Inclusion and Diversity Job Trends in the South West

Inclusion and Diversity
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 21 40
Rank change year-on-year -41 +19 -20
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 162 244 396
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.38% 9.00% 4.81%
As % of the General category 5.69% 13.23% 8.81%
Number of salaries quoted 90 27 117
10th Percentile £27,707 £29,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £27,718 £41,250 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -8.59% +6.21%
75th Percentile £60,239 £77,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,754 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,815 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.15% +9.52% -25.00%

All General Skills
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,845 1,844 4,494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 41.84% 68.04% 54.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,695 1,038 3,310
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,567 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,557
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.39% -4.89%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,742 £75,772
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -13.11%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the South West

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the South West over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the South West

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 2 April 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
Gloucestershire -35 35 £57,591 -24.72% 19
Bristol -9 33 £38,125 -45.14% 22
Dorset - 30 £27,707 - 6
Devon -6 20 £32,000 - 2
Somerset -30 20 £32,500 -23.53% 6
Wiltshire -16 15 £60,000 +33.33% 12
Cornwall - 9 - -
Inclusion and Diversity
England

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (1.85%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.62%) Drupal
3 1 (0.62%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.62%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.62%) Simulink
4 1 (0.62%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 32 (19.75%) Cloud Computing
2 16 (9.88%) Azure
3 6 (3.70%) Entra ID
3 6 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.09%) AWS
5 2 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.62%) Asana
6 1 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.62%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.62%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.62%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.62%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.62%) Pulumi
6 1 (0.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (19.75%) Internet
2 10 (6.17%) VPN
3 8 (4.94%) Firewall
4 7 (4.32%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.09%) LAN
5 5 (3.09%) Network Security
5 5 (3.09%) WAN
6 3 (1.85%) BGP
6 3 (1.85%) Broadband
7 2 (1.23%) 4G
7 2 (1.23%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (1.23%) DHCP
7 2 (1.23%) DNS
7 2 (1.23%) Ethernet VPN
7 2 (1.23%) IOS XR
7 2 (1.23%) MPLS
7 2 (1.23%) VLAN
8 1 (0.62%) RS-422
8 1 (0.62%) RS-485
8 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.47%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.62%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.62%) Power BI
2 1 (0.62%) Power Query
2 1 (0.62%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.62%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Git
2 1 (0.62%) Jaeger
2 1 (0.62%) Rational DOORS
General
1 80 (49.38%) Social Skills
2 35 (21.60%) Banking
3 34 (20.99%) Retail
4 15 (9.26%) Finance
5 14 (8.64%) Legal
6 12 (7.41%) Marketing
7 8 (4.94%) Aerospace
8 7 (4.32%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (4.32%) Aviation
8 7 (4.32%) Digital Health
9 5 (3.09%) Billing
9 5 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (3.09%) Military
10 4 (2.47%) Avionics
10 4 (2.47%) Law
10 4 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.85%) Local Government
11 3 (1.85%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.23%) Electronics
12 2 (1.23%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 43 (26.54%) Senior
2 27 (16.67%) Lecturer
3 26 (16.05%) Account Manager
4 25 (15.43%) Sales Manager
4 25 (15.43%) Senior Manager
5 24 (14.81%) Sales Account Manager
5 24 (14.81%) Senior Account Manager
5 24 (14.81%) Senior Sales Manager
6 14 (8.64%) Architect
6 14 (8.64%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (4.94%) Data Scientist
8 6 (3.70%) Support Engineer
9 5 (3.09%) Administrator
9 5 (3.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (3.09%) Project Manager
10 4 (2.47%) Analyst
10 4 (2.47%) Business Developer
10 4 (2.47%) Developer
10 4 (2.47%) Senior Developer
10 4 (2.47%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.47%) .NET
1 4 (2.47%) .NET Framework
2 2 (1.23%) Jinja
2 2 (1.23%) NETCONF
2 2 (1.23%) YANG
3 1 (0.62%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.62%) NumPy
3 1 (0.62%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.62%) Pandas
3 1 (0.62%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.62%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.62%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 32 (19.75%) IoT
2 19 (11.73%) Onboarding
3 14 (8.64%) Driving Licence
4 13 (8.02%) Cyberattack
5 5 (3.09%) Blog
5 5 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.85%) iPad
6 3 (1.85%) iPhone
6 3 (1.85%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.85%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.23%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.23%) PMI
7 2 (1.23%) Social Media
8 1 (0.62%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.62%) CCTV
8 1 (0.62%) Derivative
8 1 (0.62%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.62%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.85%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.23%) Linux
2 2 (1.23%) Windows
3 1 (0.62%) Debian
3 1 (0.62%) OpenWrt
3 1 (0.62%) Unix
3 1 (0.62%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (34.57%) AI
2 40 (24.69%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (22.84%) Machine Learning
4 34 (20.99%) Web Development
5 33 (20.37%) User Experience
6 31 (19.14%) B2B
6 31 (19.14%) Customer Service
7 28 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
8 21 (12.96%) ITIL
9 14 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (8.02%) Stakeholder Management
10 13 (8.02%) Time Management
10 13 (8.02%) TOGAF
11 12 (7.41%) Data Science
12 11 (6.79%) CRM
12 11 (6.79%) Line Management
13 10 (6.17%) Visualisation
14 9 (5.56%) Customer Experience
14 9 (5.56%) Project Delivery
15 8 (4.94%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 13 (8.02%) Python
2 3 (1.85%) SQL
3 2 (1.23%) MATLAB
3 2 (1.23%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.62%) Bash
4 1 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.62%) Go
4 1 (0.62%) Java
4 1 (0.62%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.62%) R
4 1 (0.62%) VB
Qualifications
1 63 (38.89%) Degree
2 36 (22.22%) PhD
3 34 (20.99%) Master's Degree
4 33 (20.37%) Postgraduate
5 17 (10.49%) Security Cleared
6 8 (4.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (4.94%) DV Cleared
6 8 (4.94%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.47%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.85%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.23%) CEH
9 2 (1.23%) CISM
9 2 (1.23%) CISSP
9 2 (1.23%) CompTIA CySA+
9 2 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.73%) NIST
2 10 (6.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.09%) GDPR
4 5 (3.09%) NEBOSH
4 5 (3.09%) QA
5 4 (2.47%) SLA
6 3 (1.85%) ARP4761
6 3 (1.85%) DO-160
6 3 (1.85%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.23%) ARP4754
7 2 (1.23%) COBIT
7 2 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.23%) DO-254
7 2 (1.23%) GRC
7 2 (1.23%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.62%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.62%) P3O
8 1 (0.62%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (1.23%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.62%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.62%) Docker
2 1 (0.62%) iptables
Systems Management
1 5 (3.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.23%) Ansible
3 2 (1.23%) CASB
4 1 (0.62%) Argo
4 1 (0.62%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.62%) Kustomize
4 1 (0.62%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.62%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (12.96%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.94%) Cisco
3 4 (2.47%) HP
4 3 (1.85%) Apple
4 3 (1.85%) Okta
5 2 (1.23%) Citrix
5 2 (1.23%) Dell
5 2 (1.23%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.23%) Google
5 2 (1.23%) Meraki
5 2 (1.23%) Tenable
5 2 (1.23%) VMware
6 1 (0.62%) DocuSign
6 1 (0.62%) MikroTik
6 1 (0.62%) Salesforce