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 15 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 21 22
Rank change year-on-year -48 +1 +39
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,757 2,735 4,086
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.27% 7.89% 6.87%
As % of the General category 5.13% 11.85% 12.75%
Number of salaries quoted 844 478 831
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,552 £28,745
25th Percentile £35,938 £32,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £69,750 £60,625 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

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 34,256 23,081 32,035
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.23% 66.58% 53.84%
Number of salaries quoted 21,152 11,321 18,031
10th Percentile £28,750 £25,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,000 £62,500 £63,750
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 15 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 15 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 -67 440 £52,500 +11.70% 382
South East -38 339 £56,000 +23.08% 349
Midlands -47 270 £45,000 -8.16% 235
South West -7 247 £57,500 +48.39% 234
North West -62 244 £42,000 -8.20% 218
West Midlands -33 163 £59,250 +7.73% 167
Scotland -11 161 £52,500 +31.25% 286
East of England -5 152 £40,000 -29.82% 140
East Midlands -34 106 £40,000 +23.08% 68
Wales +2 103 £53,000 -7.71% 42
North East +4 102 £60,000 +144.20% 48
Yorkshire +7 94 £50,000 -37.50% 116
Northern Ireland -35 53 £74,654 -1.89% 84
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 41 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 38 (2.16%) Confluence
3 29 (1.65%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.02%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
6 16 (0.91%) Apache
7 11 (0.63%) CMS
8 10 (0.57%) Jupyter
9 5 (0.28%) WordPress
10 4 (0.23%) IIS
11 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.11%) Moodle
11 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.11%) Totara
12 1 (0.057%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.057%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.057%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 84 (4.78%) Microsoft Office
2 74 (4.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.02%) Simulink
4 15 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.63%) Acrobat
6 9 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.46%) InDesign
7 8 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.46%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.40%) Sketch
9 6 (0.34%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.23%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
11 3 (0.17%) Maple
11 3 (0.17%) Revit
11 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.37%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (0.68%) Workday HCM
4 11 (0.63%) Primavera
5 7 (0.40%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.28%) SAP EHS
7 5 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 5 (0.28%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.23%) SAP HR
9 3 (0.17%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.17%) SAP SD
9 3 (0.17%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.17%) Shopify
10 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.11%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.11%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
11 1 (0.057%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 308 (17.53%) Azure
2 227 (12.92%) AWS
3 133 (7.57%) GCP
4 93 (5.29%) Power Platform
5 88 (5.01%) Azure DevOps
6 78 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (3.24%) GitHub
8 50 (2.85%) Serverless
9 42 (2.39%) SaaS
10 33 (1.88%) dbt
11 30 (1.71%) PaaS
12 29 (1.65%) Entra ID
12 29 (1.65%) Figma
13 27 (1.54%) IaaS
14 25 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
14 25 (1.42%) GitHub Actions
15 24 (1.37%) Azure Key Vault
16 22 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
16 22 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
17 15 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 37 (2.11%) Firewall
2 36 (2.05%) Broadband
3 28 (1.59%) Network Security
