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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 28 29
Rank change year-on-year +19 +1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 5,012 2,069 4,089
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 9.59% 7.35% 7.05%
As % of the General category 18.72% 10.82% 11.85%
Number of salaries quoted 524 474 1,172
10th Percentile £20,000 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,707 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,225 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.62% +13.53% -16.36%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,009 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,965 £77,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £51,625 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.22% +9.52% -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 26,777 19,128 34,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.24% 67.93% 59.47%
Number of salaries quoted 13,949 9,034 24,572
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,568 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 11 March 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 11 March 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 +56 1,941 £35,005 -26.31% 172
North West +45 1,687 £35,000 -25.53% 77
Midlands +24 1,478 £50,000 -4.76% 102
West Midlands +43 1,283 £57,500 +7.88% 46
South East +8 867 £50,000 +8.11% 330
East of England -2 431 £40,000 -23.81% 74
Yorkshire +32 242 £26,525 -39.37% 65
East Midlands 0 207 £38,750 -7.74% 54
South West -37 152 £30,000 -40.00% 104
Scotland -48 76 £32,250 -41.36% 80
Wales +13 59 £63,236 +27.46% 37
Northern Ireland -26 15 £40,000 -42.29% 10
North East -20 12 £60,000 -13.43% 31
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Isle of Man - 1 £32,000 - 4
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 (0.78%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.18%) ArcGIS
4 5 (0.100%) Confluence
5 2 (0.040%) CMS
5 2 (0.040%) WordPress
6 1 (0.020%) Apache
6 1 (0.020%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.020%) Drupal
6 1 (0.020%) WildFly
Applications
1 59 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (0.74%) Acrobat
4 34 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.22%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.100%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.040%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.040%) Revit
8 2 (0.040%) Trello
9 1 (0.020%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.020%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (0.30%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (0.12%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.080%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.060%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.040%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.040%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.040%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.040%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.020%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.020%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.020%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.020%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.020%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 3,654 (72.91%) Cloud Computing
2 135 (2.69%) Azure
3 95 (1.90%) AWS
4 62 (1.24%) Microsoft 365
5 57 (1.14%) Power Platform
6 35 (0.70%) Entra ID
7 34 (0.68%) SaaS
8 26 (0.52%) GCP
9 12 (0.24%) Asana
10 11 (0.22%) OneDrive
10 11 (0.22%) PaaS
10 11 (0.22%) Sprout Social
11 10 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (0.20%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (0.18%) Figma
13 8 (0.16%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (0.16%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 8 (0.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 7 (0.14%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 3,655 (72.92%) Internet
2 70 (1.40%) Broadband
3 23 (0.46%) VPN
4 21 (0.42%) DNS
4 21 (0.42%) LAN
5 19 (0.38%) DHCP
5 19 (0.38%) Firewall
6 14 (0.28%) WAN
7 13 (0.26%) TCP/IP
7 13 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.16%) 4G
