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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 117 269
Rank change year-on-year +5 +152 -18
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 372 467 267
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.38% 2.86% 1.04%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.44% 16.65% 7.42%
Number of salaries quoted 211 108 208
10th Percentile £44,259 £40,000 £39,708
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,500 £42,500
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 £71,200 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,250 £85,300
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 2,767 2,805 3,599
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.74% 17.19% 14.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,647 1,504 2,829
10th Percentile £34,460 £37,387 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +0.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +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 26 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 25 (6.72%) CMS
2 17 (4.57%) Confluence
3 8 (2.15%) Drupal
4 5 (1.34%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.81%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.54%) Apache
6 2 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.54%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.27%) EPiServer
Applications
1 37 (9.95%) Adobe XD
2 11 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.69%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.61%) Chatbot
4 6 (1.61%) Sketch
5 3 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.81%) UserZoom
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
6 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.34%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.54%) 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 99 (26.61%) Azure
2 67 (18.01%) Figma
3 54 (14.52%) Snowflake
4 34 (9.14%) Power Platform
5 29 (7.80%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (6.45%) AWS
6 24 (6.45%) SaaS
7 22 (5.91%) Miro
8 19 (5.11%) GCP
8 19 (5.11%) GitHub
9 17 (4.57%) Google Analytics
9 17 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (4.30%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (3.49%) dbt
11 13 (3.49%) Serverless
12 10 (2.69%) PowerApps
13 9 (2.42%) Adobe Analytics
13 9 (2.42%) Azure Key Vault
14 8 (2.15%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (2.15%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.96%) Broadband
2 2 (0.54%) 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 (15.32%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (5.11%) Power BI
3 10 (2.69%) Tableau
4 9 (2.42%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.15%) BigQuery
6 6 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.34%) Metadata
7 5 (1.34%) MySQL
8 4 (1.08%) SQL Server
9 3 (0.81%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.27%) Amazon Athena
11 1 (0.27%) Big Data
11 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.27%) EDMS
11 1 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.27%) Looker
11 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (6.99%) Axure RP
1 26 (6.99%) Git
2 24 (6.45%) Balsamiq
3 22 (5.91%) JIRA
4 20 (5.38%) Selenium
5 16 (4.30%) Cypress.io
5 16 (4.30%) Storybook
6 12 (3.23%) Visual Studio
7 10 (2.69%) WebDriver
7 10 (2.69%) webpack
8 6 (1.61%) JMeter
8 6 (1.61%) Postman
9 5 (1.34%) Babel
9 5 (1.34%) Jenkins
9 5 (1.34%) Vite
10 4 (1.08%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.81%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.81%) GitLab
11 3 (0.81%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.54%) SoapUI
General
1 102 (27.42%) Social Skills
2 73 (19.62%) Finance
3 71 (19.09%) Public Sector
4 60 (16.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (12.37%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (12.37%) Law
6 40 (10.75%) Marketing
7 14 (3.76%) Legal
8 11 (2.96%) Games
9 10 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.69%) Retail
10 9 (2.42%) Tech for Good
11 7 (1.88%) Digital Health
11 7 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (1.88%) Multimedia
12 6 (1.61%) Advertising
13 4 (1.08%) Police
14 3 (0.81%) Local Government
14 3 (0.81%) Military
14 3 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 62 (16.67%) Developer
2 59 (15.86%) Senior
3 51 (13.71%) Designer
4 43 (11.56%) Lead
5 34 (9.14%) Architect
5 34 (9.14%) Data Architect
