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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 20 22
Rank change year-on-year -49 +2 +40
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,763 2,746 4,042
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.26% 7.87% 6.81%
As % of the General category 5.12% 11.83% 12.69%
Number of salaries quoted 848 482 819
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,557 £28,745
25th Percentile £36,000 £32,563 £36,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £69,750 £60,188 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £74,144
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 34,444 23,206 31,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.17% 66.52% 53.65%
Number of salaries quoted 21,251 11,384 17,863
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,000 £27,117
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 £66,076 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,675 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -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 17 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 17 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 -69 440 £52,500 +11.70% 308
South East -37 345 £56,000 +17.89% 265
Midlands -51 269 £45,000 -5.26% 188
North West -65 246 £42,000 -8.20% 162
South West -9 245 £57,500 +51.32% 162
Scotland -10 161 £52,500 +31.25% 119
West Midlands -32 159 £59,250 +7.73% 123
East of England -3 154 £40,869 -28.30% 77
East Midlands -35 109 £40,000 +23.08% 64
Wales 0 103 £53,000 -7.71% 29
North East -2 101 £60,000 +144.20% 66
Yorkshire +10 93 £50,161 -37.30% 80
Northern Ireland -36 53 £74,654 -1.89% 88
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 40 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 38 (2.16%) Confluence
3 29 (1.64%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.02%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
6 16 (0.91%) Apache
7 11 (0.62%) 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%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.057%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 82 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
2 75 (4.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.02%) Simulink
4 16 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.45%) Adobe XD
6 8 (0.45%) InDesign
6 8 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.45%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.40%) Sketch
8 6 (0.34%) Acrobat
8 6 (0.34%) MS Visio
9 4 (0.23%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
9 4 (0.23%) Revit
10 3 (0.17%) Maple
10 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.36%) Cloudability
2 18 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (0.68%) Workday HCM
4 11 (0.62%) Primavera
5 7 (0.40%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.34%) SAP EHS
6 6 (0.34%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 5 (0.28%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.23%) SAP HR
8 4 (0.23%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.23%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.17%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.17%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.17%) Shopify
10 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.11%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.11%) SAP ERP
11 1 (0.057%) Sage 200
11 1 (0.057%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 308 (17.47%) Azure
2 228 (12.93%) AWS
3 133 (7.54%) GCP
4 93 (5.28%) Power Platform
5 89 (5.05%) Azure DevOps
6 77 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (3.23%) GitHub
8 50 (2.84%) Serverless
9 42 (2.38%) SaaS
10 33 (1.87%) dbt
11 31 (1.76%) PaaS
12 29 (1.64%) Entra ID
12 29 (1.64%) Figma
13 28 (1.59%) IaaS
14 25 (1.42%) Azure Key Vault
14 25 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
14 25 (1.42%) GitHub Actions
15 22 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
15 22 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
16 16 (0.91%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.16%) Firewall
2 36 (2.04%) Broadband
3 29 (1.64%) Network Security
4 19 (1.08%) Internet
4 19 (1.08%) VPN
5 18 (1.02%) DNS
6 16 (0.91%) LAN
6 16 (0.91%) TCP/IP
7 14 (0.79%) DHCP
7 14 (0.79%) WAN
8 11 (0.62%) Ethernet
9 10 (0.57%) SAN
9 10 (0.57%) VLAN
9 10 (0.57%) Wireless
10 8 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.34%) SSL
12 5 (0.28%) Modbus
13 4 (0.23%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.23%) Unified Communications
14 3 (0.17%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (4.37%) Power BI
2 39 (2.21%) SQL Server
3 32 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (1.47%) Tableau
5 23 (1.30%) Metadata
6 21 (1.19%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.08%) MongoDB
8 18 (1.02%) NoSQL
9 17 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
9 17 (0.96%) MySQL
10 14 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
10 14 (0.79%) DynamoDB
11 12 (0.68%) BigQuery
11 12 (0.68%) Data Lake
11 12 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
12 11 (0.62%) Big Data
12 11 (0.62%) GIS
13 10 (0.57%) Amazon Athena
14 9 (0.51%) Geospatial Data
15 8 (0.45%) Looker
Development Applications
1 77 (4.37%) Git
2 67 (3.80%) JIRA
3 66 (3.74%) Jenkins
4 43 (2.44%) GitLab
5 22 (1.25%) Snyk
6 21 (1.19%) Rational DOORS
7 20 (1.13%) SonarQube
8 14 (0.79%) fastlane
8 14 (0.79%) LabVIEW
9 9 (0.51%) Cypress.io
9 9 (0.51%) JMeter
9 9 (0.51%) Postman
10 8 (0.45%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.45%) 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
1 693 (39.31%) Social Skills
2 470 (26.66%) Finance
3 259 (14.69%) Analytical Skills
4 248 (14.07%) Public Sector
5 157 (8.91%) Marketing
6 144 (8.17%) Law
7 132 (7.49%) Aerospace
8 99 (5.62%) Legal
9 92 (5.22%) Organisational Skills
10 78 (4.42%) Retail
11 68 (3.86%) Manufacturing
12 62 (3.52%) Local Government
