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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 112 198
Rank change year-on-year +25 +86 +66
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 714 502 378
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 3.08% 1.62%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 17.93% 16.78% 11.94%
Number of salaries quoted 272 181 168
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £38,743
25th Percentile £38,500 £50,000 £45,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £63,200 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,985 £87,500 £72,875
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -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 3,983 2,992 3,165
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.64% 18.37% 13.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,510 1,676 1,953
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,754 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,634 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £56,075
% change year-on-year - +2.54% -6.54%

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 13 September 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 39 (5.46%) CMS
2 31 (4.34%) SharePoint
3 28 (3.92%) Confluence
4 20 (2.80%) WordPress
5 8 (1.12%) Moodle
6 4 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.28%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.14%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 33 (4.62%) UserZoom
2 17 (2.38%) Simulink
3 16 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (1.68%) Chatbot
6 11 (1.54%) Adobe XD
6 11 (1.54%) AutoCAD
7 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 5 (0.70%) DaVinci Resolve
8 5 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 5 (0.70%) MS Visio
8 5 (0.70%) Revit
9 4 (0.56%) Autodesk Smoke
9 4 (0.56%) Mathcad
10 3 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.42%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.42%) Blender
10 3 (0.42%) Maya
10 3 (0.42%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (1.40%) Primavera
2 7 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.70%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.56%) Shopify
5 2 (0.28%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.28%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.14%) Magento
6 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 90 (12.61%) Adobe Analytics
2 88 (12.32%) AWS
2 88 (12.32%) Azure
3 74 (10.36%) Figma
4 55 (7.70%) Power Platform
5 49 (6.86%) Contentsquare
6 32 (4.48%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (3.92%) GCP
8 26 (3.64%) SaaS
9 22 (3.08%) PowerApps
10 17 (2.38%) Power Automate
11 16 (2.24%) Google Analytics
12 15 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (1.54%) GitHub
13 11 (1.54%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (1.54%) Serverless
14 9 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
15 8 (1.12%) Entra ID
16 7 (0.98%) Azure Functions
16 7 (0.98%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 92 (12.89%) Broadband
2 25 (3.50%) 5G
3 11 (1.54%) CTI
3 11 (1.54%) VoIP
4 10 (1.40%) Internet
4 10 (1.40%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.26%) Ethernet
5 9 (1.26%) Firewall
6 8 (1.12%) Intranet
7 5 (0.70%) DHCP
7 5 (0.70%) DNS
7 5 (0.70%) HTTP
7 5 (0.70%) SMS
7 5 (0.70%) SNMP
8 4 (0.56%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.42%) LTE
9 3 (0.42%) Network Security
9 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.42%) TETRA
9 3 (0.42%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.74%) Power BI
2 14 (1.96%) Metadata
2 14 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (1.40%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
5 8 (1.12%) Data Lake
5 8 (1.12%) GIS
5 8 (1.12%) MySQL
6 7 (0.98%) Amazon Athena
6 7 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.98%) Metadata Repository
6 7 (0.98%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.84%) Big Data
7 6 (0.84%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.84%) Parquet
8 5 (0.70%) Power Query
8 5 (0.70%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.70%) Tableau
9 4 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.56%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 41 (5.74%) Git
2 30 (4.20%) JIRA
3 18 (2.52%) Rational DOORS
4 13 (1.82%) Selenium
5 12 (1.68%) Cypress.io
5 12 (1.68%) JUnit
6 11 (1.54%) GitLab
7 10 (1.40%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.12%) Jenkins
9 7 (0.98%) Postman
10 6 (0.84%) Axure RP
10 6 (0.84%) Balsamiq
10 6 (0.84%) Gatling
10 6 (0.84%) LabVIEW
10 6 (0.84%) Storybook
11 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (0.42%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.42%) CMake
12 3 (0.42%) JMeter
13 2 (0.28%) MSTest
General
1 209 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 205 (28.71%) Finance
3 189 (26.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 147 (20.59%) Public Sector
5 113 (15.83%) Aerospace
6 100 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
6 100 (14.01%) Games
7 77 (10.78%) Law
8 45 (6.30%) Organisational Skills
9 43 (6.02%) Marketing
10 40 (5.60%) Legal
11 31 (4.34%) Influencing Skills
12 28 (3.92%) Electronics
12 28 (3.92%) Military
13 23 (3.22%) Telecoms
