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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 21 21
Rank change year-on-year -48 0 +43
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,725 2,775 4,141
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.24% 8.02% 6.91%
As % of the General category 5.05% 12.00% 12.79%
Number of salaries quoted 842 480 846
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,595 £28,622
25th Percentile £36,000 £34,675 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £69,938 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,125 £73,525
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

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 34,169 23,126 32,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.30% 66.88% 54.04%
Number of salaries quoted 21,078 11,342 18,249
10th Percentile £28,750 £25,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,640 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 August 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 August 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 -66 442 £52,500 +11.70% 299
South East -45 325 £55,000 +12.82% 312
Midlands -52 273 £45,000 -8.16% 156
North West -62 245 £42,000 -6.67% 180
South West -19 240 £57,500 +42.86% 182
West Midlands -39 167 £59,250 +7.73% 96
Scotland -10 152 £52,500 +31.25% 126
East of England -16 149 £40,000 -29.82% 83
East Midlands -35 105 £40,000 +23.08% 60
North East +3 103 £60,000 +144.20% 44
Wales 0 99 £54,000 -5.97% 26
Yorkshire +4 94 £51,000 -36.25% 75
Northern Ireland -32 53 £56,901 -25.22% 51
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 41 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (1.97%) Confluence
3 28 (1.62%) SharePoint
4 17 (0.99%) Apache Spark
5 16 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
6 15 (0.87%) Apache
7 10 (0.58%) CMS
7 10 (0.58%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.29%) WordPress
9 4 (0.23%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.12%) Moodle
10 2 (0.12%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.12%) Totara
11 1 (0.058%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.058%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 85 (4.93%) Microsoft Office
2 74 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (0.99%) Simulink
4 16 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.81%) Acrobat
6 9 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.46%) InDesign
7 8 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.46%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.41%) Adobe XD
8 7 (0.41%) Sketch
9 5 (0.29%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.23%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
11 3 (0.17%) Revit
11 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.12%) Maple
12 2 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.39%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (0.75%) Workday HCM
4 9 (0.52%) Primavera
5 7 (0.41%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.29%) SAP EHS
7 5 (0.29%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.23%) SAP HR
9 3 (0.17%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.17%) SAP SD
9 3 (0.17%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.17%) Shopify
10 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.12%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.12%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.12%) SAP MM
11 1 (0.058%) Exchequer
11 1 (0.058%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 305 (17.68%) Azure
2 222 (12.87%) AWS
3 135 (7.83%) GCP
4 92 (5.33%) Power Platform
5 85 (4.93%) Azure DevOps
6 81 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
7 52 (3.01%) GitHub
8 47 (2.72%) Serverless
9 41 (2.38%) SaaS
10 36 (2.09%) dbt
11 33 (1.91%) PaaS
12 28 (1.62%) Entra ID
12 28 (1.62%) Figma
13 27 (1.57%) IaaS
14 24 (1.39%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (1.28%) Azure Key Vault
15 22 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
16 21 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
16 21 (1.22%) Microsoft Copilot
17 15 (0.87%) Amazon ECR
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.20%) Firewall
