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 6 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 186 170 160
Rank change year-on-year -16 -10 +92
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 577 533 724
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.58% 1.48% 1.60%
As % of the General category 2.55% 2.46% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 235 302 503
10th Percentile £171 £408 £411
25th Percentile £335 £478 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £619 £663 £675
90th Percentile £671 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £409 £525 £480
% change year-on-year -22.14% +9.38% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 5
10th Percentile £15.75 - £48.70
25th Percentile £17.16 - £61.75
Median hourly rate £18.73 £21.00 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% -66.82% +24.10%
75th Percentile £22.14 - £65.25
90th Percentile £22.50 - £66.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.73 - £63.29

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 22,634 21,644 26,929
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.09% 60.15% 59.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,215 12,856 17,859
10th Percentile £275 £292 £281
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £756 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,450 783 1,127
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.21 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.73 £18.00 £16.80
Median hourly rate £24.00 £27.50 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% -13.28% +26.84%
75th Percentile £45.46 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.25 £70.56
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £26.13 £28.92
% change year-on-year -15.79% -9.66% +31.45%

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 6 December 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 6 December 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 6 December 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 +3 522 £475 -20.83% 1,208
London +17 335 £513 -15.98% 332
Work from Home -6 229 £450 -25.00% 665
UK excluding London -44 205 £409 -22.14% 1,160
Midlands -46 67 £403 -30.00% 198
North of England -43 41 £325 -27.78% 204
West Midlands -53 39 £413 -28.26% 117
South East 0 37 £401 -27.09% 424
East Midlands +3 28 £180 -74.29% 73
Scotland +8 24 £288 -42.50% 104
North West -18 24 £425 -5.56% 123
South West -2 20 £600 +23.08% 101
Yorkshire -29 16 £200 -68.00% 60
East of England -5 15 £353 -32.86% 112
Wales -2 2 £331 -5.08% 25
Northern Ireland -9 2 £450 -14.29% 11
North East -11 1 £400 -11.11% 21

