Inclusion and Diversity Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 16 26
Rank change year-on-year -66 +10 +49
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,414 2,979 5,008
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.00% 8.94% 6.74%
As % of the General category 4.47% 13.22% 12.19%
Number of salaries quoted 731 485 1,283
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £25,550
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,709 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.42% +11.11% -24.39%
75th Percentile £63,250 £62,500 £60,709
90th Percentile £78,224 £82,000 £71,630
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +7.84% -21.54%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 31,619 22,529 41,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.82% 67.62% 55.25%
Number of salaries quoted 19,397 10,662 26,282
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in the UK excluding London

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 July 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 of England -73 390 £55,000 +17.02% 183
Midlands -46 278 £44,543 -17.13% 103
South East -73 247 £53,663 +23.36% 195
North West -63 234 £47,000 - 115
South West -36 191 £57,500 +9.52% 358
West Midlands -29 175 £59,250 +4.01% 66
East of England -44 114 £40,000 -29.82% 88
East Midlands -42 102 £35,000 +19.66% 34
Scotland -39 98 £50,000 - 157
Wales -1 89 £54,500 -0.91% 18
Yorkshire -15 86 £52,445 -38.30% 37
North East -3 70 £57,500 +134.03% 31
Northern Ireland -55 17 £40,000 -47.43% 112
Inclusion and Diversity
UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 36 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (2.48%) SharePoint
3 25 (1.77%) Confluence
4 12 (0.85%) Apache
5 10 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.50%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.50%) ArcGIS
6 7 (0.50%) Jupyter
7 5 (0.35%) CMS
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.14%) IIS
8 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 2 (0.14%) Totara
8 2 (0.14%) WordPress
9 1 (0.071%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 66 (4.67%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (3.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (2.62%) Acrobat
4 13 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.57%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.57%) InDesign
6 8 (0.57%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.35%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.35%) Sketch
9 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.21%) Trello
10 2 (0.14%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.14%) InVision
10 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.071%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.071%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 24 (1.70%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.42%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.35%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.21%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.21%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.21%) SAP EHS
5 3 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.14%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.071%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.071%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.071%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.071%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.071%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 243 (17.19%) Azure
2 133 (9.41%) AWS
3 94 (6.65%) GCP
4 82 (5.80%) Power Platform
5 80 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
6 77 (5.45%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (2.76%) Serverless
8 35 (2.48%) GitHub
9 30 (2.12%) Entra ID
10 27 (1.91%) PaaS
11 26 (1.84%) SaaS
12 24 (1.70%) Figma
13 23 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
14 20 (1.41%) dbt
14 20 (1.41%) IaaS
15 19 (1.34%) Azure Monitor
16 18 (1.27%) Azure Key Vault
17 14 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
17 14 (0.99%) Power Automate
18 13 (0.92%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 59 (4.17%) Broadband
2 41 (2.90%) Firewall
