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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 110 197
Rank change year-on-year +31 +87 +69
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 724 506 404
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.19% 3.05% 1.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 18.75% 16.96% 12.19%
Number of salaries quoted 259 176 249
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,116
25th Percentile £38,878 £48,750 £43,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £61,250 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -16.73% +5.67% +2.30%
75th Percentile £63,863 £80,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £81,400 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £54,191 £59,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.15% +2.61% +4.55%

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 3,861 2,984 3,315
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.00% 17.97% 13.35%
Number of salaries quoted 2,401 1,693 2,298
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,100
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £60,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% +2.21% -2.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £94,750 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -6.78%

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 14 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 (7.18%) CMS
2 40 (5.52%) Confluence
3 21 (2.90%) SharePoint
4 15 (2.07%) WordPress
5 5 (0.69%) Drupal
5 5 (0.69%) Moodle
6 4 (0.55%) 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 44 (6.08%) UserZoom
2 17 (2.35%) Simulink
3 15 (2.07%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (1.93%) Adobe XD
4 14 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.52%) Chatbot
6 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.69%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.69%) DaVinci Resolve
7 5 (0.69%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.55%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.41%) Blender
9 3 (0.41%) Elementor
9 3 (0.41%) Maya
9 3 (0.41%) Sketch
10 2 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
11 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.14%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.38%) Primavera
2 7 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.69%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.55%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.55%) Shopify
5 3 (0.41%) 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
1 160 (22.10%) Adobe Analytics
2 112 (15.47%) Figma
3 84 (11.60%) Azure
4 81 (11.19%) AWS
5 69 (9.53%) Contentsquare
6 52 (7.18%) Power Platform
7 30 (4.14%) GCP
8 29 (4.01%) SaaS
9 22 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
11 19 (2.62%) Google Analytics
12 17 (2.35%) PowerApps
13 16 (2.21%) Power Automate
14 15 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
16 11 (1.52%) Asana
16 11 (1.52%) Entra ID
17 9 (1.24%) dbt
17 9 (1.24%) GitHub
18 7 (0.97%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 171 (23.62%) Broadband
2 11 (1.52%) CTI
2 11 (1.52%) VoIP
3 9 (1.24%) Ethernet
3 9 (1.24%) Internet
4 7 (0.97%) LTE
5 5 (0.69%) SNMP
6 4 (0.55%) DHCP
6 4 (0.55%) DNS
6 4 (0.55%) HTTP
6 4 (0.55%) SMS
7 3 (0.41%) 3GPP
7 3 (0.41%) TETRA
8 2 (0.28%) Firewall
8 2 (0.28%) Intranet
8 2 (0.28%) OSPF
8 2 (0.28%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.28%) VLAN
8 2 (0.28%) VPN
8 2 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.83%) Power BI
2 12 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (1.38%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.10%) MySQL
5 7 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.97%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.69%) GIS
6 5 (0.69%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.55%) Big Data
7 4 (0.55%) Hadoop
7 4 (0.55%) MariaDB
7 4 (0.55%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.55%) Tableau
8 3 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.41%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.28%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.28%) KNIME
9 2 (0.28%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 36 (4.97%) Git
2 34 (4.70%) JIRA
3 18 (2.49%) Rational DOORS
4 16 (2.21%) Cypress.io
5 15 (2.07%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.07%) Selenium
6 13 (1.80%) Cucumber
7 12 (1.66%) GitLab
8 11 (1.52%) JUnit
9 10 (1.38%) JMeter
10 9 (1.24%) Axure RP
10 9 (1.24%) Balsamiq
10 9 (1.24%) Gatling
11 7 (0.97%) Postman
12 6 (0.83%) LabVIEW
13 5 (0.69%) Locust
13 5 (0.69%) Visual Studio Code
14 4 (0.55%) REST Assured
14 4 (0.55%) Storybook
14 4 (0.55%) XCUITest
General
1 204 (28.18%) Social Skills
2 184 (25.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 181 (25.00%) Games
4 175 (24.17%) Finance
5 128 (17.68%) Public Sector
6 111 (15.33%) Aerospace
7 82 (11.33%) Law
8 71 (9.81%) Analytical Skills
9 43 (5.94%) Legal
10 38 (5.25%) Marketing
11 34 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (3.87%) Electronics
13 27 (3.73%) Military
