Inclusion and Diversity Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 20 23
Rank change year-on-year -56 +3 +43
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,576 2,775 4,278
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.11% 8.09% 6.94%
As % of the General category 4.74% 12.09% 12.84%
Number of salaries quoted 793 480 960
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,475 £27,673
25th Percentile £36,000 £35,938 £35,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £49,737
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +0.53% -15.97%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -19.23%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 33,243 22,957 33,330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.45% 66.95% 54.05%
Number of salaries quoted 20,491 11,249 19,594
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.22% -7.62%
75th Percentile £65,625 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 August 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -69 423 £55,000 +17.02% 210
South East -53 290 £55,000 +26.44% 301
Midlands -49 263 £45,000 -10.00% 125
North West -62 236 £42,000 -8.70% 125
South West -24 224 £57,500 +35.29% 165
West Midlands -37 164 £60,000 +9.09% 74
Scotland -17 129 £52,500 +16.67% 109
East of England -16 124 £40,000 -29.82% 68
Wales -4 98 £55,159 +0.29% 18
East Midlands -42 98 £40,000 +23.08% 51
North East +4 95 £60,000 +144.20% 32
Yorkshire 0 92 £52,445 -30.07% 53
Northern Ireland -48 34 £56,901 -25.22% 90
Inclusion and Diversity
UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 42 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (1.90%) Confluence
2 30 (1.90%) SharePoint
3 15 (0.95%) Apache
3 15 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 10 (0.63%) Jupyter
6 9 (0.57%) CMS
7 5 (0.32%) WordPress
8 4 (0.25%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.25%) IIS
9 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.13%) Moodle
9 2 (0.13%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.13%) Totara
10 1 (0.063%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.063%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 76 (4.82%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (4.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (1.33%) Acrobat
4 14 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.63%) Simulink
6 9 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.51%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.51%) InDesign
7 8 (0.51%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.38%) Adobe XD
8 6 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.38%) Sketch
9 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.19%) Mathcad
9 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.13%) Maple
10 2 (0.13%) Revit
10 2 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.52%) Cloudability
2 9 (0.57%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.38%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.25%) SAP EHS
4 4 (0.25%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.25%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 4 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.19%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.19%) Shopify
5 3 (0.19%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.13%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.13%) Primavera
7 1 (0.063%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.063%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.063%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.063%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.063%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 284 (18.02%) Azure
2 196 (12.44%) AWS
3 122 (7.74%) GCP
4 89 (5.65%) Power Platform
5 83 (5.27%) Azure DevOps
6 80 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
7 45 (2.86%) Serverless
8 44 (2.79%) GitHub
9 35 (2.22%) dbt
10 32 (2.03%) SaaS
11 29 (1.84%) Entra ID
12 28 (1.78%) PaaS
13 26 (1.65%) Figma
14 23 (1.46%) Azure Monitor
14 23 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
15 22 (1.40%) IaaS
16 21 (1.33%) Azure Key Vault
17 19 (1.21%) GitHub Actions