2 36 (2.09%) Broadband
3 27 (1.57%) Network Security
4 23 (1.33%) VPN
5 20 (1.16%) TCP/IP
6 19 (1.10%) DNS
7 18 (1.04%) Internet
8 17 (0.99%) LAN
9 16 (0.93%) DHCP
10 15 (0.87%) WAN
11 10 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (0.58%) Wireless
12 9 (0.52%) SAN
12 9 (0.52%) VLAN
13 8 (0.46%) Ethernet
13 8 (0.46%) SSL
14 3 (0.17%) HTTP
14 3 (0.17%) Intranet
14 3 (0.17%) Modbus
14 3 (0.17%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (4.41%) Power BI
2 37 (2.14%) SQL Server
3 35 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (1.51%) Tableau
5 22 (1.28%) Metadata
6 19 (1.10%) Relational Database
7 17 (0.99%) MongoDB
8 16 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
8 16 (0.93%) MySQL
8 16 (0.93%) NoSQL
9 15 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
10 14 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
11 13 (0.75%) BigQuery
11 13 (0.75%) GIS
12 12 (0.70%) DynamoDB
13 11 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
14 10 (0.58%) Amazon Athena
14 10 (0.58%) Big Data
14 10 (0.58%) Looker
15 9 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 70 (4.06%) Git
2 63 (3.65%) Jenkins
3 61 (3.54%) JIRA
4 43 (2.49%) GitLab
5 22 (1.28%) Snyk
6 20 (1.16%) SonarQube
7 19 (1.10%) Rational DOORS
8 14 (0.81%) fastlane
8 14 (0.81%) LabVIEW
9 9 (0.52%) JMeter
9 9 (0.52%) Postman
10 8 (0.46%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.46%) Xcode
11 7 (0.41%) Gatling
11 7 (0.41%) Moq
11 7 (0.41%) MSI
12 6 (0.35%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.35%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.35%) Cypress.io
12 6 (0.35%) Gradle
General
1 678 (39.30%) Social Skills
2 444 (25.74%) Finance
3 249 (14.43%) Analytical Skills
4 238 (13.80%) Public Sector
5 153 (8.87%) Marketing
6 134 (7.77%) Law
7 120 (6.96%) Aerospace
8 100 (5.80%) Legal
9 92 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
10 81 (4.70%) Retail
11 65 (3.77%) Manufacturing
12 63 (3.65%) Local Government
13 53 (3.07%) Electronics
14 42 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
15 40 (2.32%) Games
16 32 (1.86%) Banking
16 32 (1.86%) Telecoms
17 29 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
18 25 (1.45%) Military
19 18 (1.04%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 351 (20.35%) Senior
2 192 (11.13%) Analyst
3 187 (10.84%) Architect
4 170 (9.86%) Lead
5 89 (5.16%) Developer
6 78 (4.52%) Sales Executive
7 67 (3.88%) Consultant
8 65 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
9 59 (3.42%) Business Analyst
10 54 (3.13%) Systems Engineer
11 51 (2.96%) Solutions Architect
12 49 (2.84%) Software Engineer
13 46 (2.67%) IT Engineer
14 40 (2.32%) Technical Architect
15 39 (2.26%) Cloud Architect
15 39 (2.26%) Senior Architect
16 32 (1.86%) Account Executive
17 31 (1.80%) Designer
18 30 (1.74%) IT Support
19 28 (1.62%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.13%) .NET
2 47 (2.72%) REST
3 43 (2.49%) CSS
4 41 (2.38%) HTML
4 41 (2.38%) RESTful
5 31 (1.80%) Node.js
6 30 (1.74%) React
7 24 (1.39%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.33%) SOAP
9 21 (1.22%) .NET Framework
9 21 (1.22%) Lightning Web Components
9 21 (1.22%) Visualforce
10 20 (1.16%) EDI
10 20 (1.16%) Spring
10 20 (1.16%) XML
11 18 (1.04%) Android SDK
12 17 (0.99%) Entity Framework
12 17 (0.99%) Spring Boot
13 16 (0.93%) ASP.NET
14 14 (0.81%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 126 (7.30%) Driving Licence
2 123 (7.13%) Onboarding
3 105 (6.09%) Self-Motivation
4 103 (5.97%) Product Ownership
5 80 (4.64%) Cloud Native
6 69 (4.00%) Management Information System
7 61 (3.54%) Data Centre
8 49 (2.84%) Social Media
9 43 (2.49%) Cyberattack
10 40 (2.32%) Public Cloud
11 31 (1.80%) Mobile App
12 30 (1.74%) Algorithms
13 23 (1.33%) Data Structures
13 23 (1.33%) Security Posture
14 22 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
15 20 (1.16%) Credit Risk
16 19 (1.10%) FPGA
17 18 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
18 17 (0.99%) CSOC
18 17 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 107 (6.20%) Windows
2 57 (3.30%) Linux
3 31 (1.80%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.39%) Android
