accessibility jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-02, accessibility appears in 1,538 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Designer roles, with demand up 36% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about accessibility
+Is accessibility in demand in 2026?
Yes. accessibility appears in 1,538 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 36% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Designer roles (26% of Product Designer postings list it).
+What jobs require accessibility?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the job titles most likely to require accessibility are Product Designer (26% of postings list accessibility), Instructional Designer (12% of postings list accessibility), Software Engineer (9% of postings list accessibility).
+What skills are commonly paired with accessibility?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-02), accessibility most often appears alongside design systems, Figma, React, TypeScript, prototyping.
+Where is accessibility most in demand?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring accessibility are New York City, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring accessibility — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require accessibility
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Designer | 400 | 26.0% |
| Instructional Designer | 179 | 11.6% |
| Software Engineer | 140 | 9.1% |
| Frontend Engineer | 119 | 7.7% |
| UX Designer | 74 | 4.8% |
| Design Engineer | 44 | 2.9% |
| UI Designer | 30 | 2.0% |
| Product Manager | 27 | 1.8% |
| UI/UX Designer | 19 | 1.2% |
| UX/UI Designer | 19 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for accessibility
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 104 | 6.8% |
| San Francisco | 90 | 5.9% |
| London | 59 | 3.8% |
| Berlin | 33 | 2.1% |
| Bengaluru | 28 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 17 | 1.1% |
| Sydney | 16 | 1.0% |
| Austin | 15 | 1.0% |
| Seattle | 14 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with accessibility
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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