Accessibility Contracts with Work from Home Options

Accessibility (a11y)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Accessibility skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Accessibility over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 159 201 159
Rank change year-on-year +42 -42 0
Contract jobs citing Accessibility 207 301 755
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.41% 1.24% 1.71%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.07% 10.03% 12.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 243 523
10th Percentile £313 £315 £380
25th Percentile £412 £424 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% -2.44% +13.89%
75th Percentile £553 £575 £588
90th Percentile £633 £648 £650
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £515
% change year-on-year -5.00% -2.91% +13.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 13
10th Percentile - - £21.00
25th Percentile £14.00 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £38.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.21% -45.71% +185.71%
75th Percentile £45.00 - £77.50
90th Percentile £61.25 - -
UK median hourly rate £18.13 £23.36 £70.00
% change year-on-year -22.39% -66.63% +174.51%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

Accessibility is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,056 3,000 5,816
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 14.04% 12.38% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,432 2,176 4,152
10th Percentile £300 £325 £313
25th Percentile £413 £419 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £520 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.02% +1.96% +7.37%
75th Percentile £619 £632 £613
90th Percentile £750 £743 £700
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -2.86% +0.96% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 68 129
10th Percentile £12.75 £17.50 £11.97
25th Percentile £14.00 £20.97 £19.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 £39.60 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.39% -11.01% +134.21%
75th Percentile £48.75 £59.46 £56.00
90th Percentile £66.00 £70.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £22.34 £37.50 £27.73
% change year-on-year -40.43% +35.23% +32.05%

Accessibility
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Accessibility as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Accessibility trend for jobs with a WFH option

Accessibility
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Accessibility.

Accessibility daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Accessibility
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Accessibility daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Accessibility
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Accessibility.

