) Onboarding
2 49 (8.97%) Product Ownership
3 42 (7.69%) Mobile App
4 24 (4.40%) Cloud Native
5 20 (3.66%) Management Information System
6 16 (2.93%) Blog
7 14 (2.56%) Podcast
8 13 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.28%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.28%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.10%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.73%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.73%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.73%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.55%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.55%) Graphic Design
13 3 (0.55%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.55%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.23%) Android
1 34 (6.23%) Apple iOS
2 10 (1.83%) Windows
3 5 (0.92%) Linux
4 2 (0.37%) Unix
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (65.75%) Agile
2 274 (50.18%) AI
3 239 (43.77%) Analytics
4 231 (42.31%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 226 (41.39%) Roadmaps
6 215 (39.38%) Storytelling
7 193 (35.35%) User Research
8 189 (34.62%) Customer Experience
9 187 (34.25%) Product Roadmap
10 176 (32.23%) Digital Customer Experience
11 147 (26.92%) User Experience
12 131 (23.99%) Mentoring
13 117 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
14 113 (20.70%) Continuous Improvement
15 109 (19.96%) Prototyping
16 90 (16.48%) CI/CD
17 87 (15.93%) Decision-Making
18 71 (13.00%) DesignOps
19 66 (12.09%) Coaching
20 64 (11.72%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 69 (12.64%) JavaScript
2 41 (7.51%) Java
3 33 (6.04%) TypeScript
4 25 (4.58%) C#
5 23 (4.21%) Python
6 19 (3.48%) SQL
7 8 (1.47%) PHP
8 7 (1.28%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.55%) Ruby
9 3 (0.55%) Scala
10 2 (0.37%) Bash
10 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 74 (13.55%) Degree
2 45 (8.24%) Security Cleared
3 44 (8.06%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.83%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.28%) ACCA
6 7 (1.28%) CIMA
7 5 (0.92%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.92%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.73%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.37%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.37%) CCSP
10 2 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.37%) CISSP
10 2 (0.37%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.37%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 1 (0.18%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (20.70%) WCAG
2 43 (7.88%) QA
3 24 (4.40%) GDPR
4 14 (2.56%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.28%) GRC
7 4 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.55%) PERC
9 2 (0.37%) SLA
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 25 (4.58%) Docker
2 4 (0.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (3.85%) Terraform
2 16 (2.93%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.28%) Grafana
4 5 (0.92%) Ansible
5 3 (0.55%) Plesk
6 1 (0.18%) Kibana
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 206 (37.73%) Adobe
2 73 (13.37%) Microsoft
3 28 (5.13%) Google
4 10 (1.83%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.47%) SAP
6 6 (1.10%) Salesforce
7 5 (0.92%) Atlassian
7 5 (0.92%) Avid
7 5 (0.92%) dotdigital
7 5 (0.92%) SolarWinds
7 5 (0.92%) Splunk
8 4 (0.73%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.73%) Workday
9 3 (0.55%) HP
9 3 (0.55%) Oracle
9 3 (0.55%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.37%) Freshdesk
10 2 (0.37%) Guidewire
10 2 (0.37%) SendGrid
11 1 (0.18%) Dynatrace