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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 110 257
Rank change year-on-year +26 +147 +12
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 561 482 395
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.93% 3.31% 1.20%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 17.98% 17.17% 9.40%
Number of salaries quoted 210 128 298
10th Percentile £38,500 £41,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,088 £64,777
90th Percentile £78,957 £87,500 £93,125
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 3,121 2,807 4,200
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.29% 19.25% 12.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,976 1,493 3,239
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,750 £34,874
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 £75,000 £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 28 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 48 (8.56%) CMS
2 33 (5.88%) Confluence
3 7 (1.25%) Drupal
4 6 (1.07%) SharePoint
5 5 (0.89%) WordPress
6 2 (0.36%) Apache
6 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.36%) Moodle
6 2 (0.36%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 37 (6.60%) UserZoom
2 15 (2.67%) Adobe XD
3 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.89%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.89%) DaVinci Resolve
4 5 (0.89%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.53%) Sketch
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.36%) Blender
6 2 (0.36%) Maya
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
1 4 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.71%) SAP HR
2 3 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.53%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 187 (33.33%) Adobe Analytics
2 128 (22.82%) Figma
3 67 (11.94%) Azure
4 62 (11.05%) Contentsquare
5 51 (9.09%) AWS
6 34 (6.06%) GCP
7 31 (5.53%) SaaS
8 29 (5.17%) Power Platform
9 27 (4.81%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (3.57%) Google Analytics
11 17 (3.03%) GitHub
12 14 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.32%) Azure Key Vault
14 11 (1.96%) Asana
15 10 (1.78%) dbt
15 10 (1.78%) Entra ID
16 9 (1.60%) Serverless
17 8 (1.43%) GitHub Copilot
18 7 (1.25%) PowerApps
18 7 (1.25%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 209 (37.25%) Broadband
2 11 (1.96%) Internet
3 7 (1.25%) LTE
4 5 (0.89%) SNMP
5 3 (0.53%) SMS
6 2 (0.36%) DHCP
6 2 (0.36%) DNS
6 2 (0.36%) Firewall
6 2 (0.36%) 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 18 (3.21%) Power BI
2 11 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.89%) MySQL
4 5 (0.89%) NoSQL
4 5 (0.89%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.71%) BigQuery
5 4 (0.71%) GIS
5 4 (0.71%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.71%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.53%) MariaDB
6 3 (0.53%) Metadata
7 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.36%) Tableau
8 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.18%) Big Data
8 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.18%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 30 (5.35%) Git
2 18 (3.21%) Selenium
3 16 (2.85%) Cypress.io
4 15 (2.67%) JIRA
4 15 (2.67%) JMeter
5 13 (2.32%) Axure RP
5 13 (2.32%) Cucumber
5 13 (2.32%) Jenkins
6 12 (2.14%) Balsamiq
7 10 (1.78%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.43%) GitLab
8 8 (1.43%) Postman
8 8 (1.43%) REST Assured
8 8 (1.43%) Storybook
9 7 (1.25%) JUnit
10 6 (1.07%) webpack
10 6 (1.07%) XCUITest
11 5 (0.89%) Gatling
11 5 (0.89%) Locust
12 4 (0.71%) WebDriver
General
1 211 (37.61%) Games
2 122 (21.75%) Social Skills
3 83 (14.80%) Public Sector
4 69 (12.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 69 (12.30%) Law
5 62 (11.05%) Finance
6 49 (8.73%) Analytical Skills
7 42 (7.49%) Legal
8 37 (6.60%) Marketing
9 14 (2.50%) Retail
10 13 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.96%) Advertising
13 7 (1.25%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.07%) Local Government
14 6 (1.07%) Publishing
15 5 (0.89%) Back Office
15 5 (0.89%) Banking
15 5 (0.89%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 163 (29.06%) Lead
2 105 (18.72%) Designer
3 84 (14.97%) Senior
4 52 (9.27%) Lead Designer
5 43 (7.66%) Developer