13 57 (3.23%) Electronics
14 44 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
15 42 (2.38%) Games
16 37 (2.10%) Telecoms
17 33 (1.87%) Banking
17 33 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
18 30 (1.70%) Military
19 18 (1.02%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 357 (20.25%) Senior
2 194 (11.00%) Architect
3 193 (10.95%) Analyst
4 177 (10.04%) Lead
5 94 (5.33%) Developer
6 79 (4.48%) Sales Executive
7 71 (4.03%) Consultant
8 67 (3.80%) Senior Analyst
9 62 (3.52%) Business Analyst
10 57 (3.23%) Software Engineer
11 55 (3.12%) Systems Engineer
12 53 (3.01%) Solutions Architect
13 44 (2.50%) IT Engineer
14 42 (2.38%) Technical Architect
15 40 (2.27%) Senior Architect
16 39 (2.21%) Cloud Architect
17 33 (1.87%) Designer
18 30 (1.70%) Account Executive
18 30 (1.70%) IT Support
19 29 (1.64%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.18%) .NET
2 47 (2.67%) CSS
3 45 (2.55%) HTML
3 45 (2.55%) REST
4 44 (2.50%) RESTful
5 35 (1.99%) React
6 31 (1.76%) Node.js
7 26 (1.47%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.30%) EDI
8 23 (1.30%) SOAP
8 23 (1.30%) Spring
9 22 (1.25%) .NET Framework
9 22 (1.25%) XML
10 21 (1.19%) Lightning Web Components
10 21 (1.19%) Visualforce
11 20 (1.13%) Spring Boot
12 18 (1.02%) Android SDK
12 18 (1.02%) Entity Framework
13 17 (0.96%) ASP.NET
14 15 (0.85%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 133 (7.54%) Driving Licence
2 123 (6.98%) Onboarding
3 109 (6.18%) Self-Motivation
4 107 (6.07%) Product Ownership
5 83 (4.71%) Cloud Native
6 68 (3.86%) Management Information System
7 65 (3.69%) Data Centre
8 52 (2.95%) Social Media
9 44 (2.50%) Public Cloud
10 43 (2.44%) Cyberattack
11 30 (1.70%) Algorithms
12 29 (1.64%) Mobile App
13 25 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
14 23 (1.30%) Security Posture
15 22 (1.25%) Data Structures
16 21 (1.19%) FPGA
17 20 (1.13%) Credit Risk
18 19 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
19 18 (1.02%) Life Science
20 17 (0.96%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 109 (6.18%) Windows
2 56 (3.18%) 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 (0.96%) Unix
7 13 (0.74%) VMS
8 12 (0.68%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.28%) VxWorks
10 4 (0.23%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.17%) Solaris
12 2 (0.11%) AIX
12 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 491 (27.85%) Agile
2 420 (23.82%) AI
3 373 (21.16%) Problem-Solving
4 278 (15.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 263 (14.92%) Decision-Making
6 260 (14.75%) CI/CD
7 259 (14.69%) Mentoring
8 231 (13.10%) DevOps
9 200 (11.34%) Cybersecurity
10 181 (10.27%) Stakeholder Management
11 161 (9.13%) Roadmaps
12 141 (8.00%) Validation
13 140 (7.94%) Analytics
14 138 (7.83%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 129 (7.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 126 (7.15%) Customer Service
17 123 (6.98%) Scrum
18 122 (6.92%) Software Engineering
19 118 (6.69%) Coaching
20 115 (6.52%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 170 (9.64%) Python
2 134 (7.60%) SQL
3 77 (4.37%) Java
4 64 (3.63%) JavaScript
5 63 (3.57%) C#
6 50 (2.84%) PowerShell
7 37 (2.10%) TypeScript
8 32 (1.82%) MATLAB
9 29 (1.64%) Bicep
10 27 (1.53%) Bash
11 22 (1.25%) C++
12 21 (1.19%) Apex Code
13 20 (1.13%) Kotlin
13 20 (1.13%) SOQL
13 20 (1.13%) 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
1 399 (22.63%) Degree
2 353 (20.02%) Security Cleared
3 331 (18.77%) SC Cleared
4 143 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 112 (6.35%) DV Cleared
6 98 (5.56%) DBS Check
7 47 (2.67%) HNC
8 44 (2.50%) AWS Certification
9 39 (2.21%) Master's Degree
10 38 (2.16%) Azure Certification
11 35 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
12 33 (1.87%) Chartered Engineer
13 31 (1.76%) PhD
14 27 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 21 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (0.85%) CISSP
17 13 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
17 13 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
18 12 (0.68%) ACCA
18 12 (0.68%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 229 (12.99%) Accessibility
2 72 (4.08%) Data Quality
3 70 (3.97%) QA
4 64 (3.63%) SLA
5 53 (3.01%) GDPR
6 48 (2.72%) WCAG
7 36 (2.04%) GRC
7 36 (2.04%) NIST
8 25 (1.42%) NCSC
9 23 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 20 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 7 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.34%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.23%) DO-160
15 4 (0.23%) GAAP
15 4 (0.23%) IFRS
15 4 (0.23%) NIST 800
System Software
1 85 (4.82%) Docker
2 75 (4.25%) Active Directory
3 38 (2.16%) Firmware
4 25 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 24 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.68%) vSphere
7 8 (0.45%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.28%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.057%) IAG
10 1 (0.057%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 89 (5.05%) Terraform
2 69 (3.91%) Kubernetes
3 23 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 21 (1.19%) Grafana
5 18 (1.02%) SCCM
6 12 (0.68%) Ansible
7 11 (0.62%) 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%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.057%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.057%) QRadar
12 1 (0.057%) SCOM
12 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 300 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 84 (4.76%) Google
3 64 (3.63%) Adobe
4 61 (3.46%) SAP
5 50 (2.84%) Workday
6 47 (2.67%) Apple
7 45 (2.55%) Salesforce
8 36 (2.04%) ServiceNow
9 35 (1.99%) Cisco
10 31 (1.76%) VMware
11 26 (1.47%) Palo Alto
11 26 (1.47%) Splunk
12 25 (1.42%) CrowdStrike
13 24 (1.36%) Dynatrace
14 22 (1.25%) Tenable
15 20 (1.13%) Oracle
16 18 (1.02%) Instagram
17 14 (0.79%) Facebook
17 14 (0.79%) OpenAI
18 13 (0.74%) Databricks