18 16 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
19 15 (0.95%) Amazon ECR
Communications & Networking
1 46 (2.92%) Broadband
2 40 (2.54%) Firewall
3 26 (1.65%) VPN
4 21 (1.33%) LAN
5 20 (1.27%) DNS
5 20 (1.27%) Network Security
6 19 (1.21%) TCP/IP
6 19 (1.21%) WAN
7 18 (1.14%) Internet
8 17 (1.08%) DHCP
9 12 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (0.63%) Wireless
11 9 (0.57%) SAN
11 9 (0.57%) VLAN
12 7 (0.44%) SSL
13 3 (0.19%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.19%) Intranet
13 3 (0.19%) SD-WAN
14 2 (0.13%) Cisco Firepower
14 2 (0.13%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (4.70%) Power BI
2 32 (2.03%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
4 24 (1.52%) Tableau
5 20 (1.27%) Metadata
6 17 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 17 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
8 15 (0.95%) MySQL
9 14 (0.89%) GIS
9 14 (0.89%) NoSQL
10 13 (0.82%) BigQuery
10 13 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
10 13 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
10 13 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
11 11 (0.70%) DynamoDB
12 10 (0.63%) Amazon Athena
12 10 (0.63%) Looker
13 9 (0.57%) Redis
14 7 (0.44%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 63 (4.00%) Jenkins
2 59 (3.74%) Git
3 51 (3.24%) JIRA
4 47 (2.98%) GitLab
5 26 (1.65%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.40%) Snyk
7 14 (0.89%) fastlane
8 13 (0.82%) LabVIEW
9 12 (0.76%) Rational DOORS
10 10 (0.63%) Postman
11 8 (0.51%) Cucumber
11 8 (0.51%) JMeter
11 8 (0.51%) Xcode
12 7 (0.44%) Moq
12 7 (0.44%) MSI
13 6 (0.38%) Android Studio
13 6 (0.38%) Crashlytics
13 6 (0.38%) Cypress.io
13 6 (0.38%) Gatling
13 6 (0.38%) Gradle
General
1 602 (38.20%) Social Skills
2 374 (23.73%) Finance
3 223 (14.15%) Public Sector
4 219 (13.90%) Analytical Skills
5 142 (9.01%) Marketing
6 122 (7.74%) Law
7 101 (6.41%) Legal
8 84 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
9 80 (5.08%) Retail
10 72 (4.57%) Aerospace
11 61 (3.87%) Local Government
12 50 (3.17%) Manufacturing
13 47 (2.98%) Games
14 36 (2.28%) Electronics
14 36 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
15 33 (2.09%) Banking
16 25 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
17 21 (1.33%) Telecoms
18 16 (1.02%) Automotive
19 15 (0.95%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 333 (21.13%) Senior
2 185 (11.74%) Analyst
3 177 (11.23%) Architect
4 135 (8.57%) Lead
5 87 (5.52%) Developer
6 70 (4.44%) Sales Executive
7 62 (3.93%) Senior Analyst
8 56 (3.55%) Business Analyst
9 49 (3.11%) Solutions Architect
10 48 (3.05%) Consultant
10 48 (3.05%) IT Engineer
11 44 (2.79%) Systems Engineer
12 40 (2.54%) Technical Architect
13 38 (2.41%) Cloud Architect
13 38 (2.41%) Senior Architect
14 34 (2.16%) Software Engineer
15 32 (2.03%) Account Executive
16 30 (1.90%) IT Support
17 29 (1.84%) IT Manager
17 29 (1.84%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.30%) REST
2 43 (2.73%) .NET
3 40 (2.54%) CSS
4 38 (2.41%) HTML
4 38 (2.41%) RESTful
5 29 (1.84%) SOAP
6 27 (1.71%) Lightning Web Components
6 27 (1.71%) Node.js
6 27 (1.71%) Visualforce
7 25 (1.59%) React
8 20 (1.27%) EDI
9 19 (1.21%) .NET Core
9 19 (1.21%) Android SDK
10 18 (1.14%) .NET Framework
10 18 (1.14%) XML
11 16 (1.02%) Spring
12 14 (0.89%) Entity Framework
12 14 (0.89%) GraphQL
12 14 (0.89%) Spring Boot
13 13 (0.82%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 117 (7.42%) Onboarding
2 115 (7.30%) Driving Licence
3 104 (6.60%) Product Ownership
4 99 (6.28%) Self-Motivation
5 71 (4.51%) Cloud Native
6 64 (4.06%) Management Information System
7 53 (3.36%) Data Centre
8 45 (2.86%) Social Media
9 44 (2.79%) Cyberattack
10 34 (2.16%) Mobile App
11 24 (1.52%) Public Cloud
12 23 (1.46%) Algorithms
13 22 (1.40%) Security Posture
14 21 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
15 20 (1.27%) Data Structures
16 18 (1.14%) Credit Risk
16 18 (1.14%) CSOC
16 18 (1.14%) Security Operations Centre
17 15 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
17 15 (0.95%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 98 (6.22%) Windows
2 49 (3.11%) Linux
3 30 (1.90%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.59%) Android
