Inclusion and Diversity Contracts

Inclusion and Diversity
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 163 210
Rank change year-on-year +20 +47 +295
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 563 660 775
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.92% 1.51% 1.29%
As % of the General category 3.03% 2.60% 2.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 483 501
10th Percentile £203 £397 £450
25th Percentile £405 £510 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £508 £521
% change year-on-year -8.87% -2.59% +6.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 21 5
10th Percentile - £11.36 -
25th Percentile - £12.27 £13.31
Median hourly rate £22.14 £21.64 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% -44.51% -22.00%
75th Percentile - £47.50 £51.00
90th Percentile £36.28 £58.70 £64.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.14 £19.62 £13.88
% change year-on-year +12.84% +41.41% -72.25%

All General Skills
UK

Inclusion and Diversity falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 18,559 25,401 35,112
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.18% 58.21% 58.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,874 16,066 24,297
10th Percentile £300 £270 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £640 £650 £675
90th Percentile £763 £760 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 797 1,927 1,092
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.77 £13.50
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.41 £18.22
Median hourly rate £28.15 £28.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.23% -18.57% +60.11%
75th Percentile £56.00 £51.75 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.43 £27.50 £30.54
% change year-on-year -7.53% -9.95% +65.08%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Daily rate trend for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Hourly rate trend for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +23 500 £550 -9.84% 4,498
London -24 269 £600 -2.04% 2,919
UK excluding London +68 260 £463 -8.87% 1,932
Work from Home +29 240 £575 -4.17% 2,238
North of England +66 74 £450 -8.86% 492
South East +54 53 £508 -6.88% 458
Midlands +13 50 £455 -22.55% 302
Yorkshire +47 39 £400 +23.08% 132
South West +62 37 £525 -19.23% 229
West Midlands -6 33 £460 -23.33% 193
North West +32 31 £450 -16.28% 305
Scotland +6 21 £463 +19.35% 226
East of England +34 16 £303 -55.19% 166
East Midlands +29 16 £438 -20.45% 103
Northern Ireland -2 7 £410 - 44
North East -5 4 £475 - 60
Wales -6 2 £431 -14.74% 50

