Inclusion and Diversity Contract Job Trends

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 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 171 161
Rank change year-on-year -1 -10 +109
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 601 527 743
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.72% 1.44% 1.58%
As % of the General category 2.73% 2.45% 2.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 305 502
10th Percentile £191 £413 £400
25th Percentile £353 £505 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £650 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £525 £480
% change year-on-year -19.05% +9.38% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 5
10th Percentile £17.48 - £40.10
25th Percentile £18.64 - £40.25
Median hourly rate £22.14 £21.00 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +5.43% -66.82% +17.20%
75th Percentile £22.41 - £65.25
90th Percentile £67.50 - £66.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.14 - £63.40
% change year-on-year - - +17.40%

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 22,014 21,527 27,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.91% 58.83% 59.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,765 12,699 18,711
10th Percentile £273 £285 £288
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £641 £660
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,401 817 1,110
10th Percentile £13.80 £14.89 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.92 £16.68
Median hourly rate £24.34 £29.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.07% -3.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £44.75 £55.00 £57.46
90th Percentile £67.25 £70.00 £70.72
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.97 £27.13 £27.00
% change year-on-year -19.01% +0.46% +20.00%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Top 17 Contract Job 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 8 November 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 +12 545 £513 -14.58% 2,083
London +30 351 £550 -10.20% 913
Work from Home +6 234 £500 -15.97% 983
UK excluding London -18 218 £425 -19.05% 1,642
Midlands -33 71 £420 -26.96% 184
West Midlands -50 46 £415 -27.83% 106
North of England -25 42 £310 -36.73% 233
South East +5 39 £444 -19.32% 865
Scotland +17 29 £288 -39.47% 127
East Midlands +2 25 £430 -14.00% 66
North West -10 22 £515 - 98
South West +3 19 £600 +23.08% 144
Yorkshire -25 19 £200 -60.00% 86
East of England -4 15 £240 -54.29% 72
Wales +1 3 £331 -5.08% 27
Northern Ireland -10 2 £450 -14.29% 23
North East -17 1 £400 -11.11% 49