4 21 (1.20%) VPN
5 19 (1.08%) DNS
5 19 (1.08%) Internet
6 17 (0.97%) LAN
7 16 (0.91%) DHCP
7 16 (0.91%) TCP/IP
8 15 (0.85%) WAN
9 11 (0.63%) Ethernet
10 10 (0.57%) SAN
10 10 (0.57%) VLAN
10 10 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (0.57%) Wireless
11 6 (0.34%) SSL
12 4 (0.23%) Modbus
12 4 (0.23%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.17%) Cisco ISE
13 3 (0.17%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (4.38%) Power BI
2 39 (2.22%) SQL Server
3 32 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (1.48%) Tableau
5 23 (1.31%) Metadata
6 21 (1.20%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.08%) MongoDB
8 18 (1.02%) NoSQL
9 17 (0.97%) MySQL
10 16 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
11 14 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
11 14 (0.80%) DynamoDB
12 13 (0.74%) BigQuery
13 12 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
13 12 (0.68%) GIS
14 11 (0.63%) Big Data
14 11 (0.63%) Data Lake
15 10 (0.57%) Amazon Athena
15 10 (0.57%) Geospatial Data
16 9 (0.51%) Looker
Development Applications
1 76 (4.33%) Git
2 68 (3.87%) JIRA
3 66 (3.76%) Jenkins
4 43 (2.45%) GitLab
5 22 (1.25%) Snyk
6 21 (1.20%) Rational DOORS
7 20 (1.14%) SonarQube
8 14 (0.80%) fastlane
8 14 (0.80%) LabVIEW
9 9 (0.51%) Cypress.io
9 9 (0.51%) JMeter
9 9 (0.51%) Postman
10 8 (0.46%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.46%) Xcode
11 7 (0.40%) Gatling
11 7 (0.40%) Moq
11 7 (0.40%) MSI
12 6 (0.34%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.34%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.34%) Gradle
General
1 686 (39.04%) Social Skills
2 461 (26.24%) Finance
3 257 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
4 250 (14.23%) Public Sector
5 158 (8.99%) Marketing
6 144 (8.20%) Law
7 132 (7.51%) Aerospace
8 100 (5.69%) Legal
9 91 (5.18%) Organisational Skills
10 79 (4.50%) Retail
11 68 (3.87%) Manufacturing
12 62 (3.53%) Local Government
13 55 (3.13%) Electronics
14 45 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
15 42 (2.39%) Games
16 35 (1.99%) Banking
17 33 (1.88%) Telecoms
18 30 (1.71%) Military
18 30 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
19 18 (1.02%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 354 (20.15%) Senior
2 195 (11.10%) Analyst
3 193 (10.98%) Architect
4 178 (10.13%) Lead
5 93 (5.29%) Developer
6 78 (4.44%) Sales Executive
7 67 (3.81%) Senior Analyst
8 65 (3.70%) Consultant
9 62 (3.53%) Business Analyst
10 57 (3.24%) Software Engineer
11 54 (3.07%) Systems Engineer
12 52 (2.96%) Solutions Architect
13 46 (2.62%) IT Engineer
14 42 (2.39%) Technical Architect
15 40 (2.28%) Senior Architect
16 39 (2.22%) Cloud Architect
17 33 (1.88%) Designer
18 31 (1.76%) Account Executive
19 30 (1.71%) IT Support
20 29 (1.65%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.19%) .NET
2 47 (2.68%) CSS
3 45 (2.56%) HTML
3 45 (2.56%) REST
4 44 (2.50%) RESTful
5 35 (1.99%) React
6 31 (1.76%) Node.js
7 26 (1.48%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.31%) SOAP
8 23 (1.31%) Spring
9 22 (1.25%) .NET Framework
10 21 (1.20%) Lightning Web Components
10 21 (1.20%) Visualforce
10 21 (1.20%) XML
11 20 (1.14%) EDI
11 20 (1.14%) Spring Boot
12 18 (1.02%) Android SDK
12 18 (1.02%) Entity Framework
13 17 (0.97%) ASP.NET
14 15 (0.85%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 133 (7.57%) Driving Licence
2 119 (6.77%) Onboarding
3 108 (6.15%) Product Ownership
3 108 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
4 84 (4.78%) Cloud Native
5 69 (3.93%) Management Information System
6 63 (3.59%) Data Centre
7 52 (2.96%) Social Media
8 43 (2.45%) Cyberattack
9 41 (2.33%) Public Cloud
10 30 (1.71%) Algorithms
10 30 (1.71%) Mobile App
11 25 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
12 23 (1.31%) Security Posture
13 22 (1.25%) Data Structures
14 21 (1.20%) FPGA
15 20 (1.14%) Credit Risk
16 19 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
17 18 (1.02%) Life Science
18 17 (0.97%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 108 (6.15%) Windows
2 56 (3.19%) Linux
3 31 (1.76%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.42%) Android
5 22 (1.25%) Apple iOS
