Web Accessibility Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used Web Accessibility
Nikita Verkhoshintcev
Last position:
Salesforce Technical Architect at Fennia
- Designed and engineered a shared web component library for a customer portal serving 360,000+ private users and integrated the LWC framework with Storybook via Rollup.
- Resolved WCAG AA compliance issues to support strict accessibility requirements.
- Integrated legacy systems into a new portal via REST API to support existing products.
Christoph Pardon
Last position:
ICT DevSecOps Engineer at Abraxas Informatik AG
Reduced time-to-market by optimizing CI/CD pipelines. Employees without customer VM access can now deploy. Increased system stability and performance and reduced maintenance effort through systematic database cleanup. Restricted rights for Flyway migrations versus service users. Improved transparency and decision-making basis with enhanced Grafana dashboards for response times, optimized logging, and standardization with Loki. Reduced security risks by consistently applying security best practices such as removing the public schema in PostgreSQL, individual service user permissions, and Docker security context. Facilitated knowledge transfer and sustainable process improvements by creating process diagrams and implementing various concepts. Conducted code reviews across multiple repositories.
Mike Battistella
Last position:
Freelance UX-Researcher, -Designer at Companion Hub
UX research and UX concepts for an assisted living application with QT client dashboard/video application and web interface for client support
Max Rosari
Last position:
ICT Solution Architect Senior at ewb, Energy, Water
- Questioning and discussion of technical requirements and coordination with the team
- Contributing to objectives of the Digital Transformation Services unit and implementation of objectives
- Analyzing, specifying, updating and delivering architecture models to implement digital solutions in line with business, data infrastructure and requirements
- Selecting suitable technical options for application design considering interoperability, reversibility, scalability, usability, accessibility and security and optimizing cost/quality ratio
- Creating and maintaining concept documents, architecture models and other technical documentation
- Reviewing services to be provided and other documents for solution development
- Collaborating with IT enterprise architect, business analyst, project manager, developers, testers and process owner in design and documentation of technical specifications for new and further developments
- Communicating and supporting concepts to relevant stakeholders
- Participating in enterprise architecture activities and ensuring compliance with principles, standards and guidelines
- Monitoring compliance with defined design at application, solution and enterprise level
- Developing and testing existing and new solutions as required
- Supporting and guiding development teams in implementation of new projects or maintenance of existing products, assuming product manager role if required
- Establishing and ensuring best practice in implementation, documentation, testing and packaging for distribution
- Contributing to handling of reported incidents and requests assigned to third level support and follow-up actions as required
Rebekka Zorn
Last position:
UX Design Lecturer at cimdata Bildungsakademie GmbH
- Teach UX principles and methods
- Guide students in conducting user research and creating user-centered designs
- Provide hands-on exercises and real-world projects to build student portfolios
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices
- Course length: 4 weeks, class size: 12-20 students
Oliver Stäcker
Last position:
Senior UX/UI Designer and Consultant at Local Search Directories AG, Swisscom
- Freelance mandate as senior UX/UI designer and consultant
Beat Zangger
Last position:
SAP Test Manager at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH
- Responsible for IT integration test and user acceptance test for SAP S/4 Hana and BDO BO Customer Financials Management
- Led the test team (business testers and IT testers)
- Resource planning and control within the test team
- Created test concepts and test plans
- Performed test risk analysis
- Coordinated test execution and defect tracking
- Ensured test progress
- Generated and visualized reports
- Summarized test reports and reported to management
- Prepared and conducted user acceptance tests
- Managed SIGMA and JIRA/Confluence at project level
Ned O’hara
Last position:
Tech Lead at R3leaf GmbH
- Autonomously drafted architecture and delivered production code at startup pace
- Wrangled diverse geospatial formats (NETCDF, GeoTIFF, GML) into unified standards and built scalable climate data visualisations from hundreds of GBs of geodata in a production web app
- Mentored developers, facilitated AI skill sharing, and contributed to competitive strategy with C-Level leadership
Lluis Nieto Soler
Last position:
Federal Office for IT
- Developed an event tool for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs ([link]
Kevin Herklotz
Last position:
Senior Frontend Engineer (freelance) at Ricardo
- Helping my former employer to deliver new search related features faster
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Statistics of experts using Web Accessibility
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
1.7 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
67%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Switzerland are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Switzerland using Web Accessibility
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What it covers
Web Accessibility is about making websites, apps, and digital documents usable for people with different abilities and devices. It includes WCAG work, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, contrast, focus states, captions, and screen reader support. Strong experts turn accessibility into a practical part of delivery, not a late fix.