5 21 (1.33%) Windows 10
6 20 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 17 (1.08%) Unix
8 13 (0.82%) VMS
9 9 (0.57%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.25%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.19%) VxWorks
12 2 (0.13%) Solaris
12 2 (0.13%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.063%) AIX
13 1 (0.063%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 418 (26.52%) Agile
2 362 (22.97%) AI
3 294 (18.65%) Problem-Solving
4 243 (15.42%) Continuous Improvement
5 242 (15.36%) CI/CD
6 228 (14.47%) Decision-Making
7 216 (13.71%) DevOps
8 214 (13.58%) Mentoring
9 183 (11.61%) Cybersecurity
10 151 (9.58%) Stakeholder Management
11 146 (9.26%) Roadmaps
12 129 (8.19%) Analytics
13 120 (7.61%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 118 (7.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 117 (7.42%) Scrum
16 115 (7.30%) Customer Service
16 115 (7.30%) Validation
17 98 (6.22%) Coaching
18 96 (6.09%) Technology Strategy
19 94 (5.96%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 151 (9.58%) Python
2 126 (7.99%) SQL
3 61 (3.87%) Java
4 50 (3.17%) JavaScript
5 47 (2.98%) PowerShell
6 46 (2.92%) C#
7 33 (2.09%) TypeScript
8 29 (1.84%) Bicep
9 27 (1.71%) Apex Code
10 26 (1.65%) Bash
10 26 (1.65%) SOQL
10 26 (1.65%) SOSL
11 21 (1.33%) MATLAB
12 20 (1.27%) Kotlin
13 19 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
14 14 (0.89%) C++
15 13 (0.82%) Go
16 10 (0.63%) PHP
17 7 (0.44%) Swift
17 7 (0.44%) XAML
Qualifications
1 334 (21.19%) Degree
2 278 (17.64%) Security Cleared
3 257 (16.31%) SC Cleared
4 87 (5.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 82 (5.20%) DBS Check
6 59 (3.74%) DV Cleared
7 39 (2.47%) AWS Certification
8 35 (2.22%) Azure Certification
9 33 (2.09%) HNC
10 29 (1.84%) Master's Degree
11 27 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 27 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
12 26 (1.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 26 (1.65%) PhD
13 22 (1.40%) Chartered Engineer
14 14 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
15 13 (0.82%) CISSP
15 13 (0.82%) Postgraduate
16 12 (0.76%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (9.20%) Accessibility
2 70 (4.44%) Data Quality
3 61 (3.87%) SLA
4 51 (3.24%) GDPR
5 50 (3.17%) QA
6 43 (2.73%) WCAG
7 37 (2.35%) NIST
8 36 (2.28%) GRC
9 28 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 22 (1.40%) NCSC
11 21 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 8 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.25%) GAAP
14 4 (0.25%) IFRS
15 3 (0.19%) ARP4761
15 3 (0.19%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 79 (5.01%) Docker
2 73 (4.63%) Active Directory
3 24 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
3 24 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.27%) Firmware
5 13 (0.82%) vSphere
6 12 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.51%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.32%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.063%) IAG
10 1 (0.063%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 84 (5.33%) Terraform
2 58 (3.68%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.14%) Grafana
5 16 (1.02%) SCCM
6 9 (0.57%) Ansible
6 9 (0.57%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.44%) Autotask
8 6 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.38%) WSUS
9 4 (0.25%) AWS Copilot
10 3 (0.19%) Argo
10 3 (0.19%) Check_MK
11 2 (0.13%) Kibana
11 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
11 2 (0.13%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.063%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 1 (0.063%) CASB
12 1 (0.063%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.063%) QRadar
Vendors
1 291 (18.46%) Microsoft
2 79 (5.01%) Google
3 75 (4.76%) Adobe
4 51 (3.24%) Salesforce
5 43 (2.73%) Apple
6 38 (2.41%) Cisco
6 38 (2.41%) ServiceNow
7 30 (1.90%) VMware
8 29 (1.84%) Splunk
9 28 (1.78%) Palo Alto
10 26 (1.65%) CrowdStrike
10 26 (1.65%) Workday
11 25 (1.59%) SAP
12 22 (1.40%) Tenable
13 21 (1.33%) Dynatrace
14 17 (1.08%) Instagram
15 13 (0.82%) OpenAI
15 13 (0.82%) Oracle
16 12 (0.76%) ScienceLogic
17 11 (0.70%) Pega