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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 18 26
Rank change year-on-year -65 +8 +39
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,428 2,873 4,685
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.97% 8.45% 6.74%
As % of the General category 4.45% 12.58% 12.30%
Number of salaries quoted 743 483 1,160
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £27,211
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -19.75%
75th Percentile £68,750 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £72,050
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 32,096 22,843 38,076
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.36% 67.19% 54.78%
Number of salaries quoted 19,765 10,970 23,702
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,608 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.63% -3.98% -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 20 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 20 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 -68 395 £55,000 +17.02% 118
Midlands -49 269 £44,543 -13.09% 54
South East -64 251 £52,500 +20.69% 159
North West -66 229 £47,000 - 67
South West -37 190 £57,500 +28.36% 48
West Midlands -31 170 £59,764 +7.20% 28
East of England -43 113 £40,000 -29.82% 23
Scotland -29 107 £51,250 +5.67% 32
East Midlands -35 98 £35,000 +12.00% 26
Wales -2 92 £57,515 +4.57% 17
Yorkshire +1 89 £52,445 -38.30% 27
North East -1 77 £57,500 +134.03% 24
Northern Ireland -49 21 £56,901 -25.22% 7
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 (2.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 24 (1.68%) 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 6 (0.42%) 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 66 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
2 56 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (2.52%) 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%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.68%) Cloudability
2 5 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.28%) SAP EHS
3 4 (0.28%) SAP HR
3 4 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 4 (0.28%) Workday HCM
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
1 250 (17.51%) Azure
2 146 (10.22%) AWS
3 100 (7.00%) GCP
4 83 (5.81%) Power Platform
5 80 (5.60%) Azure DevOps
6 77 (5.39%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (2.73%) Serverless
8 37 (2.59%) GitHub
9 31 (2.17%) dbt
10 28 (1.96%) Entra ID
11 26 (1.82%) PaaS
11 26 (1.82%) SaaS
12 25 (1.75%) Figma
13 23 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
14 20 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
14 20 (1.40%) IaaS
15 19 (1.33%) Azure Key Vault
16 15 (1.05%) GitHub Actions
17 14 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
18 13 (0.91%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 56 (3.92%) Broadband
2 40 (2.80%) Firewall
3 27 (1.89%) VPN
4 20 (1.40%) DNS
4 20 (1.40%) TCP/IP
5 18 (1.26%) DHCP
5 18 (1.26%) Internet
5 18 (1.26%) LAN
5 18 (1.26%) Network Security
5 18 (1.26%) WAN
6 10 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (0.56%) Wireless
8 7 (0.49%) VLAN
9 6 (0.42%) SAN
10 5 (0.35%) SSL
11 4 (0.28%) SMTP
12 3 (0.21%) 4G
12 3 (0.21%) 5G
12 3 (0.21%) Intranet
12 3 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (4.97%) Power BI
2 25 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (1.54%) SQL Server
4 21 (1.47%) Tableau
5 15 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (1.05%) GIS
5 15 (1.05%) Metadata
6 13 (0.91%) Geospatial Data
6 13 (0.91%) MongoDB
6 13 (0.91%) MySQL
6 13 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 11 (0.77%) BigQuery
8 10 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
8 10 (0.70%) Looker
9 9 (0.63%) NoSQL
9 9 (0.63%) Redis
10 8 (0.56%) Amazon Athena
10 8 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.56%) DynamoDB
11 7 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 60 (4.20%) Jenkins
2 49 (3.43%) GitLab
3 42 (2.94%) JIRA
4 40 (2.80%) Git
5 34 (2.38%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.54%) 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%) JMeter
11 7 (0.49%) Moq
12 6 (0.42%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.42%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.42%) Gradle
13 5 (0.35%) Gatling
13 5 (0.35%) MSI
13 5 (0.35%) Zephyr
14 4 (0.28%) JUnit
General
1 536 (37.54%) Social Skills
2 283 (19.82%) Finance
3 191 (13.38%) Public Sector
4 182 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
5 131 (9.17%) Marketing
6 95 (6.65%) Legal
7 92 (6.44%) Law
8 89 (6.23%) Retail
9 79 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (3.85%) Games
10 55 (3.85%) Local Government
11 38 (2.66%) Manufacturing
12 32 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (2.03%) Aerospace
14 27 (1.89%) Electronics
15 22 (1.54%) Banking
16 19 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.98%) Advertising
17 14 (0.98%) Automotive
18 13 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 302 (21.15%) Senior
2 178 (12.46%) Analyst
3 162 (11.34%) Architect
4 81 (5.67%) Lead
5 74 (5.18%) Developer
6 68 (4.76%) Sales Executive
7 60 (4.20%) Senior Analyst
8 50 (3.50%) Business Analyst
8 50 (3.50%) IT Engineer
9 48 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
