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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 19 25
Rank change year-on-year -61 +6 +42
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,498 2,860 4,309
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.03% 8.38% 6.79%
As % of the General category 4.60% 12.48% 12.55%
Number of salaries quoted 765 484 989
10th Percentile £28,350 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,938 £35,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -19.75%
75th Percentile £69,501 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £73,299
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 32,578 22,922 34,347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.24% 67.17% 54.16%
Number of salaries quoted 20,027 11,145 20,643
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
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 £84,128 £78,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,273
% change year-on-year - +1.34% -9.55%

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 28 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 28 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 -73 404 £55,000 +17.02% 148
South East -61 264 £53,750 +23.56% 191
Midlands -51 263 £45,000 -10.00% 85
North West -68 228 £43,850 -6.70% 77
South West -27 216 £57,500 +35.29% 88
West Midlands -39 164 £60,000 +9.09% 43
East of England -30 117 £40,000 -29.82% 33
Scotland -22 115 £52,500 +16.67% 53
East Midlands -40 98 £40,000 +23.08% 42
Wales -2 97 £55,319 +0.58% 18
Yorkshire -10 89 £52,445 -30.07% 39
North East +1 87 £57,500 +134.03% 32
Northern Ireland -46 32 £56,901 -25.22% 16
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 39 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (1.94%) SharePoint
3 28 (1.87%) Confluence
4 14 (0.93%) Apache
5 12 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.73%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.60%) Jupyter
8 8 (0.53%) CMS
9 5 (0.33%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.27%) IIS
10 4 (0.27%) WordPress
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.13%) Moodle
11 2 (0.13%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.13%) Totara
12 1 (0.067%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 73 (4.87%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (4.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (1.60%) Acrobat
4 12 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.53%) InDesign
6 8 (0.53%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.47%) Simulink
8 6 (0.40%) Adobe XD
8 6 (0.40%) Sketch
9 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.20%) MS Visio
10 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
11 2 (0.13%) InVision
11 2 (0.13%) Mathcad
11 2 (0.13%) PlantUML
11 2 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.60%) Cloudability
2 7 (0.47%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.40%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.27%) SAP EHS
4 4 (0.27%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.20%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.20%) Shopify
6 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.13%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.067%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.067%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 267 (17.82%) Azure
2 174 (11.62%) AWS
3 112 (7.48%) GCP
4 88 (5.87%) Power Platform
5 81 (5.41%) Azure DevOps
6 77 (5.14%) Microsoft 365
7 44 (2.94%) Serverless
8 42 (2.80%) GitHub
9 32 (2.14%) dbt
10 29 (1.94%) SaaS
11 28 (1.87%) Entra ID
12 27 (1.80%) PaaS
13 26 (1.74%) Figma
14 23 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
15 22 (1.47%) IaaS
16 21 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
17 20 (1.34%) Azure Key Vault
18 17 (1.13%) GitHub Actions
19 16 (1.07%) Microsoft Copilot
20 13 (0.87%) Amazon ECR
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.20%) Broadband
2 40 (2.67%) Firewall
3 26 (1.74%) VPN
4 21 (1.40%) DNS
5 20 (1.34%) LAN
5 20 (1.34%) Network Security
5 20 (1.34%) TCP/IP
