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 10 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 29 34
Rank change year-on-year -46 +5 +34
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 158 195 532
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.06% 6.94% 5.25%
As % of the General category 4.81% 10.11% 10.35%
Number of salaries quoted 95 47 127
10th Percentile £29,010 £26,000 £27,338
25th Percentile £41,020 £29,750 £35,961
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.98% -10.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £68,125 £63,623 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £77,250 £72,761
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% -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 3,288 1,928 5,142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 42.89% 68.61% 50.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,934 1,101 3,547
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,625 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,750 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £60,918
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 -21 59 £58,497 +8.83% 24
Bristol -3 50 £45,000 +11.80% 29
Wiltshire 0 18 £58,750 +5.11% 2
Somerset -35 16 £42,138 +33.77% 14
Dorset -41 7 £30,000 -14.29% 6
Devon -32 4 £38,000 - 2
Cornwall - 3 £38,995 - 1
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 8 (5.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.63%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (6.33%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.90%) Adobe After Effects
4 3 (1.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (1.90%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (1.90%) InDesign
4 3 (1.90%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.63%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.63%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.63%) Simulink
5 1 (0.63%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 25 (15.82%) Azure
2 7 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
2 7 (4.43%) Entra ID
3 6 (3.80%) IaaS
3 6 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (3.80%) PaaS
4 5 (3.16%) AWS
4 5 (3.16%) Azure Key Vault
4 5 (3.16%) Azure Monitor
4 5 (3.16%) GitHub
5 4 (2.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 4 (2.53%) Azure Functions
5 4 (2.53%) Serverless
6 3 (1.90%) Figma
7 2 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.27%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.27%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.27%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.23%) Firewall
2 11 (6.96%) VPN
3 10 (6.33%) Network Security
4 6 (3.80%) Internet
4 6 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.16%) LAN
5 5 (3.16%) WAN
6 3 (1.90%) BGP
6 3 (1.90%) Broadband
7 2 (1.27%) 4G
7 2 (1.27%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (1.27%) DHCP
7 2 (1.27%) DNS
7 2 (1.27%) Ethernet VPN
7 2 (1.27%) IOS XR
7 2 (1.27%) MPLS
8 1 (0.63%) RS-422
8 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.63%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.63%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.80%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.27%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (1.27%) GIS
3 1 (0.63%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.63%) Pinecone
3 1 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.63%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.63%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 7 (4.43%) Git
2 2 (1.27%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.63%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.63%) Jaeger
3 1 (0.63%) JIRA
3 1 (0.63%) JMeter
3 1 (0.63%) MSI
3 1 (0.63%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.63%) Selenium
General
1 53 (33.54%) Social Skills
2 24 (15.19%) Legal
3 21 (13.29%) Finance
4 11 (6.96%) Aerospace
4 11 (6.96%) Law
5 10 (6.33%) Marketing
6 8 (5.06%) Aviation
6 8 (5.06%) Digital Health
6 8 (5.06%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (5.06%) Local Government
6 8 (5.06%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.43%) Retail
8 5 (3.16%) Avionics
9 4 (2.53%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (2.53%) Billing
9 4 (2.53%) Military
10 3 (1.90%) Multimedia
11 2 (1.27%) Aeronautics
11 2 (1.27%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 32 (20.25%) Architect
2 25 (15.82%) Senior
3 23 (14.56%) Solutions Architect
4 10 (6.33%) Analyst
5 9 (5.70%) Enterprise Architect
6 8 (5.06%) Data Scientist
7 7 (4.43%) Administrator
7 7 (4.43%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 7 (4.43%) Security Specialist
8 6 (3.80%) Support Engineer
8 6 (3.80%) Systems Engineer
8 6 (3.80%) Systems Manager
9 5 (3.16%) Development Manager
9 5 (3.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 4 (2.53%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 4 (2.53%) IT Support
