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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 120 264
Rank change year-on-year +46 +144 +4
Permanent jobs citing Accessibility 566 395 388
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.11% 2.84% 1.20%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 18.28% 14.64% 9.29%
Number of salaries quoted 197 143 295
10th Percentile £39,359 £41,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.38% +4.35% -2.58%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,417 £65,647
90th Percentile £78,663 £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 3,096 2,699 4,178
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.03% 19.41% 12.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,862 1,591 3,255
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,406 £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 4 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 55 (9.72%) CMS
2 32 (5.65%) Confluence
3 11 (1.94%) Drupal
4 8 (1.41%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.71%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.71%) WordPress
6 3 (0.53%) Apache
6 3 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 30 (5.30%) UserZoom
2 23 (4.06%) Adobe XD
3 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.88%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.88%) DaVinci Resolve
4 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.53%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.53%) Sketch
6 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.18%) InDesign
6 1 (0.18%) InVision
6 1 (0.18%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) Notion
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.06%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.71%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 181 (31.98%) Adobe Analytics
2 132 (23.32%) Figma
3 89 (15.72%) Azure
4 55 (9.72%) Contentsquare
5 49 (8.66%) AWS
6 34 (6.01%) GCP
7 33 (5.83%) Snowflake
8 28 (4.95%) Power Platform
8 28 (4.95%) SaaS
9 27 (4.77%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (3.89%) Google Analytics
11 20 (3.53%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (2.83%) Azure Key Vault
13 15 (2.65%) GitHub
14 14 (2.47%) dbt
15 11 (1.94%) Serverless
16 10 (1.77%) Asana
16 10 (1.77%) Entra ID
17 9 (1.59%) PowerApps
18 8 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 202 (35.69%) Broadband
2 11 (1.94%) Internet
3 7 (1.24%) LTE
4 5 (0.88%) SNMP
5 2 (0.35%) DHCP
5 2 (0.35%) DNS
5 2 (0.35%) Firewall
5 2 (0.35%) Intranet
5 2 (0.35%) 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 35 (6.18%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (2.65%) Power BI
3 8 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.24%) BigQuery
5 5 (0.88%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.88%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.71%) Metadata
6 4 (0.71%) MySQL
6 4 (0.71%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.53%) Tableau
8 2 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.35%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.18%) Looker
9 1 (0.18%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.89%) Git
2 21 (3.71%) Axure RP
3 20 (3.53%) Balsamiq
4 14 (2.47%) JMeter
5 13 (2.30%) JIRA
5 13 (2.30%) Selenium
6 12 (2.12%) Jenkins
7 11 (1.94%) Storybook
8 10 (1.77%) Cypress.io
8 10 (1.77%) Visual Studio
9 9 (1.59%) Cucumber
10 8 (1.41%) webpack
11 7 (1.24%) GitLab
11 7 (1.24%) REST Assured
12 6 (1.06%) Postman
12 6 (1.06%) XCUITest
13 5 (0.88%) Babel
13 5 (0.88%) Locust
14 4 (0.71%) WebDriver
15 3 (0.53%) Gatling
General
1 204 (36.04%) Games
2 108 (19.08%) Social Skills
3 74 (13.07%) Public Sector
4 70 (12.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 70 (12.37%) Law
5 55 (9.72%) Finance
6 46 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
7 45 (7.95%) Legal
8 35 (6.18%) Marketing
9 14 (2.47%) Retail
10 12 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.94%) Advertising
12 7 (1.24%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.06%) Publishing
14 5 (0.88%) Tech for Good
15 4 (0.71%) German Language
15 4 (0.71%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.71%) Local Government
15 4 (0.71%) Police
Job Titles
1 157 (27.74%) Lead
2 108 (19.08%) Designer
3 75 (13.25%) Senior
4 52 (9.19%) Lead Designer
5 43 (7.60%) Developer
6 40 (7.07%) Digital Designer
7 36 (6.36%) Architect
8 34 (6.01%) UX Designer
9 31 (5.48%) User Researcher
