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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 122 257
Rank change year-on-year +13 +135 -9
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 379 463 262
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 2.84% 1.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.87% 16.52% 7.80%
Number of salaries quoted 217 109 208
10th Percentile £44,055 £40,000 £39,748
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £57,572
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +12.90% -4.05%
75th Percentile £74,674 £71,200 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.36% - -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 2,732 2,803 3,357
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.81% 17.20% 14.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 1,501 2,639
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £35,920
25th Percentile £47,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +0.42%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -2.08% +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 20 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 27 (7.12%) CMS
2 19 (5.01%) Confluence
3 9 (2.37%) Drupal
4 6 (1.58%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.79%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.53%) Apache
6 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.53%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.53%) WordPress
7 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 39 (10.29%) Adobe XD
2 10 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.58%) Chatbot
3 6 (1.58%) Sketch
4 3 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.79%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.53%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.26%) CapCut
6 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.26%) InVision
6 1 (0.26%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.26%) Notion
Business Applications
1 5 (1.32%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.53%) Shopify
3 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.26%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 100 (26.39%) Azure
2 69 (18.21%) Figma
3 54 (14.25%) Snowflake
4 35 (9.23%) Power Platform
5 30 (7.92%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (6.33%) SaaS
7 23 (6.07%) AWS
7 23 (6.07%) Miro
8 19 (5.01%) GCP
8 19 (5.01%) GitHub
9 18 (4.75%) Google Analytics
10 17 (4.49%) Microsoft 365
11 16 (4.22%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (3.69%) Serverless
13 13 (3.43%) dbt
14 11 (2.90%) PowerApps
15 9 (2.37%) Adobe Analytics
15 9 (2.37%) Azure Key Vault
16 8 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (2.11%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.90%) Broadband
2 2 (0.53%) Intranet
3 1 (0.26%) Internet
3 1 (0.26%) VoIP
3 1 (0.26%) VPN
3 1 (0.26%) WAN
3 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (15.04%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (5.01%) Power BI
3 10 (2.64%) NoSQL
3 10 (2.64%) Tableau
4 8 (2.11%) BigQuery
5 6 (1.58%) Metadata
5 6 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.32%) MySQL
6 5 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.79%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.26%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.26%) Big Data
9 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.26%) EDMS
9 1 (0.26%) Looker
9 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (7.39%) Axure RP
2 27 (7.12%) Git
3 26 (6.86%) Balsamiq
4 24 (6.33%) JIRA
5 21 (5.54%) Selenium
6 16 (4.22%) Cypress.io
6 16 (4.22%) Storybook
7 13 (3.43%) webpack
8 12 (3.17%) Visual Studio
9 10 (2.64%) WebDriver
10 7 (1.85%) Babel
10 7 (1.85%) JMeter
10 7 (1.85%) Postman
11 5 (1.32%) Jenkins
11 5 (1.32%) Vite
12 4 (1.06%) REST Assured
13 3 (0.79%) Cucumber
13 3 (0.79%) GitLab
13 3 (0.79%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 103 (27.18%) Social Skills
2 76 (20.05%) Finance
3 71 (18.73%) Public Sector
4 62 (16.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 48 (12.66%) Law
6 47 (12.40%) Analytical Skills
7 39 (10.29%) Marketing
8 14 (3.69%) Legal
9 11 (2.90%) Games
9 11 (2.90%) Retail
10 10 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.37%) Tech for Good
12 7 (1.85%) Digital Health
12 7 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.85%) Multimedia
13 4 (1.06%) Advertising
13 4 (1.06%) Police
14 3 (0.79%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.79%) Military
14 3 (0.79%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 65 (17.15%) Developer
