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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 19 26
Rank change year-on-year -61 +7 +40
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,445 2,857 4,570
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.99% 8.43% 6.85%
As % of the General category 4.48% 12.57% 12.56%
Number of salaries quoted 742 477 1,114
10th Percentile £28,035 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,092
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,770
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +4.67% -19.30%
75th Percentile £69,875 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,500 £72,350
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 32,224 22,735 36,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.33% 67.12% 54.52%
Number of salaries quoted 19,807 10,987 22,323
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,857
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,697
% change year-on-year - +4.37% -12.17%

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 23 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 23 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 -71 394 £55,000 +17.02% 153
Midlands -49 265 £44,772 -12.64% 93
South East -68 253 £55,000 +26.44% 214
North West -67 225 £43,850 -4.67% 85
South West -34 199 £57,500 +32.05% 103
West Midlands -35 168 £60,000 +7.62% 56
Scotland -21 116 £51,250 +9.63% 97
East of England -30 110 £40,000 -29.82% 66
East Midlands -42 96 £37,500 +20.00% 37
Wales +2 94 £57,515 +4.57% 17
Yorkshire -3 89 £52,445 -38.30% 37
North East -6 80 £57,500 +134.03% 31
Northern Ireland -54 24 £56,901 -25.22% 43
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 37 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (2.01%) SharePoint
3 26 (1.80%) Confluence
4 14 (0.97%) Apache
5 12 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.76%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.62%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.48%) CMS
9 6 (0.42%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.28%) IIS
11 3 (0.21%) WordPress
12 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
12 2 (0.14%) Moodle
12 2 (0.14%) Totara
13 1 (0.069%) OpenEdge
13 1 (0.069%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 68 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (3.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.87%) Acrobat
4 12 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.55%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.55%) InDesign
6 8 (0.55%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.42%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.42%) Sketch
8 5 (0.35%) Simulink
9 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.14%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.14%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.14%) InVision
10 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
10 2 (0.14%) Trello
11 1 (0.069%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 24 (1.66%) 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
5 2 (0.14%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.069%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.069%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 254 (17.58%) Azure
2 155 (10.73%) AWS
3 102 (7.06%) GCP
4 86 (5.95%) Power Platform
5 82 (5.67%) Azure DevOps
6 77 (5.33%) Microsoft 365
7 41 (2.84%) Serverless
8 39 (2.70%) GitHub
9 32 (2.21%) dbt
10 27 (1.87%) Entra ID
10 27 (1.87%) SaaS
11 25 (1.73%) Figma
11 25 (1.73%) PaaS
12 23 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
13 21 (1.45%) Azure Monitor
14 20 (1.38%) Azure Key Vault
14 20 (1.38%) IaaS
15 17 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
17 13 (0.90%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 56 (3.88%) Broadband
2 40 (2.77%) Firewall
3 27 (1.87%) VPN
4 20 (1.38%) DNS
4 20 (1.38%) LAN
4 20 (1.38%) TCP/IP
4 20 (1.38%) WAN
5 19 (1.31%) Network Security
6 18 (1.25%) Internet
7 17 (1.18%) DHCP
