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 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 38 38
Rank change year-on-year -22 0 +23
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 263 166 310
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.50% 4.64% 4.54%
As % of the General category 5.87% 7.50% 9.70%
Number of salaries quoted 125 73 34
10th Percentile £28,140 £27,250 £24,097
25th Percentile £32,000 £27,707 £27,983
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £34,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -9.33% -22.09%
75th Percentile £61,901 £52,500 £61,880
90th Percentile £77,500 £63,096 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,625 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.69% -15.96% -7.14%

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 4,479 2,213 3,196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 42.56% 61.83% 46.83%
Number of salaries quoted 2,881 1,293 1,676
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -18.10% -
75th Percentile £65,625 £58,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £57,945
% change year-on-year +0.38% -5.44% -3.43%

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 6 October 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 6 October 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 +13 91 £34,000 - 48
Gloucestershire -43 53 £45,000 +20.00% 36
Somerset -1 46 £57,500 +59.50% 46
Wiltshire -5 27 £57,500 +4.55% 26
Dorset -30 24 £35,750 +29.03% 55
Devon -13 17 £39,448 +3.81% 24
Cornwall +8 4 £54,498 +39.74% 7
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 (6.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.66%) Confluence
3 4 (1.52%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.14%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.76%) CMS
Applications
1 30 (11.41%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (7.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.52%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (1.52%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.52%) InDesign
4 4 (1.52%) Photoshop
5 3 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.38%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.38%) Primavera
2 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 45 (17.11%) Azure
2 26 (9.89%) Azure DevOps
3 20 (7.60%) GitHub
4 16 (6.08%) AWS
5 14 (5.32%) Azure Key Vault
5 14 (5.32%) Azure Monitor
5 14 (5.32%) IaaS
5 14 (5.32%) PaaS
5 14 (5.32%) Serverless
6 12 (4.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 12 (4.56%) Azure Functions
7 11 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (3.04%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.66%) GCP
10 6 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (2.28%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.52%) Figma
11 4 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.14%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.56%) VPN
2 11 (4.18%) Firewall
3 7 (2.66%) Internet
4 6 (2.28%) Network Security
5 4 (1.52%) 5G
5 4 (1.52%) VLAN
6 3 (1.14%) Ethernet
6 3 (1.14%) LAN
6 3 (1.14%) WAN
6 3 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.38%) DNS
7 1 (0.38%) SAN
7 1 (0.38%) SSL
7 1 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.70%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (3.42%) Geospatial Data
3 6 (2.28%) Metadata
4 4 (1.52%) Big Data
4 4 (1.52%) Hadoop
4 4 (1.52%) Power BI
5 2 (0.76%) GIS
5 2 (0.76%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.38%) Looker
6 1 (0.38%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.38%) Pinecone
6 1 (0.38%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.38%) SQLite
6 1 (0.38%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 21 (7.98%) Git
2 11 (4.18%) JIRA
3 8 (3.04%) MSI
4 6 (2.28%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.52%) GitLab
6 3 (1.14%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.76%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.76%) JMeter
7 2 (0.76%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.76%) Selenium
8 1 (0.38%) AdminStudio
8 1 (0.38%) InstallShield
General
1 110 (41.83%) Social Skills
2 64 (24.33%) Finance
3 36 (13.69%) Law
4 26 (9.89%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (9.89%) Marketing
5 20 (7.60%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (6.84%) Aerospace
7 15 (5.70%) Legal
7 15 (5.70%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.04%) Banking
8 8 (3.04%) Retail
9 7 (2.66%) Local Government
9 7 (2.66%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.90%) Multimedia
11 4 (1.52%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.52%) Military
12 3 (1.14%) Avionics
12 3 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (14.45%) Architect
2 34 (12.93%) Senior
3 29 (11.03%) Analyst
4 13 (4.94%) Sales Executive
5 12 (4.56%) Developer
5 12 (4.56%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 12 (4.56%) Programmer
6 10 (3.80%) Lead
6 10 (3.80%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (3.42%) Enterprise Architect
7 9 (3.42%) Software Engineer
