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 24 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 39 24
Rank change year-on-year -20 -15 +37
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 274 165 426
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.65% 4.70% 5.79%
As % of the General category 6.13% 7.60% 12.26%
Number of salaries quoted 133 70 45
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £24,594
25th Percentile £32,500 £27,707 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £34,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% -9.33% -23.88%
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,438 £60,918
90th Percentile £77,250 £63,521 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% -10.71%

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 4,470 2,171 3,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 43.18% 61.89% 47.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,806 1,268 1,812
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £38,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -17.31% -0.95%
75th Percentile £66,250 £58,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £81,125
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

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 24 September 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 24 September 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
Bristol +18 99 £35,125 +19.07% 53
Gloucestershire -33 62 £57,591 +53.58% 39
Somerset -4 45 £57,500 +59.50% 47
Wiltshire -7 25 £57,500 +4.55% 23
Dorset -28 22 £35,750 +29.03% 60
Devon -14 16 £39,448 +3.81% 20
Cornwall +11 4 £54,498 +39.74% 3
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 16 (5.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.55%) Confluence
3 4 (1.46%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.09%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.73%) CMS
Applications
1 29 (10.58%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.46%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (1.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (1.46%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.46%) InDesign
4 4 (1.46%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.36%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.36%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.36%) Primavera
2 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 46 (16.79%) Azure
2 26 (9.49%) Azure DevOps
3 20 (7.30%) GitHub
4 16 (5.84%) AWS
5 14 (5.11%) Azure Key Vault
5 14 (5.11%) Azure Monitor
5 14 (5.11%) IaaS
5 14 (5.11%) PaaS
5 14 (5.11%) Serverless
6 12 (4.38%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 12 (4.38%) Azure Functions
7 9 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (2.92%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.55%) GCP
10 6 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (2.19%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.46%) Figma
11 4 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.09%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.38%) VPN
2 11 (4.01%) Firewall
3 7 (2.55%) Internet
4 6 (2.19%) Network Security
5 4 (1.46%) 5G
5 4 (1.46%) VLAN
6 3 (1.09%) Ethernet
6 3 (1.09%) LAN
6 3 (1.09%) WAN
6 3 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.36%) DNS
7 1 (0.36%) RS-422
7 1 (0.36%) SAN
7 1 (0.36%) SSL
7 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.47%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (3.28%) Geospatial Data
3 6 (2.19%) Metadata
4 4 (1.46%) Big Data
4 4 (1.46%) Hadoop
4 4 (1.46%) Power BI
5 2 (0.73%) GIS
5 2 (0.73%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.36%) Looker
6 1 (0.36%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.36%) Pinecone
6 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.36%) SQLite
6 1 (0.36%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 21 (7.66%) Git
2 11 (4.01%) JIRA
3 8 (2.92%) MSI
4 6 (2.19%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.82%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (1.46%) GitLab
7 2 (0.73%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.73%) JMeter
7 2 (0.73%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.73%) Selenium
8 1 (0.36%) AdminStudio
8 1 (0.36%) InstallShield
General
1 112 (40.88%) Social Skills
2 63 (22.99%) Finance
3 35 (12.77%) Law
4 26 (9.49%) Marketing
5 25 (9.12%) Aerospace
5 25 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (8.76%) Legal
7 20 (7.30%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (5.47%) Public Sector
9 10 (3.65%) Aviation
10 9 (3.28%) Manufacturing
10 9 (3.28%) Retail
11 8 (2.92%) Banking
12 7 (2.55%) Avionics
12 7 (2.55%) Digital Health
12 7 (2.55%) Local Government
13 5 (1.82%) Multimedia
14 4 (1.46%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.46%) Military
15 3 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 48 (17.52%) Architect
2 35 (12.77%) Senior
3 29 (10.58%) Analyst
4 20 (7.30%) Solutions Architect
5 13 (4.74%) Sales Executive
6 12 (4.38%) Developer
6 12 (4.38%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 12 (4.38%) Programmer
7 10 (3.65%) Lead