Accessibility hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Accessibility
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Accessibility over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Accessibility hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Accessibility
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (10.14%) CMS
2 7 (3.38%) nginx
3 6 (2.90%) Confluence
4 5 (2.42%) WordPress
5 3 (1.45%) ArcGIS
5 3 (1.45%) Drupal
5 3 (1.45%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.48%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.48%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.48%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.48%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.48%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 9 (4.35%) Adobe XD
1 9 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.90%) Sketch
4 5 (2.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.97%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (0.97%) Camtasia
5 2 (0.97%) Lectora
5 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.48%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.48%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 41 (19.81%) AWS
2 24 (11.59%) Azure
3 19 (9.18%) Serverless
4 18 (8.70%) Amazon S3
4 18 (8.70%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (7.73%) AWS Lambda
6 15 (7.25%) AWS CloudFormation
7 12 (5.80%) OpenShift
8 9 (4.35%) Figma
8 9 (4.35%) GitHub
9 8 (3.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 8 (3.86%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (3.86%) Azure Pipelines
9 8 (3.86%) Azure Service Bus
10 7 (3.38%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
10 7 (3.38%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
12 4 (1.93%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.93%) Textract
13 3 (1.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.45%) Intranet
2 2 (0.97%) HTTP
3 1 (0.48%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (9.18%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (8.70%) SQL Server
3 17 (8.21%) Amazon Aurora
4 6 (2.90%) MySQL
5 5 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.93%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.93%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.93%) Power BI
6 4 (1.93%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.45%) Big Data
7 3 (1.45%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.97%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.97%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.97%) Geospatial Data
8 2 (0.97%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.48%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 22 (10.63%) Git
2 14 (6.76%) Selenium
3 12 (5.80%) Jenkins
4 10 (4.83%) JMeter
5 9 (4.35%) JIRA
6 8 (3.86%) Cypress.io
6 8 (3.86%) Postman
7 5 (2.42%) Bitbucket
7 5 (2.42%) WebDriver
8 3 (1.45%) Appium
8 3 (1.45%) GitLab
8 3 (1.45%) NUnit
8 3 (1.45%) Visual Studio
8 3 (1.45%) webpack
9 2 (0.97%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.97%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.97%) git-flow
9 2 (0.97%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.97%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.97%) WebPageTest
General
1 58 (28.02%) Public Sector
1 58 (28.02%) Social Skills
2 20 (9.66%) Finance
3 19 (9.18%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (5.80%) Presentation Skills
4 12 (5.80%) Publishing
5 11 (5.31%) Marketing
6 5 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (1.93%) Back Office
7 4 (1.93%) Retail
7 4 (1.93%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.45%) Electronics
8 3 (1.45%) Health Technology
8 3 (1.45%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.97%) Games
9 2 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.48%) Banking
10 1 (0.48%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.48%) Legal
10 1 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 74 (35.75%) Developer
2 37 (17.87%) Designer
3 26 (12.56%) Senior
4 16 (7.73%) Content Designer
4 16 (7.73%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 15 (7.25%) Full Stack Developer
6 13 (6.28%) Test Engineer
7 12 (5.80%) Lead
7 12 (5.80%) Senior Developer
8 11 (5.31%) Architect
9 7 (3.38%) .NET Developer
9 7 (3.38%) Interaction Designer
9 7 (3.38%) Java Developer
9 7 (3.38%) Senior Front-End Developer
9 7 (3.38%) Senior Test Engineer
9 7 (3.38%) Software Developer
9 7 (3.38%) User Researcher
10 6 (2.90%) Analyst
10 6 (2.90%) Test Automation Engineer
10 6 (2.90%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (26.09%) CSS
1 54 (26.09%) HTML
2 36 (17.39%) React
3 24 (11.59%) .NET
4 22 (10.63%) Node.js
5 17 (8.21%) AWS CDK
6 16 (7.73%) REST
7 15 (7.25%) AngularJS
8 12 (5.80%) RESTful
9 11 (5.31%) jQuery
9 11 (5.31%) Vue
10 10 (4.83%) .NET Core
10 10 (4.83%) ASP.NET
11 9 (4.35%) Playwright
12 8 (3.86%) Laravel
12 8 (3.86%) Sass
12 8 (3.86%) WebSockets
13 7 (3.38%) ASP.NET MVC
13 7 (3.38%) Spring Boot
13 7 (3.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.28%) Product Ownership
2 9 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.38%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (3.38%) Mobile App
4 5 (2.42%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.45%) NHS
5 3 (1.45%) Video Editing
6 2 (0.97%) CCTV
6 2 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.97%) e-Learning
6 2 (0.97%) Learning Management System
6 2 (0.97%) Low-Code
6 2 (0.97%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.48%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.48%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.48%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.35%) Linux
1 9 (4.35%) Unix
2 4 (1.93%) Mac OS
2 4 (1.93%) Windows
3 3 (1.45%) Android
3 3 (1.45%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.48%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (33.82%) Agile
2 62 (29.95%) User Experience
3 35 (16.91%) Test Automation
3 35 (16.91%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 31 (14.98%) DevOps
4 31 (14.98%) TDD
5 29 (14.01%) User Research
6 27 (13.04%) CI/CD
6 27 (13.04%) Front End Development
6 27 (13.04%) UX Design
7 24 (11.59%) Code Quality
7 24 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (11.11%) Mentoring
9 22 (10.63%) Analytics
9 22 (10.63%) Full Stack Development
10 21 (10.14%) Microservices
11 19 (9.18%) Migration
11 19 (9.18%) Usability Testing
12 18 (8.70%) Coaching
13 17 (8.21%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 71 (34.30%) JavaScript
2 35 (16.91%) TypeScript
3 29 (14.01%) Java
4 16 (7.73%) C#
5 15 (7.25%) SQL
6 14 (6.76%) Python
7 9 (4.35%) PHP
8 8 (3.86%) Bicep
9 7 (3.38%) Ruby
10 5 (2.42%) Bash
11 3 (1.45%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.97%) Go
12 2 (0.97%) Swift
13 1 (0.48%) Ada
13 1 (0.48%) Groovy
13 1 (0.48%) R
13 1 (0.48%) Scala
13 1 (0.48%) VB
13 1 (0.48%) VBA
Qualifications
1 21 (10.14%) SC Cleared
1 21 (10.14%) Security Cleared
2 13 (6.28%) Degree
3 8 (3.86%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (1.93%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.48%) CISA
5 1 (0.48%) CRISC
5 1 (0.48%) CTC Cleared
5 1 (0.48%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.48%) PMP
5 1 (0.48%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (16.91%) WCAG
2 20 (9.66%) QA
3 5 (2.42%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (1.45%) Data Quality
System Software
1 19 (9.18%) Docker
2 8 (3.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (5.31%) Grafana
2 6 (2.90%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.93%) Kibana
4 3 (1.45%) Terraform
5 1 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (8.70%) Adobe
1 18 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.90%) SAP
3 5 (2.42%) Oracle
4 3 (1.45%) Brio
4 3 (1.45%) Google
4 3 (1.45%) Remedy
5 2 (0.97%) Apple
5 2 (0.97%) Atlassian
5 2 (0.97%) Databricks
5 2 (0.97%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.48%) ESRI
6 1 (0.48%) Facebook
6 1 (0.48%) Mitel
6 1 (0.48%) Optimizely
6 1 (0.48%) Perfecto Mobile
6 1 (0.48%) Sitecore
6 1 (0.48%) Twitter
6 1 (0.48%) Verint
6 1 (0.48%) Xamarin