6 40 (7.13%) Digital Designer
7 36 (6.42%) UX Designer
8 32 (5.70%) User Researcher
9 24 (4.28%) Software Engineer
10 22 (3.92%) Test Engineer
11 20 (3.57%) Analyst
12 18 (3.21%) Product Manager
13 17 (3.03%) Service Designer
13 17 (3.03%) Systems Manager
14 16 (2.85%) Engineering Manager
14 16 (2.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 15 (2.67%) Digital User Researcher
16 14 (2.50%) Lead UX Designer
17 13 (2.32%) Business Analyst
17 13 (2.32%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (8.56%) HTML
2 44 (7.84%) CSS
3 42 (7.49%) React
4 22 (3.92%) Playwright
5 17 (3.03%) .NET
5 17 (3.03%) AngularJS
6 16 (2.85%) Node.js
7 14 (2.50%) HTML5
8 13 (2.32%) RESTful
8 13 (2.32%) Vue
9 12 (2.14%) CSS3
10 11 (1.96%) Material Design
11 9 (1.60%) Express.js
11 9 (1.60%) Jest
12 8 (1.43%) Blazor
12 8 (1.43%) OpenAPI
12 8 (1.43%) REST
12 8 (1.43%) Sass
12 8 (1.43%) WebAssembly
12 8 (1.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 170 (30.30%) Social Media
2 50 (8.91%) Onboarding
2 50 (8.91%) Product Ownership
3 43 (7.66%) Mobile App
4 25 (4.46%) Cloud Native
5 20 (3.57%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.03%) Blog
7 14 (2.50%) Podcast
8 13 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.25%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.25%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.07%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.71%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.71%) NHS
12 4 (0.71%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.53%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.53%) Graphic Design
13 3 (0.53%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.53%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.06%) Android
1 34 (6.06%) Apple iOS
2 10 (1.78%) Windows
3 6 (1.07%) Linux
4 2 (0.36%) Unix
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (65.42%) Agile
2 284 (50.62%) AI
3 248 (44.21%) Analytics
4 237 (42.25%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 233 (41.53%) Roadmaps
6 223 (39.75%) Storytelling
7 201 (35.83%) User Research
8 195 (34.76%) Customer Experience
9 194 (34.58%) Product Roadmap
10 183 (32.62%) Digital Customer Experience
11 152 (27.09%) User Experience
12 134 (23.89%) Mentoring
13 117 (20.86%) Workshop Facilitation
14 116 (20.68%) Continuous Improvement
15 110 (19.61%) Prototyping
16 94 (16.76%) CI/CD
17 88 (15.69%) Decision-Making
18 71 (12.66%) DesignOps
19 67 (11.94%) Test Automation
20 66 (11.76%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 71 (12.66%) JavaScript
2 40 (7.13%) Java
3 35 (6.24%) TypeScript
4 24 (4.28%) C#
4 24 (4.28%) Python
5 20 (3.57%) SQL
6 9 (1.60%) PHP
7 7 (1.25%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.53%) Ruby
8 3 (0.53%) Scala
9 2 (0.36%) Bash
9 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 74 (13.19%) Degree
2 46 (8.20%) Security Cleared
3 45 (8.02%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.78%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.25%) ACCA
6 7 (1.25%) CIMA
7 5 (0.89%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.89%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.53%) 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
1 117 (20.86%) WCAG
2 44 (7.84%) QA
3 25 (4.46%) GDPR
4 14 (2.50%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.25%) GRC
6 6 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.53%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.53%) PERC
9 2 (0.36%) SLA
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 29 (5.17%) Docker
2 4 (0.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (3.74%) Terraform
2 19 (3.39%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.25%) Grafana
4 5 (0.89%) Ansible
5 3 (0.53%) Plesk
6 1 (0.18%) Kibana
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 211 (37.61%) Adobe
2 75 (13.37%) Microsoft
3 29 (5.17%) Google
4 10 (1.78%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.43%) SAP
6 6 (1.07%) Salesforce
7 5 (0.89%) Atlassian
7 5 (0.89%) Avid
7 5 (0.89%) dotdigital
7 5 (0.89%) SolarWinds
7 5 (0.89%) Splunk
8 4 (0.71%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.71%) Oracle
8 4 (0.71%) Workday
9 3 (0.53%) HP
9 3 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.36%) Freshdesk
10 2 (0.36%) Guidewire
10 2 (0.36%) SendGrid
11 1 (0.18%) Synthesia