Inclusion and Diversity Job Trends in the Midlands

Inclusion and Diversity
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 31 51
Rank change year-on-year +26 +20 +10
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,470 372 343
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 16.97% 6.21% 4.15%
As % of the General category 30.67% 9.82% 7.04%
Number of salaries quoted 135 94 217
10th Percentile £25,500 £31,075 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,366 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +4.77%
75th Percentile £71,375 £63,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £72,376 £73,809
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +4.17% -12.82%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 4,793 3,788 4,872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.34% 63.26% 58.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,344 1,677 3,909
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £45,001
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +15.55% -14.28%
75th Percentile £62,535 £65,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £78,443 £76,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the Midlands

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
West Midlands +46 1,284 £53,750 +2.38% 50
East Midlands +2 198 £35,000 -6.67% 24
Inclusion and Diversity
England

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 18 (1.22%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.48%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.068%) CMS
4 1 (0.068%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (0.54%) Acrobat
4 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.068%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.068%) SmartSuite
5 1 (0.068%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.068%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.34%) Workday HCM
2 3 (0.20%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.14%) Academy Housing
3 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.14%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.068%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.068%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.068%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.068%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.068%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.068%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.068%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,045 (71.09%) Cloud Computing
2 51 (3.47%) Azure
3 27 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (1.43%) AWS
5 20 (1.36%) Power Platform
6 11 (0.75%) Entra ID
7 9 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (0.41%) SaaS
10 4 (0.27%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 2 (0.14%) IaaS
12 2 (0.14%) OneDrive
13 1 (0.068%) Google Docs
13 1 (0.068%) Google Drive
13 1 (0.068%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.068%) Lucidchart
13 1 (0.068%) PaaS
13 1 (0.068%) PowerApps
13 1 (0.068%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1,046 (71.16%) Internet
2 9 (0.61%) LAN
3 8 (0.54%) DNS
3 8 (0.54%) VPN
4 6 (0.41%) DHCP
4 6 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.34%) WAN
6 4 (0.27%) Firewall
7 2 (0.14%) Broadband
7 2 (0.14%) HTTP
7 2 (0.14%) SSH
7 2 (0.14%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.068%) 4G
8 1 (0.068%) BGP
8 1 (0.068%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.068%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.068%) IOS XR
8 1 (0.068%) MPLS
8 1 (0.068%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.22%) Power BI
2 12 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (0.75%) Data Lake
4 7 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (0.48%) GIS
5 6 (0.41%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.27%) MySQL
7 3 (0.20%) Metadata
8 2 (0.14%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.14%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.14%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.068%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.068%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.068%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.068%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (0.54%) Git
2 4 (0.27%) JIRA
3 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.068%) Jaeger
General
1 1,129 (76.80%) Social Skills
2 1,047 (71.22%) Banking
3 237 (16.12%) Finance
4 43 (2.93%) Public Sector
5 29 (1.97%) Law
6 26 (1.77%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (1.02%) Retail
8 12 (0.82%) Marketing
9 10 (0.68%) Legal
10 9 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (0.54%) Automotive
12 7 (0.48%) Aerospace
13 6 (0.41%) Electronics
