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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 20 19
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 +39
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 4,876 2,480 5,719
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 7.44% 8.73% 8.37%
As % of the General category 15.53% 12.39% 14.44%
Number of salaries quoted 631 480 1,291
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,733 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,760 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% +11.11% -23.97%
75th Percentile £63,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £78,750 £71,725
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -23.08%

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 31,404 20,018 39,609
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 47.90% 70.49% 57.94%
Number of salaries quoted 16,378 9,439 26,330
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £75,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 8 May 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 8 May 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 -1 1,706 £50,000 +6.38% 144
Midlands +19 1,496 £47,500 -5.00% 90
North West 0 1,458 £38,000 -17.39% 71
West Midlands +35 1,294 £59,389 +7.98% 38
South East +8 854 £52,500 +5.00% 193
East of England +25 474 £40,000 -24.53% 43
Yorkshire +21 216 £33,500 -29.47% 54
East Midlands -12 214 £35,000 +7.69% 51
South West -18 170 £53,750 +2.87% 65
Scotland -27 89 £50,000 -9.09% 42
Wales +4 82 £53,500 +4.17% 21
North East -15 32 £60,000 -13.52% 20
Northern Ireland -32 16 £40,000 - 4
Channel Islands - 8 - -
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 46 (0.94%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.31%) Confluence
4 7 (0.14%) ArcGIS
5 5 (0.10%) Apache
5 5 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.082%) CMS
7 2 (0.041%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.041%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.041%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.041%) WordPress
8 1 (0.021%) IIS
8 1 (0.021%) WildFly
Applications
1 60 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (0.76%) Acrobat
4 25 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.10%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.062%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.041%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.041%) Trello
8 1 (0.021%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.021%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 20 (0.41%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.12%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.12%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.10%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.082%) Academy Housing
5 2 (0.041%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.041%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.021%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.021%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.021%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.021%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.021%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.021%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.021%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 3,366 (69.03%) Cloud Computing
2 205 (4.20%) Azure
3 131 (2.69%) AWS
4 89 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
5 73 (1.50%) GCP
6 70 (1.44%) Power Platform
7 35 (0.72%) Entra ID
8 32 (0.66%) SaaS
9 28 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (0.39%) Microsoft Purview
10 19 (0.39%) Serverless
11 13 (0.27%) PaaS
12 12 (0.25%) Asana
12 12 (0.25%) Azure Sentinel
12 12 (0.25%) OneDrive
13 11 (0.23%) Figma
13 11 (0.23%) GitHub
13 11 (0.23%) Power Automate
13 11 (0.23%) Sprout Social
14 10 (0.21%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3,370 (69.11%) Internet
2 64 (1.31%) Broadband
3 34 (0.70%) Firewall
4 25 (0.51%) DNS
5 23 (0.47%) DHCP
