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 23 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 164 167
Rank change year-on-year -14 +3 +91
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 583 542 740
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.63% 1.47% 1.59%
As % of the General category 2.60% 2.48% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 307 507
10th Percentile £170 £412 £413
25th Percentile £353 £488 £514
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £625 £669 £675
90th Percentile £651 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £419 £525 £480
% change year-on-year -20.24% +9.38% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 5
10th Percentile £16.97 - £48.70
25th Percentile £17.48 - £61.75
Median hourly rate £22.14 £21.00 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +5.43% -66.82% +20.55%
75th Percentile - - £65.25
90th Percentile £70.50 - £66.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.14 - £63.29
% change year-on-year - - +17.20%

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 requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,461 21,891 27,669
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.86% 59.25% 59.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,046 12,909 18,439
10th Percentile £273 £292 £281
25th Percentile £400 £410 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £756 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,469 836 1,125
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.89 £17.50 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.21 £28.00 £31.76
Median % change year-on-year -13.55% -11.84% +27.04%
75th Percentile £45.46 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.25 £71.01
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.14 £26.50 £28.96
% change year-on-year -16.45% -8.49% +31.64%

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 23 November 2025.

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 of jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 23 November 2025.

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 23 November 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
England -3 524 £488 -18.75% 974
London +28 332 £519 -15.31% 363
Work from Home +13 232 £481 -19.12% 541
UK excluding London -28 214 £419 -20.24% 837
Midlands -40 68 £413 -28.26% 97
South East +5 40 £419 -23.77% 358
North of England -35 40 £310 -31.11% 137
West Midlands -46 38 £413 -28.26% 56
East Midlands +11 30 £259 -63.04% 37
Scotland 0 27 £288 -39.47% 84
North West -17 21 £515 +14.49% 81
South West -1 20 £600 +23.08% 85
Yorkshire -24 18 £200 -63.64% 35
East of England -6 17 £325 -38.10% 50
Wales -1 3 £331 -5.08% 23
Northern Ireland -11 2 £450 -14.29% 9
North East -15 1 £400 -11.11% 21