2 62 (16.36%) Senior
3 52 (13.72%) Designer
4 43 (11.35%) Lead
5 34 (8.97%) Architect
5 34 (8.97%) Data Architect
6 33 (8.71%) Analyst
7 23 (6.07%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 22 (5.80%) Business Analyst
9 20 (5.28%) Service Designer
10 19 (5.01%) UX Designer
11 15 (3.96%) Software Engineer
11 15 (3.96%) User Researcher
12 14 (3.69%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
12 14 (3.69%) Senior Developer
13 12 (3.17%) Software Developer
14 11 (2.90%) Digital Developer
14 11 (2.90%) Full-Stack Developer
14 11 (2.90%) Product Manager
15 9 (2.37%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (15.57%) HTML
2 58 (15.30%) React
3 55 (14.51%) CSS
4 29 (7.65%) .NET
5 21 (5.54%) Node.js
6 19 (5.01%) Next.js
7 15 (3.96%) GraphQL
8 14 (3.69%) HTML5
8 14 (3.69%) RESTful
9 13 (3.43%) CSS3
9 13 (3.43%) Playwright
9 13 (3.43%) Vue
10 11 (2.90%) Sass
11 9 (2.37%) Jest
11 9 (2.37%) Redux
12 8 (2.11%) JSON
12 8 (2.11%) OpenAPI
12 8 (2.11%) REST
12 8 (2.11%) Swagger
12 8 (2.11%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (14.51%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.65%) Management Information System
3 23 (6.07%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.96%) Social Media
5 14 (3.69%) Mobile App
6 11 (2.90%) e-Learning
7 10 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.37%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.37%) Learning Management System
8 9 (2.37%) Life Science
9 8 (2.11%) Low-Code
9 8 (2.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.58%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.32%) Educational Technology
12 4 (1.06%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.06%) Graphic Design
12 4 (1.06%) NHS
12 4 (1.06%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.79%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.53%) Android
1 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
1 2 (0.53%) Unix
2 1 (0.26%) Linux
2 1 (0.26%) Windows
2 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (48.28%) Agile
2 140 (36.94%) User Experience
3 97 (25.59%) Analytics
4 85 (22.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 79 (20.84%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 78 (20.58%) Mentoring
7 71 (18.73%) Coaching
8 65 (17.15%) AI
9 61 (16.09%) CI/CD
9 61 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
9 61 (16.09%) User Research
10 57 (15.04%) Community of Practice
11 50 (13.19%) UX Design
12 49 (12.93%) DevOps
13 46 (12.14%) E-Commerce
14 45 (11.87%) Data Integration
14 45 (11.87%) Data Management
14 45 (11.87%) Data Modelling
14 45 (11.87%) Front End Development
15 44 (11.61%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 60 (15.83%) JavaScript
2 52 (13.72%) TypeScript
3 47 (12.40%) SQL
4 28 (7.39%) Python
5 27 (7.12%) C#
6 22 (5.80%) Java
7 12 (3.17%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.32%) PHP
9 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.53%) XAML
10 1 (0.26%) Bash
10 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 90 (23.75%) Degree
2 58 (15.30%) Security Cleared
3 56 (14.78%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.64%) ACCA
5 10 (2.64%) DBS Check
6 4 (1.06%) CIMA
6 4 (1.06%) ISTQB
6 4 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 3 (0.79%) CIPD
7 3 (0.79%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.26%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.26%) AWS Certified Developer
9 1 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.26%) MCP
9 1 (0.26%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (18.21%) WCAG
2 40 (10.55%) QA
3 10 (2.64%) GDPR
4 6 (1.58%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (1.32%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.32%) GAAP
6 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.26%) Section 508
6 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (3.96%) Docker
2 1 (0.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 24 (6.33%) Terraform
2 3 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.26%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 110 (29.02%) Microsoft
2 53 (13.98%) Adobe
3 37 (9.76%) Google
4 6 (1.58%) Oracle
5 5 (1.32%) Atlassian
6 4 (1.06%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.79%) Dynatrace
8 2 (0.53%) Ahrefs
8 2 (0.53%) Apple
8 2 (0.53%) Databricks
8 2 (0.53%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.53%) Hotjar
8 2 (0.53%) Screaming Frog
8 2 (0.53%) SendGrid
8 2 (0.53%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.53%) TOWER Software
9 1 (0.26%) Freshdesk
9 1 (0.26%) Hootsuite
9 1 (0.26%) Instagram
9 1 (0.26%) Spotify