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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 34 40
Rank change year-on-year +14 +6 -1
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 2,525 2,384 1,747
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 6.71% 5.23% 5.95%
As % of the General category 11.63% 9.06% 9.37%
Number of salaries quoted 514 526 742
10th Percentile £20,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £27,707 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,715 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.79% - +3.14%
75th Percentile £60,000 £69,800 £69,800
90th Percentile £78,750 £79,600 £83,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -3.85% +4.69%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,709 26,322 18,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.69% 57.71% 63.46%
Number of salaries quoted 12,288 11,429 13,599
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,305 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 2025. 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 +27 906 £33,000 -41.80% 95
North West +19 776 £35,000 -39.72% 59
South East +16 666 £52,500 -13.22% 381
East of England +7 289 £59,500 +32.22% 40
Midlands +27 284 £47,500 -7.22% 93
West Midlands +24 180 £48,750 -7.14% 49
South West -2 171 £28,500 -32.54% 65
Scotland -17 168 £25,835 -53.03% 74
Yorkshire +14 116 £26,975 -47.37% 22
East Midlands +17 104 £35,000 -12.50% 42
Wales -4 32 £59,541 +6.30% 25
North East -13 14 £27,500 -57.69% 14
Northern Ireland -17 9 £76,024 +16.96% 2
Channel Islands - 6 - - 1
Isle of Man - 2 £32,000 -
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 16 (0.63%) SharePoint
2 14 (0.55%) Apache Spark
3 7 (0.28%) Apache
4 4 (0.16%) Camunda
4 4 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.12%) CMS
6 2 (0.079%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.079%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.079%) Cloud Foundry
6 2 (0.079%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.079%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.040%) Drupal
7 1 (0.040%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.040%) WordPress
Applications
1 65 (2.57%) Microsoft Office
2 52 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (0.67%) AutoCAD
4 13 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.24%) Revit
7 5 (0.20%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.16%) Civil 3D
9 3 (0.12%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.12%) Navisworks
9 3 (0.12%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.12%) Simulink
10 2 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
11 1 (0.040%) MicroStation
11 1 (0.040%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.040%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.040%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 13 (0.51%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.079%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.079%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.079%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.040%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.040%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.040%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.040%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.040%) Primavera
6 1 (0.040%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,337 (52.95%) Cloud Computing
2 86 (3.41%) AWS
3 78 (3.09%) Azure
4 73 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
5 47 (1.86%) Power Platform
6 28 (1.11%) SaaS
7 25 (0.99%) Entra ID
8 15 (0.59%) GCP
9 11 (0.44%) AWS Lambda
9 11 (0.44%) Serverless
10 9 (0.36%) Amazon EKS
10 9 (0.36%) Amazon S3
10 9 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (0.36%) Google Analytics
11 7 (0.28%) PaaS
12 6 (0.24%) Amazon ECS
12 6 (0.24%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.24%) Figma
12 6 (0.24%) GitHub
12 6 (0.24%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1,352 (53.54%) Internet
2 20 (0.79%) LAN
3 17 (0.67%) Firewall
4 16 (0.63%) Broadband
5 14 (0.55%) WAN
6 13 (0.51%) VPN
7 12 (0.48%) DNS
8 9 (0.36%) DHCP
