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 14 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 16 27
Rank change year-on-year -49 +11 +27
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,928 2,794 3,393
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.32% 8.11% 6.12%
As % of the General category 5.30% 12.29% 11.54%
Number of salaries quoted 881 483 635
10th Percentile £28,350 £25,600 £29,400
25th Percentile £35,375 £31,250 £36,395
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £47,500 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +7.37% -5.58% -8.53%
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,312 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -11.54%

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 36,361 22,726 29,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 43.66% 65.93% 53.06%
Number of salaries quoted 22,428 11,049 14,263
10th Percentile £28,600 £26,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.28%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -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 14 September 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 14 September 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 -63 484 £50,000 +12.36% 858
South East -29 420 £56,000 +1.82% 600
Midlands -49 295 £46,500 -2.11% 535
North West -56 277 £42,000 -2.70% 527
South West -13 264 £55,000 +57.14% 460
West Midlands -38 178 £59,250 +7.73% 385
East of England +5 171 £42,119 -23.77% 261
Scotland -16 147 £45,000 +12.50% 671
North East +12 121 £60,000 +144.20% 112
East Midlands -33 116 £38,000 +16.92% 150
Wales -2 102 £53,000 -7.71% 84
Yorkshire +1 86 £40,000 -52.94% 220
Northern Ireland -47 51 £74,742 -3.21% 220
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 43 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 34 (1.76%) Confluence
4 18 (0.93%) Apache Spark
5 15 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
6 14 (0.73%) Apache
7 12 (0.62%) CMS
8 10 (0.52%) Jupyter
9 6 (0.31%) WordPress
10 5 (0.26%) Moodle
11 3 (0.16%) IIS
12 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
12 2 (0.10%) Skype for Business
12 2 (0.10%) Totara
13 1 (0.052%) Cloud Foundry
13 1 (0.052%) Headless CMS
13 1 (0.052%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 106 (5.50%) Microsoft Office
2 95 (4.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.93%) Simulink
5 13 (0.67%) Revit
6 11 (0.57%) Maple
7 10 (0.52%) Adobe After Effects
7 10 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
7 10 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 9 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 8 (0.41%) Adobe XD
9 8 (0.41%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.41%) InDesign
9 8 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
10 7 (0.36%) Sketch
10 7 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
11 6 (0.31%) MS Visio
12 4 (0.21%) Chatbot
12 4 (0.21%) Mathcad
13 2 (0.10%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 24 (1.24%) Cloudability
2 21 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (0.62%) Workday HCM
5 11 (0.57%) Primavera
5 11 (0.57%) SAP EHS
5 11 (0.57%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 9 (0.47%) Teamcenter
7 7 (0.36%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.21%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.21%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.16%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.16%) Misys Midas
9 3 (0.16%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.16%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.16%) SAP R/3
9 3 (0.16%) Shopify
10 2 (0.10%) Adobe Campaign
10 2 (0.10%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.10%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 330 (17.12%) Azure
2 241 (12.50%) AWS
3 129 (6.69%) GCP
4 103 (5.34%) Power Platform
5 99 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
6 81 (4.20%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (2.96%) Serverless
8 52 (2.70%) GitHub
9 38 (1.97%) Entra ID
10 37 (1.92%) SaaS
11 32 (1.66%) Azure Key Vault
12 31 (1.61%) dbt
13 30 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
14 29 (1.50%) PaaS
