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 17 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 19 26
Rank change year-on-year -63 +7 +41
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,423 2,864 4,787
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.99% 8.47% 6.74%
As % of the General category 4.46% 12.62% 12.28%
Number of salaries quoted 739 476 1,188
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -20.20%
75th Percentile £69,126 £62,500 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £81,250 £72,150
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 31,898 22,692 38,990
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.53% 67.13% 54.86%
Number of salaries quoted 19,616 10,848 24,444
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -70 395 £55,000 +17.02% 103
Midlands -46 275 £44,772 -14.72% 51
South East -73 242 £55,000 +26.44% 146
North West -67 229 £46,000 -2.13% 63
South West -33 189 £57,500 +27.78% 45
West Midlands -34 176 £59,764 +4.05% 28
East of England -31 113 £40,000 -29.82% 20
Scotland -29 107 £51,250 +2.50% 25
East Midlands -28 98 £35,000 +12.00% 23
Wales -1 92 £57,515 +4.57% 14
Yorkshire -10 89 £52,445 -38.30% 19
North East -13 77 £57,500 +134.03% 21
Northern Ireland -47 20 £56,901 -25.22% 2
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 36 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (2.11%) SharePoint
3 26 (1.83%) Confluence
4 13 (0.91%) Apache
5 11 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.56%) CMS
6 8 (0.56%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.49%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.28%) IIS
9 3 (0.21%) WordPress
10 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.14%) Moodle
10 2 (0.14%) Totara
11 1 (0.070%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 67 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
2 54 (3.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (2.60%) Acrobat
4 12 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.56%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.56%) InDesign
6 8 (0.56%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.42%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.42%) Sketch
8 3 (0.21%) Simulink
8 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.21%) Trello
9 2 (0.14%) Camtasia
9 2 (0.14%) InVision
9 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.070%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 24 (1.69%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.35%) Workday HCM
3 4 (0.28%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.28%) SAP EHS
3 4 (0.28%) SAP HR
3 4 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 3 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.21%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 3 (0.21%) Shopify
5 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.14%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.070%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.070%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.070%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.070%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 248 (17.43%) Azure
2 142 (9.98%) AWS
3 98 (6.89%) GCP
4 80 (5.62%) Azure DevOps
4 80 (5.62%) Power Platform
5 77 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
6 39 (2.74%) Serverless
7 37 (2.60%) GitHub
8 30 (2.11%) dbt
9 28 (1.97%) Entra ID
10 27 (1.90%) SaaS
11 26 (1.83%) PaaS
12 25 (1.76%) Figma
13 23 (1.62%) Microsoft Purview
14 20 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
15 19 (1.34%) Azure Key Vault
15 19 (1.34%) IaaS
16 15 (1.05%) GitHub Actions
17 14 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
18 13 (0.91%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 56 (3.94%) Broadband
2 40 (2.81%) Firewall
3 29 (2.04%) VPN
4 20 (1.41%) DNS
4 20 (1.41%) LAN
4 20 (1.41%) TCP/IP
4 20 (1.41%) WAN
5 19 (1.34%) Internet
6 18 (1.26%) DHCP
6 18 (1.26%) Network Security
7 11 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.56%) Wireless