9 8 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.20%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.12%) VLAN
11 3 (0.12%) Wireless
12 2 (0.079%) HTTP
12 2 (0.079%) Network Security
12 2 (0.079%) SAN
12 2 (0.079%) SSH
13 1 (0.040%) Intranet
13 1 (0.040%) MPLS
13 1 (0.040%) VoIP
13 1 (0.040%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (1.54%) Power BI
2 16 (0.63%) NoSQL
3 15 (0.59%) Tableau
4 13 (0.51%) Big Data
5 11 (0.44%) Relational Database
5 11 (0.44%) SQL Server
6 9 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
6 9 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (0.32%) GIS
7 8 (0.32%) Power Query
8 7 (0.28%) Apache Cassandra
8 7 (0.28%) KDB
8 7 (0.28%) Kdb+
9 6 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.20%) Apache Hive
10 5 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.20%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.20%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.16%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 32 (1.27%) Jenkins
2 25 (0.99%) JIRA
3 16 (0.63%) Git
4 15 (0.59%) GitLab
4 15 (0.59%) SonarQube
5 11 (0.44%) Maven
6 10 (0.40%) JUnit
7 9 (0.36%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.32%) Selenium
9 5 (0.20%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.20%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.20%) webpack
10 4 (0.16%) Vite
10 4 (0.16%) WebDriver
11 3 (0.12%) Gradle
11 3 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
11 3 (0.12%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.12%) Subversion
12 2 (0.079%) REST Assured
12 2 (0.079%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,711 (67.76%) Social Skills
2 1,404 (55.60%) Banking
3 349 (13.82%) Finance
4 194 (7.68%) Law
5 161 (6.38%) Marketing
6 143 (5.66%) Retail
7 133 (5.27%) Public Sector
8 132 (5.23%) Analytical Skills
9 58 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
10 54 (2.14%) Legal
11 34 (1.35%) Telecoms
12 26 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
13 24 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (0.71%) Games
16 17 (0.67%) French Language
16 17 (0.67%) Manufacturing
17 16 (0.63%) Automotive
18 15 (0.59%) Swedish Language
19 12 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1,072 (42.46%) Lecturer
2 177 (7.01%) Senior
3 117 (4.63%) Software Engineer
4 107 (4.24%) Lead
5 85 (3.37%) Senior Manager
6 77 (3.05%) Analyst
7 68 (2.69%) Project Engineer
8 63 (2.50%) Java Engineer
8 63 (2.50%) Microsoft Specialist
9 60 (2.38%) Java Software Engineer
10 56 (2.22%) Sales Manager
11 52 (2.06%) Architect
12 46 (1.82%) Account Manager
13 45 (1.78%) Project Manager
13 45 (1.78%) Sales Account Manager
13 45 (1.78%) Senior Account Manager
13 45 (1.78%) Senior Sales Manager
14 38 (1.50%) Support Engineer
15 35 (1.39%) IT Support
16 31 (1.23%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (2.34%) Spring
2 50 (1.98%) React
3 40 (1.58%) REST
4 36 (1.43%) Kafka
5 29 (1.15%) Spring Boot
6 24 (0.95%) EDI
7 21 (0.83%) HTML
7 21 (0.83%) SOAP
8 20 (0.79%) CSS
9 19 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
9 19 (0.75%) Visualforce
10 18 (0.71%) AngularJS
10 18 (0.71%) Node.js
11 14 (0.55%) RESTful
11 14 (0.55%) Web Services
12 10 (0.40%) .NET
13 9 (0.36%) Django
13 9 (0.36%) PySpark
14 8 (0.32%) Hibernate
15 7 (0.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 1,338 (52.99%) IoT
2 70 (2.77%) Blog
3 67 (2.65%) Onboarding
4 61 (2.42%) Driving Licence
5 45 (1.78%) Algorithms
6 42 (1.66%) Cloud Native
7 36 (1.43%) Management Information System
8 32 (1.27%) Data Centre
9 31 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
10 28 (1.11%) Product Ownership
11 18 (0.71%) Microsoft Licensing
11 18 (0.71%) Social Media
12 15 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (0.55%) FMCG
14 13 (0.51%) Public Cloud
15 12 (0.48%) Podcast
15 12 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
16 10 (0.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 9 (0.36%) Legacy Systems
18 8 (0.32%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 42 (1.66%) Windows
2 12 (0.48%) Linux
3 9 (0.36%) Windows 10
4 8 (0.32%) Unix