3 29 (2.05%) VPN
4 21 (1.49%) DNS
5 20 (1.41%) Network Security
5 20 (1.41%) WAN
6 19 (1.34%) DHCP
6 19 (1.34%) LAN
6 19 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 18 (1.27%) Internet
8 11 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (0.50%) VLAN
9 7 (0.50%) Wireless
10 6 (0.42%) 4G
11 5 (0.35%) SAN
12 4 (0.28%) BGP
12 4 (0.28%) SMTP
12 4 (0.28%) SSL
12 4 (0.28%) WLAN
13 3 (0.21%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (4.95%) Power BI
2 25 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (1.49%) Tableau
4 17 (1.20%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.13%) GIS
6 15 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (1.06%) Metadata
7 14 (0.99%) MySQL
8 13 (0.92%) Geospatial Data
8 13 (0.92%) Relational Database
9 12 (0.85%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.71%) BigQuery
11 9 (0.64%) Looker
12 8 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (0.57%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.50%) Amazon Athena
13 7 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.50%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.50%) Redis
Development Applications
1 57 (4.03%) Jenkins
2 47 (3.32%) GitLab
3 42 (2.97%) JIRA
4 41 (2.90%) Git
5 34 (2.40%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.56%) Snyk
7 14 (0.99%) fastlane
8 10 (0.71%) Postman
9 9 (0.64%) LabVIEW
10 8 (0.57%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.57%) Xcode
11 7 (0.50%) Moq
12 6 (0.42%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.42%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.42%) Gradle
12 6 (0.42%) JMeter
13 5 (0.35%) Zephyr
14 4 (0.28%) Gatling
14 4 (0.28%) Locust
14 4 (0.28%) MSI
General
1 516 (36.49%) Social Skills
2 283 (20.01%) Finance
3 187 (13.22%) Public Sector
4 171 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
5 130 (9.19%) Marketing
6 100 (7.07%) Legal
7 97 (6.86%) Law
8 93 (6.58%) Retail
9 77 (5.45%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (3.89%) Games
11 54 (3.82%) Local Government
12 35 (2.48%) Manufacturing
13 25 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
14 23 (1.63%) Electronics
15 22 (1.56%) Aerospace
16 21 (1.49%) Banking
17 19 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
18 14 (0.99%) Aviation
19 13 (0.92%) Advertising
19 13 (0.92%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 296 (20.93%) Senior
2 179 (12.66%) Analyst
3 147 (10.40%) Architect
4 77 (5.45%) Lead
5 68 (4.81%) Sales Executive
6 66 (4.67%) Developer
7 62 (4.38%) Senior Analyst
8 51 (3.61%) Business Analyst
8 51 (3.61%) IT Engineer
9 44 (3.11%) Solutions Architect
10 35 (2.48%) Senior Architect
11 34 (2.40%) Cloud Architect
11 34 (2.40%) Project Manager
12 33 (2.33%) Account Executive
12 33 (2.33%) Salesforce Architect
12 33 (2.33%) Technical Architect
13 31 (2.19%) IT Manager
13 31 (2.19%) IT Support
14 30 (2.12%) Systems Engineer
15 27 (1.91%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (3.89%) REST
2 38 (2.69%) SOAP
3 36 (2.55%) Lightning Web Components
3 36 (2.55%) Visualforce
4 29 (2.05%) RESTful
5 26 (1.84%) .NET
6 25 (1.77%) CSS
6 25 (1.77%) HTML
7 22 (1.56%) EDI
8 19 (1.34%) Android SDK
9 17 (1.20%) Node.js
10 14 (0.99%) XML
11 13 (0.92%) GraphQL
11 13 (0.92%) React
12 11 (0.78%) .NET Framework
13 9 (0.64%) Spring
13 9 (0.64%) Spring Boot
13 9 (0.64%) Web Services
14 8 (0.57%) .NET Core
14 8 (0.57%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 111 (7.85%) Product Ownership
2 109 (7.71%) Driving Licence
3 107 (7.57%) Onboarding
4 79 (5.59%) Self-Motivation
5 52 (3.68%) Cloud Native
5 52 (3.68%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.39%) Social Media
7 47 (3.32%) Cyberattack
8 42 (2.97%) Data Centre
9 38 (2.69%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.56%) Security Posture
11 18 (1.27%) Credit Risk
12 17 (1.20%) CSOC
12 17 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
13 15 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (0.92%) Data Structures
15 13 (0.92%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.85%) Graphic Design
16 12 (0.85%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 87 (6.15%) Windows
2 40 (2.83%) Linux
3 33 (2.33%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.63%) Android