6 32 (8.60%) Analyst
7 22 (5.91%) Business Analyst
7 22 (5.91%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 20 (5.38%) UX Designer
9 19 (5.11%) Service Designer
10 15 (4.03%) User Researcher
11 14 (3.76%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
11 14 (3.76%) Software Engineer
12 13 (3.49%) Senior Developer
13 11 (2.96%) Full-Stack Developer
13 11 (2.96%) Product Manager
13 11 (2.96%) Software Developer
14 9 (2.42%) Development Manager
14 9 (2.42%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (14.78%) HTML
1 55 (14.78%) React
2 51 (13.71%) CSS
3 29 (7.80%) .NET
4 19 (5.11%) Node.js
5 18 (4.84%) Next.js
6 13 (3.49%) GraphQL
6 13 (3.49%) Playwright
7 12 (3.23%) Vue
8 11 (2.96%) HTML5
8 11 (2.96%) RESTful
8 11 (2.96%) Sass
9 10 (2.69%) CSS3
10 9 (2.42%) Jest
11 8 (2.15%) Blazor
11 8 (2.15%) JSON
11 8 (2.15%) Material Design
11 8 (2.15%) REST
11 8 (2.15%) WebAssembly
11 8 (2.15%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (14.52%) Product Ownership
2 28 (7.53%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.91%) Onboarding
4 15 (4.03%) Social Media
5 13 (3.49%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.69%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.69%) e-Learning
6 10 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.15%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.15%) Learning Management System
7 8 (2.15%) Life Science
7 8 (2.15%) Low-Code
7 8 (2.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 6 (1.61%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.08%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.08%) Educational Technology
9 4 (1.08%) NHS
9 4 (1.08%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.81%) Graphic Design
10 3 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.54%) Android
1 2 (0.54%) Apple iOS
1 2 (0.54%) Unix
2 1 (0.27%) Linux
2 1 (0.27%) Windows
2 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (47.58%) Agile
2 137 (36.83%) User Experience
3 95 (25.54%) Analytics
4 84 (22.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 77 (20.70%) Mentoring
5 77 (20.70%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 71 (19.09%) Coaching
7 67 (18.01%) AI
8 60 (16.13%) CI/CD
9 59 (15.86%) Problem-Solving
9 59 (15.86%) User Research
10 55 (14.78%) Community of Practice
11 50 (13.44%) UX Design
12 48 (12.90%) DevOps
13 46 (12.37%) Data Integration
14 45 (12.10%) Data Management
14 45 (12.10%) Data Modelling
14 45 (12.10%) E-Commerce
15 44 (11.83%) Data Engineering
16 43 (11.56%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 56 (15.05%) JavaScript
2 50 (13.44%) TypeScript
3 45 (12.10%) SQL
4 28 (7.53%) Python
5 27 (7.26%) C#
6 20 (5.38%) Java
7 12 (3.23%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.61%) PHP
9 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.54%) XAML
10 1 (0.27%) Bash
10 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 89 (23.92%) Degree
2 56 (15.05%) Security Cleared
3 54 (14.52%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.69%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.88%) ACCA
7 4 (1.08%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.08%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.81%) CIMA
8 3 (0.81%) CIPD
8 3 (0.81%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.54%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.54%) 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 67 (18.01%) WCAG
2 38 (10.22%) QA
3 11 (2.96%) GDPR
4 6 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (1.34%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.08%) GAAP
7 2 (0.54%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.27%) Section 508
8 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (4.03%) Docker
2 1 (0.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 24 (6.45%) Terraform
2 3 (0.81%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.27%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 111 (29.84%) Microsoft
2 51 (13.71%) Adobe
3 36 (9.68%) Google
4 6 (1.61%) Oracle
5 5 (1.34%) Atlassian
6 4 (1.08%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.54%) Ahrefs
7 2 (0.54%) Apple
7 2 (0.54%) Databricks
7 2 (0.54%) Dynatrace
7 2 (0.54%) Guidewire
7 2 (0.54%) Hotjar
7 2 (0.54%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (0.54%) SendGrid
7 2 (0.54%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.54%) TOWER Software
8 1 (0.27%) Instagram
8 1 (0.27%) Planon
8 1 (0.27%) Spotify
8 1 (0.27%) TikTok