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 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 32 32
Rank change year-on-year +24 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 4,970 2,155 2,068
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 11.80% 5.76% 6.70%
As % of the General category 20.72% 9.16% 10.96%
Number of salaries quoted 519 478 694
10th Percentile £20,000 £33,025 £32,092
25th Percentile £27,707 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,929 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.40% - +0.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £69,800
90th Percentile £78,550 £79,005 £83,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -3.85% +4.00%

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 23,985 23,528 18,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.96% 62.93% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 12,357 9,917 13,440
10th Percentile £26,733 £30,900 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -1.93%

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 29 December 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 29 December 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 +49 1,923 £32,500 -40.91% 345
North West +41 1,706 £34,178 -32.06% 175
Midlands +46 1,467 £47,500 -7.22% 275
West Midlands +52 1,294 £47,500 -9.52% 143
South East +19 890 £53,250 -11.25% 510
East of England +15 422 £45,000 - 211
Yorkshire +36 210 £26,100 -50.29% 135
East Midlands +20 185 £35,000 -16.17% 117
South West -21 151 £28,500 -32.94% 170
Scotland -67 59 £25,718 -53.24% 115
Wales +6 47 £60,876 +15.75% 35
Northern Ireland -17 13 £76,024 +27.92% 16
Channel Islands - 8 - - 1
North East -2 7 £65,000 +4.48% 35
Isle of Man - 2 £32,000 - 1
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 31 (0.62%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.040%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.020%) Drupal
4 1 (0.020%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.020%) WildFly
4 1 (0.020%) WordPress
Applications
1 61 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (0.32%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.10%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.060%) Revit
6 3 (0.060%) Simulink
7 2 (0.040%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.040%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.040%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.040%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.040%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.040%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.020%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.020%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.020%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.020%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.020%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.020%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 14 (0.28%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.080%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.040%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.040%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.040%) Misys Midas
4 2 (0.040%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.020%) Academy Housing
5 1 (0.020%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.020%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.020%) Primavera
5 1 (0.020%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 3,651 (73.46%) Cloud Computing
2 100 (2.01%) Azure
3 69 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
4 66 (1.33%) AWS
5 49 (0.99%) Power Platform
6 34 (0.68%) SaaS
7 29 (0.58%) Entra ID
8 11 (0.22%) OneDrive
9 9 (0.18%) Google Analytics
10 8 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (0.16%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.14%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (0.14%) GCP
12 6 (0.12%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.12%) Figma
12 6 (0.12%) PaaS
13 5 (0.10%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (0.10%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 5 (0.10%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (0.080%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3,664 (73.72%) Internet
2 22 (0.44%) Broadband
3 16 (0.32%) LAN
4 14 (0.28%) VPN
5 13 (0.26%) DNS
5 13 (0.26%) Firewall
6 10 (0.20%) DHCP
7 8 (0.16%) WAN
8 6 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.080%) MPLS
9 4 (0.080%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.060%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.060%) PSTN
11 2 (0.040%) 4G
11 2 (0.040%) HTTP
11 2 (0.040%) Network Security
11 2 (0.040%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.040%) SSH
11 2 (0.040%) VLAN
11 2 (0.040%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (0.76%) Power BI
2 14 (0.28%) Tableau
3 10 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.18%) Data Lake
4 9 (0.18%) SQL Server
5 8 (0.16%) GIS
6 6 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.080%) Geospatial Data
7 4 (0.080%) Power Query
7 4 (0.080%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.060%) Metadata
8 3 (0.060%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.040%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.040%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.040%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.020%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.020%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.020%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 20 (0.40%) JIRA
2 17 (0.34%) Jenkins
3 15 (0.30%) GitLab
3 15 (0.30%) SonarQube
4 7 (0.14%) Git
5 6 (0.12%) Cypress.io
5 6 (0.12%) Selenium
6 5 (0.10%) Axure RP
6 5 (0.10%) Balsamiq
7 4 (0.080%) WebDriver
8 3 (0.060%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (0.060%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.040%) Jaeger
9 2 (0.040%) Postman
9 2 (0.040%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.040%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.020%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.020%) jMock
10 1 (0.020%) JUnit
General
1 3,984 (80.16%) Social Skills
2 3,659 (73.62%) Banking