6 19 (1.27%) WAN
7 18 (1.20%) DHCP
8 17 (1.13%) Internet
9 12 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (0.67%) VLAN
11 9 (0.60%) Wireless
12 7 (0.47%) SAN
12 7 (0.47%) SSL
13 3 (0.20%) Intranet
13 3 (0.20%) SD-WAN
14 2 (0.13%) 5G
14 2 (0.13%) Cisco Firepower
14 2 (0.13%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (4.94%) Power BI
2 30 (2.00%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.87%) SQL Server
4 22 (1.47%) Tableau
5 18 (1.20%) Metadata
6 16 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
6 16 (1.07%) Relational Database
7 15 (1.00%) GIS
7 15 (1.00%) MongoDB
7 15 (1.00%) MySQL
8 13 (0.87%) Geospatial Data
9 12 (0.80%) BigQuery
9 12 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
9 12 (0.80%) NoSQL
10 11 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (0.67%) DynamoDB
11 10 (0.67%) Looker
12 9 (0.60%) Amazon Athena
12 9 (0.60%) Redis
13 7 (0.47%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 59 (3.94%) Jenkins
2 50 (3.34%) Git
3 48 (3.20%) JIRA
4 44 (2.94%) GitLab
5 27 (1.80%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.47%) Snyk
7 14 (0.93%) fastlane
8 12 (0.80%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.67%) Postman
10 9 (0.60%) Rational DOORS
11 8 (0.53%) Cucumber
11 8 (0.53%) JMeter
11 8 (0.53%) Xcode
12 7 (0.47%) Moq
13 6 (0.40%) Android Studio
13 6 (0.40%) Crashlytics
13 6 (0.40%) Cypress.io
13 6 (0.40%) Gatling
13 6 (0.40%) Gradle
13 6 (0.40%) MSI
General
1 568 (37.92%) Social Skills
2 342 (22.83%) Finance
3 210 (14.02%) Public Sector
4 202 (13.48%) Analytical Skills
5 134 (8.95%) Marketing
6 110 (7.34%) Law
7 97 (6.48%) Legal
8 80 (5.34%) Organisational Skills
9 79 (5.27%) Retail
10 59 (3.94%) Local Government
11 53 (3.54%) Aerospace
12 48 (3.20%) Games
13 42 (2.80%) Manufacturing
14 35 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
15 32 (2.14%) Electronics
16 31 (2.07%) Banking
17 24 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
18 16 (1.07%) Telecoms
19 15 (1.00%) Advertising
19 15 (1.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 316 (21.09%) Senior
2 184 (12.28%) Analyst
3 170 (11.35%) Architect
4 111 (7.41%) Lead
5 82 (5.47%) Developer
6 70 (4.67%) Sales Executive
7 62 (4.14%) Senior Analyst
8 55 (3.67%) Business Analyst
9 49 (3.27%) IT Engineer
10 47 (3.14%) Solutions Architect
11 41 (2.74%) Systems Engineer
12 39 (2.60%) Cloud Architect
12 39 (2.60%) Consultant
13 38 (2.54%) Technical Architect
14 37 (2.47%) Senior Architect
15 30 (2.00%) Account Executive
15 30 (2.00%) IT Support
16 29 (1.94%) IT Manager
16 29 (1.94%) Software Engineer
17 28 (1.87%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.34%) REST
2 37 (2.47%) CSS
3 36 (2.40%) .NET
4 35 (2.34%) HTML
4 35 (2.34%) RESTful
5 30 (2.00%) SOAP
6 28 (1.87%) Lightning Web Components
6 28 (1.87%) Visualforce
7 25 (1.67%) Node.js
8 24 (1.60%) React
9 19 (1.27%) Android SDK
9 19 (1.27%) EDI
10 18 (1.20%) XML
11 15 (1.00%) .NET Framework
12 14 (0.93%) .NET Core
12 14 (0.93%) GraphQL
13 13 (0.87%) Spring
14 12 (0.80%) Entity Framework
14 12 (0.80%) Spring Boot
15 11 (0.73%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 106 (7.08%) Onboarding
2 104 (6.94%) Driving Licence
2 104 (6.94%) Product Ownership
3 93 (6.21%) Self-Motivation
4 63 (4.21%) Cloud Native
5 61 (4.07%) Management Information System
6 47 (3.14%) Data Centre
7 44 (2.94%) Cyberattack
8 42 (2.80%) Social Media
9 35 (2.34%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.47%) Security Posture
11 20 (1.34%) Algorithms
11 20 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
12 18 (1.20%) Credit Risk
12 18 (1.20%) CSOC
12 18 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
13 17 (1.13%) Data Structures
13 17 (1.13%) Public Cloud
14 15 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
15 13 (0.87%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 93 (6.21%) Windows
2 45 (3.00%) Linux
3 31 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.67%) Android
5 20 (1.34%) Windows 10
6 19 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 16 (1.07%) Unix
8 14 (0.93%) VMS