6 22 (0.45%) LAN
6 22 (0.45%) VPN
6 22 (0.45%) WAN
7 16 (0.33%) TCP/IP
8 15 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (0.27%) Network Security
10 8 (0.16%) 4G
10 8 (0.16%) VLAN
11 7 (0.14%) MPLS
11 7 (0.14%) Wireless
12 4 (0.082%) 5G
12 4 (0.082%) BGP
12 4 (0.082%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.082%) PSTN
12 4 (0.082%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (1.17%) Power BI
2 21 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (0.27%) Data Lake
4 13 (0.27%) Metadata
5 12 (0.25%) GIS
5 12 (0.25%) SQL Server
6 11 (0.23%) MySQL
7 8 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (0.14%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (0.14%) MongoDB
8 7 (0.14%) NoSQL
9 6 (0.12%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.12%) Redis
9 6 (0.12%) Tableau
10 5 (0.10%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.10%) Big Data
10 5 (0.10%) Looker
11 4 (0.082%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.082%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (0.76%) GitLab
1 37 (0.76%) Jenkins
2 34 (0.70%) SonarQube
3 31 (0.64%) JIRA
4 20 (0.41%) Git
5 17 (0.35%) Snyk
6 10 (0.21%) Postman
7 8 (0.16%) Cucumber
8 7 (0.14%) Moq
9 5 (0.10%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.10%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.10%) Zephyr
10 4 (0.082%) Gatling
10 4 (0.082%) JMeter
10 4 (0.082%) JUnit
10 4 (0.082%) Locust
11 3 (0.062%) fastlane
11 3 (0.062%) Mockito
12 2 (0.041%) LabVIEW
12 2 (0.041%) Xcode
General
1 3,764 (77.19%) Social Skills
2 3,378 (69.28%) Banking
3 479 (9.82%) Finance
4 163 (3.34%) Analytical Skills
5 159 (3.26%) Public Sector
6 125 (2.56%) Marketing
7 115 (2.36%) Law
8 102 (2.09%) Retail
9 82 (1.68%) Legal
10 53 (1.09%) Games
11 40 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
12 38 (0.78%) Local Government
13 34 (0.70%) Manufacturing
14 22 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (0.43%) Aerospace
16 18 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.29%) Billing
18 13 (0.27%) Automotive
18 13 (0.27%) Aviation
18 13 (0.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2,550 (52.30%) Lecturer
2 231 (4.74%) Senior
3 212 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
4 195 (4.00%) Facilities Engineer
5 168 (3.45%) Analyst
6 115 (2.36%) Architect
7 72 (1.48%) Project Manager
8 57 (1.17%) Business Analyst
9 53 (1.09%) Lead
10 50 (1.03%) IT Engineer
11 49 (1.00%) Senior Analyst
12 46 (0.94%) Account Executive
13 45 (0.92%) Project Engineer
14 36 (0.74%) Developer
14 36 (0.74%) Solutions Architect
15 33 (0.68%) Salesforce Architect
16 32 (0.66%) Senior Manager
17 31 (0.64%) Alliance Manager
18 30 (0.62%) IT Manager
18 30 (0.62%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (1.00%) REST
2 40 (0.82%) Lightning Web Components
2 40 (0.82%) SOAP
2 40 (0.82%) Visualforce
3 24 (0.49%) EDI
4 19 (0.39%) .NET
5 14 (0.29%) Android SDK
6 13 (0.27%) GraphQL
7 10 (0.21%) XML
8 8 (0.16%) Entity Framework
8 8 (0.16%) RESTful
8 8 (0.16%) Web Services
9 7 (0.14%) .NET Framework
9 7 (0.14%) CSS
9 7 (0.14%) HTML
9 7 (0.14%) SAML
9 7 (0.14%) XSLT
10 6 (0.12%) Django
10 6 (0.12%) Middleware
10 6 (0.12%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 3,361 (68.93%) IoT
2 122 (2.50%) Onboarding
3 82 (1.68%) Driving Licence
4 80 (1.64%) Product Ownership
5 62 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
6 58 (1.19%) Management Information System
7 46 (0.94%) Blog
8 44 (0.90%) Cyberattack
9 39 (0.80%) Social Media
10 36 (0.74%) Data Centre
11 28 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
11 28 (0.57%) Mobile App
12 24 (0.49%) Cloud Native
13 18 (0.37%) Public Cloud
14 17 (0.35%) Security Operations Centre
15 16 (0.33%) CSOC
16 15 (0.31%) Life Science
17 11 (0.23%) Analytical Mindset
17 11 (0.23%) Legacy Systems
17 11 (0.23%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 68 (1.39%) Windows
2 38 (0.78%) Linux
3 30 (0.62%) Windows Server
4 17 (0.35%) Android
5 16 (0.33%) Unix
6 13 (0.27%) Windows 10
7 10 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.082%) Debian