9 7 (0.49%) VLAN
10 6 (0.42%) SAN
11 4 (0.28%) SMTP
11 4 (0.28%) SSL
11 4 (0.28%) WLAN
12 3 (0.21%) 4G
12 3 (0.21%) 5G
12 3 (0.21%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (4.78%) Power BI
2 25 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (1.48%) Tableau
4 20 (1.41%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.12%) GIS
6 15 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (1.05%) Metadata
7 14 (0.98%) Geospatial Data
8 13 (0.91%) MySQL
8 13 (0.91%) Relational Database
9 12 (0.84%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.70%) BigQuery
10 10 (0.70%) Looker
11 9 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
11 9 (0.63%) Redis
12 8 (0.56%) Amazon Athena
12 8 (0.56%) DynamoDB
12 8 (0.56%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 59 (4.15%) Jenkins
2 49 (3.44%) GitLab
3 44 (3.09%) JIRA
4 40 (2.81%) Git
5 34 (2.39%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.55%) Snyk
7 14 (0.98%) fastlane
8 11 (0.77%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.70%) Postman
10 8 (0.56%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.56%) Xcode
11 7 (0.49%) Moq
12 6 (0.42%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.42%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.42%) Gradle
12 6 (0.42%) JMeter
13 5 (0.35%) MSI
13 5 (0.35%) Zephyr
14 4 (0.28%) Gatling
14 4 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
General
1 531 (37.32%) Social Skills
2 280 (19.68%) Finance
3 190 (13.35%) Public Sector
4 176 (12.37%) Analytical Skills
5 130 (9.14%) Marketing
6 95 (6.68%) Legal
7 92 (6.47%) Law
8 90 (6.32%) Retail
9 78 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
10 56 (3.94%) Local Government
11 55 (3.87%) Games
12 38 (2.67%) Manufacturing
13 29 (2.04%) Aerospace
14 28 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
15 27 (1.90%) Electronics
16 23 (1.62%) Banking
17 18 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
18 14 (0.98%) Advertising
18 14 (0.98%) Automotive
19 12 (0.84%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 301 (21.15%) Senior
2 175 (12.30%) Analyst
3 162 (11.38%) Architect
4 82 (5.76%) Lead
5 74 (5.20%) Developer
6 68 (4.78%) Sales Executive
7 59 (4.15%) Senior Analyst
8 51 (3.58%) IT Engineer
9 50 (3.51%) Business Analyst
10 48 (3.37%) Solutions Architect
11 39 (2.74%) Cloud Architect
11 39 (2.74%) Technical Architect
12 36 (2.53%) Senior Architect
13 33 (2.32%) Account Executive
13 33 (2.32%) Salesforce Architect
13 33 (2.32%) Systems Engineer
14 31 (2.18%) IT Support
15 29 (2.04%) Consultant
16 28 (1.97%) IT Manager
16 28 (1.97%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (4.01%) REST
2 38 (2.67%) SOAP
3 36 (2.53%) Lightning Web Components
3 36 (2.53%) Visualforce
4 32 (2.25%) CSS
5 31 (2.18%) RESTful
6 30 (2.11%) .NET
6 30 (2.11%) HTML
7 22 (1.55%) Node.js
8 20 (1.41%) EDI
9 19 (1.34%) Android SDK
10 17 (1.19%) React
11 16 (1.12%) XML
12 14 (0.98%) GraphQL
13 12 (0.84%) .NET Framework
14 10 (0.70%) .NET Core
14 10 (0.70%) Entity Framework
15 9 (0.63%) Playwright
15 9 (0.63%) Spring
15 9 (0.63%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 109 (7.66%) Product Ownership
2 107 (7.52%) Onboarding
3 105 (7.38%) Driving Licence
4 82 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (3.79%) Cloud Native
5 54 (3.79%) Management Information System
6 47 (3.30%) Cyberattack
7 45 (3.16%) Social Media
8 42 (2.95%) Data Centre
9 38 (2.67%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.55%) Security Posture
11 18 (1.26%) Credit Risk
11 18 (1.26%) CSOC
11 18 (1.26%) Security Operations Centre
12 17 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
13 14 (0.98%) Data Structures
14 13 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (0.91%) Life Science
14 13 (0.91%) Public Cloud
15 12 (0.84%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 88 (6.18%) Windows
2 43 (3.02%) Linux
3 30 (2.11%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.76%) Android
5 19 (1.34%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.05%) VMS