9 8 (0.53%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.27%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.13%) Debian
12 2 (0.13%) Solaris
12 2 (0.13%) VxWorks
12 2 (0.13%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.067%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 388 (25.90%) Agile
2 346 (23.10%) AI
3 268 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
4 227 (15.15%) CI/CD
5 225 (15.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 217 (14.49%) Decision-Making
7 205 (13.68%) DevOps
8 197 (13.15%) Mentoring
9 178 (11.88%) Cybersecurity
10 144 (9.61%) Roadmaps
11 142 (9.48%) Stakeholder Management
12 125 (8.34%) Analytics
13 115 (7.68%) Scrum
14 114 (7.61%) Customer Service
14 114 (7.61%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 113 (7.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 102 (6.81%) Validation
17 94 (6.28%) Technology Strategy
18 92 (6.14%) Coaching
19 87 (5.81%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 142 (9.48%) Python
2 125 (8.34%) SQL
3 57 (3.81%) Java
4 47 (3.14%) PowerShell
5 46 (3.07%) JavaScript
6 40 (2.67%) C#
7 31 (2.07%) TypeScript
8 28 (1.87%) Apex Code
8 28 (1.87%) Bicep
9 27 (1.80%) SOQL
9 27 (1.80%) SOSL
10 25 (1.67%) Bash
11 20 (1.34%) Kotlin
12 19 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
13 18 (1.20%) MATLAB
14 12 (0.80%) C++
14 12 (0.80%) Go
15 9 (0.60%) PHP
16 7 (0.47%) Swift
16 7 (0.47%) XAML
Qualifications
1 311 (20.76%) Degree
2 249 (16.62%) Security Cleared
3 230 (15.35%) SC Cleared
4 78 (5.21%) DBS Check
5 67 (4.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 42 (2.80%) DV Cleared
7 33 (2.20%) AWS Certification
8 32 (2.14%) Azure Certification
9 28 (1.87%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 26 (1.74%) Master's Degree
11 24 (1.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 23 (1.54%) HNC
12 23 (1.54%) PhD
13 17 (1.13%) Chartered Engineer
14 14 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.87%) CISSP
15 13 (0.87%) Postgraduate
16 12 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
17 11 (0.73%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (8.14%) Accessibility
2 69 (4.61%) Data Quality
3 59 (3.94%) SLA
4 51 (3.40%) GDPR
5 43 (2.87%) QA
6 41 (2.74%) WCAG
7 36 (2.40%) NIST
8 35 (2.34%) GRC
9 28 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 21 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
11 18 (1.20%) NCSC
12 14 (0.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 9 (0.60%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.27%) GAAP
15 4 (0.27%) IFRS
16 3 (0.20%) ARP4761
16 3 (0.20%) DO-160
16 3 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 73 (4.87%) Active Directory
2 68 (4.54%) Docker
3 24 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
3 24 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.93%) vSphere
5 12 (0.80%) Firmware
5 12 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.53%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.33%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 76 (5.07%) Terraform
2 49 (3.27%) Kubernetes
3 23 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (1.00%) Grafana
5 14 (0.93%) SCCM
6 7 (0.47%) Autotask
7 6 (0.40%) Ansible
7 6 (0.40%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.33%) WSUS
9 4 (0.27%) AWS Copilot
10 3 (0.20%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.20%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Kibana
11 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
11 2 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
12 1 (0.067%) Argo
12 1 (0.067%) CASB
12 1 (0.067%) QRadar
Vendors
1 281 (18.76%) Microsoft
2 77 (5.14%) Google
3 76 (5.07%) Adobe
4 54 (3.60%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.67%) Apple
6 38 (2.54%) ServiceNow
7 37 (2.47%) Cisco
8 30 (2.00%) VMware
9 28 (1.87%) Palo Alto
9 28 (1.87%) Splunk
10 25 (1.67%) CrowdStrike
11 22 (1.47%) Tenable
11 22 (1.47%) Workday
12 18 (1.20%) Dynatrace
13 17 (1.13%) Instagram
13 17 (1.13%) SAP
14 13 (0.87%) OpenAI
14 13 (0.87%) Oracle
15 12 (0.80%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.73%) Pega