diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_application.html.erb
index 7f9b0c7c9c..b10be5fae5 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_application.html.erb
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@
     height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>
     <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->
 
-    <a href="#main-content" class="govuk-skip-link" tabindex="0">Skip to main content</a>
-
     <% unless cookies[:cookie_consent_1] || current_page?(cookies_path) %>
       <%= render "cookies/banner" %>
     <% end %>
 
+    <a href="#main-content" class="govuk-skip-link" tabindex="0">Skip to main content</a>
+
     <%= govuk_header(service_name:, container_classes: ("govuk-width-container__wide" if wide_container_view?)) do |header|
       if user_signed_in?
         header.with_navigation_item(text: "Sign out", href: destroy_user_session_path)