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 32 (5.68%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.20%) Confluence
3 11 (1.95%) CMS
4 10 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (1.07%) Apache Spark
5 6 (1.07%) Drupal
6 3 (0.53%) IBM Notes
6 3 (0.53%) IIS
6 3 (0.53%) SharePoint 2010
7 2 (0.36%) Apache
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.36%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.18%) nginx
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.18%) SAS
8 1 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.18%) Traefik
Applications
1 50 (8.88%) Microsoft Office
2 41 (7.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (3.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.42%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.53%) InfoPath
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.18%) FileZilla
8 1 (0.18%) Revit
8 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.84%) NEC Housing
2 6 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.71%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.36%) CiviCRM
4 2 (0.36%) FLEXCUBE
4 2 (0.36%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.36%) Misys Midas
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.18%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.18%) Primavera
5 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.18%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 74 (13.14%) Azure
2 60 (10.66%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (7.46%) Entra ID
4 40 (7.10%) AWS
4 40 (7.10%) Power Platform
5 13 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (1.78%) SaaS
7 9 (1.60%) Power Automate
7 9 (1.60%) Snowflake
8 8 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (1.42%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.24%) dbt
9 7 (1.24%) GCP
9 7 (1.24%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (1.24%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.89%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.71%) GitHub
11 4 (0.71%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.71%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.73%) Firewall
2 15 (2.66%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (2.31%) Intranet
3 13 (2.31%) Network Security
4 11 (1.95%) VLAN
4 11 (1.95%) WAN
5 9 (1.60%) DNS
6 8 (1.42%) DHCP
6 8 (1.42%) LAN
7 7 (1.24%) BGP
8 6 (1.07%) OSPF
8 6 (1.07%) Radio Access Network
8 6 (1.07%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.07%) VPN
9 4 (0.71%) 4G
9 4 (0.71%) MPLS
9 4 (0.71%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.71%) Wireless
10 3 (0.53%) 2G
10 3 (0.53%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (5.68%) Power BI
2 12 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
2 12 (2.13%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.42%) Tableau
4 7 (1.24%) Big Data
4 7 (1.24%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.07%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
6 5 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.89%) DynamoDB
6 5 (0.89%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.71%) Hadoop
7 4 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.71%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.53%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.53%) Flink
8 3 (0.53%) Metadata
8 3 (0.53%) MySQL
8 3 (0.53%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 26 (4.62%) JIRA
2 14 (2.49%) Git
3 7 (1.24%) Selenium
4 6 (1.07%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.89%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.89%) GitLab
5 5 (0.89%) JUnit
6 4 (0.71%) HP UFT
6 4 (0.71%) TestComplete
7 3 (0.53%) Jasmine
7 3 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.36%) CircleCI
8 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.36%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.36%) GoogleTest
8 2 (0.36%) JMeter
8 2 (0.36%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.36%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.36%) SonarQube
General
1 194 (34.46%) Social Skills
2 136 (24.16%) Finance
3 88 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (5.68%) Public Sector
5 22 (3.91%) Retail
6 21 (3.73%) Law
7 16 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
8 13 (2.31%) Banking
8 13 (2.31%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.13%) Local Government
10 11 (1.95%) Public Speaking
11 10 (1.78%) Marketing
12 9 (1.60%) Legal
13 8 (1.42%) Police
14 7 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (0.89%) Automotive
17 4 (0.71%) Investment Banking
17 4 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
18 2 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (16.87%) Analyst
2 50 (8.88%) Developer
3 41 (7.28%) Consultant
4 40 (7.10%) IT Support
5 38 (6.75%) Senior
6 35 (6.22%) Architect
6 35 (6.22%) Lead
7 32 (5.68%) Business Analyst
8 19 (3.37%) IT Engineer
8 19 (3.37%) Project Manager
8 19 (3.37%) Support Engineer
9 16 (2.84%) Development Consultant
10 14 (2.49%) IT Manager
11 13 (2.31%) Communications Officer
11 13 (2.31%) Data Analyst
11 13 (2.31%) Designer
11 13 (2.31%) Enterprise Architect
11 13 (2.31%) IT Support Engineer
11 13 (2.31%) Service Analyst
11 13 (2.31%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.31%) .NET
2 11 (1.95%) EDI
3 10 (1.78%) CSS
3 10 (1.78%) RESTful
4 8 (1.42%) Kafka
4 8 (1.42%) React
5 7 (1.24%) Akka
5 7 (1.24%) AngularJS
5 7 (1.24%) HTML
6 5 (0.89%) jQuery
6 5 (0.89%) JSON
6 5 (0.89%) Play Framework
6 5 (0.89%) Spring
7 4 (0.71%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.71%) LDAP
7 4 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.71%) Playwright
8 3 (0.53%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.53%) Flutter
8 3 (0.53%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 19 (3.37%) Management Information System
1 19 (3.37%) Product Ownership
2 16 (2.84%) Onboarding
3 13 (2.31%) Data Centre
4 12 (2.13%) Smartphone
5 11 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (1.78%) Algorithms
6 10 (1.78%) Driving Licence
6 10 (1.78%) iPhone
7 8 (1.42%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.42%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 6 (1.07%) Fixed Income
8 6 (1.07%) IoT
9 5 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.89%) Industry 4.0
9 5 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.89%) Photography
10 4 (0.71%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.71%) Social Media
11 3 (0.53%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 62 (11.01%) Windows
2 23 (4.09%) Linux
3 18 (3.20%) Mac OS
4 13 (2.31%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.60%) Windows 10
6 8 (1.42%) Android
6 8 (1.42%) Unix
7 7 (1.24%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.89%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.71%) Amazon Linux
10 3 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.18%) CentOS
12 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.18%) VMS
12 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (23.62%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (19.54%) Agile
3 57 (10.12%) Stakeholder Management
4 55 (9.77%) ITIL
5 53 (9.41%) Decision-Making
6 49 (8.70%) Migration
7 44 (7.82%) Service Management
8 40 (7.10%) CI/CD
9 39 (6.93%) Mentoring
10 38 (6.75%) Continuous Improvement
11 33 (5.86%) Business Intelligence
12 32 (5.68%) Analytics
12 32 (5.68%) Collaborative Working
12 32 (5.68%) Customer Service
12 32 (5.68%) Visualisation
13 31 (5.51%) DevOps
13 31 (5.51%) Project Management
14 30 (5.33%) Artificial Intelligence
15 29 (5.15%) Roadmaps
15 29 (5.15%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 57 (10.12%) SQL
2 40 (7.10%) Python
3 22 (3.91%) JavaScript
4 17 (3.02%) Java
5 15 (2.66%) PowerShell
6 13 (2.31%) C#
7 9 (1.60%) Scala
8 6 (1.07%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.89%) R
10 3 (0.53%) Bash
10 3 (0.53%) Dart
10 3 (0.53%) Go
11 2 (0.36%) ABAP
11 2 (0.36%) C++
11 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.36%) Groovy
11 2 (0.36%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.36%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.18%) VBA
12 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 78 (13.85%) Security Cleared
2 71 (12.61%) SC Cleared
3 53 (9.41%) Degree
4 13 (2.31%) ITIL Certification
5 11 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.89%) DV Cleared
7 5 (0.89%) Postgraduate
8 4 (0.71%) CCNP
8 4 (0.71%) CISSP
8 4 (0.71%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.53%) ACCA
9 3 (0.53%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.53%) CCIE
9 3 (0.53%) CIMA
9 3 (0.53%) CISM
9 3 (0.53%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.53%) PMP
10 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.91%) QA
2 20 (3.55%) SLA
3 17 (3.02%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.49%) Data Quality
5 11 (1.95%) PMO
6 8 (1.42%) GDPR
6 8 (1.42%) NIST
7 7 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.53%) WCAG
10 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.18%) COBIT
11 1 (0.18%) COSO
11 1 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.18%) GxP
11 1 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NCSC
11 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 55 (9.77%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.95%) Docker
2 11 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.53%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.36%) HDFS
5 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.18%) Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 17 (3.02%) Jamf Pro
2 14 (2.49%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (2.31%) SCCM
4 10 (1.78%) Terraform
5 9 (1.60%) Ansible
6 7 (1.24%) Kibana
7 6 (1.07%) Grafana
8 5 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.53%) Cisco Prime
10 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.36%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.18%) Consul
11 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.18%) HAProxy
11 1 (0.18%) Istio
11 1 (0.18%) linkerd
11 1 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (0.18%) QRadar
11 1 (0.18%) Rancher
Vendors
1 90 (15.99%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.68%) ServiceNow
3 19 (3.37%) Oracle
4 17 (3.02%) Google
4 17 (3.02%) NEC
4 17 (3.02%) VMware
5 16 (2.84%) Apple
6 14 (2.49%) Cisco
6 14 (2.49%) SAP
7 8 (1.42%) Atlassian
8 6 (1.07%) CyberArk
8 6 (1.07%) Databricks
8 6 (1.07%) Murex
8 6 (1.07%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.07%) Splunk
9 5 (0.89%) Red Hat
9 5 (0.89%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.71%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.71%) Reuters
10 4 (0.71%) Sage