14 26 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
15 23 (3.18%) Retail
16 17 (2.35%) Multimedia
17 16 (2.21%) Manufacturing
18 15 (2.07%) Banking
18 15 (2.07%) Publishing
19 9 (1.24%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 173 (23.90%) Lead
2 109 (15.06%) Senior
3 81 (11.19%) Designer
4 65 (8.98%) Developer
5 47 (6.49%) Software Engineer
6 32 (4.42%) Lead Designer
7 31 (4.28%) UX Designer
8 26 (3.59%) Digital Designer
9 24 (3.31%) Architect
9 24 (3.31%) User Researcher
10 23 (3.18%) Senior Developer
10 23 (3.18%) Systems Engineer
11 22 (3.04%) Product Manager
12 20 (2.76%) Analyst
13 19 (2.62%) Principal Engineer
13 19 (2.62%) Systems Manager
14 18 (2.49%) Test Engineer
15 17 (2.35%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 16 (2.21%) Lead Architect
16 16 (2.21%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (8.98%) HTML
2 61 (8.43%) CSS
3 50 (6.91%) React
4 29 (4.01%) Playwright
5 17 (2.35%) HTML5
6 16 (2.21%) Next.js
6 16 (2.21%) REST
7 15 (2.07%) CSS3
7 15 (2.07%) Node.js
8 14 (1.93%) AngularJS
9 12 (1.66%) RESTful
9 12 (1.66%) Vue
10 10 (1.38%) Jest
11 9 (1.24%) Gherkin
12 8 (1.10%) .NET
13 7 (0.97%) HEVC
14 6 (0.83%) jQuery
14 6 (0.83%) Tailwind CSS
15 5 (0.69%) Django
15 5 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 142 (19.61%) Social Media
2 47 (6.49%) Onboarding
3 44 (6.08%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (5.94%) e-Learning
5 37 (5.11%) Management Information System
6 35 (4.83%) Mobile App
7 34 (4.70%) Product Ownership
8 28 (3.87%) Cloud Native
9 18 (2.49%) FPGA
10 17 (2.35%) Blog
11 15 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
12 13 (1.80%) Algorithms
13 12 (1.66%) Podcast
14 11 (1.52%) IVR
15 10 (1.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
16 7 (0.97%) Culture of Ownership
16 7 (0.97%) Learning Management System
17 6 (0.83%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.18%) Android
1 23 (3.18%) Apple iOS
2 13 (1.80%) Linux
2 13 (1.80%) Windows
3 3 (0.41%) Unix
3 3 (0.41%) VxWorks
4 2 (0.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 395 (54.56%) Agile
2 283 (39.09%) AI
3 257 (35.50%) Analytics
4 232 (32.04%) Roadmaps
5 214 (29.56%) Storytelling
6 201 (27.76%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 177 (24.45%) Customer Experience
8 174 (24.03%) Product Roadmap
9 173 (23.90%) User Research
10 165 (22.79%) User Experience
11 162 (22.38%) Continuous Improvement
12 161 (22.24%) Mentoring
13 157 (21.69%) Digital Customer Experience
14 139 (19.20%) Problem-Solving
15 129 (17.82%) Decision-Making
16 107 (14.78%) CI/CD
17 100 (13.81%) Prototyping
18 86 (11.88%) Coaching
19 78 (10.77%) Software Engineering
19 78 (10.77%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 93 (12.85%) JavaScript
2 45 (6.22%) Python
3 41 (5.66%) Java
4 39 (5.39%) TypeScript
5 34 (4.70%) SQL
6 22 (3.04%) MATLAB
7 17 (2.35%) C#
8 13 (1.80%) C++
8 13 (1.80%) PHP
9 8 (1.10%) Ada
10 5 (0.69%) R
10 5 (0.69%) SystemVerilog
11 4 (0.55%) C
11 4 (0.55%) VBA
12 3 (0.41%) Ada 95
12 3 (0.41%) Ruby
12 3 (0.41%) Rust
13 2 (0.28%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.28%) SOQL
13 2 (0.28%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 156 (21.55%) Security Cleared
2 151 (20.86%) SC Cleared
3 124 (17.13%) Degree
4 111 (15.33%) DV Cleared
5 106 (14.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (1.80%) DBS Check
7 13 (1.80%) PhD
8 12 (1.66%) Chartered Engineer
9 10 (1.38%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.38%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.24%) ACCA
10 9 (1.24%) CIMA
11 4 (0.55%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.55%) CISSP
12 2 (0.28%) CCNA
12 2 (0.28%) CCSP
12 2 (0.28%) HNC
12 2 (0.28%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (16.85%) WCAG
2 54 (7.46%) QA
3 31 (4.28%) GDPR
4 28 (3.87%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.24%) GRC
6 8 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.97%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (0.55%) PERC
8 4 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.55%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.41%) MIL-STD-1553
10 2 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.28%) SLA
11 1 (0.14%) DO-160
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.14%) NIST
11 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 35 (4.83%) Docker
2 28 (3.87%) Firmware
3 9 (1.24%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 25 (3.45%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.24%) Terraform
3 7 (0.97%) Ansible
4 6 (0.83%) Grafana
5 3 (0.41%) Plesk
6 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 186 (25.69%) Adobe
2 80 (11.05%) Microsoft
3 25 (3.45%) Google
4 21 (2.90%) SAP
5 13 (1.80%) Cisco
6 12 (1.66%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.52%) Avaya
7 11 (1.52%) Genesys
7 11 (1.52%) Siemens
8 7 (0.97%) ServiceNow
8 7 (0.97%) SolarWinds
9 6 (0.83%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.83%) dotdigital
9 6 (0.83%) HubSpot
9 6 (0.83%) Splunk
10 5 (0.69%) Avid
10 5 (0.69%) Oracle
11 4 (0.55%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.55%) Workday
11 4 (0.55%) Xilinx