Inclusion and Diversity Contracts 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 contract job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 193 326
Rank change year-on-year +67 +133 +117
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 279 225 113
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.04% 1.06% 0.49%
As % of the General category 3.27% 2.00% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 98 51
10th Percentile £183 £242 £215
25th Percentile £384 £410 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £506 £480
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.47% -20.00%
75th Percentile £536 £655 £635
90th Percentile £629 £850 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 13 1
Median hourly rate £22.14 £17.60 £74.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.80% -76.22% +42.31%
UK median hourly rate £22.14 £21.32 £40.50
% change year-on-year +3.85% -47.36% -22.12%

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 contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,523 11,271 12,783
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 62.41% 53.34% 55.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,163 6,313 8,589
10th Percentile £213 £206 £240
25th Percentile £358 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% -2.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £501 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.67% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 696 1,684 765
10th Percentile £13.08 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.17 £15.25
Median hourly rate £23.05 £31.13 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.94% +19.71% +30.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 £55.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £68.75 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £31.80 £30.25
% change year-on-year -13.52% +5.12% +26.04%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 June 2025. 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
North of England +37 75 £400 -16.67% 630
Midlands +14 66 £445 -25.83% 448
South East +41 58 £508 +6.84% 559
Yorkshire +29 50 £398 -16.75% 220
West Midlands -3 41 £430 -28.33% 276
Scotland +8 30 £463 +32.14% 208
North West +24 25 £425 -20.93% 336
East Midlands +20 25 £450 -16.28% 163
South West +54 24 £563 -13.42% 306
East of England +41 20 £325 -51.85% 249
Wales +1 4 £431 -14.10% 104
Northern Ireland -11 2 £410 - 72
Inclusion and Diversity
UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (7.17%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.87%) Confluence
3 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.43%) IBM Notes
5 3 (1.08%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.72%) Apache
6 2 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.72%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 43 (15.41%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 38 (13.62%) Azure
1 38 (13.62%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (10.04%) Entra ID
3 22 (7.89%) AWS
4 17 (6.09%) Power Platform
5 13 (4.66%) GCP
6 8 (2.87%) BlazeMeter
6 8 (2.87%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.72%) npm
8 2 (0.72%) OpenShift
8 2 (0.72%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.72%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.36%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.36%) Google Tag Manager
9 1 (0.36%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.53%) Firewall
2 14 (5.02%) VLAN
3 12 (4.30%) Intranet
4 8 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (2.51%) DNS
6 6 (2.15%) DHCP
7 5 (1.79%) VPN
8 4 (1.43%) BGP
8 4 (1.43%) EIGRP
8 4 (1.43%) Network Security
8 4 (1.43%) OSPF
8 4 (1.43%) WAN
8 4 (1.43%) Wireless
9 3 (1.08%) IPsec
9 3 (1.08%) SSL
10 2 (0.72%) HTTP
10 2 (0.72%) LAN
10 2 (0.72%) NAS
10 2 (0.72%) SAN
10 2 (0.72%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.02%) Power BI
2 11 (3.94%) MongoDB
3 10 (3.58%) NoSQL
4 8 (2.87%) Apache Cassandra
5 6 (2.15%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.43%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.43%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.08%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.72%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.72%) Big Data
8 2 (0.72%) HBase
8 2 (0.72%) Impala
8 2 (0.72%) Power Query
8 2 (0.72%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.36%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.36%) DB2
9 1 (0.36%) GIS
9 1 (0.36%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 8 (2.87%) JIRA
1 8 (2.87%) JUnit
2 6 (2.15%) Git
3 4 (1.43%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.72%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.72%) Chocolatey
4 2 (0.72%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.72%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.72%) GitLab
4 2 (0.72%) GoogleTest
4 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.72%) Robot Framework
4 2 (0.72%) ScriptRunner
4 2 (0.72%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.72%) webpack
5 1 (0.36%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.36%) Mockito
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.36%) Toad
General
1 116 (41.58%) Social Skills
2 54 (19.35%) Finance
3 37 (13.26%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (8.24%) Retail
5 22 (7.89%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.38%) Law
7 11 (3.94%) Local Government
7 11 (3.94%) Police
