Inclusion and Diversity Contract Job Trends

Inclusion and Diversity
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 172 171
Rank change year-on-year -27 -1 -10
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 808 601 527
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.47% 1.72% 1.44%
As % of the General category 2.51% 2.73% 2.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 396 230 305
10th Percentile £306 £191 £413
25th Percentile £363 £353 £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -20.83% -
75th Percentile £538 £625 £675
90th Percentile £675 £650 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £425 £525
% change year-on-year - -19.05% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 14 1
10th Percentile £12.34 £17.48 -
25th Percentile £13.31 £18.64 -
Median hourly rate £14.85 £22.14 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% +5.43% -66.82%
75th Percentile £21.22 £22.41 -
90th Percentile £36.88 £67.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.05 £22.14 -
% change year-on-year -36.54% - -

All General Skills
UK

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 citing general skills.

6 months to
7 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing general skills 32,201 22,041 21,547
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 58.39% 62.99% 58.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,649 13,780 12,712
10th Percentile £313 £273 £285
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £642
90th Percentile £740 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £480
% change year-on-year +5.26% -1.04% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,176 1,402 817
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.80 £14.89
25th Percentile £15.39 £16.50 £16.92
Median hourly rate £26.49 £24.34 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.83% -16.07% -3.33%
75th Percentile £54.00 £44.59 £55.00
90th Percentile £78.51 £67.25 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £22.00 £27.13
% change year-on-year +17.05% -18.89% +0.46%

Inclusion and Diversity Job Vacancy Trend

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

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Inclusion and Diversity Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 7 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Inclusion and Diversity Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 7 November 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK

Inclusion and Diversity Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 7 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -45 689 £450 -12.20% 915
UK excluding London +26 408 £425 - 645
London -87 317 £488 -11.36% 472
Work from Home -39 265 £463 -7.50% 459
Midlands +3 131 £425 +1.19% 59
South East +3 102 £405 -8.73% 173
North of England -28 85 £425 +37.10% 143
West Midlands -3 84 £425 +2.41% 34
North East +11 51 £425 +6.25% 21
East Midlands +5 47 £163 -62.21% 25
South West -9 34 £475 -20.83% 113
Scotland -37 22 £622 +116.35% 75
Yorkshire -25 19 £400 +100.00% 38
East of England -24 17 £389 +61.98% 60
North West -47 15 £520 +0.93% 84
Wales +2 14 £425 +28.33% 16
Northern Ireland +3 3 - - 18

Inclusion and Diversity Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Social Skills42.9%347
2Public Sector30.7%248
3Finance24.4%197
4Analytical Skills16.8%136
5Organisational Skills5.8%47
6Manufacturing5.2%42
7Local Government3.3%27
8Banking3.1%25
8Retail3.1%25
10Influencing Skills2.7%22
11Marketing2.4%19
12Documentation Skills2.2%18
13Law2.0%16
13Legal2.0%16
15Telecoms1.9%15
16Presentation Skills1.5%12
17Billing1.4%11
18Back Office1.2%10
18Japanese Language1.2%10
18Pharmaceutical1.2%10