5 7 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.24%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.20%) Android
8 3 (0.12%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.079%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.079%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.079%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.040%) Debian
10 1 (0.040%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,659 (65.70%) AI
2 1,427 (56.51%) Cybersecurity
3 1,405 (55.64%) Machine Learning
4 1,357 (53.74%) User Experience
5 1,344 (53.23%) Web Development
6 239 (9.47%) Agile
7 202 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 197 (7.80%) Problem-Solving
9 175 (6.93%) Customer Service
10 148 (5.86%) Software Engineering
11 137 (5.43%) Decision-Making
12 120 (4.75%) CI/CD
13 111 (4.40%) B2B
14 107 (4.24%) SDLC
15 106 (4.20%) CRM
16 103 (4.08%) Coaching
17 93 (3.68%) Community of Practice
17 93 (3.68%) Mentoring
18 92 (3.64%) Operational Stability
19 88 (3.49%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 99 (3.92%) Java
2 71 (2.81%) SQL
3 65 (2.57%) Python
4 39 (1.54%) JavaScript
5 19 (0.75%) Apex Code
6 15 (0.59%) SOQL
6 15 (0.59%) SOSL
7 14 (0.55%) TypeScript
8 12 (0.48%) C#
9 10 (0.40%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.20%) Go
11 5 (0.20%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.16%) R
13 3 (0.12%) C++
13 3 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.079%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.079%) C
14 2 (0.079%) PHP
14 2 (0.079%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1,699 (67.29%) Degree
2 1,337 (52.95%) Master's Degree
3 1,334 (52.83%) Postgraduate
4 1,333 (52.79%) PhD
5 44 (1.74%) Security Cleared
6 38 (1.50%) SC Cleared
7 26 (1.03%) PMP
8 25 (0.99%) DBS Check
9 24 (0.95%) HNC
10 19 (0.75%) HND
11 18 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (0.63%) MCSE
13 14 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (0.44%) Chartered Engineer
15 10 (0.40%) CISSP
16 8 (0.32%) CISM
16 8 (0.32%) City & Guilds
17 6 (0.24%) Azure Certification
17 6 (0.24%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (1.47%) QA
2 29 (1.15%) SLA
3 21 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (0.79%) NIST
5 19 (0.75%) Accessibility
6 17 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (0.59%) PMO
8 14 (0.55%) GDPR
9 10 (0.40%) Data Quality
10 8 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.20%) WCAG
12 4 (0.16%) COBIT
12 4 (0.16%) EU AI Act
12 4 (0.16%) ISO 19650
12 4 (0.16%) NEBOSH
12 4 (0.16%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.079%) GRC
13 2 (0.079%) NCSC
13 2 (0.079%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.040%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 42 (1.66%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.44%) Docker
4 3 (0.12%) HDFS
4 3 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.079%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.079%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.079%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.040%) iptables
6 1 (0.040%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 33 (1.31%) Kubernetes
2 25 (0.99%) Terraform
3 17 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.36%) Grafana
5 6 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.20%) Ansible
7 4 (0.16%) Argo
8 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.12%) SCCM
9 2 (0.079%) ITRS Geneos
9 2 (0.079%) Nessus
9 2 (0.079%) Netcool
9 2 (0.079%) Netcool/OMNIbus
9 2 (0.079%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.040%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.040%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.040%) Nagios
10 1 (0.040%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 255 (10.10%) Microsoft
2 60 (2.38%) Cisco
3 50 (1.98%) Salesforce
4 39 (1.54%) Oracle
5 37 (1.47%) NEC
6 30 (1.19%) Adobe
6 30 (1.19%) Splunk
7 25 (0.99%) Apple
8 22 (0.87%) Google
8 22 (0.87%) Palo Alto
9 17 (0.67%) VMware
10 16 (0.63%) Databricks
10 16 (0.63%) Dell
11 14 (0.55%) SAP
12 13 (0.51%) ServiceNow
13 11 (0.44%) Autodesk
13 11 (0.44%) Juniper
14 9 (0.36%) Dynatrace
14 9 (0.36%) McAfee
15 8 (0.32%) Guidewire