6 15 (1.05%) Windows 10
7 14 (0.98%) Unix
8 8 (0.56%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.28%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.21%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 343 (24.10%) Agile
2 305 (21.43%) AI
3 239 (16.80%) Problem-Solving
4 205 (14.41%) CI/CD
4 205 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 198 (13.91%) Decision-Making
6 191 (13.42%) DevOps
7 174 (12.23%) Cybersecurity
8 172 (12.09%) Mentoring
9 143 (10.05%) Roadmaps
10 127 (8.92%) Analytics
11 122 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
12 116 (8.15%) Customer Service
13 111 (7.80%) Scrum
14 107 (7.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 101 (7.10%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 86 (6.04%) Technology Strategy
17 79 (5.55%) Coaching
18 78 (5.48%) B2B
19 77 (5.41%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 121 (8.50%) Python
2 116 (8.15%) SQL
3 51 (3.58%) Java
4 44 (3.09%) PowerShell
5 36 (2.53%) Apex Code
6 35 (2.46%) JavaScript
7 34 (2.39%) SOQL
7 34 (2.39%) SOSL
8 31 (2.18%) C#
9 27 (1.90%) Bicep
10 24 (1.69%) Bash
10 24 (1.69%) TypeScript
11 20 (1.41%) Kotlin
12 19 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
13 12 (0.84%) MATLAB
14 8 (0.56%) C++
14 8 (0.56%) Go
14 8 (0.56%) PHP
15 7 (0.49%) Swift
15 7 (0.49%) XAML
Qualifications
1 291 (20.45%) Degree
2 202 (14.20%) Security Cleared
3 183 (12.86%) SC Cleared
4 74 (5.20%) DBS Check
5 38 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 31 (2.18%) Microsoft Certification
7 28 (1.97%) AWS Certification
8 27 (1.90%) Azure Certification
9 24 (1.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 22 (1.55%) HNC
10 22 (1.55%) Master's Degree
11 20 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (1.26%) PhD
13 16 (1.12%) Chartered Engineer
13 16 (1.12%) DV Cleared
14 15 (1.05%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.91%) Postgraduate
16 12 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (0.84%) CISSP
17 11 (0.77%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (6.68%) Accessibility
2 64 (4.50%) Data Quality
3 53 (3.72%) SLA
4 50 (3.51%) GDPR
5 38 (2.67%) WCAG
6 36 (2.53%) NIST
7 35 (2.46%) GRC
8 33 (2.32%) QA
9 30 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 22 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 13 (0.91%) NCSC
13 11 (0.77%) PCI DSS
14 10 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.28%) GAAP
15 4 (0.28%) IFRS
15 4 (0.28%) SOC 2
16 3 (0.21%) ARP4761
16 3 (0.21%) DO-160
System Software
1 68 (4.78%) Active Directory
2 59 (4.15%) Docker
3 25 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
4 24 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (1.05%) vSphere
6 12 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.56%) Hyper-V
8 6 (0.42%) Firmware
9 1 (0.070%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 67 (4.71%) Terraform
2 40 (2.81%) Kubernetes
3 22 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.70%) Grafana
5 9 (0.63%) SCCM
6 8 (0.56%) Autotask
7 5 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.35%) WSUS
8 4 (0.28%) AWS Copilot
8 4 (0.28%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.21%) Ansible
9 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
9 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.21%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.14%) CASB
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.070%) Argo
11 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 277 (19.47%) Microsoft
2 95 (6.68%) Adobe
3 70 (4.92%) Google
4 64 (4.50%) Salesforce
5 41 (2.88%) Cisco
6 40 (2.81%) Apple
7 36 (2.53%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.46%) Splunk
9 30 (2.11%) Palo Alto
9 30 (2.11%) VMware
10 27 (1.90%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (1.62%) Tenable
12 20 (1.41%) Instagram
13 17 (1.19%) SAP
14 14 (0.98%) Dynatrace
15 12 (0.84%) Fortinet
15 12 (0.84%) OpenAI
15 12 (0.84%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.77%) Hootsuite
16 11 (0.77%) Wrike