9 7 (0.14%) MPLS
9 7 (0.14%) VLAN
10 4 (0.080%) 5G
10 4 (0.080%) BGP
10 4 (0.080%) Ethernet
10 4 (0.080%) PSTN
10 4 (0.080%) SMTP
10 4 (0.080%) WLAN
11 3 (0.060%) IOS XR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (0.90%) Power BI
2 12 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
2 12 (0.24%) GIS
3 11 (0.22%) Data Lake
4 10 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
4 10 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (0.20%) Tableau
5 8 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (0.16%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.12%) Metadata
7 5 (0.100%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.100%) Redis
8 4 (0.080%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.080%) MySQL
9 3 (0.060%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.060%) Looker
9 3 (0.060%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.060%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.040%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 40 (0.80%) GitLab
1 40 (0.80%) Jenkins
1 40 (0.80%) SonarQube
2 20 (0.40%) JIRA
3 17 (0.34%) Git
4 5 (0.100%) Axure RP
4 5 (0.100%) Balsamiq
5 4 (0.080%) JUnit
6 3 (0.060%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.060%) JMeter
6 3 (0.060%) Locust
6 3 (0.060%) Mockito
7 2 (0.040%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.040%) Jaeger
7 2 (0.040%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.040%) Postman
7 2 (0.040%) Selenium
7 2 (0.040%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.040%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.020%) jMock
General
1 3,986 (79.53%) Social Skills
2 3,665 (73.12%) Banking
3 462 (9.22%) Finance
4 135 (2.69%) Retail
5 132 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
6 124 (2.47%) Marketing
6 124 (2.47%) Public Sector
7 99 (1.98%) Law
8 58 (1.16%) Games
9 54 (1.08%) Legal
10 44 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
11 31 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
12 25 (0.50%) Telecoms
13 20 (0.40%) Local Government
13 20 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (0.38%) Manufacturing
15 18 (0.36%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (0.22%) Electronics
17 10 (0.20%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (0.18%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 2,811 (56.09%) Lecturer
2 196 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
3 195 (3.89%) Facilities Engineer
4 159 (3.17%) Senior
5 111 (2.21%) Analyst
6 73 (1.46%) Project Manager
7 69 (1.38%) Architect
8 62 (1.24%) Project Engineer
9 58 (1.16%) Lead
10 52 (1.04%) Senior Manager
11 43 (0.86%) Sales Manager
12 40 (0.80%) Account Manager
13 38 (0.76%) Business Analyst
13 38 (0.76%) Salesforce Architect
14 36 (0.72%) Account Executive
15 34 (0.68%) Sales Account Manager
15 34 (0.68%) Senior Account Manager
15 34 (0.68%) Senior Sales Manager
16 32 (0.64%) Developer
17 31 (0.62%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (1.14%) REST
2 48 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
2 48 (0.96%) SOAP
2 48 (0.96%) Visualforce
3 24 (0.48%) EDI
4 15 (0.30%) .NET
4 15 (0.30%) Node.js
4 15 (0.30%) Web Services
5 13 (0.26%) Android SDK
5 13 (0.26%) GraphQL
6 9 (0.18%) Django
7 8 (0.16%) CSS
7 8 (0.16%) HTML
7 8 (0.16%) Middleware
7 8 (0.16%) React
8 7 (0.14%) SAML
8 7 (0.14%) Spring
9 6 (0.12%) RESTful
10 4 (0.080%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.080%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 3,651 (72.85%) IoT
2 125 (2.49%) Onboarding
3 79 (1.58%) Blog
4 75 (1.50%) Driving Licence
5 70 (1.40%) Product Ownership
6 47 (0.94%) Management Information System
7 43 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
8 32 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
8 32 (0.64%) Social Media
9 27 (0.54%) Mobile App
10 19 (0.38%) Public Cloud
11 14 (0.28%) Cloud Native
12 11 (0.22%) Life Science
12 11 (0.22%) Security Posture
12 11 (0.22%) Video Editing
13 10 (0.20%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (0.18%) Security Operations Centre
15 8 (0.16%) AI Agents
15 8 (0.16%) CSOC
15 8 (0.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 40 (0.80%) Windows