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 16 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.56%) Confluence
4 7 (1.21%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.04%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.69%) CMS
6 4 (0.69%) HCL Notes
6 4 (0.69%) WordPress
7 2 (0.35%) Alfresco
7 2 (0.35%) Apache
7 2 (0.35%) Camunda
7 2 (0.35%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.35%) Moodle
8 1 (0.17%) IIS
8 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 25 (4.33%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.04%) Adobe Captivate
3 6 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 6 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.69%) Trello
5 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.35%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.35%) InVision
6 2 (0.35%) Sketch
7 1 (0.17%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 9 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.87%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.35%) CODA-Financials
5 1 (0.17%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.17%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.17%) iTrent
5 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
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
5 1 (0.17%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 130 (22.53%) Azure
2 67 (11.61%) AWS
3 43 (7.45%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (6.24%) Power Platform
5 32 (5.55%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.33%) GCP
7 21 (3.64%) Entra ID
8 20 (3.47%) GitHub
9 18 (3.12%) GitHub Actions
10 15 (2.60%) SaaS
11 14 (2.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (1.91%) Google Workspace
13 10 (1.73%) dbt
13 10 (1.73%) Snowflake
14 9 (1.56%) Figma
14 9 (1.56%) Serverless
15 8 (1.39%) Azure Data Factory
15 8 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (1.21%) Amazon EKS
16 7 (1.21%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.91%) Network Security
2 9 (1.56%) DNS
2 9 (1.56%) Firewall
2 9 (1.56%) VPN
3 8 (1.39%) LAN
3 8 (1.39%) WAN
4 6 (1.04%) DHCP
5 5 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.69%) SAN
6 4 (0.69%) VLAN
7 3 (0.52%) SSL
7 3 (0.52%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.35%) AMQP
8 2 (0.35%) DMARC
8 2 (0.35%) Intranet
8 2 (0.35%) MPLS
8 2 (0.35%) NAS
8 2 (0.35%) SMS
8 2 (0.35%) SMTP
8 2 (0.35%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
1 20 (3.47%) Power BI
2 15 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (2.43%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.08%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (1.73%) Metadata
6 10 (1.73%) MongoDB
7 7 (1.21%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.21%) Spark SQL
8 6 (1.04%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.04%) Tableau
9 5 (0.87%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.87%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.69%) Big Data
10 4 (0.69%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.52%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.52%) SSDT
11 3 (0.52%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (3.64%) Git
2 17 (2.95%) JIRA
3 9 (1.56%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.04%) Cucumber
4 6 (1.04%) JUnit
5 5 (0.87%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.69%) Maven
7 3 (0.52%) GitLab
7 3 (0.52%) Mockito
7 3 (0.52%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.52%) Vite
8 2 (0.35%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.35%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.35%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.35%) JMeter
8 2 (0.35%) Selenium
8 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Appium
9 1 (0.17%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 193 (33.45%) Social Skills
2 147 (25.48%) Finance
3 46 (7.97%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (7.97%) Public Sector
4 22 (3.81%) Marketing
5 21 (3.64%) Banking
5 21 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
6 17 (2.95%) Retail
7 13 (2.25%) Legal
8 12 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (1.91%) Law
9 11 (1.91%) Local Government
10 10 (1.73%) Fire and Rescue
10 10 (1.73%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.04%) Police
13 5 (0.87%) Front Office
13 5 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.87%) Military
13 5 (0.87%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 93 (16.12%) Analyst
2 47 (8.15%) Developer
3 45 (7.80%) Architect
4 44 (7.63%) Lead
5 43 (7.45%) Project Manager
6 40 (6.93%) Senior
7 30 (5.20%) Business Analyst
8 28 (4.85%) Support Engineer
9 24 (4.16%) Data Engineer
10 21 (3.64%) Consultant
11 18 (3.12%) Solutions Architect
12 16 (2.77%) IT Engineer
12 16 (2.77%) IT Support
12 16 (2.77%) Service Analyst
12 16 (2.77%) Support Analyst
13 15 (2.60%) IT Analyst
14 14 (2.43%) Cloud Engineer
14 14 (2.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 13 (2.25%) Designer
15 13 (2.25%) PMO Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.99%) React
2 20 (3.47%) .NET
2 20 (3.47%) EDI
2 20 (3.47%) Spring
3 15 (2.60%) Spring Boot
4 13 (2.25%) SOAP
5 11 (1.91%) CSS
5 11 (1.91%) HTML
5 11 (1.91%) REST
6 10 (1.73%) AngularJS
7 9 (1.56%) Kafka
7 9 (1.56%) PySpark
8 7 (1.21%) Middleware
8 7 (1.21%) YAML
9 6 (1.04%) .NET Core
9 6 (1.04%) .NET Framework
9 6 (1.04%) RESTful
10 5 (0.87%) Entity Framework
10 5 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (0.87%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (6.24%) Onboarding
2 20 (3.47%) Data Centre
3 18 (3.12%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.12%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.43%) Product Ownership
5 11 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (1.56%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.39%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.21%) Algorithms
8 7 (1.21%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.21%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.21%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.21%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.04%) Learning Management System
10 5 (0.87%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.87%) Reinsurance
10 5 (0.87%) Replication
11 4 (0.69%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 51 (8.84%) Windows
2 13 (2.25%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.91%) Linux
4 7 (1.21%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.52%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.52%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.35%) Android
6 2 (0.35%) 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 Server 2016
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (22.70%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (17.16%) Agile
3 72 (12.48%) DevOps
4 70 (12.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 69 (11.96%) CI/CD
6 49 (8.49%) Migration
7 45 (7.80%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (7.63%) Project Management
9 39 (6.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 38 (6.59%) Analytics
11 36 (6.24%) Decision-Making
12 35 (6.07%) Infrastructure as Code
13 33 (5.72%) Test Automation
14 32 (5.55%) Mentoring
15 31 (5.37%) Coaching
16 30 (5.20%) Customer Service
16 30 (5.20%) Data Governance
16 30 (5.20%) Data Modelling
17 29 (5.03%) AI
18 28 (4.85%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 61 (10.57%) Python
1 61 (10.57%) SQL
2 44 (7.63%) Java
3 32 (5.55%) JavaScript
4 20 (3.47%) C#
5 17 (2.95%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.73%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.69%) Bash
8 4 (0.69%) Go
9 3 (0.52%) C++
9 3 (0.52%) R
9 3 (0.52%) Rust
10 2 (0.35%) AWK
10 2 (0.35%) Bicep
10 2 (0.35%) C
10 2 (0.35%) Perl
10 2 (0.35%) Scala
10 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (9.36%) Security Cleared
2 46 (7.97%) SC Cleared
3 40 (6.93%) Degree
4 13 (2.25%) DBS Check
5 12 (2.08%) AWS Certification
6 10 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.21%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.21%) DV Cleared
8 5 (0.87%) CISSP
9 4 (0.69%) CTC Cleared
9 4 (0.69%) Oracle Certification
9 4 (0.69%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.69%) PMP
10 3 (0.52%) ACCA
10 3 (0.52%) CIMA
10 3 (0.52%) CIPD
10 3 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.52%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.52%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.68%) Accessibility
2 24 (4.16%) PMO
3 20 (3.47%) QA
4 16 (2.77%) Data Quality
4 16 (2.77%) GDPR
5 10 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.56%) SLA
7 5 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.87%) WCAG
8 4 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.69%) GRC
8 4 (0.69%) NIST
9 3 (0.52%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.52%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.35%) GMP
10 2 (0.35%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.17%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 45 (7.80%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.33%) Docker
3 14 (2.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.87%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.35%) Firmware
6 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 35 (6.07%) Terraform
2 27 (4.68%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.77%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (2.43%) Grafana
5 10 (1.73%) SCCM
6 8 (1.39%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.52%) Argo
8 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.35%) Ansible
9 2 (0.35%) McAfee ePO
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%) Kibana
10 1 (0.17%) Nessus
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.17%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 103 (17.85%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.64%) Cisco
2 21 (3.64%) Google
3 20 (3.47%) ServiceNow
4 19 (3.29%) Oracle
5 18 (3.12%) VMware
6 17 (2.95%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.43%) Adobe
7 14 (2.43%) Databricks
8 9 (1.56%) Apple
9 8 (1.39%) Dynatrace
9 8 (1.39%) SAP
10 6 (1.04%) Citrix
11 4 (0.69%) Lotus
11 4 (0.69%) Murex
11 4 (0.69%) Netskope
11 4 (0.69%) Splunk
11 4 (0.69%) UiPath
11 4 (0.69%) Veeam
12 3 (0.52%) Red Hat