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 16 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
1 16 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.54%) Confluence
3 6 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (1.03%) CMS
4 4 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.69%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.69%) HCL Notes
4 4 (0.69%) WordPress
5 3 (0.51%) Alfresco
5 3 (0.51%) Moodle
6 2 (0.34%) Apache
6 2 (0.34%) Camunda
6 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.17%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.17%) IIS
7 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 24 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.03%) Adobe Captivate
3 6 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.69%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.51%) Trello
6 2 (0.34%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.17%) InVision
7 1 (0.17%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.17%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 9 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.03%) Aladdin
2 6 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.34%) CODA-Financials
4 1 (0.17%) iTrent
4 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.17%) ResourceLink
4 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.17%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.17%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 132 (22.64%) Azure
2 62 (10.63%) AWS
3 44 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (6.17%) Power Platform
5 33 (5.66%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.29%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.12%) GCP
8 19 (3.26%) GitHub
9 18 (3.09%) GitHub Actions
10 16 (2.74%) SaaS
11 14 (2.40%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (1.89%) Google Workspace
13 10 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.72%) Serverless
14 8 (1.37%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (1.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (1.37%) dbt
14 8 (1.37%) Figma
14 8 (1.37%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.20%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.23%) Network Security
2 10 (1.72%) Firewall
3 9 (1.54%) DNS
3 9 (1.54%) VPN
4 8 (1.37%) LAN
4 8 (1.37%) WAN
5 6 (1.03%) DHCP
6 4 (0.69%) SAN
6 4 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.51%) DMARC
7 3 (0.51%) SMTP
7 3 (0.51%) SSL
7 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.51%) VLAN
8 2 (0.34%) AMQP
8 2 (0.34%) Intranet
8 2 (0.34%) NAS
8 2 (0.34%) SMS
8 2 (0.34%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.77%) Power BI
2 21 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (2.74%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.40%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (2.06%) NoSQL
6 10 (1.72%) Metadata
6 10 (1.72%) MongoDB
7 7 (1.20%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.20%) Spark SQL
8 6 (1.03%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.03%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.86%) Tableau
10 4 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.51%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.51%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.51%) Snowflake Schema
11 3 (0.51%) SSDT
11 3 (0.51%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (3.95%) Git
2 16 (2.74%) JIRA
3 9 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.20%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.03%) Cucumber
5 6 (1.03%) JUnit
6 4 (0.69%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.69%) Maven
7 3 (0.51%) ERwin
7 3 (0.51%) GitLab
7 3 (0.51%) Mockito
7 3 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.51%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.51%) Vite
7 3 (0.51%) webpack
8 2 (0.34%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.34%) JMeter
8 2 (0.34%) Selenium
8 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Axure RP
General
1 194 (33.28%) Social Skills
2 156 (26.76%) Finance
3 47 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (6.86%) Public Sector
5 23 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (3.77%) Banking
7 21 (3.60%) Marketing
8 17 (2.92%) Retail
9 14 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
9 14 (2.40%) Legal
10 12 (2.06%) Law
11 10 (1.72%) Fire and Rescue
11 10 (1.72%) Local Government
11 10 (1.72%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.37%) Police
13 7 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.86%) Publishing
14 5 (0.86%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.69%) Electronics
15 4 (0.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 89 (15.27%) Analyst
2 50 (8.58%) Developer
3 46 (7.89%) Architect
4 44 (7.55%) Project Manager
5 43 (7.38%) Lead
6 40 (6.86%) Senior
7 29 (4.97%) Business Analyst
8 27 (4.63%) Support Engineer
9 21 (3.60%) Data Engineer
10 20 (3.43%) Consultant
11 18 (3.09%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (2.92%) IT Engineer
12 17 (2.92%) Support Analyst
13 16 (2.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (2.74%) IT Support
14 14 (2.40%) IT Analyst
14 14 (2.40%) Service Analyst
15 13 (2.23%) Cloud Engineer
15 13 (2.23%) Designer
15 13 (2.23%) PMO Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.46%) React
2 23 (3.95%) EDI
3 21 (3.60%) .NET
4 19 (3.26%) Spring
5 16 (2.74%) Spring Boot
6 15 (2.57%) SOAP
7 13 (2.23%) REST
8 12 (2.06%) CSS
8 12 (2.06%) HTML
9 9 (1.54%) AngularJS
9 9 (1.54%) Kafka
9 9 (1.54%) PySpark
10 8 (1.37%) RESTful
11 7 (1.20%) .NET Framework
11 7 (1.20%) Middleware
12 6 (1.03%) .NET Core
12 6 (1.03%) Entity Framework
12 6 (1.03%) YAML
13 5 (0.86%) Dapper ORM
13 5 (0.86%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.03%) Onboarding
2 20 (3.43%) Data Centre
3 19 (3.26%) Management Information System
4 16 (2.74%) Cloud Native
5 15 (2.57%) Product Ownership
6 11 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.72%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.54%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.20%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.20%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.20%) Learning Management System
10 7 (1.20%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.20%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.03%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.86%) Fixed Income
12 5 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.86%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.69%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 53 (9.09%) Windows
2 13 (2.23%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.89%) Linux
4 6 (1.03%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.51%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.34%) Android
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.17%) CentOS
7 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.17%) Rocky
7 1 (0.17%) Unix
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (22.30%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (17.32%) Agile
3 71 (12.18%) DevOps
4 69 (11.84%) Stakeholder Management
5 68 (11.66%) CI/CD
6 51 (8.75%) Migration
7 46 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (7.72%) Project Management
9 42 (7.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 38 (6.52%) Analytics
11 36 (6.17%) Decision-Making
11 36 (6.17%) Test Automation
12 35 (6.00%) Infrastructure as Code
13 34 (5.83%) Coaching
14 31 (5.32%) Data Modelling
14 31 (5.32%) Mentoring
14 31 (5.32%) Software Engineering
15 30 (5.15%) AI
16 29 (4.97%) Customer Service
17 28 (4.80%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 61 (10.46%) SQL
2 60 (10.29%) Python
3 45 (7.72%) Java
4 33 (5.66%) JavaScript
5 22 (3.77%) C#
6 19 (3.26%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.40%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.69%) Bash
8 4 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.69%) Go
8 4 (0.69%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.51%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.51%) C++
9 3 (0.51%) Rust
10 2 (0.34%) AWK
10 2 (0.34%) Bicep
10 2 (0.34%) Perl
10 2 (0.34%) Scala
10 2 (0.34%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 50 (8.58%) Security Cleared
2 43 (7.38%) SC Cleared
3 39 (6.69%) Degree
4 14 (2.40%) DBS Check
5 11 (1.89%) AWS Certification
6 10 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.37%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (0.86%) CISSP
9 5 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.69%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.69%) PMP
11 3 (0.51%) ACCA
11 3 (0.51%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 3 (0.51%) CIMA
11 3 (0.51%) CIPD
11 3 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.51%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (0.51%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.51%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.29%) Accessibility
1 25 (4.29%) PMO
2 18 (3.09%) QA
3 16 (2.74%) GDPR
4 13 (2.23%) Data Quality
5 11 (1.89%) SLA
6 10 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.86%) WCAG
8 4 (0.69%) NIST
9 3 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.51%) GRC
9 3 (0.51%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.51%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.34%) GMP
10 2 (0.34%) P3O
10 2 (0.34%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.17%) GxP
11 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 49 (8.40%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.46%) Docker
3 14 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.34%) Firmware
6 2 (0.34%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (5.83%) Terraform
2 27 (4.63%) Kubernetes
3 17 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.23%) Grafana
5 12 (2.06%) SCCM
6 8 (1.37%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.51%) Argo
8 3 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.34%) Ansible
9 2 (0.34%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.17%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.17%) Demisto
10 1 (0.17%) Fluentd
10 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.17%) Kibana
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.17%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.17%) VxRail
Vendors
1 110 (18.87%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.95%) Cisco
3 21 (3.60%) Salesforce
4 20 (3.43%) Google
5 18 (3.09%) Oracle
5 18 (3.09%) ServiceNow
5 18 (3.09%) VMware
6 14 (2.40%) Adobe
7 11 (1.89%) Databricks
8 9 (1.54%) Apple
9 8 (1.37%) SAP
10 7 (1.20%) Dynatrace
11 6 (1.03%) Citrix
12 5 (0.86%) Splunk
13 4 (0.69%) CyberArk
13 4 (0.69%) Dell
13 4 (0.69%) Lotus
13 4 (0.69%) Murex
13 4 (0.69%) Netskope
13 4 (0.69%) Veeam