2 28 (0.56%) Linux
3 17 (0.34%) Android
4 16 (0.32%) Windows Server
5 14 (0.28%) Unix
6 5 (0.100%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.100%) Debian
7 4 (0.080%) VMS
7 4 (0.080%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.040%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.020%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.020%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,910 (78.01%) AI
2 3,764 (75.10%) Cybersecurity
3 3,675 (73.32%) User Experience
4 3,664 (73.10%) Machine Learning
5 3,657 (72.96%) Web Development
6 293 (5.85%) Mentoring
7 201 (4.01%) Agile
8 196 (3.91%) Inventory Management
9 195 (3.89%) Preventative Maintenance
10 194 (3.87%) Continuous Improvement
11 171 (3.41%) Problem-Solving
12 148 (2.95%) Customer Service
13 125 (2.49%) Coaching
14 120 (2.39%) B2B
15 103 (2.06%) Analytics
16 102 (2.04%) DevOps
17 101 (2.02%) Project Management
18 94 (1.88%) CI/CD
19 92 (1.84%) Decision-Making
20 78 (1.56%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 48 (0.96%) Apex Code
2 46 (0.92%) Python
2 46 (0.92%) SQL
3 41 (0.82%) Java
4 40 (0.80%) SOQL
4 40 (0.80%) SOSL
5 19 (0.38%) JavaScript
6 13 (0.26%) Kotlin
7 12 (0.24%) PowerShell
8 6 (0.12%) C#
9 3 (0.060%) Bash
9 3 (0.060%) PHP
9 3 (0.060%) VB
10 2 (0.040%) ActionScript
10 2 (0.040%) ActionScript 2.0
10 2 (0.040%) Go
10 2 (0.040%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.020%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.020%) R
11 1 (0.020%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3,947 (78.75%) Degree
2 3,847 (76.76%) Postgraduate
3 3,654 (72.91%) PhD
4 3,653 (72.89%) Master's Degree
5 200 (3.99%) City & Guilds
6 196 (3.91%) NVQ Level 3
7 102 (2.04%) Security Cleared
8 86 (1.72%) SC Cleared
9 31 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
10 29 (0.58%) DBS Check
10 29 (0.58%) HNC
11 27 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 27 (0.54%) PMP
12 22 (0.44%) AWS Certification
13 19 (0.38%) HND
14 13 (0.26%) CISSP
15 12 (0.24%) Computer Science Degree
16 11 (0.22%) CompTIA Security+
16 11 (0.22%) MCSE
17 10 (0.20%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (3.89%) COSHH
2 53 (1.06%) QA
3 39 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (0.54%) NIST
6 23 (0.46%) Accessibility
7 22 (0.44%) GDPR
8 21 (0.42%) SLA
9 16 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (0.28%) PMO
11 12 (0.24%) PCI DSS
12 10 (0.20%) WCAG
13 9 (0.18%) COBIT
14 8 (0.16%) SOC 2
15 7 (0.14%) GRC
16 5 (0.100%) Data Quality
16 5 (0.100%) NEBOSH
17 4 (0.080%) EU AI Act
18 2 (0.040%) ISO 19650
18 2 (0.040%) SEPA
System Software
1 46 (0.92%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.30%) Docker
3 8 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.12%) vSphere
5 4 (0.080%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.060%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.040%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.020%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.020%) iptables
Systems Management
1 28 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (0.52%) Terraform
3 17 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (0.24%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.12%) Argo
6 5 (0.100%) Autotask
6 5 (0.100%) Grafana
7 4 (0.080%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.080%) AWS Copilot
7 4 (0.080%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.080%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.060%) Ansible
8 3 (0.060%) CASB
8 3 (0.060%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.040%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.040%) Nessus
9 2 (0.040%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.040%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.020%) SCCM
Vendors
1 259 (5.17%) Microsoft
2 115 (2.29%) Salesforce
3 79 (1.58%) Adobe
4 73 (1.46%) Cisco
5 48 (0.96%) Splunk
6 29 (0.58%) Apple
7 23 (0.46%) NEC
8 22 (0.44%) Google
9 13 (0.26%) Oracle
10 12 (0.24%) SAP
11 11 (0.22%) Databricks
11 11 (0.22%) Hootsuite
11 11 (0.22%) Instagram
11 11 (0.22%) ServiceNow
11 11 (0.22%) Wrike
12 10 (0.20%) CrowdStrike
12 10 (0.20%) Fortinet
13 9 (0.18%) VMware
13 9 (0.18%) Workday
14 8 (0.16%) New Relic