15 28 (1.45%) IaaS
16 27 (1.40%) Figma
17 26 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
18 24 (1.24%) GitHub Actions
19 21 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
19 21 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 37 (1.92%) Firewall
2 30 (1.56%) Internet
3 29 (1.50%) Network Security
4 25 (1.30%) 5G
5 22 (1.14%) VPN
6 21 (1.09%) Ethernet
7 19 (0.99%) DNS
7 19 (0.99%) TCP/IP
8 16 (0.83%) Modbus
9 14 (0.73%) LAN
10 13 (0.67%) Profibus
11 12 (0.62%) WAN
12 11 (0.57%) Broadband
12 11 (0.57%) DHCP
13 9 (0.47%) SAN
13 9 (0.47%) SSL
14 8 (0.41%) VLAN
14 8 (0.41%) Wireless
15 6 (0.31%) HTTP
15 6 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (4.10%) Power BI
2 45 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.40%) Tableau
4 24 (1.24%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (1.09%) Relational Database
6 20 (1.04%) Metadata
7 18 (0.93%) Data Lake
7 18 (0.93%) MongoDB
8 17 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (0.88%) MySQL
9 16 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
10 15 (0.78%) DynamoDB
10 15 (0.78%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.57%) BigQuery
12 11 (0.57%) GIS
13 10 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
13 10 (0.52%) Big Data
14 9 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
14 9 (0.47%) Looker
Development Applications
1 94 (4.88%) Git
2 60 (3.11%) JIRA
3 51 (2.65%) Jenkins
4 31 (1.61%) GitLab
5 22 (1.14%) Snyk
6 21 (1.09%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.73%) LabVIEW
8 11 (0.57%) fastlane
9 10 (0.52%) Gatling
10 9 (0.47%) Cypress.io
10 9 (0.47%) JMeter
11 7 (0.36%) Moq
11 7 (0.36%) MSI
11 7 (0.36%) Postman
11 7 (0.36%) SonarQube
12 6 (0.31%) LoadRunner
12 6 (0.31%) Xcode
13 5 (0.26%) Crashlytics
13 5 (0.26%) Cucumber
13 5 (0.26%) Gradle
General
1 798 (41.39%) Social Skills
2 522 (27.07%) Finance
3 290 (15.04%) Analytical Skills
4 265 (13.74%) Public Sector
5 164 (8.51%) Marketing
6 161 (8.35%) Law
7 140 (7.26%) Aerospace
8 118 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
9 109 (5.65%) Retail
10 103 (5.34%) Legal
11 83 (4.30%) Manufacturing
12 74 (3.84%) Local Government
13 68 (3.53%) Electronics
14 57 (2.96%) Telecoms
15 44 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
15 44 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
16 37 (1.92%) Banking
17 30 (1.56%) Military
18 20 (1.04%) Financial Institution
19 19 (0.99%) Police
Job Titles
1 368 (19.09%) Senior
2 204 (10.58%) Lead
3 184 (9.54%) Architect
4 176 (9.13%) Analyst
5 99 (5.13%) Developer
6 97 (5.03%) Sales Executive
7 76 (3.94%) Consultant
8 64 (3.32%) Senior Analyst
9 58 (3.01%) Systems Engineer
10 56 (2.90%) Software Engineer
11 53 (2.75%) Business Analyst
12 50 (2.59%) Solutions Architect
13 42 (2.18%) Senior Architect
14 39 (2.02%) IT Engineer
15 38 (1.97%) Cloud Architect
15 38 (1.97%) Technical Architect
16 36 (1.87%) Designer
16 36 (1.87%) Project Engineer
17 31 (1.61%) Development Manager
17 31 (1.61%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (4.20%) Terraform
2 56 (2.90%) .NET
3 46 (2.39%) CSS
3 46 (2.39%) HTML
4 41 (2.13%) RESTful
5 35 (1.82%) React
6 33 (1.71%) Node.js
7 31 (1.61%) XML
8 30 (1.56%) EDI
8 30 (1.56%) REST
9 27 (1.40%) .NET Core
10 22 (1.14%) .NET Framework
11 20 (1.04%) Spring
12 18 (0.93%) ASP.NET
12 18 (0.93%) Entity Framework
13 17 (0.88%) Spring Boot
14 16 (0.83%) AngularJS
14 16 (0.83%) XSLT
15 15 (0.78%) JSON
15 15 (0.78%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 179 (9.28%) Driving Licence
2 155 (8.04%) Onboarding
3 107 (5.55%) Self-Motivation
4 95 (4.93%) Management Information System
5 88 (4.56%) Product Ownership
6 86 (4.46%) Cloud Native
7 72 (3.73%) Data Centre
8 52 (2.70%) Social Media
9 46 (2.39%) Public Cloud
10 41 (2.13%) Cyberattack
11 31 (1.61%) Algorithms
12 29 (1.50%) SCADA
13 26 (1.35%) Security Posture
14 24 (1.24%) Cyber Threat
15 23 (1.19%) Data Structures
16 22 (1.14%) FPGA
17 21 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
18 20 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
18 20 (1.04%) Credit Risk
19 19 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 117 (6.07%) Windows
2 58 (3.01%) Linux