8 12 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (0.69%) VLAN
10 9 (0.62%) Wireless
11 6 (0.42%) SAN
11 6 (0.42%) SSL
12 3 (0.21%) 4G
12 3 (0.21%) 5G
12 3 (0.21%) Intranet
12 3 (0.21%) SMTP
12 3 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (5.05%) Power BI
2 25 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (1.73%) SQL Server
3 22 (1.52%) Tableau
4 17 (1.18%) Metadata
5 15 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (1.04%) GIS
6 14 (0.97%) Geospatial Data
6 14 (0.97%) MongoDB
7 13 (0.90%) Relational Database
8 12 (0.83%) BigQuery
8 12 (0.83%) MySQL
8 12 (0.83%) NoSQL
9 11 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
10 10 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
10 10 (0.69%) Looker
11 9 (0.62%) Amazon Athena
11 9 (0.62%) DynamoDB
11 9 (0.62%) Redis
12 7 (0.48%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 65 (4.50%) Jenkins
2 50 (3.46%) GitLab
3 45 (3.11%) Git
4 43 (2.98%) JIRA
5 34 (2.35%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.52%) Snyk
7 14 (0.97%) fastlane
8 11 (0.76%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.69%) Postman
10 8 (0.55%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.55%) Xcode
11 7 (0.48%) JMeter
11 7 (0.48%) Moq
12 6 (0.42%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.42%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.42%) Cypress.io
12 6 (0.42%) Gradle
12 6 (0.42%) MSI
13 5 (0.35%) Rational DOORS
13 5 (0.35%) Zephyr
General
1 546 (37.79%) Social Skills
2 303 (20.97%) Finance
3 195 (13.49%) Public Sector
4 184 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
5 134 (9.27%) Marketing
6 97 (6.71%) Law
7 95 (6.57%) Legal
8 84 (5.81%) Retail
9 78 (5.40%) Organisational Skills
10 56 (3.88%) Local Government
11 55 (3.81%) Games
12 39 (2.70%) Aerospace
12 39 (2.70%) Manufacturing
13 34 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
14 29 (2.01%) Electronics
15 24 (1.66%) Banking
16 21 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.97%) Advertising
17 14 (0.97%) Automotive
17 14 (0.97%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 306 (21.18%) Senior
2 177 (12.25%) Analyst
3 165 (11.42%) Architect
4 95 (6.57%) Lead
5 78 (5.40%) Developer
6 68 (4.71%) Sales Executive
7 60 (4.15%) Senior Analyst
8 49 (3.39%) Business Analyst
8 49 (3.39%) IT Engineer
8 49 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
9 40 (2.77%) Technical Architect
10 39 (2.70%) Cloud Architect
11 37 (2.56%) Senior Architect
12 36 (2.49%) Systems Engineer
13 33 (2.28%) Account Executive
13 33 (2.28%) Salesforce Architect
14 32 (2.21%) Consultant
14 32 (2.21%) IT Support
15 28 (1.94%) IT Manager
15 28 (1.94%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (3.94%) REST
2 37 (2.56%) SOAP
3 35 (2.42%) Lightning Web Components
3 35 (2.42%) Visualforce
4 34 (2.35%) CSS
4 34 (2.35%) RESTful
5 32 (2.21%) .NET
5 32 (2.21%) HTML
6 22 (1.52%) Node.js
7 20 (1.38%) React
8 19 (1.31%) Android SDK
8 19 (1.31%) EDI
9 17 (1.18%) XML
10 14 (0.97%) GraphQL
11 13 (0.90%) .NET Framework
12 12 (0.83%) .NET Core
12 12 (0.83%) Spring
13 11 (0.76%) Playwright
13 11 (0.76%) Spring Boot
14 10 (0.69%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 108 (7.47%) Product Ownership
2 101 (6.99%) Onboarding
3 100 (6.92%) Driving Licence
4 88 (6.09%) Self-Motivation
5 59 (4.08%) Cloud Native
5 59 (4.08%) Management Information System
6 46 (3.18%) Social Media
7 45 (3.11%) Cyberattack
8 42 (2.91%) Data Centre
9 36 (2.49%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.52%) Security Posture
11 19 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
12 18 (1.25%) Credit Risk
12 18 (1.25%) CSOC
12 18 (1.25%) Security Operations Centre
13 17 (1.18%) Algorithms
14 15 (1.04%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.04%) Public Cloud
15 13 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (0.83%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 94 (6.51%) Windows
2 43 (2.98%) Linux
3 32 (2.21%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.73%) Android
5 19 (1.31%) Apple iOS