5 22 (1.28%) Windows 10
6 21 (1.22%) Apple iOS
7 20 (1.16%) Unix
8 12 (0.70%) VMS
9 11 (0.64%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.23%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.23%) VxWorks
11 3 (0.17%) Solaris
12 2 (0.12%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.058%) AIX
13 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 469 (27.19%) Agile
2 408 (23.65%) AI
3 361 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
4 263 (15.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 254 (14.72%) CI/CD
5 254 (14.72%) Decision-Making
6 248 (14.38%) Mentoring
7 225 (13.04%) DevOps
8 200 (11.59%) Cybersecurity
9 171 (9.91%) Stakeholder Management
10 157 (9.10%) Roadmaps
11 141 (8.17%) Analytics
12 139 (8.06%) Validation
13 129 (7.48%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 125 (7.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 119 (6.90%) Customer Service
15 119 (6.90%) Scrum
16 118 (6.84%) Coaching
17 110 (6.38%) Software Engineering
18 107 (6.20%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 172 (9.97%) Python
2 132 (7.65%) SQL
3 71 (4.12%) Java
4 58 (3.36%) C#
4 58 (3.36%) JavaScript
5 50 (2.90%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.97%) TypeScript
7 31 (1.80%) MATLAB
8 29 (1.68%) Bicep
9 27 (1.57%) Bash
10 21 (1.22%) Apex Code
11 20 (1.16%) SOQL
11 20 (1.16%) SOSL
12 19 (1.10%) C++
12 19 (1.10%) Kotlin
12 19 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.87%) Go
14 10 (0.58%) PHP
15 8 (0.46%) Ada
16 7 (0.41%) XAML
Qualifications
1 382 (22.14%) Degree
2 339 (19.65%) Security Cleared
3 316 (18.32%) SC Cleared
4 132 (7.65%) BPSS Clearance
5 102 (5.91%) DV Cleared
6 91 (5.28%) DBS Check
7 44 (2.55%) AWS Certification
8 39 (2.26%) HNC
9 38 (2.20%) Azure Certification
10 36 (2.09%) Master's Degree
11 32 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
12 31 (1.80%) Chartered Engineer
12 31 (1.80%) PhD
13 27 (1.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 24 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
15 14 (0.81%) CISSP
16 13 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
16 13 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (0.70%) CIMA
17 12 (0.70%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (12.00%) Accessibility
2 72 (4.17%) Data Quality
3 63 (3.65%) SLA
4 61 (3.54%) QA
5 52 (3.01%) GDPR
6 44 (2.55%) WCAG
7 37 (2.14%) GRC
7 37 (2.14%) NIST
8 26 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 25 (1.45%) NCSC
10 21 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 7 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.41%) PCI DSS
13 6 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.23%) GAAP
15 4 (0.23%) IFRS
15 4 (0.23%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.17%) ARP4761
System Software
1 88 (5.10%) Docker
2 75 (4.35%) Active Directory
3 34 (1.97%) Firmware
4 24 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
4 24 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (0.70%) vSphere
6 8 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.29%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.058%) IAG
9 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 91 (5.28%) Terraform
2 67 (3.88%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (1.16%) Grafana
5 18 (1.04%) SCCM
6 12 (0.70%) Ansible
7 11 (0.64%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.41%) WSUS
9 5 (0.29%) Autotask
9 5 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.23%) Argo
10 4 (0.23%) AWS Copilot
11 3 (0.17%) Check_MK
11 3 (0.17%) Kibana
12 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.12%) Puppet
13 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.058%) Jamf Pro
13 1 (0.058%) Nessus
13 1 (0.058%) SCOM
Vendors
1 301 (17.45%) Microsoft
2 86 (4.99%) Google
3 72 (4.17%) Adobe
4 50 (2.90%) SAP
5 47 (2.72%) Apple
5 47 (2.72%) Workday
6 45 (2.61%) Salesforce
7 38 (2.20%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.03%) Cisco
9 30 (1.74%) VMware
10 26 (1.51%) Palo Alto
11 25 (1.45%) CrowdStrike
12 24 (1.39%) Splunk
13 23 (1.33%) Dynatrace
14 22 (1.28%) Tenable
15 18 (1.04%) Instagram
16 17 (0.99%) Oracle
17 13 (0.75%) Facebook
17 13 (0.75%) OpenAI
18 12 (0.70%) ScienceLogic