14 5 (0.34%) Local Government
14 5 (0.34%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.20%) Advertising
15 3 (0.20%) Aviation
15 3 (0.20%) Back Office
15 3 (0.20%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 783 (53.27%) Lecturer
2 186 (12.65%) Facilities Engineer
2 186 (12.65%) Systems Engineer
3 37 (2.52%) Senior
4 20 (1.36%) Lead
5 19 (1.29%) Analyst
6 14 (0.95%) Architect
7 13 (0.88%) Project Engineer
7 13 (0.88%) Service Manager
8 11 (0.75%) Data Architect
8 11 (0.75%) Technical Support
9 9 (0.61%) Alliance Manager
9 9 (0.61%) IT Engineer
9 9 (0.61%) Project Manager
9 9 (0.61%) Senior Manager
9 9 (0.61%) Service Support Manager
9 9 (0.61%) Support Manager
10 8 (0.54%) Agile Scrum Master
10 8 (0.54%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (0.54%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.29%) EDI
2 4 (0.27%) CSS
2 4 (0.27%) HTML
2 4 (0.27%) Node.js
2 4 (0.27%) React
3 3 (0.20%) Web Services
4 2 (0.14%) REST
5 1 (0.068%) Django
5 1 (0.068%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.068%) Jinja
5 1 (0.068%) NETCONF
5 1 (0.068%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.068%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 1,048 (71.29%) IoT
2 30 (2.04%) Driving Licence
3 25 (1.70%) Management Information System
4 22 (1.50%) Onboarding
5 8 (0.54%) Blog
5 8 (0.54%) Product Ownership
5 8 (0.54%) Public Cloud
6 7 (0.48%) FMCG
6 7 (0.48%) Mobile App
6 7 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (0.41%) Security Posture
8 5 (0.34%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.27%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.27%) EPoS
10 3 (0.20%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.20%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.20%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.20%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.20%) Life Science
10 3 (0.20%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.48%) Linux
2 4 (0.27%) Debian
2 4 (0.27%) Windows
3 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.068%) Unix
4 1 (0.068%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,079 (73.40%) AI
2 1,068 (72.65%) Cybersecurity
3 1,049 (71.36%) User Experience
4 1,047 (71.22%) Machine Learning
4 1,047 (71.22%) Web Development
5 191 (12.99%) Mentoring
6 186 (12.65%) Inventory Management
6 186 (12.65%) Preventative Maintenance
7 48 (3.27%) Agile
8 28 (1.90%) Service Delivery
9 26 (1.77%) Customer Service
9 26 (1.77%) Decision-Making
10 24 (1.63%) Data Analysis
10 24 (1.63%) Problem-Solving
10 24 (1.63%) Project Management
11 23 (1.56%) ITIL
12 21 (1.43%) Business Intelligence
13 19 (1.29%) Continuous Improvement
14 18 (1.22%) Stakeholder Management
15 17 (1.16%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 18 (1.22%) SQL
2 5 (0.34%) JavaScript
3 4 (0.27%) Python
4 1 (0.068%) Bash
4 1 (0.068%) C#
4 1 (0.068%) Go
4 1 (0.068%) Java
4 1 (0.068%) PHP
4 1 (0.068%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1,231 (83.74%) Postgraduate
2 1,089 (74.08%) Degree
3 1,047 (71.22%) Master's Degree
4 1,045 (71.09%) PhD
5 186 (12.65%) City & Guilds
5 186 (12.65%) NVQ Level 3
6 18 (1.22%) Security Cleared
7 17 (1.16%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 8 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (0.54%) CISSP
10 7 (0.48%) CITP
10 7 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.41%) CISM
12 4 (0.27%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.20%) APMG
13 3 (0.20%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.14%) GSEC
14 2 (0.14%) MOS
14 2 (0.14%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (12.65%) COSHH
2 20 (1.36%) QA
3 17 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (0.82%) NIST
6 10 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (0.48%) SLA
8 5 (0.34%) GDPR
9 4 (0.27%) COBIT
10 2 (0.14%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.14%) PMO
11 1 (0.068%) GRC
11 1 (0.068%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (0.34%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.14%) vSphere
3 1 (0.068%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.14%) Nessus
4 1 (0.068%) Ansible
4 1 (0.068%) Argo
4 1 (0.068%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.068%) Kustomize
4 1 (0.068%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.068%) SCCM
4 1 (0.068%) Terraform
Vendors
1 60 (4.08%) Microsoft
2 19 (1.29%) Adobe
3 9 (0.61%) Salesforce
4 8 (0.54%) Apple
4 8 (0.54%) Databricks
4 8 (0.54%) Planon
5 7 (0.48%) Cisco
5 7 (0.48%) Sparx
6 6 (0.41%) ESRI
6 6 (0.41%) Workday
7 5 (0.34%) Meraki
7 5 (0.34%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.20%) Guidewire
9 2 (0.14%) Google
9 2 (0.14%) Qualys
9 2 (0.14%) SAP
9 2 (0.14%) VMware
10 1 (0.068%) Epicor
10 1 (0.068%) IBM
10 1 (0.068%) Infor