10 4 (2.53%) Principal Engineer
10 4 (2.53%) Programmer
10 4 (2.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 4 (2.53%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.53%) CSS
1 4 (2.53%) HTML
2 2 (1.27%) GeoJSON
2 2 (1.27%) Jinja
2 2 (1.27%) NETCONF
2 2 (1.27%) RESTful
2 2 (1.27%) YANG
3 1 (0.63%) .NET
3 1 (0.63%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.63%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.63%) CSS3
3 1 (0.63%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.63%) HTML5
3 1 (0.63%) OpenAPI
3 1 (0.63%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.63%) pgvector
3 1 (0.63%) Playwright
3 1 (0.63%) REST
3 1 (0.63%) Swagger
3 1 (0.63%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (18.99%) Cyberattack
2 20 (12.66%) Driving Licence
3 10 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.80%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.80%) Security Posture
5 5 (3.16%) Social Media
6 4 (2.53%) Digital Media
6 4 (2.53%) Podcast
6 4 (2.53%) Product Ownership
6 4 (2.53%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.90%) Graphic Design
8 2 (1.27%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.27%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.27%) iPad
8 2 (1.27%) iPhone
8 2 (1.27%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.27%) PMI
9 1 (0.63%) FMCG
9 1 (0.63%) SCADA
9 1 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.70%) Windows
2 4 (2.53%) VMS
3 2 (1.27%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.63%) Linux
4 1 (0.63%) Unix
4 1 (0.63%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (20.89%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (18.99%) TOGAF
3 29 (18.35%) ITIL
4 27 (17.09%) AI
5 23 (14.56%) Time Management
6 21 (13.29%) Line Management
7 19 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
8 18 (11.39%) DevOps
9 14 (8.86%) Mentoring
10 13 (8.23%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (7.59%) CRM
11 12 (7.59%) Incident Management
12 11 (6.96%) Agile
12 11 (6.96%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 11 (6.96%) Critical Thinking
12 11 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
13 10 (6.33%) Data Science
13 10 (6.33%) Enterprise Architecture
13 10 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 10 (6.33%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.49%) Python
2 7 (4.43%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.43%) SQL
3 6 (3.80%) Bicep
4 5 (3.16%) Bash
5 4 (2.53%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (1.27%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.27%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.63%) C#
7 1 (0.63%) Go
7 1 (0.63%) Java
7 1 (0.63%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 36 (22.78%) Degree
2 20 (12.66%) Security Cleared
3 11 (6.96%) SC Cleared
4 8 (5.06%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.80%) Azure Certification
5 6 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (3.16%) Chartered Engineer
6 5 (3.16%) DBS Check
7 4 (2.53%) PhD
7 4 (2.53%) Postgraduate
8 3 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.27%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (1.27%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.63%) CISM
10 1 (0.63%) CISSP
10 1 (0.63%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (18.99%) NIST
2 14 (8.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (8.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (4.43%) GRC
4 7 (4.43%) SLA
5 5 (3.16%) GDPR
5 5 (3.16%) QA
6 3 (1.90%) ARP4761
6 3 (1.90%) DO-160
7 2 (1.27%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.27%) ARP4754
7 2 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.27%) DO-254
7 2 (1.27%) NCSC
7 2 (1.27%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.27%) WCAG
8 1 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.63%) COBIT
8 1 (0.63%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.53%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (2.53%) vSphere
4 2 (1.27%) Docker
4 2 (1.27%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (4.43%) Terraform
2 6 (3.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.63%) Ansible
4 1 (0.63%) Argo
4 1 (0.63%) CASB
4 1 (0.63%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.63%) Kustomize
4 1 (0.63%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 29 (18.35%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.70%) Cisco
3 6 (3.80%) VMware
4 4 (2.53%) HP
4 4 (2.53%) Meraki
4 4 (2.53%) ScienceLogic
5 3 (1.90%) Adobe
5 3 (1.90%) Anaplan
5 3 (1.90%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.27%) Apple
6 2 (1.27%) Citrix
6 2 (1.27%) Dell
6 2 (1.27%) Okta
7 1 (0.63%) DocuSign
7 1 (0.63%) Google
7 1 (0.63%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.63%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.63%) Siemens
7 1 (0.63%) Tenable