Inclusion and Diversity Contract Job Trends in London

Inclusion and Diversity
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 135 98
Rank change year-on-year -59 -37 +18
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 227 262 422
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.38% 2.01% 2.31%
As % of the General category 2.21% 3.03% 3.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 168 355
10th Percentile £293 £299 £462
25th Percentile £391 £518 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £615 £613
Median % change year-on-year -9.55% +0.41% +3.16%
75th Percentile £638 £700 £700
90th Percentile £690 £800 £775
England median daily rate £481 £600 £610
% change year-on-year -19.79% -1.64% +1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £14.02
25th Percentile - £52.50 £14.93
Median hourly rate £18.00 £55.00 £17.33
Median % change year-on-year -67.27% +217.46% -
75th Percentile - £57.50 £19.68
90th Percentile - - £21.28
England median hourly rate £16.67 £22.14 £18.80
% change year-on-year -24.71% +17.80% +35.46%

All General Skills
London

Inclusion and Diversity falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10,272 8,659 11,566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 62.67% 66.41% 63.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,690 5,753 8,264
10th Percentile £350 £336 £332
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.57% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £700 £694
90th Percentile £782 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £531
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.13% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 125 262
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.18 £16.00
25th Percentile £20.82 £24.75 £18.45
Median hourly rate £29.02 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.09% +16.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £49.69 £55.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.40 £72.20
England median hourly rate £25.00 £30.78 £26.00
% change year-on-year -18.78% +18.38% -23.53%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in London

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in London over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in London

Inclusion and Diversity
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity within the London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -26 40 £600 -5.88% 64
South London -34 3 £155 -74.17%
West London -16 1 - - 8
North London - 1 £225 - 1
Inclusion and Diversity
England