5 22 (1.25%) Windows 10
6 17 (0.97%) Unix
7 12 (0.68%) Mac OS
7 12 (0.68%) VMS
8 5 (0.28%) VxWorks
9 4 (0.23%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.17%) Solaris
11 2 (0.11%) AIX
11 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 487 (27.72%) Agile
2 423 (24.08%) AI
3 372 (21.17%) Problem-Solving
4 275 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 261 (14.85%) Decision-Making
6 260 (14.80%) CI/CD
7 258 (14.68%) Mentoring
8 229 (13.03%) DevOps
9 199 (11.33%) Cybersecurity
10 179 (10.19%) Stakeholder Management
11 161 (9.16%) Roadmaps
12 143 (8.14%) Analytics
13 141 (8.03%) Validation
14 138 (7.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 127 (7.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 123 (7.00%) Scrum
16 123 (7.00%) Software Engineering
17 122 (6.94%) Customer Service
18 119 (6.77%) Coaching
19 114 (6.49%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 172 (9.79%) Python
2 134 (7.63%) SQL
3 76 (4.33%) Java
4 64 (3.64%) JavaScript
5 62 (3.53%) C#
6 50 (2.85%) PowerShell
7 37 (2.11%) TypeScript
8 32 (1.82%) MATLAB
9 29 (1.65%) Bicep
10 27 (1.54%) Bash
11 22 (1.25%) C++
12 21 (1.20%) Apex Code
13 20 (1.14%) Kotlin
13 20 (1.14%) SOQL
13 20 (1.14%) SOSL
14 19 (1.08%) Kusto Query Language
15 15 (0.85%) Go
16 10 (0.57%) Ada
16 10 (0.57%) PHP
16 10 (0.57%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 397 (22.60%) Degree
2 355 (20.20%) Security Cleared
3 331 (18.84%) SC Cleared
4 145 (8.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 114 (6.49%) DV Cleared
6 93 (5.29%) DBS Check
7 44 (2.50%) AWS Certification
7 44 (2.50%) HNC
8 39 (2.22%) Master's Degree
9 38 (2.16%) Azure Certification
10 35 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 32 (1.82%) Chartered Engineer
11 32 (1.82%) PhD
12 27 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 24 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
14 15 (0.85%) CISSP
15 13 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
15 13 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
16 12 (0.68%) ACCA
16 12 (0.68%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 227 (12.92%) Accessibility
2 73 (4.15%) Data Quality
3 71 (4.04%) QA
4 64 (3.64%) SLA
5 52 (2.96%) GDPR
6 48 (2.73%) WCAG
7 36 (2.05%) GRC
7 36 (2.05%) NIST
8 25 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 25 (1.42%) NCSC
9 22 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (0.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 7 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 7 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.34%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 4 (0.23%) DO-160
14 4 (0.23%) GAAP
14 4 (0.23%) IFRS
14 4 (0.23%) NIST 800
System Software
1 85 (4.84%) Docker
2 75 (4.27%) Active Directory
3 38 (2.16%) Firmware
4 24 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
4 24 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (0.68%) vSphere
6 8 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.28%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.057%) IAG
9 1 (0.057%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 89 (5.07%) Terraform
2 69 (3.93%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 21 (1.20%) Grafana
5 18 (1.02%) SCCM
6 12 (0.68%) Ansible
7 11 (0.63%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.40%) WSUS
9 4 (0.23%) Argo
9 4 (0.23%) Autotask
10 3 (0.17%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.17%) Kibana
10 3 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.11%) Puppet
12 1 (0.057%) CASB
12 1 (0.057%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.057%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.057%) QRadar
12 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 300 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 85 (4.84%) Google
3 70 (3.98%) Adobe
4 55 (3.13%) SAP
5 50 (2.85%) Workday
6 47 (2.68%) Apple
7 45 (2.56%) Salesforce
8 36 (2.05%) Cisco
8 36 (2.05%) ServiceNow
9 30 (1.71%) VMware
10 26 (1.48%) Palo Alto
10 26 (1.48%) Splunk
11 25 (1.42%) CrowdStrike
12 24 (1.37%) Dynatrace
13 22 (1.25%) Tenable
14 20 (1.14%) Oracle
15 19 (1.08%) Instagram
16 14 (0.80%) Facebook
16 14 (0.80%) OpenAI
17 13 (0.74%) Databricks