8 9 (3.28%) Enterprise Architect
8 9 (3.28%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (3.28%) Software Engineer
9 8 (2.92%) Security Specialist
10 7 (2.55%) Development Manager
11 6 (2.19%) IT Support
11 6 (2.19%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (2.19%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
12 5 (1.82%) Business Manager
12 5 (1.82%) Cybersecurity Specialist
12 5 (1.82%) EDI Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (10.22%) Terraform
2 14 (5.11%) .NET
3 13 (4.74%) HTML
3 13 (4.74%) RESTful
4 12 (4.38%) CSS
5 9 (3.28%) GeoJSON
6 7 (2.55%) .NET Core
6 7 (2.55%) .NET Framework
6 7 (2.55%) ATL
6 7 (2.55%) COM
6 7 (2.55%) CSS3
6 7 (2.55%) HTML5
6 7 (2.55%) MFC
6 7 (2.55%) React
6 7 (2.55%) REST
6 7 (2.55%) WPF
7 6 (2.19%) EDI
8 5 (1.82%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.82%) Middleware
9 4 (1.46%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 41 (14.96%) Driving Licence
2 28 (10.22%) Onboarding
3 24 (8.76%) Cyberattack
4 18 (6.57%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (6.20%) Cloud Native
6 14 (5.11%) Data Centre
6 14 (5.11%) Security Posture
7 13 (4.74%) Social Media
8 12 (4.38%) Podcast
8 12 (4.38%) Public Cloud
9 10 (3.65%) Management Information System
10 8 (2.92%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (2.92%) Replication
11 6 (2.19%) Digital Media
11 6 (2.19%) Product Ownership
11 6 (2.19%) Smartphone
12 5 (1.82%) Algorithms
13 4 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (1.46%) Graphic Design
14 3 (1.09%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 38 (13.87%) Windows
2 12 (4.38%) VMS
3 6 (2.19%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.82%) Linux
5 4 (1.46%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.09%) Unix
7 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.36%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (24.45%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (21.53%) AI
3 49 (17.88%) Agile
4 42 (15.33%) DevOps
5 40 (14.60%) CI/CD
6 39 (14.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (14.23%) Stakeholder Management
7 29 (10.58%) Mentoring
8 28 (10.22%) TOGAF
9 26 (9.49%) Infrastructure as Code
10 25 (9.12%) Decision-Making
11 24 (8.76%) Line Management
11 24 (8.76%) Time Management
12 23 (8.39%) Analytics
12 23 (8.39%) CRM
12 23 (8.39%) DevSecOps
13 21 (7.66%) Collaborative Working
13 21 (7.66%) Risk Management
14 20 (7.30%) Computer Science
14 20 (7.30%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.76%) Python
1 24 (8.76%) SQL
2 21 (7.66%) Bicep
3 15 (5.47%) PowerShell
4 13 (4.74%) C#
4 13 (4.74%) JavaScript
5 12 (4.38%) Bash
5 12 (4.38%) Kusto Query Language
6 9 (3.28%) Java
6 9 (3.28%) TypeScript
7 6 (2.19%) C++
8 3 (1.09%) Ada
8 3 (1.09%) Ada 95
8 3 (1.09%) C
8 3 (1.09%) Rust
9 2 (0.73%) Go
9 2 (0.73%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.73%) Scala
10 1 (0.36%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 48 (17.52%) Degree
2 32 (11.68%) Security Cleared
3 31 (11.31%) SC Cleared
4 18 (6.57%) DBS Check
5 17 (6.20%) Azure Certification
6 12 (4.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (4.01%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.28%) HND
9 8 (2.92%) Chartered Engineer
10 7 (2.55%) HNC
11 6 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.46%) AWS Certification
13 3 (1.09%) CEH
13 3 (1.09%) CISSP
13 3 (1.09%) Master's Degree
13 3 (1.09%) Postgraduate
14 2 (0.73%) ACCA
14 2 (0.73%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.73%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.58%) Accessibility
2 20 (7.30%) NIST
3 13 (4.74%) WCAG
4 9 (3.28%) NCSC
4 9 (3.28%) QA
5 8 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.92%) GRC
6 7 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.55%) SLA
7 5 (1.82%) GDPR
8 3 (1.09%) ARP4761
8 3 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.09%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.09%) DO-160
8 3 (1.09%) MIL-STD-1553
9 2 (0.73%) ARP4754
9 2 (0.73%) DO-254
9 2 (0.73%) GxP
10 1 (0.36%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (8.76%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.84%) Docker
3 13 (4.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (4.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (4.38%) vSphere
5 3 (1.09%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 18 (6.57%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.46%) SCCM
3 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.73%) Ansible
5 1 (0.36%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 67 (24.45%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.74%) VMware
3 12 (4.38%) ScienceLogic
4 8 (2.92%) Facebook
5 7 (2.55%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.19%) Adobe
6 6 (2.19%) Instagram
7 5 (1.82%) SAP
8 4 (1.46%) Cisco
8 4 (1.46%) OneLogin
9 3 (1.09%) Anaplan
9 3 (1.09%) Google
10 2 (0.73%) Apple
10 2 (0.73%) Dell
10 2 (0.73%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.73%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.73%) Meraki
10 2 (0.73%) Oracle
11 1 (0.36%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.36%) Siemens