9 4 (0.082%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.082%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.082%) VMS
10 2 (0.041%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,650 (74.86%) AI
2 3,529 (72.37%) Cybersecurity
3 3,397 (69.67%) User Experience
4 3,383 (69.38%) Machine Learning
5 3,364 (68.99%) Web Development
6 327 (6.71%) Mentoring
7 241 (4.94%) Agile
8 216 (4.43%) Problem-Solving
9 198 (4.06%) Inventory Management
10 196 (4.02%) Preventative Maintenance
11 179 (3.67%) Continuous Improvement
12 135 (2.77%) CI/CD
13 131 (2.69%) Customer Service
14 128 (2.63%) DevOps
15 118 (2.42%) Decision-Making
16 112 (2.30%) Analytics
17 110 (2.26%) Coaching
18 104 (2.13%) Roadmaps
19 96 (1.97%) B2B
20 78 (1.60%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 80 (1.64%) Python
2 78 (1.60%) SQL
3 44 (0.90%) Java
4 40 (0.82%) Apex Code
5 34 (0.70%) SOQL
5 34 (0.70%) SOSL
6 29 (0.59%) PowerShell
7 24 (0.49%) JavaScript
8 17 (0.35%) C#
9 14 (0.29%) Kotlin
10 11 (0.23%) TypeScript
11 10 (0.21%) Bash
12 7 (0.14%) C++
12 7 (0.14%) XAML
13 6 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.082%) PHP
15 3 (0.062%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.041%) ActionScript
16 2 (0.041%) MATLAB
16 2 (0.041%) VB
Qualifications
1 3,674 (75.35%) Degree
2 3,565 (73.11%) Postgraduate
3 3,368 (69.07%) Master's Degree
4 3,366 (69.03%) PhD
5 196 (4.02%) City & Guilds
6 195 (4.00%) NVQ Level 3
7 145 (2.97%) Security Cleared
8 127 (2.60%) SC Cleared
9 50 (1.03%) DBS Check
10 42 (0.86%) AWS Certification
11 36 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
12 25 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (0.47%) HNC
14 22 (0.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 20 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
16 19 (0.39%) HND
17 18 (0.37%) CISSP
18 17 (0.35%) CISM
19 14 (0.29%) CompTIA Security+
20 13 (0.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (4.00%) COSHH
2 55 (1.13%) QA
3 49 (1.00%) Accessibility
4 46 (0.94%) NIST
5 41 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 33 (0.68%) GDPR
7 31 (0.64%) Data Quality
8 30 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
8 30 (0.62%) SLA
9 29 (0.59%) GRC
10 16 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (0.29%) WCAG
12 11 (0.23%) PCI DSS
13 6 (0.12%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.10%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.10%) COBIT
14 5 (0.10%) NEBOSH
15 4 (0.082%) GAAP
15 4 (0.082%) IFRS
15 4 (0.082%) PMO
System Software
1 69 (1.42%) Active Directory
2 26 (0.53%) Docker
3 21 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.12%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.12%) vSphere
6 3 (0.062%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.041%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.021%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 38 (0.78%) Terraform
2 33 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 15 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.16%) SCCM
6 6 (0.12%) Grafana
7 5 (0.10%) Autotask
8 4 (0.082%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.082%) AWS Copilot
8 4 (0.082%) SolarWinds Orion
8 4 (0.082%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.082%) WSUS
9 3 (0.062%) CASB
9 3 (0.062%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.041%) Ansible
10 2 (0.041%) Argo
10 2 (0.041%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.041%) Kustomize
10 2 (0.041%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.041%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 288 (5.91%) Microsoft
2 107 (2.19%) Salesforce
3 102 (2.09%) Adobe
4 69 (1.42%) Cisco
5 55 (1.13%) Apple
6 48 (0.98%) Google
7 43 (0.88%) Splunk
8 33 (0.68%) ServiceNow
9 28 (0.57%) CrowdStrike
10 27 (0.55%) Palo Alto
11 21 (0.43%) VMware
12 19 (0.39%) Tenable
13 15 (0.31%) SAP
14 14 (0.29%) Databricks
14 14 (0.29%) Instagram
15 13 (0.27%) Fortinet
16 12 (0.25%) NEC
17 11 (0.23%) Hootsuite
17 11 (0.23%) Workday
17 11 (0.23%) Wrike