8 8 (3.04%) Principal Engineer
8 8 (3.04%) Security Specialist
9 7 (2.66%) Development Manager
10 6 (2.28%) IT Support
10 6 (2.28%) Project Engineer
10 6 (2.28%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (2.28%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
11 5 (1.90%) Cybersecurity Specialist
11 5 (1.90%) EDI Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (10.65%) Terraform
2 14 (5.32%) .NET
3 13 (4.94%) HTML
3 13 (4.94%) RESTful
4 12 (4.56%) CSS
5 9 (3.42%) GeoJSON
6 7 (2.66%) .NET Core
6 7 (2.66%) .NET Framework
6 7 (2.66%) ATL
6 7 (2.66%) COM
6 7 (2.66%) CSS3
6 7 (2.66%) HTML5
6 7 (2.66%) MFC
6 7 (2.66%) React
6 7 (2.66%) REST
6 7 (2.66%) WPF
7 6 (2.28%) EDI
8 5 (1.90%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.90%) Middleware
9 4 (1.52%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 43 (16.35%) Driving Licence
2 28 (10.65%) Onboarding
3 18 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (6.46%) Cloud Native
5 15 (5.70%) Cyberattack
6 14 (5.32%) Data Centre
6 14 (5.32%) Security Posture
7 13 (4.94%) Social Media
8 12 (4.56%) Management Information System
8 12 (4.56%) Podcast
8 12 (4.56%) Public Cloud
9 8 (3.04%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (3.04%) Replication
10 6 (2.28%) Algorithms
10 6 (2.28%) Product Ownership
10 6 (2.28%) Smartphone
11 5 (1.90%) Digital Media
12 4 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.52%) Graphic Design
12 4 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 40 (15.21%) Windows
2 12 (4.56%) VMS
3 6 (2.28%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.90%) Linux
5 4 (1.52%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.14%) Unix
7 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.38%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (23.19%) AI
2 59 (22.43%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (18.63%) Agile
4 43 (16.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (15.21%) CI/CD
6 38 (14.45%) DevOps
7 34 (12.93%) Stakeholder Management
8 30 (11.41%) Mentoring
9 26 (9.89%) Infrastructure as Code
10 25 (9.51%) Collaborative Working
10 25 (9.51%) Decision-Making
11 24 (9.13%) Analytics
11 24 (9.13%) CRM
12 23 (8.75%) DevSecOps
13 22 (8.37%) Customer Service
14 21 (7.98%) Line Management
14 21 (7.98%) Risk Management
15 20 (7.60%) Computer Science
15 20 (7.60%) Observability
15 20 (7.60%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 24 (9.13%) Python
1 24 (9.13%) SQL
2 21 (7.98%) Bicep
3 15 (5.70%) PowerShell
4 13 (4.94%) C#
4 13 (4.94%) JavaScript
5 12 (4.56%) Bash
5 12 (4.56%) Kusto Query Language
6 9 (3.42%) Java
6 9 (3.42%) TypeScript
7 6 (2.28%) C++
8 3 (1.14%) Ada
8 3 (1.14%) Ada 95
8 3 (1.14%) C
8 3 (1.14%) Rust
9 2 (0.76%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.76%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.76%) Go
9 2 (0.76%) Scala
Qualifications
1 39 (14.83%) Degree
2 33 (12.55%) Security Cleared
3 32 (12.17%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.22%) DBS Check
5 17 (6.46%) Azure Certification
6 12 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (4.18%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.42%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.42%) HND
9 8 (3.04%) Chartered Engineer
10 6 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (2.28%) HNC
11 4 (1.52%) AWS Certification
12 3 (1.14%) ACCA
12 3 (1.14%) CEH
12 3 (1.14%) CIMA
12 3 (1.14%) CISSP
12 3 (1.14%) Postgraduate
13 2 (0.76%) AAT
13 2 (0.76%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.41%) Accessibility
2 13 (4.94%) WCAG
3 11 (4.18%) NIST
3 11 (4.18%) QA
4 9 (3.42%) NCSC
4 9 (3.42%) SLA
5 8 (3.04%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (3.04%) GRC
6 7 (2.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.90%) GDPR
8 3 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.14%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.14%) MIL-STD-1553
9 2 (0.76%) GxP
10 1 (0.38%) DO-254
10 1 (0.38%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (9.13%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.46%) Docker
3 13 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (4.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (4.56%) vSphere
5 3 (1.14%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.38%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 18 (6.84%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.52%) SCCM
3 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.76%) Ansible
5 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 71 (27.00%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.94%) VMware
3 12 (4.56%) ScienceLogic
4 8 (3.04%) Facebook
5 7 (2.66%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.28%) Adobe
6 6 (2.28%) Instagram
7 5 (1.90%) SAP
8 4 (1.52%) Cisco
8 4 (1.52%) OneLogin
9 3 (1.14%) Anaplan
9 3 (1.14%) Google
10 2 (0.76%) Apple
10 2 (0.76%) Dell
10 2 (0.76%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.76%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.76%) Meraki
10 2 (0.76%) Oracle
11 1 (0.38%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 1 (0.38%) ServiceNow