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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 112 266
Rank change year-on-year +30 +154 +4
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 549 494 389
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.95% 3.33% 1.20%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 18.23% 16.95% 9.26%
Number of salaries quoted 205 133 295
10th Percentile £38,609 £40,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,748 £50,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,750 £87,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

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 3,012 2,915 4,203
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.18% 19.68% 12.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,878 1,592 3,247
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,750
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 £76,063 £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 16 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 54 (9.84%) CMS
2 33 (6.01%) Confluence
3 8 (1.46%) Drupal
3 8 (1.46%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.73%) Umbraco
4 4 (0.73%) WordPress
5 2 (0.36%) Apache
5 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.18%) Moodle
Applications
1 30 (5.46%) UserZoom
2 18 (3.28%) Adobe XD
3 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.91%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.91%) DaVinci Resolve
4 5 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.55%) Sketch
6 2 (0.36%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) MadCap Flare
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%) SAP HR
2 3 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.55%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.36%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 181 (32.97%) Adobe Analytics
2 130 (23.68%) Figma
3 70 (12.75%) Azure
4 55 (10.02%) Contentsquare
5 48 (8.74%) AWS
6 34 (6.19%) GCP
7 29 (5.28%) Power Platform
7 29 (5.28%) SaaS
8 28 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.46%) Google Analytics
10 16 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (2.91%) GitHub
11 14 (2.55%) Azure Key Vault
12 11 (2.00%) dbt
13 10 (1.82%) Asana
13 10 (1.82%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.64%) PowerApps
14 9 (1.64%) Serverless
14 9 (1.64%) Snowflake
15 8 (1.46%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 202 (36.79%) Broadband
2 11 (2.00%) Internet
3 7 (1.28%) LTE
4 5 (0.91%) SNMP
5 2 (0.36%) DHCP
5 2 (0.36%) DNS
5 2 (0.36%) Firewall
5 2 (0.36%) Intranet
5 2 (0.36%) SMS
5 2 (0.36%) Wireless
6 1 (0.18%) VoIP
6 1 (0.18%) VPN
6 1 (0.18%) WAN
6 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.10%) Power BI
2 11 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (1.09%) BigQuery
5 4 (0.73%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.73%) MySQL
5 4 (0.73%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.73%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.55%) GIS
6 3 (0.55%) MariaDB
6 3 (0.55%) Metadata
7 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.36%) Tableau
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.18%) Big Data
8 1 (0.18%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (4.55%) Git
2 16 (2.91%) Axure RP
2 16 (2.91%) Selenium
3 15 (2.73%) Balsamiq
3 15 (2.73%) JMeter
4 14 (2.55%) Cypress.io
4 14 (2.55%) JIRA
5 13 (2.37%) Jenkins
6 10 (1.82%) Cucumber
6 10 (1.82%) Visual Studio
7 9 (1.64%) Storybook
8 8 (1.46%) REST Assured
9 7 (1.28%) webpack
10 6 (1.09%) GitLab
10 6 (1.09%) Postman
10 6 (1.09%) XCUITest
11 5 (0.91%) Locust
12 4 (0.73%) Babel
12 4 (0.73%) JUnit
12 4 (0.73%) WebDriver
General
1 204 (37.16%) Games
2 109 (19.85%) Social Skills
3 80 (14.57%) Public Sector
4 69 (12.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 69 (12.57%) Law
5 60 (10.93%) Finance
6 46 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
7 44 (8.01%) Legal
8 37 (6.74%) Marketing
9 15 (2.73%) Retail
10 12 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (2.00%) Advertising
11 11 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.28%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.91%) Back Office
13 5 (0.91%) Banking
13 5 (0.91%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.91%) Local Government
13 5 (0.91%) Publishing
13 5 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 155 (28.23%) Lead
2 107 (19.49%) Designer
3 81 (14.75%) Senior
4 52 (9.47%) Lead Designer
5 43 (7.83%) Developer
6 40 (7.29%) Digital Designer