14 21 (2.94%) Multimedia
14 21 (2.94%) Publishing
15 20 (2.80%) Retail
16 18 (2.52%) Banking
17 15 (2.10%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 125 (17.51%) Senior
2 122 (17.09%) Lead
3 76 (10.64%) Developer
4 57 (7.98%) Designer
5 48 (6.72%) Software Engineer
6 32 (4.48%) Systems Engineer
7 30 (4.20%) Architect
8 28 (3.92%) Senior Developer
9 23 (3.22%) UX Designer
10 22 (3.08%) Principal Engineer
11 20 (2.80%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 19 (2.66%) Analyst
13 18 (2.52%) Product Manager
14 17 (2.38%) Lead Designer
14 17 (2.38%) User Researcher
15 16 (2.24%) Data Engineer
15 16 (2.24%) Junior
15 16 (2.24%) Senior Front-End Developer
15 16 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
16 15 (2.10%) Digital Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (10.92%) HTML
2 74 (10.36%) CSS
3 47 (6.58%) React
4 26 (3.64%) Playwright
5 21 (2.94%) Node.js
6 20 (2.80%) Next.js
7 19 (2.66%) REST
8 14 (1.96%) HTML5
9 13 (1.82%) RESTful
9 13 (1.82%) Vue
10 12 (1.68%) AngularJS
10 12 (1.68%) CSS3
11 9 (1.26%) JSON
12 8 (1.12%) .NET
12 8 (1.12%) Jest
12 8 (1.12%) Tailwind CSS
12 8 (1.12%) Terraform
13 6 (0.84%) Apache Avro
13 6 (0.84%) PySpark
13 6 (0.84%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 82 (11.48%) Social Media
2 46 (6.44%) e-Learning
3 43 (6.02%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (5.88%) Management Information System
5 30 (4.20%) Cloud Native
6 29 (4.06%) Product Ownership
7 26 (3.64%) Onboarding
8 21 (2.94%) Mobile App
9 18 (2.52%) Blog
9 18 (2.52%) FPGA
10 15 (2.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 13 (1.82%) Algorithms
11 13 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.68%) IVR
13 11 (1.54%) Learning Management System
14 10 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
14 10 (1.40%) Operational Technology
15 8 (1.12%) AI Agents
15 8 (1.12%) Data Centre
15 8 (1.12%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.82%) Linux
2 12 (1.68%) Windows
3 8 (1.12%) Android
3 8 (1.12%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.42%) Unix
4 3 (0.42%) VxWorks
5 2 (0.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 328 (45.94%) Agile
2 222 (31.09%) AI
3 205 (28.71%) Analytics
4 186 (26.05%) Mentoring
5 166 (23.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 154 (21.57%) Problem-Solving
7 153 (21.43%) User Experience
8 148 (20.73%) Roadmaps
9 144 (20.17%) Storytelling
10 139 (19.47%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
11 130 (18.21%) Decision-Making
12 122 (17.09%) Customer Experience
13 119 (16.67%) Coaching
14 116 (16.25%) User Research
15 106 (14.85%) Product Roadmap
16 101 (14.15%) CI/CD
17 90 (12.61%) Digital Customer Experience
18 89 (12.46%) Line Management
19 87 (12.18%) Software Engineering
20 77 (10.78%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 104 (14.57%) JavaScript
2 48 (6.72%) Python
3 46 (6.44%) SQL
3 46 (6.44%) TypeScript
4 42 (5.88%) Java
5 22 (3.08%) MATLAB
6 18 (2.52%) C#
7 16 (2.24%) PHP
8 13 (1.82%) C++
9 8 (1.12%) Ada
10 5 (0.70%) R
10 5 (0.70%) SystemVerilog
11 4 (0.56%) C
11 4 (0.56%) Scala
11 4 (0.56%) VBA
12 3 (0.42%) Ada 95
12 3 (0.42%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.42%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.42%) Ruby
12 3 (0.42%) Rust
Qualifications
1 159 (22.27%) Security Cleared
2 152 (21.29%) SC Cleared
3 132 (18.49%) Degree
4 114 (15.97%) DV Cleared
5 108 (15.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 41 (5.74%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.10%) Chartered Engineer
7 15 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.82%) PhD
9 10 (1.40%) ACCA
9 10 (1.40%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.40%) CIMA
9 10 (1.40%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.98%) CISSP
11 6 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.56%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.56%) CCSP
13 3 (0.42%) CISM
14 2 (0.28%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (13.45%) WCAG
2 58 (8.12%) QA
3 46 (6.44%) Data Quality
4 34 (4.76%) GDPR
5 11 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.12%) NIST
7 7 (0.98%) ISO 9001
7 7 (0.98%) SOC 2
8 6 (0.84%) GRC
9 4 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (0.56%) PERC
9 4 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.56%) SLA
10 3 (0.42%) MIL-STD-1553
11 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.14%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.14%) NCSC
12 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 34 (4.76%) Docker
2 28 (3.92%) Firmware
3 9 (1.26%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (3.22%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.56%) Ansible
2 4 (0.56%) Grafana
3 3 (0.42%) Plesk
4 2 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 120 (16.81%) Adobe
2 82 (11.48%) Microsoft
3 22 (3.08%) Google
3 22 (3.08%) SAP
4 13 (1.82%) Cisco
5 12 (1.68%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.54%) Avaya
6 11 (1.54%) Genesys
6 11 (1.54%) Siemens
7 8 (1.12%) HubSpot
7 8 (1.12%) Splunk
8 7 (0.98%) SolarWinds
8 7 (0.98%) YouTube
9 6 (0.84%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.84%) dotdigital
10 5 (0.70%) Avid
10 5 (0.70%) NEC
10 5 (0.70%) Oracle
11 4 (0.56%) OneTrust
11 4 (0.56%) Xero