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 19 (3.16%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.50%) CMS
3 9 (1.50%) Confluence
4 6 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.83%) HCL Notes
6 4 (0.67%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.67%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.67%) WordPress
7 3 (0.50%) Alfresco
7 3 (0.50%) Moodle
8 2 (0.33%) Apache
8 2 (0.33%) Camunda
8 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.17%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.17%) IIS
9 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 29 (4.83%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.00%) Adobe Captivate
3 6 (1.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.67%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.33%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.33%) Trello
8 1 (0.17%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 8 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.16%) Aladdin
3 6 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.33%) CODA-Financials
5 1 (0.17%) Infor LN
5 1 (0.17%) iTrent
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.17%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.17%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 124 (20.63%) Azure
2 57 (9.48%) AWS
3 49 (8.15%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.66%) Power Platform
5 28 (4.66%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (4.33%) Entra ID
7 25 (4.16%) GCP
8 17 (2.83%) SaaS
9 13 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (2.00%) GitHub
11 11 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (1.83%) Google Workspace
12 9 (1.50%) Serverless
13 8 (1.33%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.16%) dbt
14 7 (1.16%) Figma
14 7 (1.16%) Snowflake
15 6 (1.00%) Azure Service Bus
15 6 (1.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (1.00%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.66%) Firewall
2 14 (2.33%) Network Security
3 13 (2.16%) DNS
3 13 (2.16%) VPN
4 10 (1.66%) DHCP
5 8 (1.33%) LAN
5 8 (1.33%) WAN
6 6 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.83%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.83%) VLAN
8 4 (0.67%) SSL
8 4 (0.67%) Wireless
9 3 (0.50%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (0.50%) DMARC
9 3 (0.50%) SAN
9 3 (0.50%) SMTP
10 2 (0.33%) HTTP
10 2 (0.33%) Intranet
10 2 (0.33%) NAS
10 2 (0.33%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.33%) Power BI
2 19 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.83%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (2.00%) Azure SQL Database
5 12 (2.00%) NoSQL
6 10 (1.66%) MongoDB
7 9 (1.50%) Metadata
8 7 (1.16%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.16%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.16%) Spark SQL
9 6 (1.00%) Apache Cassandra
10 5 (0.83%) Tableau
11 4 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.50%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.50%) Apache Iceberg
12 3 (0.50%) BigQuery
13 2 (0.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.33%) Big Data
13 2 (0.33%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 20 (3.33%) Git
2 14 (2.33%) JIRA
3 9 (1.50%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.00%) Cucumber
4 6 (1.00%) JUnit
4 6 (1.00%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.67%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.50%) ERwin
6 3 (0.50%) Maven
6 3 (0.50%) Mockito
6 3 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.50%) Vite
6 3 (0.50%) webpack
7 2 (0.33%) GitLab
7 2 (0.33%) JMeter
7 2 (0.33%) Selenium
7 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.17%) Gatling
8 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
General
1 193 (32.11%) Social Skills
2 163 (27.12%) Finance
3 47 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (6.49%) Public Sector
5 24 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (3.83%) Banking
7 20 (3.33%) Marketing
8 19 (3.16%) Retail
9 15 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
10 13 (2.16%) Legal
10 13 (2.16%) Manufacturing
11 11 (1.83%) Law
12 9 (1.50%) Police
13 7 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (1.00%) Electronics
14 6 (1.00%) Fire and Rescue
14 6 (1.00%) Local Government
14 6 (1.00%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.83%) Military
15 5 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 96 (15.97%) Analyst
2 53 (8.82%) Developer
3 49 (8.15%) Project Manager
4 46 (7.65%) Lead
5 45 (7.49%) Architect
6 41 (6.82%) Senior
7 34 (5.66%) Business Analyst
8 30 (4.99%) Support Engineer
9 22 (3.66%) IT Manager
10 20 (3.33%) IT Engineer
11 19 (3.16%) Consultant
11 19 (3.16%) IT Support
12 17 (2.83%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (2.83%) Support Analyst
13 16 (2.66%) Data Engineer
14 14 (2.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (2.33%) IT Analyst
15 13 (2.16%) Designer
15 13 (2.16%) IT Project Manager
15 13 (2.16%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.49%) React
2 21 (3.49%) .NET
3 20 (3.33%) Spring
4 19 (3.16%) EDI
5 17 (2.83%) Spring Boot
6 15 (2.50%) SOAP
7 13 (2.16%) REST
8 11 (1.83%) CSS
8 11 (1.83%) HTML
9 9 (1.50%) AngularJS
9 9 (1.50%) Kafka
10 8 (1.33%) .NET Framework
10 8 (1.33%) PySpark
10 8 (1.33%) RESTful
11 7 (1.16%) Middleware
12 6 (1.00%) .NET Core
12 6 (1.00%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.83%) Dapper ORM
13 5 (0.83%) LINQ
13 5 (0.83%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.99%) Onboarding
2 20 (3.33%) Data Centre
3 19 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.00%) Management Information System
5 13 (2.16%) Cloud Native
6 11 (1.83%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (1.50%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.33%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.16%) Learning Management System
10 7 (1.16%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.16%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.00%) e-Learning
12 5 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.83%) Fixed Income
12 5 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.67%) Private Cloud
13 4 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 60 (9.98%) Windows
2 16 (2.66%) Linux
3 14 (2.33%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.00%) Mac OS
4 6 (1.00%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.50%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.33%) Android
6 2 (0.33%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.17%) CentOS
7 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.17%) Rocky
7 1 (0.17%) Unix
7 1 (0.17%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (20.47%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (16.64%) Agile
3 65 (10.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 63 (10.48%) DevOps
5 60 (9.98%) CI/CD
6 56 (9.32%) Migration
7 54 (8.99%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (7.49%) Project Management
9 44 (7.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 38 (6.32%) Coaching
11 35 (5.82%) Decision-Making
12 34 (5.66%) Analytics
12 34 (5.66%) Change Management
13 33 (5.49%) Software Engineering
13 33 (5.49%) Test Automation
14 31 (5.16%) Mentoring
15 29 (4.83%) AI
15 29 (4.83%) Customer Service
15 29 (4.83%) Data Modelling
15 29 (4.83%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 58 (9.65%) SQL
2 57 (9.48%) Python
3 46 (7.65%) Java
4 34 (5.66%) JavaScript
5 22 (3.66%) C#
6 18 (3.00%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.33%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.83%) C++
8 5 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.67%) Go
9 4 (0.67%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.50%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.50%) Bash
10 3 (0.50%) Rust
11 2 (0.33%) AWK
11 2 (0.33%) Bicep
11 2 (0.33%) Perl
11 2 (0.33%) Scala
11 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 52 (8.65%) Security Cleared
2 42 (6.99%) Degree
2 42 (6.99%) SC Cleared
3 15 (2.50%) DBS Check
4 11 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.33%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.00%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.00%) CISSP
8 5 (0.83%) AWS Certification
8 5 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.67%) APMP
9 4 (0.67%) CCNA
9 4 (0.67%) CIPD
9 4 (0.67%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.67%) PMP
10 3 (0.50%) ACCA
10 3 (0.50%) CIMA
10 3 (0.50%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.50%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.16%) PMO
2 24 (3.99%) Accessibility
3 19 (3.16%) QA
4 15 (2.50%) GDPR
5 12 (2.00%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.83%) SLA
7 10 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.67%) NIST
9 4 (0.67%) P3O
9 4 (0.67%) WCAG
10 3 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.50%) GRC
10 3 (0.50%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.50%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.33%) GMP
11 2 (0.33%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 56 (9.32%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.16%) Docker
3 14 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.83%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) Firmware
6 2 (0.33%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (4.33%) Terraform
2 22 (3.66%) Kubernetes
3 17 (2.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.00%) SCCM
5 11 (1.83%) Grafana
6 6 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.83%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.33%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.17%) Argo
10 1 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.17%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.17%) Demisto
10 1 (0.17%) Fluentd
10 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.17%) Nagios
10 1 (0.17%) Nessus
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.17%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.17%) VxRail
Vendors
1 110 (18.30%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.66%) Cisco
3 25 (4.16%) Salesforce
4 21 (3.49%) Google
5 18 (3.00%) VMware
6 17 (2.83%) ServiceNow
7 16 (2.66%) Oracle
8 13 (2.16%) Adobe
9 12 (2.00%) Apple
10 8 (1.33%) Databricks
10 8 (1.33%) SAP
10 8 (1.33%) UiPath
11 7 (1.16%) Citrix
12 6 (1.00%) Splunk
13 5 (0.83%) Dynatrace
13 5 (0.83%) Lotus
14 4 (0.67%) CyberArk
14 4 (0.67%) Murex
14 4 (0.67%) Netskope
14 4 (0.67%) Veeam
2,388 Inclusion and Diversity jobs Nationwide