7 11 (3.94%) Public Speaking
7 11 (3.94%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.15%) Legal
10 5 (1.79%) Banking
11 4 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.08%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.08%) Electronics
12 3 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.08%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.72%) Automotive
13 2 (0.72%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 38 (13.62%) Analyst
2 37 (13.26%) IT Support
3 26 (9.32%) Developer
4 20 (7.17%) IT Manager
5 18 (6.45%) 1st Line Support
5 18 (6.45%) Support Manager
6 16 (5.73%) Project Manager
7 15 (5.38%) Senior
8 14 (5.02%) Support Analyst
9 12 (4.30%) 1st Line Support Manager
9 12 (4.30%) IT Support Manager
9 12 (4.30%) Lead
10 11 (3.94%) Communications Officer
10 11 (3.94%) IT Engineer
11 10 (3.58%) Java Developer
12 9 (3.23%) Deployment Engineer
13 7 (2.51%) Desktop Engineer
13 7 (2.51%) Support Engineer
14 6 (2.15%) DBA
14 6 (2.15%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.02%) CSS
2 13 (4.66%) React
3 11 (3.94%) Spring
4 9 (3.23%) AngularJS
5 6 (2.15%) HTML
6 5 (1.79%) RESTful
7 4 (1.43%) .NET
7 4 (1.43%) Kafka
7 4 (1.43%) Spring Boot
8 3 (1.08%) Akka
8 3 (1.08%) EDI
8 3 (1.08%) jQuery
8 3 (1.08%) Node.js
9 2 (0.72%) Apache Avro
9 2 (0.72%) Jest
9 2 (0.72%) JSON
9 2 (0.72%) LDAP
9 2 (0.72%) OpenTelemetry
9 2 (0.72%) Play Framework
9 2 (0.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.45%) iPhone
1 18 (6.45%) Smartphone
2 15 (5.38%) Product Ownership
3 14 (5.02%) Driving Licence
4 12 (4.30%) Algorithms
5 9 (3.23%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.87%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.79%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.79%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.43%) Molecular Biology
9 3 (1.08%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.08%) Handset
9 3 (1.08%) Photography
9 3 (1.08%) Raspberry Pi
9 3 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.72%) Industry 4.0
10 2 (0.72%) IoT
10 2 (0.72%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 37 (13.26%) Windows
2 21 (7.53%) Linux
3 20 (7.17%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.51%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.15%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.43%) Amazon Linux
7 3 (1.08%) Unix
8 2 (0.72%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.36%) Android
9 1 (0.36%) Rocky
9 1 (0.36%) VMS
9 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (21.51%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (16.85%) Agile
3 43 (15.41%) ITIL
3 43 (15.41%) Service Management
4 38 (13.62%) Customer Service
5 32 (11.47%) Continuous Improvement
6 30 (10.75%) ITSM
7 28 (10.04%) Migration
8 26 (9.32%) Decision-Making
9 25 (8.96%) CI/CD
10 22 (7.89%) Software Engineering
11 21 (7.53%) Incident Management
12 19 (6.81%) Visualisation
13 18 (6.45%) Mentoring
13 18 (6.45%) Mobile Device Management
13 18 (6.45%) Project Management
14 17 (6.09%) Change Management
14 17 (6.09%) Stakeholder Management
15 16 (5.73%) Artificial Intelligence
15 16 (5.73%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 19 (6.81%) SQL
2 18 (6.45%) Java
2 18 (6.45%) JavaScript
3 10 (3.58%) TypeScript
4 8 (2.87%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.51%) Python
6 5 (1.79%) C++
7 3 (1.08%) C#
7 3 (1.08%) Scala
8 2 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.72%) Groovy
8 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.36%) VB
9 1 (0.36%) VBA
9 1 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (10.04%) Security Cleared
2 27 (9.68%) Degree
3 26 (9.32%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (2.15%) DBS Check
5 5 (1.79%) APMP
5 5 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.43%) CISSP
7 3 (1.08%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.08%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (0.72%) ACCA
8 2 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.72%) CCNA
8 2 (0.72%) CIMA
8 2 (0.72%) CRISC
8 2 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.36%) CISM
9 1 (0.36%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.30%) SLA
2 10 (3.58%) PMO
3 8 (2.87%) QA
4 6 (2.15%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.15%) P3O
5 5 (1.79%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.08%) NIST
7 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.36%) NIST 800
System Software
1 45 (16.13%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.79%) Docker
3 4 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.72%) Firmware
4 2 (0.72%) HDFS
5 1 (0.36%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 21 (7.53%) Jamf Pro
2 11 (3.94%) SCCM
3 10 (3.58%) Grafana
4 8 (2.87%) Kubernetes
5 7 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.08%) Kibana
6 3 (1.08%) Terraform
7 2 (0.72%) Ansible
7 2 (0.72%) Nagios
7 2 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.36%) VxRail
8 1 (0.36%) WSUS
Vendors
1 73 (26.16%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.47%) ServiceNow
3 19 (6.81%) Apple
4 17 (6.09%) Cisco
5 16 (5.73%) Google
6 14 (5.02%) VMware
7 10 (3.58%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.87%) Dynatrace
8 8 (2.87%) Splunk
9 7 (2.51%) IFS
10 6 (2.15%) Oracle
10 6 (2.15%) Veeam
11 5 (1.79%) Atlassian
11 5 (1.79%) Blue Prism
11 5 (1.79%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.79%) SAP
12 4 (1.43%) Dell
12 4 (1.43%) Lotus
13 3 (1.08%) BMC
13 3 (1.08%) Remedy