5 19 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.04%) Unix
7 14 (0.97%) VMS
8 8 (0.55%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.28%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.14%) Debian
12 1 (0.069%) AIX
12 1 (0.069%) Solaris
12 1 (0.069%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 364 (25.19%) Agile
2 321 (22.21%) AI
3 247 (17.09%) Problem-Solving
4 221 (15.29%) CI/CD
5 216 (14.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 211 (14.60%) Decision-Making
7 203 (14.05%) DevOps
8 180 (12.46%) Mentoring
9 174 (12.04%) Cybersecurity
10 147 (10.17%) Roadmaps
11 132 (9.13%) Stakeholder Management
12 127 (8.79%) Analytics
13 115 (7.96%) Customer Service
14 114 (7.89%) Scrum
15 110 (7.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 107 (7.40%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 87 (6.02%) Technology Strategy
17 87 (6.02%) Validation
18 83 (5.74%) Test Automation
19 81 (5.61%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 131 (9.07%) Python
2 120 (8.30%) SQL
3 54 (3.74%) Java
4 46 (3.18%) PowerShell
5 38 (2.63%) JavaScript
6 35 (2.42%) Apex Code
7 34 (2.35%) C#
7 34 (2.35%) SOQL
7 34 (2.35%) SOSL
8 28 (1.94%) Bicep
8 28 (1.94%) TypeScript
9 25 (1.73%) Bash
10 20 (1.38%) Kotlin
11 19 (1.31%) Kusto Query Language
12 14 (0.97%) MATLAB
13 10 (0.69%) C++
13 10 (0.69%) Go
14 8 (0.55%) PHP
15 7 (0.48%) Swift
15 7 (0.48%) XAML
Qualifications
1 297 (20.55%) Degree
2 221 (15.29%) Security Cleared
3 203 (14.05%) SC Cleared
4 80 (5.54%) DBS Check
5 49 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
6 29 (2.01%) AWS Certification
7 28 (1.94%) Azure Certification
7 28 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 27 (1.87%) DV Cleared
9 24 (1.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 23 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.59%) Master's Degree
11 21 (1.45%) PhD
12 20 (1.38%) HNC
13 17 (1.18%) Chartered Engineer
14 15 (1.04%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
15 13 (0.90%) Postgraduate
16 12 (0.83%) CISSP
17 11 (0.76%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (7.54%) Accessibility
2 67 (4.64%) Data Quality
3 57 (3.94%) SLA
4 51 (3.53%) GDPR
5 40 (2.77%) WCAG
6 38 (2.63%) QA
7 36 (2.49%) NIST
8 34 (2.35%) GRC
9 28 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 21 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (1.04%) NCSC
12 14 (0.97%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 11 (0.76%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.55%) 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 73 (5.05%) Active Directory
2 67 (4.64%) Docker
3 24 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
3 24 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.97%) vSphere
5 12 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.55%) Firmware
6 8 (0.55%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.28%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 73 (5.05%) Terraform
2 45 (3.11%) Kubernetes
3 22 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.90%) SCCM
5 12 (0.83%) Grafana
6 8 (0.55%) Autotask
7 6 (0.42%) Ansible
7 6 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.35%) WSUS
9 4 (0.28%) AWS Copilot
9 4 (0.28%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.21%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.14%) CASB
11 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 2 (0.14%) SolarWinds Orion
12 1 (0.069%) Argo
12 1 (0.069%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.069%) QRadar
Vendors
1 280 (19.38%) Microsoft
2 84 (5.81%) Adobe
3 71 (4.91%) Google
4 61 (4.22%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.77%) Apple
6 39 (2.70%) Cisco
7 37 (2.56%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.42%) Splunk
9 30 (2.08%) VMware
10 29 (2.01%) Palo Alto
11 26 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
12 23 (1.59%) Tenable
13 20 (1.38%) Instagram
14 17 (1.18%) SAP
15 15 (1.04%) Dynatrace
16 13 (0.90%) OpenAI
16 13 (0.90%) Workday
17 12 (0.83%) ScienceLogic
18 11 (0.76%) Hootsuite
18 11 (0.76%) Wrike