Typical work
- Audit pages, templates, and design systems for barriers
- Improve forms, menus, modals, and navigation flows
- Fix ARIA use, labels, and focus management
- Support accessible content, media, and PDFs
Skills that matter
A strong specialist knows HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and how assistive tech behaves in real interfaces. They read WCAG, test with screen readers, and spot issues in component libraries, design tokens, and frontend frameworks. They also explain tradeoffs clearly to product, design, and engineering teams.
When companies need help
Teams bring in freelance expertise when an audit has exposed gaps, a redesign must stay accessible, or a release needs a fast review before launch. In Switzerland, this often means working with multilingual content, regulated services, and mixed remote and on-site teams. Freelancers help close the gap between policy and production.
What strong professionals deliver
- Clear issue lists with severity and fix guidance
- Accessible components that fit the design system
- Test results that cover keyboard, zoom, and assistive tools
- Practical advice for editors, product owners, and QA
Good signals
Look for experts who test beyond automated scans and can explain why a fix matters for real users. They should know WCAG, A11y workflows, and common patterns for forms, tables, dialogs, and media. The best specialists leave teams with a repeatable way to keep Web Accessibility in shape.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Web Accessibility.
Web Accessibility makes sites, apps, and content usable for people who rely on keyboards, screen readers, magnification, captions, or other assistive tools. It also improves structure, clarity, and interaction quality for everyone. For companies, it is usually part of product design, frontend work, content publishing, and quality review.
Web Accessibility is the broader practice; WCAG is the best-known standard many teams use to guide it. WCAG gives criteria for things like text alternatives, contrast, focus order, and input labels. A good freelancer knows how to apply those rules in real interfaces, not just on paper.
Web Accessibility overlaps with usability, but it focuses on removing barriers for people with disabilities and assistive technology needs. Usability looks at ease of use for all users, while accessibility has specific technical and content requirements. Strong specialists can improve both at once, but they should know the difference.
A strong Web Accessibility specialist usually needs solid HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills, plus a good eye for design system patterns. Knowledge of ARIA, accessible content, form design, testing with screen readers, and QA workflows is especially useful. In practice, they also need to work well with product, design, and content teams.
A Web Accessibility project can be small, like a review of a landing page, or broad, like a full design system cleanup. The right level depends on how many templates, components, and content types are involved. Many teams start with a focused specialist for an audit, then keep that expert involved through fixes and retesting.
Web Accessibility work is often remote-friendly because audits, code reviews, and issue tracking can happen online. On-site workshops can still help when teams need live demos with assistive tech, design reviews, or training sessions. In Switzerland, mixed setups are common when teams collaborate across languages or offices.
Look for a Web Accessibility professional who can explain findings in plain language and connect them to real user impact. Good signs are practical remediation advice, clear testing notes, and a habit of checking keyboard use, focus order, labels, and assistive tech behavior. Be wary of anyone who relies only on automated checks.
Most Web Accessibility clients want a mix of audit findings, fix guidance, and hands-on help with implementation or validation. That may include component reviews, accessible form patterns, content guidance, and retesting after changes. The best deliverables are easy for teams to act on and keep using later.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Web Accessibility in their recent projects is 109 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 871 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Web Accessibility in their recent projects, 67% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 33% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Web Accessibility in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Web Accessibility in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (40%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Web Accessibility in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (70%), and Banking and Finance (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Web Accessibility in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (50%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Web Accessibility
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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