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 8 (3.52%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.64%) Confluence
3 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.76%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.76%) CMS
4 4 (1.76%) WordPress
5 3 (1.32%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.44%) Appian
6 1 (0.44%) Camunda
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Application Server
6 1 (0.44%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.76%) Trello
3 2 (0.88%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (0.88%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.88%) InVision
3 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.88%) Sketch
3 2 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.88%) CODA-Financials
1 2 (0.88%) FLEXCUBE
1 2 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (0.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.44%) Advent Geneva
2 1 (0.44%) Bloomberg AIM
2 1 (0.44%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.44%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.44%) ResourceLink
2 1 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.44%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 58 (25.55%) Azure
2 39 (17.18%) AWS
3 22 (9.69%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.73%) Azure Data Factory
5 10 (4.41%) dbt
5 10 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.52%) GCP
8 7 (3.08%) Snowflake
9 6 (2.64%) Google Workspace
9 6 (2.64%) SaaS
9 6 (2.64%) Serverless
10 5 (2.20%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (2.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 5 (2.20%) GitHub
10 5 (2.20%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 5 (2.20%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 4 (1.76%) Amazon S3
11 4 (1.76%) Figma
11 4 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.20%) Network Security
2 4 (1.76%) DHCP
2 4 (1.76%) DNS
2 4 (1.76%) WAN
3 3 (1.32%) Firewall
3 3 (1.32%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.88%) HTTP
4 2 (0.88%) LAN
4 2 (0.88%) MPLS
4 2 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.44%) ADSL
5 1 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.44%) Intranet
5 1 (0.44%) SAN
5 1 (0.44%) SMTP
5 1 (0.44%) VLAN
5 1 (0.44%) VoIP
5 1 (0.44%) VSAN
5 1 (0.44%) Wireless
5 1 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.49%) Power BI
2 14 (6.17%) SQL Server
3 13 (5.73%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.96%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (2.64%) Snowflake Schema
6 5 (2.20%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.20%) Tableau
7 3 (1.32%) Amazon Aurora
7 3 (1.32%) Apache Iceberg
7 3 (1.32%) Big Data
7 3 (1.32%) SSDT
7 3 (1.32%) Star Schema
8 2 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.88%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.88%) Looker
8 2 (0.88%) Metadata
8 2 (0.88%) MySQL
8 2 (0.88%) Power Query
9 1 (0.44%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 10 (4.41%) JIRA
2 8 (3.52%) Git
3 3 (1.32%) GitLab
3 3 (1.32%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.88%) Axure RP
4 2 (0.88%) Gatling
4 2 (0.88%) JMeter
4 2 (0.88%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.44%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.44%) MLflow
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.44%) Selenium
5 1 (0.44%) TestNG
General
1 79 (34.80%) Finance
2 69 (30.40%) Social Skills
3 32 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (7.05%) Public Sector
5 15 (6.61%) Banking
6 11 (4.85%) Marketing
7 10 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.52%) Retail
9 7 (3.08%) Legal
9 7 (3.08%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.76%) Publishing
11 3 (1.32%) Investment Banking
11 3 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.88%) Front Office
12 2 (0.88%) Local Government
12 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.88%) Military
12 2 (0.88%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.44%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 32 (14.10%) Analyst
2 29 (12.78%) Data Engineer
3 23 (10.13%) Lead
4 19 (8.37%) Developer
5 18 (7.93%) Architect
6 15 (6.61%) Project Manager
7 14 (6.17%) Consultant
7 14 (6.17%) Senior
8 13 (5.73%) Business Analyst
9 9 (3.96%) Support Engineer
10 7 (3.08%) Azure Engineer
10 7 (3.08%) Business IT Analyst
10 7 (3.08%) Data Analyst
10 7 (3.08%) IT Analyst
10 7 (3.08%) IT Business Analyst
10 7 (3.08%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.64%) Azure Data Engineer
11 6 (2.64%) Service Analyst
12 5 (2.20%) Designer
12 5 (2.20%) PMO Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.29%) YAML
2 8 (3.52%) React
3 7 (3.08%) HTML
4 6 (2.64%) AngularJS
5 5 (2.20%) Middleware
6 4 (1.76%) REST
6 4 (1.76%) Spring
6 4 (1.76%) Spring Boot
7 3 (1.32%) .NET
7 3 (1.32%) CSS
7 3 (1.32%) EDI
7 3 (1.32%) PySpark
7 3 (1.32%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.32%) scikit-learn
7 3 (1.32%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.88%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.88%) Framer.js
8 2 (0.88%) JSON
8 2 (0.88%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (0.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.37%) Cloud Native
2 11 (4.85%) Onboarding
3 7 (3.08%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.64%) Virtual Team
5 5 (2.20%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.76%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.32%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.32%) Replication
8 2 (0.88%) Augmented Reality
8 2 (0.88%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.88%) Derivative
8 2 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.88%) Handset
8 2 (0.88%) IoT
8 2 (0.88%) NHS
8 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (7.05%) Windows
2 5 (2.20%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.32%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.44%) Linux
4 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (22.03%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (16.30%) Agile
3 35 (15.42%) DevOps
4 30 (13.22%) CI/CD
5 25 (11.01%) Analytics
5 25 (11.01%) Data Modelling
6 23 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
7 22 (9.69%) Business Intelligence
7 22 (9.69%) Data Pipeline
7 22 (9.69%) Decision-Making
8 20 (8.81%) Data Engineering
8 20 (8.81%) Migration
9 18 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 17 (7.49%) AI
10 17 (7.49%) Computer Science
11 16 (7.05%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (7.05%) Full-Stack Development
11 16 (7.05%) Machine Learning
11 16 (7.05%) SDLC
12 15 (6.61%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 43 (18.94%) SQL
2 40 (17.62%) Python
3 12 (5.29%) Java
4 8 (3.52%) JavaScript
5 7 (3.08%) C#
6 6 (2.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (2.64%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.32%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.88%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.88%) R
8 2 (0.88%) VBA
9 1 (0.44%) Bash
9 1 (0.44%) C
9 1 (0.44%) C++
9 1 (0.44%) Go
9 1 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.44%) Rust
Qualifications
1 27 (11.89%) Security Cleared
2 23 (10.13%) SC Cleared
3 19 (8.37%) Degree
4 11 (4.85%) DBS Check
5 7 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.76%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.76%) CTC Cleared
7 3 (1.32%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.88%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.88%) OCP
8 2 (0.88%) Oracle Certification
8 2 (0.88%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.88%) PMP
9 1 (0.44%) CBAP
9 1 (0.44%) CCNA
9 1 (0.44%) CCNP
9 1 (0.44%) CFA
9 1 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.44%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.73%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.64%) GDPR
2 6 (2.64%) QA
3 5 (2.20%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.20%) PMO
4 2 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.88%) PSD2
4 2 (0.88%) WCAG
5 1 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.44%) NCSC
5 1 (0.44%) NIST
5 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.44%) SLA
5 1 (0.44%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 11 (4.85%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.08%) Docker
3 3 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.88%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.44%) Firmware
5 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.44%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (3.96%) Terraform
2 6 (2.64%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.20%) Grafana
4 4 (1.76%) Ansible
5 3 (1.32%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.32%) SCCM
6 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.44%) Argo
7 1 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.44%) vRealize
7 1 (0.44%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 33 (14.54%) Microsoft
2 21 (9.25%) Databricks
3 9 (3.96%) Oracle
3 9 (3.96%) Salesforce
4 8 (3.52%) Google
5 7 (3.08%) SAP
6 6 (2.64%) Adobe
7 4 (1.76%) Atlassian
7 4 (1.76%) Citrix
7 4 (1.76%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.76%) VMware
8 3 (1.32%) CODA
8 3 (1.32%) Dynatrace
9 2 (0.88%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.88%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.88%) Jitterbit
9 2 (0.88%) OneLogin
9 2 (0.88%) PeopleSoft
9 2 (0.88%) Snow
9 2 (0.88%) Sparx