7 35 (6.38%) UX Designer
8 31 (5.65%) User Researcher
9 22 (4.01%) Software Engineer
9 22 (4.01%) Test Engineer
10 20 (3.64%) Analyst
11 19 (3.46%) Service Designer
12 18 (3.28%) Product Manager
13 17 (3.10%) Systems Manager
14 16 (2.91%) Engineering Manager
14 16 (2.91%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 14 (2.55%) Architect
15 14 (2.55%) Lead UX Designer
16 13 (2.37%) Digital User Researcher
16 13 (2.37%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (8.93%) HTML
2 45 (8.20%) CSS
3 43 (7.83%) React
4 22 (4.01%) .NET
5 18 (3.28%) Playwright
6 17 (3.10%) AngularJS
7 16 (2.91%) HTML5
8 14 (2.55%) Vue
9 13 (2.37%) Node.js
10 12 (2.19%) CSS3
11 11 (2.00%) RESTful
12 10 (1.82%) Material Design
13 8 (1.46%) Blazor
13 8 (1.46%) Sass
13 8 (1.46%) WebAssembly
13 8 (1.46%) XML
13 8 (1.46%) YAML
14 7 (1.28%) Express.js
14 7 (1.28%) OpenAPI
14 7 (1.28%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 163 (29.69%) Social Media
2 48 (8.74%) Onboarding
2 48 (8.74%) Product Ownership
3 42 (7.65%) Mobile App
4 23 (4.19%) Cloud Native
5 19 (3.46%) Management Information System
6 16 (2.91%) Blog
7 15 (2.73%) Podcast
8 13 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.28%) Culture of Ownership
11 6 (1.09%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.09%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.91%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.73%) Data Centre
13 4 (0.73%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.55%) Data Structures
14 3 (0.55%) Graphic Design
14 3 (0.55%) Learning Management System
14 3 (0.55%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.19%) Android
1 34 (6.19%) Apple iOS
2 10 (1.82%) Windows
3 5 (0.91%) Linux
4 2 (0.36%) Unix
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (64.48%) Agile
2 272 (49.54%) AI
3 242 (44.08%) Analytics
4 234 (42.62%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 225 (40.98%) Roadmaps
6 215 (39.16%) Storytelling
7 195 (35.52%) User Research
8 188 (34.24%) Customer Experience
9 186 (33.88%) Product Roadmap
10 176 (32.06%) Digital Customer Experience
11 149 (27.14%) User Experience
12 131 (23.86%) Mentoring
13 118 (21.49%) Workshop Facilitation
14 112 (20.40%) Continuous Improvement
14 112 (20.40%) Prototyping
15 88 (16.03%) CI/CD
16 86 (15.66%) Decision-Making
17 71 (12.93%) DesignOps
18 68 (12.39%) Coaching
19 63 (11.48%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.20%) JavaScript
2 38 (6.92%) Java
3 34 (6.19%) TypeScript
4 25 (4.55%) C#
5 24 (4.37%) Python
6 21 (3.83%) SQL
7 8 (1.46%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.28%) PHP
9 2 (0.36%) Bash
9 2 (0.36%) Ruby
9 2 (0.36%) Scala
9 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 79 (14.39%) Degree
2 45 (8.20%) Security Cleared
3 44 (8.01%) SC Cleared
4 16 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.37%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.28%) ACCA
6 7 (1.28%) CIMA
7 5 (0.91%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.73%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.73%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.36%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.36%) CCSP
10 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.36%) CISSP
10 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.36%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 1 (0.18%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (20.95%) WCAG
2 40 (7.29%) QA
3 21 (3.83%) GDPR
4 14 (2.55%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.46%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.28%) GRC
7 4 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.36%) PERC
9 2 (0.36%) SLA
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 23 (4.19%) Docker
2 4 (0.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 22 (4.01%) Terraform
2 15 (2.73%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.28%) Grafana
4 5 (0.91%) Ansible
5 3 (0.55%) Plesk
6 1 (0.18%) Kibana
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 210 (38.25%) Adobe
2 79 (14.39%) Microsoft
3 29 (5.28%) Google
4 8 (1.46%) SAP
4 8 (1.46%) ServiceNow
5 5 (0.91%) Atlassian
5 5 (0.91%) Avid
5 5 (0.91%) Salesforce
5 5 (0.91%) SolarWinds
5 5 (0.91%) Splunk
6 4 (0.73%) dotdigital
6 4 (0.73%) Hotjar
6 4 (0.73%) Workday
7 3 (0.55%) HP
7 3 (0.55%) Oracle
8 2 (0.36%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.36%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.36%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 2 (0.36%) SendGrid
9 1 (0.18%) Synthesia