10 25 (4.42%) Data Architect
11 22 (3.89%) Service Designer
12 21 (3.71%) Product Manager
12 21 (3.71%) Software Engineer
13 19 (3.36%) Analyst
14 17 (3.00%) Systems Manager
15 16 (2.83%) Engineering Manager
16 14 (2.47%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 14 (2.47%) Lead UX Designer
17 13 (2.30%) Digital User Researcher
17 13 (2.30%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (8.48%) HTML
2 46 (8.13%) React
3 45 (7.95%) CSS
4 23 (4.06%) .NET
5 16 (2.83%) HTML5
6 13 (2.30%) AngularJS
6 13 (2.30%) Playwright
7 12 (2.12%) CSS3
7 12 (2.12%) Node.js
8 11 (1.94%) Vue
9 10 (1.77%) RESTful
10 9 (1.59%) Material Design
11 8 (1.41%) Blazor
11 8 (1.41%) Sass
11 8 (1.41%) WebAssembly
11 8 (1.41%) YAML
12 7 (1.24%) Express.js
12 7 (1.24%) HEVC
12 7 (1.24%) React Native
13 6 (1.06%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 164 (28.98%) Social Media
2 51 (9.01%) Product Ownership
3 47 (8.30%) Onboarding
4 43 (7.60%) Mobile App
5 22 (3.89%) Cloud Native
6 20 (3.53%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.83%) Blog
8 15 (2.65%) Podcast
9 13 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.24%) Culture of Ownership
12 6 (1.06%) Cyberattack
13 5 (0.88%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.88%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.71%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.71%) Virtual Team
15 3 (0.53%) Data Structures
15 3 (0.53%) Educational Technology
15 3 (0.53%) Learning Management System
15 3 (0.53%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.65%) Android
1 32 (5.65%) Apple iOS
2 10 (1.77%) Windows
3 4 (0.71%) Linux
4 2 (0.35%) Unix
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 349 (61.66%) Agile
2 270 (47.70%) AI
2 270 (47.70%) Analytics
3 242 (42.76%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 228 (40.28%) Roadmaps
5 215 (37.99%) Storytelling
6 199 (35.16%) User Research
7 187 (33.04%) Product Roadmap
8 186 (32.86%) Customer Experience
9 176 (31.10%) Digital Customer Experience
10 152 (26.86%) User Experience
11 122 (21.55%) Mentoring
12 119 (21.02%) Workshop Facilitation
13 115 (20.32%) Prototyping
14 109 (19.26%) Continuous Improvement
15 86 (15.19%) Decision-Making
16 80 (14.13%) CI/CD
17 71 (12.54%) DesignOps
18 67 (11.84%) Service Design
19 64 (11.31%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 62 (10.95%) JavaScript
2 36 (6.36%) TypeScript
3 28 (4.95%) Java
4 27 (4.77%) Python
5 26 (4.59%) SQL
6 24 (4.24%) C#
7 10 (1.77%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.24%) PHP
9 2 (0.35%) Bash
9 2 (0.35%) Scala
9 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.18%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 82 (14.49%) Degree
2 46 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 45 (7.95%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.30%) DBS Check
6 5 (0.88%) ACCA
6 5 (0.88%) CIMA
6 5 (0.88%) ISTQB
7 4 (0.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.35%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.35%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 1 (0.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.18%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.18%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.18%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.18%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.18%) OSCP
10 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (21.02%) WCAG
2 32 (5.65%) QA
3 19 (3.36%) GDPR
4 14 (2.47%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.24%) GRC
7 3 (0.53%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.35%) SLA
9 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 25 (4.42%) Docker
2 4 (0.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 25 (4.42%) Terraform
2 14 (2.47%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.24%) Grafana
4 5 (0.88%) Ansible
5 2 (0.35%) Plesk
6 1 (0.18%) Kibana
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 214 (37.81%) Adobe
2 106 (18.73%) Microsoft
3 34 (6.01%) Google
4 8 (1.41%) SAP
4 8 (1.41%) ServiceNow
5 5 (0.88%) Atlassian
5 5 (0.88%) Avid
5 5 (0.88%) Hotjar
5 5 (0.88%) Oracle
5 5 (0.88%) SolarWinds
5 5 (0.88%) Splunk
6 4 (0.71%) Workday
7 3 (0.53%) HP
7 3 (0.53%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.35%) dotdigital
8 2 (0.35%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.35%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.35%) SendGrid
9 1 (0.18%) Ahrefs
9 1 (0.18%) Synthesia