Inclusion and Diversity Job Trends in the North of England

Inclusion and Diversity
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 55 60
Rank change year-on-year +49 +5 +4
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,921 371 358
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 17.94% 4.09% 4.18%
As % of the General category 29.51% 6.05% 7.01%
Number of salaries quoted 105 60 132
10th Percentile - £29,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £20,000 £41,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £54,500 £49,368
Median % change year-on-year -39.45% +10.40% -10.05%
75th Percentile £52,413 £71,338 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,690 £74,595 £84,056
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -7.41% +3.85%

All General Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,509 6,131 5,109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 60.77% 67.57% 59.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3,092 2,477 3,938
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,733 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,922 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,165 £80,100 £82,548
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.00%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the North of England

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the North of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the North of England

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
North West +38 1,700 £35,000 -30.43% 52
Yorkshire +34 214 £26,100 -49.07% 44
North East -9 7 £65,000 +9.37% 22
Inclusion and Diversity
England

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 11 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (0.57%) AutoCAD
4 7 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (0.26%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.052%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.052%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1,615 (84.07%) Cloud Computing
2 26 (1.35%) Azure
3 22 (1.15%) SaaS
4 21 (1.09%) Power Platform
5 20 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (0.99%) AWS
7 10 (0.52%) Entra ID
8 8 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
8 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (0.42%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.10%) PaaS
10 1 (0.052%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.052%) dbt
10 1 (0.052%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.052%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1,618 (84.23%) Internet
2 4 (0.21%) LAN
3 1 (0.052%) 4G
3 1 (0.052%) DMZ
3 1 (0.052%) Firewall
3 1 (0.052%) Network Security
3 1 (0.052%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.052%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (0.68%) Power BI
2 6 (0.31%) Tableau
3 4 (0.21%) GIS
4 2 (0.10%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.052%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.052%) Git
General
1 1,695 (88.24%) Social Skills
2 1,617 (84.17%) Banking
3 65 (3.38%) Finance
4 51 (2.65%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (2.08%) Retail
6 24 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (0.83%) Public Sector
8 14 (0.73%) Marketing
9 12 (0.62%) Telecoms
10 10 (0.52%) Manufacturing
11 9 (0.47%) Law
11 9 (0.47%) Legal
11 9 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.21%) Automotive
14 2 (0.10%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.10%) Local Government
14 2 (0.10%) Police
15 1 (0.052%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.052%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1,224 (63.72%) Lecturer
2 48 (2.50%) Analyst
3 31 (1.61%) Project Manager
4 29 (1.51%) Senior
5 25 (1.30%) Business Analyst
6 22 (1.15%) Account Executive
6 22 (1.15%) Microsoft Specialist
7 10 (0.52%) Architect
8 9 (0.47%) Alliance Manager
9 8 (0.42%) IT Support
9 8 (0.42%) Platform Engineer
10 7 (0.36%) Project Officer
10 7 (0.36%) Project Support Officer
10 7 (0.36%) Senior Analyst
10 7 (0.36%) Senior Project Officer
10 7 (0.36%) Senior Project Support Officer
10 7 (0.36%) Support Officer
11 6 (0.31%) Sales Representative
11 6 (0.31%) Technical Analyst
12 5 (0.26%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.21%) Node.js
1 4 (0.21%) Spring
2 2 (0.10%) Django
2 2 (0.10%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.10%) React
3 1 (0.052%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.052%) EDI
3 1 (0.052%) Kafka
3 1 (0.052%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.052%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1,615 (84.07%) IoT
2 32 (1.67%) Blog
3 20 (1.04%) Driving Licence
4 16 (0.83%) Onboarding
5 14 (0.73%) Management Information System
6 10 (0.52%) Data Centre
7 9 (0.47%) Public Cloud
8 8 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.31%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.21%) NHS
11 3 (0.16%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.16%) SCADA
11 3 (0.16%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.10%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.10%) EPoS
12 2 (0.10%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.10%) Life Science
12 2 (0.10%) Web Conferencing
13 1 (0.052%) Cyber Threat
13 1 (0.052%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 11 (0.57%) Windows
2 4 (0.21%) Linux
2 4 (0.21%) Unix
3 3 (0.16%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.052%) Android
4 1 (0.052%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.052%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,728 (89.95%) AI
2 1,654 (86.10%) Cybersecurity
3 1,626 (84.64%) User Experience
4 1,616 (84.12%) Machine Learning
4 1,616 (84.12%) Web Development
5 69 (3.59%) Coaching
6 57 (2.97%) Mentoring
7 48 (2.50%) Software Engineering
8 47 (2.45%) Analytics
9 35 (1.82%) CRM
10 33 (1.72%) Customer Service
11 30 (1.56%) B2B
12 29 (1.51%) Continuous Improvement
13 28 (1.46%) Time Management
14 27 (1.41%) Decision-Making
14 27 (1.41%) Project Management
15 26 (1.35%) Agile
16 23 (1.20%) Change Management
17 22 (1.15%) Customer Engagement
18 21 (1.09%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 5 (0.26%) SQL
2 4 (0.21%) Java
2 4 (0.21%) Python
3 1 (0.052%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.052%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,700 (88.50%) Degree
2 1,618 (84.23%) Postgraduate
3 1,615 (84.07%) Master's Degree
3 1,615 (84.07%) PhD
4 16 (0.83%) PMP
5 11 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
5 11 (0.57%) DBS Check
5 11 (0.57%) HNC
6 9 (0.47%) AWS Certification
6 9 (0.47%) City & Guilds
6 9 (0.47%) HND
7 4 (0.21%) NVQ Level 4
8 3 (0.16%) CIPD
8 3 (0.16%) NVQ Level 3
8 3 (0.16%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.16%) Security Cleared
9 2 (0.10%) CISSP
9 2 (0.10%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.052%) CCNA
10 1 (0.052%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (0.42%) PMO
1 8 (0.42%) SLA
2 6 (0.31%) GDPR
3 5 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.21%) QA
5 3 (0.16%) COSHH
5 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.16%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.16%) EU AI Act
6 2 (0.10%) ISO 19650
6 2 (0.10%) NIST
7 1 (0.052%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.052%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.052%) GRC
7 1 (0.052%) IASME
7 1 (0.052%) NCSC
System Software
1 14 (0.73%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.052%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.052%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
2 8 (0.42%) Terraform
3 1 (0.052%) Grafana
3 1 (0.052%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 123 (6.40%) Microsoft
2 51 (2.65%) Cisco
3 47 (2.45%) Salesforce
4 20 (1.04%) Apple
5 18 (0.94%) Adobe
6 8 (0.42%) New Relic
6 8 (0.42%) Splunk
7 7 (0.36%) Palo Alto
8 4 (0.21%) Dell
8 4 (0.21%) EXASOL
9 3 (0.16%) Openreach
9 3 (0.16%) SAP
10 2 (0.10%) Citrix
10 2 (0.10%) Google
10 2 (0.10%) Oracle
11 1 (0.052%) Aruba
11 1 (0.052%) HP
11 1 (0.052%) Intel
11 1 (0.052%) VMware
11 1 (0.052%) Wyse