10 39 (2.73%) Cloud Architect
10 39 (2.73%) Technical Architect
11 36 (2.52%) Senior Architect
12 33 (2.31%) Account Executive
12 33 (2.31%) Consultant
12 33 (2.31%) Salesforce Architect
12 33 (2.31%) Systems Engineer
13 31 (2.17%) IT Support
14 28 (1.96%) IT Manager
15 27 (1.89%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (3.99%) REST
2 38 (2.66%) SOAP
3 36 (2.52%) Lightning Web Components
3 36 (2.52%) Visualforce
4 32 (2.24%) CSS
5 31 (2.17%) RESTful
6 30 (2.10%) .NET
6 30 (2.10%) HTML
7 22 (1.54%) Node.js
8 19 (1.33%) Android SDK
8 19 (1.33%) EDI
9 17 (1.19%) React
10 16 (1.12%) XML
11 14 (0.98%) GraphQL
12 12 (0.84%) .NET Framework
13 10 (0.70%) .NET Core
13 10 (0.70%) Entity Framework
14 9 (0.63%) Playwright
14 9 (0.63%) Spring
14 9 (0.63%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 106 (7.42%) Onboarding
1 106 (7.42%) Product Ownership
2 103 (7.21%) Driving Licence
3 85 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
4 55 (3.85%) Management Information System
5 54 (3.78%) Cloud Native
6 46 (3.22%) Cyberattack
7 45 (3.15%) Social Media
8 42 (2.94%) Data Centre
9 37 (2.59%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.54%) 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
13 14 (0.98%) Public Cloud
14 13 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (0.84%) Algorithms
15 12 (0.84%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 87 (6.09%) Windows
2 43 (3.01%) Linux
3 30 (2.10%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.75%) Android
5 19 (1.33%) 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
1 346 (24.23%) Agile
2 310 (21.71%) AI
3 240 (16.81%) Problem-Solving
4 210 (14.71%) CI/CD
5 206 (14.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 200 (14.01%) Decision-Making
7 195 (13.66%) DevOps
8 173 (12.11%) Cybersecurity
8 173 (12.11%) Mentoring
9 142 (9.94%) Roadmaps
10 126 (8.82%) Analytics
10 126 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
11 116 (8.12%) Customer Service
12 111 (7.77%) Scrum
13 107 (7.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 102 (7.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 86 (6.02%) Technology Strategy
16 82 (5.74%) Coaching
17 78 (5.46%) B2B
17 78 (5.46%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 122 (8.54%) Python
2 116 (8.12%) SQL
3 51 (3.57%) Java
4 45 (3.15%) PowerShell
5 36 (2.52%) Apex Code
6 35 (2.45%) JavaScript
7 34 (2.38%) SOQL
7 34 (2.38%) SOSL
8 31 (2.17%) C#
9 27 (1.89%) Bicep
10 25 (1.75%) Bash
11 24 (1.68%) TypeScript
12 20 (1.40%) Kotlin
13 19 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
14 12 (0.84%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.63%) Go
16 8 (0.56%) C++
16 8 (0.56%) PHP
17 7 (0.49%) Swift
17 7 (0.49%) XAML
Qualifications
1 289 (20.24%) Degree
2 202 (14.15%) Security Cleared
3 185 (12.96%) SC Cleared
4 74 (5.18%) DBS Check
5 36 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
6 31 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
7 28 (1.96%) AWS Certification
7 28 (1.96%) Azure Certification
8 24 (1.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 22 (1.54%) HNC
9 22 (1.54%) Master's Degree
10 20 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.26%) PhD
12 16 (1.12%) Chartered Engineer
12 16 (1.12%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.05%) CompTIA Security+
14 13 (0.91%) Postgraduate
15 12 (0.84%) CISSP
16 11 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
16 11 (0.77%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (6.72%) Accessibility
2 65 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 53 (3.71%) SLA
4 50 (3.50%) GDPR
5 38 (2.66%) WCAG
6 36 (2.52%) NIST
7 35 (2.45%) GRC
7 35 (2.45%) QA
8 29 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 22 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (0.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 14 (0.98%) NCSC
11 11 (0.77%) PCI DSS
12 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.28%) GAAP
13 4 (0.28%) IFRS
13 4 (0.28%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.21%) ARP4761
14 3 (0.21%) DO-160
System Software
1 69 (4.83%) Active Directory
2 60 (4.20%) Docker
3 25 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
4 24 (1.68%) 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 68 (4.76%) Terraform
2 41 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 22 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (0.84%) 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%) Prometheus
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%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.14%) CASB
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.070%) Argo
11 1 (0.070%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.070%) QRadar
Vendors
1 275 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 93 (6.51%) Adobe
3 71 (4.97%) Google
4 64 (4.48%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.80%) Apple
6 39 (2.73%) Cisco
7 36 (2.52%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.45%) Splunk
9 30 (2.10%) VMware
10 29 (2.03%) Palo Alto
11 26 (1.82%) CrowdStrike
12 23 (1.61%) Tenable
13 20 (1.40%) Instagram
14 17 (1.19%) SAP
15 15 (1.05%) Dynatrace
16 12 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 12 (0.84%) ScienceLogic
17 11 (0.77%) Fortinet
17 11 (0.77%) Hootsuite
17 11 (0.77%) Wrike