3 30 (1.56%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.14%) Apple iOS
5 21 (1.09%) Windows 10
6 18 (0.93%) VMS
7 15 (0.78%) Unix
8 14 (0.73%) Mac OS
9 12 (0.62%) Android
10 5 (0.26%) VxWorks
11 4 (0.21%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.16%) Solaris
13 2 (0.10%) AIX
13 2 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 481 (24.95%) Agile
2 449 (23.29%) AI
3 407 (21.11%) Problem-Solving
4 326 (16.91%) Continuous Improvement
5 284 (14.73%) Mentoring
6 281 (14.57%) Decision-Making
7 241 (12.50%) CI/CD
8 227 (11.77%) DevOps
9 221 (11.46%) Stakeholder Management
10 220 (11.41%) Cybersecurity
11 167 (8.66%) Roadmaps
12 162 (8.40%) Customer Service
13 147 (7.62%) Validation
14 142 (7.37%) Analytics
15 137 (7.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 133 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
17 132 (6.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 129 (6.69%) Software Engineering
19 128 (6.64%) Coaching
20 123 (6.38%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 168 (8.71%) Python
2 127 (6.59%) SQL
3 76 (3.94%) C#
4 68 (3.53%) JavaScript
5 60 (3.11%) Java
6 49 (2.54%) PowerShell
7 41 (2.13%) TypeScript
8 32 (1.66%) MATLAB
9 30 (1.56%) Bicep
10 26 (1.35%) Bash
11 22 (1.14%) C++
12 17 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.78%) Go
14 10 (0.52%) ABAP
14 10 (0.52%) Ada
14 10 (0.52%) Ruby
15 8 (0.41%) Kotlin
16 7 (0.36%) SOQL
16 7 (0.36%) SOSL
16 7 (0.36%) XAML
Qualifications
1 436 (22.61%) Degree
2 372 (19.29%) Security Cleared
3 345 (17.89%) SC Cleared
4 158 (8.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 144 (7.47%) DBS Check
6 113 (5.86%) DV Cleared
7 83 (4.30%) HNC
8 50 (2.59%) AWS Certification
9 47 (2.44%) Azure Certification
9 47 (2.44%) Master's Degree
10 44 (2.28%) Chartered Engineer
11 31 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
12 30 (1.56%) PhD
13 27 (1.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 27 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
14 18 (0.93%) CISSP
14 18 (0.93%) HND
15 16 (0.83%) ACCA
15 16 (0.83%) CIMA
16 13 (0.67%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 263 (13.64%) Accessibility
2 92 (4.77%) QA
3 79 (4.10%) Data Quality
4 63 (3.27%) SLA
5 61 (3.16%) GDPR
6 47 (2.44%) WCAG
7 36 (1.87%) NIST
8 35 (1.82%) GRC
9 32 (1.66%) NCSC
10 26 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 19 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 7 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.26%) GAAP
15 5 (0.26%) IFRS
15 5 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 5 (0.26%) PCI DSS
16 4 (0.21%) DO-160
16 4 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 80 (4.15%) Docker
2 74 (3.84%) Active Directory
3 40 (2.07%) Firmware
4 24 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 23 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
6 12 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.62%) vSphere
7 6 (0.31%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.26%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.052%) IAG
10 1 (0.052%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 62 (3.22%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.19%) Grafana
2 23 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (0.83%) SCCM
4 12 (0.62%) Ansible
4 12 (0.62%) Prometheus
5 7 (0.36%) WSUS
6 6 (0.31%) Kibana
7 4 (0.21%) Argo
7 4 (0.21%) Autotask
8 3 (0.16%) Check_MK
8 3 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.10%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.10%) Puppet
9 2 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.052%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.052%) QRadar
10 1 (0.052%) SCOM
10 1 (0.052%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.052%) VxRail
Vendors
1 339 (17.58%) Microsoft
2 81 (4.20%) SAP
3 76 (3.94%) Google
4 64 (3.32%) Adobe
5 51 (2.65%) Apple
6 49 (2.54%) Workday
7 36 (1.87%) Cisco
7 36 (1.87%) Salesforce
8 33 (1.71%) ServiceNow
9 31 (1.61%) VMware
10 26 (1.35%) Dynatrace
10 26 (1.35%) Palo Alto
11 25 (1.30%) CrowdStrike
11 25 (1.30%) Facebook
12 23 (1.19%) Instagram
13 22 (1.14%) Tenable
14 20 (1.04%) Oracle
15 14 (0.73%) OpenAI
15 14 (0.73%) Splunk
16 13 (0.67%) Databricks