5 18 (1.27%) Apple iOS
6 16 (1.13%) VMS
7 14 (0.99%) Windows 10
8 13 (0.92%) Unix
9 8 (0.57%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.28%) Debian
11 4 (0.28%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (22.98%) Agile
2 295 (20.86%) AI
3 238 (16.83%) Problem-Solving
4 212 (14.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 198 (14.00%) CI/CD
6 194 (13.72%) Decision-Making
7 183 (12.94%) DevOps
8 165 (11.67%) Mentoring
9 164 (11.60%) Cybersecurity
10 143 (10.11%) Roadmaps
11 128 (9.05%) Analytics
12 123 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
13 119 (8.42%) Customer Service
14 109 (7.71%) Scrum
15 94 (6.65%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 91 (6.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 87 (6.15%) Technology Strategy
18 82 (5.80%) Coaching
19 80 (5.66%) CRM
20 79 (5.59%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 118 (8.35%) Python
2 116 (8.20%) SQL
3 49 (3.47%) Java
4 46 (3.25%) PowerShell
5 36 (2.55%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.40%) SOQL
6 34 (2.40%) SOSL
7 28 (1.98%) JavaScript
8 27 (1.91%) C#
9 25 (1.77%) Bicep
10 23 (1.63%) Bash
11 20 (1.41%) TypeScript
12 19 (1.34%) Kotlin
12 19 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
13 9 (0.64%) MATLAB
14 7 (0.50%) C++
14 7 (0.50%) Swift
14 7 (0.50%) XAML
15 6 (0.42%) PHP
16 5 (0.35%) Go
Qualifications
1 296 (20.93%) Degree
2 178 (12.59%) Security Cleared
3 160 (11.32%) SC Cleared
4 81 (5.73%) DBS Check
5 33 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 32 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 29 (2.05%) AWS Certification
7 29 (2.05%) Azure Certification
8 25 (1.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 24 (1.70%) HNC
10 21 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (1.34%) Master's Degree
12 16 (1.13%) Chartered Engineer
13 15 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
14 13 (0.92%) CISSP
14 13 (0.92%) PhD
14 13 (0.92%) Postgraduate
15 11 (0.78%) DV Cleared
15 11 (0.78%) SANS
16 10 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (5.80%) Accessibility
2 62 (4.38%) Data Quality
3 54 (3.82%) SLA
4 50 (3.54%) GDPR
5 39 (2.76%) NIST
5 39 (2.76%) QA
6 36 (2.55%) GRC
7 34 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 34 (2.40%) WCAG
8 24 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (0.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 12 (0.85%) PCI DSS
11 11 (0.78%) NCSC
12 10 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.28%) COBIT
13 4 (0.28%) GAAP
13 4 (0.28%) IFRS
13 4 (0.28%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.21%) ARP4761
System Software
1 70 (4.95%) Active Directory
2 53 (3.75%) Docker
3 26 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
4 25 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (1.13%) vSphere
6 12 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.57%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.071%) Firmware
8 1 (0.071%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 63 (4.46%) Terraform
2 36 (2.55%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.64%) Autotask
4 9 (0.64%) Grafana
4 9 (0.64%) SCCM
5 5 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.35%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.35%) WSUS
6 4 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.28%) AWS Copilot
6 4 (0.28%) SolarWinds Orion
7 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
8 2 (0.14%) Ansible
8 2 (0.14%) CASB
8 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
8 2 (0.14%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.071%) Argo
9 1 (0.071%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.071%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 277 (19.59%) Microsoft
2 94 (6.65%) Adobe
3 67 (4.74%) Salesforce
4 66 (4.67%) Google
5 44 (3.11%) Cisco
6 40 (2.83%) Apple
7 36 (2.55%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.48%) Splunk
9 31 (2.19%) VMware
10 30 (2.12%) Palo Alto
11 27 (1.91%) CrowdStrike
12 23 (1.63%) Tenable
13 19 (1.34%) Instagram
14 18 (1.27%) SAP
15 14 (0.99%) Dynatrace
16 12 (0.85%) Fortinet
16 12 (0.85%) ScienceLogic
17 11 (0.78%) Hootsuite
17 11 (0.78%) Pega
17 11 (0.78%) Wrike