3 419 (8.43%) Finance
4 146 (2.94%) Retail
5 141 (2.84%) Public Sector
6 137 (2.76%) Analytical Skills
7 92 (1.85%) Marketing
8 86 (1.73%) Law
9 53 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
10 46 (0.93%) Legal
11 33 (0.66%) Telecoms
12 28 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
13 26 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (0.42%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (0.36%) Manufacturing
16 17 (0.34%) French Language
17 16 (0.32%) Automotive
18 15 (0.30%) Games
18 15 (0.30%) Swedish Language
19 12 (0.24%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2,811 (56.56%) Lecturer
2 200 (4.02%) Systems Engineer
3 195 (3.92%) Facilities Engineer
4 165 (3.32%) Senior
5 95 (1.91%) Analyst
6 85 (1.71%) Project Engineer
6 85 (1.71%) Senior Manager
7 68 (1.37%) Lead
8 58 (1.17%) Architect
8 58 (1.17%) Sales Manager
9 57 (1.15%) Microsoft Specialist
10 52 (1.05%) Project Manager
11 47 (0.95%) Account Manager
12 45 (0.91%) Sales Account Manager
12 45 (0.91%) Senior Account Manager
12 45 (0.91%) Senior Sales Manager
13 39 (0.78%) Account Executive
14 37 (0.74%) Alliance Manager
15 33 (0.66%) Mechanical Engineer
16 32 (0.64%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (0.52%) EDI
2 24 (0.48%) REST
3 20 (0.40%) Lightning Web Components
3 20 (0.40%) SOAP
3 20 (0.40%) Visualforce
4 15 (0.30%) Node.js
5 11 (0.22%) .NET
6 9 (0.18%) React
7 8 (0.16%) CSS
7 8 (0.16%) HTML
7 8 (0.16%) Web Services
8 6 (0.12%) Django
8 6 (0.12%) Middleware
8 6 (0.12%) Playwright
8 6 (0.12%) Spring
9 4 (0.080%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.080%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (0.080%) RESTful
10 2 (0.040%) OpenTelemetry
10 2 (0.040%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3,652 (73.48%) IoT
2 80 (1.61%) Onboarding
3 79 (1.59%) Blog
4 71 (1.43%) Driving Licence
5 37 (0.74%) Management Information System
6 35 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (0.56%) Data Centre
8 26 (0.52%) Product Ownership
9 22 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
10 19 (0.38%) Public Cloud
11 14 (0.28%) Social Media
12 13 (0.26%) Cloud Native
12 13 (0.26%) FMCG
13 12 (0.24%) Microsoft Licensing
13 12 (0.24%) Renewable Energy
14 10 (0.20%) SCADA
15 9 (0.18%) Cyber Threat
15 9 (0.18%) Life Science
16 8 (0.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 8 (0.16%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 34 (0.68%) Windows
2 11 (0.22%) Linux
3 7 (0.14%) Android
3 7 (0.14%) Apple iOS
3 7 (0.14%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.12%) Unix
4 6 (0.12%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.020%) Debian
5 1 (0.020%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.020%) OpenWrt
5 1 (0.020%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.020%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.020%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,947 (79.42%) AI
2 3,766 (75.77%) Cybersecurity
3 3,673 (73.90%) User Experience
4 3,656 (73.56%) Web Development
5 3,654 (73.52%) Machine Learning
6 277 (5.57%) Mentoring
7 197 (3.96%) Inventory Management
8 195 (3.92%) Preventative Maintenance
9 175 (3.52%) Customer Service
10 162 (3.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 146 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
12 123 (2.47%) Agile
13 120 (2.41%) B2B
14 119 (2.39%) Coaching
15 102 (2.05%) CRM
15 102 (2.05%) Decision-Making
16 77 (1.55%) Time Management
17 76 (1.53%) Project Management
18 68 (1.37%) Analytics
19 67 (1.35%) GTM Strategy
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.64%) SQL
2 21 (0.42%) Java
2 21 (0.42%) Python
3 20 (0.40%) Apex Code
4 17 (0.34%) JavaScript
5 15 (0.30%) SOQL
5 15 (0.30%) SOSL
6 9 (0.18%) C#
7 7 (0.14%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.080%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.060%) Bash
9 3 (0.060%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.040%) ActionScript
10 2 (0.040%) ActionScript 2.0
10 2 (0.040%) Go
10 2 (0.040%) PHP
10 2 (0.040%) R
11 1 (0.020%) Bicep
11 1 (0.020%) Ruby
11 1 (0.020%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,010 (80.68%) Degree
2 3,844 (77.34%) Postgraduate
3 3,650 (73.44%) Master's Degree
4 3,649 (73.42%) PhD
5 203 (4.08%) City & Guilds
6 196 (3.94%) NVQ Level 3
7 51 (1.03%) Security Cleared
8 46 (0.93%) SC Cleared
9 28 (0.56%) DBS Check
10 26 (0.52%) HNC
11 25 (0.50%) PMP
12 22 (0.44%) AWS Certification
12 22 (0.44%) HND
12 22 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
13 18 (0.36%) MCSE
14 13 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (0.26%) CISSP
14 13 (0.26%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (0.22%) Chartered Engineer
15 11 (0.22%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (3.92%) COSHH
2 43 (0.87%) QA
3 30 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (0.46%) NIST
4 23 (0.46%) SLA
5 21 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (0.30%) GDPR
7 14 (0.28%) Accessibility
7 14 (0.28%) PMO
8 9 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 5 (0.10%) COBIT
10 5 (0.10%) NEBOSH
10 5 (0.10%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.10%) WCAG
11 4 (0.080%) EU AI Act
12 3 (0.060%) GRC
12 3 (0.060%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.060%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.040%) NCSC
System Software
1 49 (0.99%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.12%) Docker
4 3 (0.060%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.020%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.020%) iptables
5 1 (0.020%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.020%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.020%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.020%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.30%) Terraform
3 12 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.12%) Argo
5 5 (0.10%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.060%) Ansible
7 2 (0.040%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.040%) Kustomize
7 2 (0.040%) Nessus
7 2 (0.040%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.040%) SCCM
8 1 (0.020%) CASB
8 1 (0.020%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.020%) Grafana
8 1 (0.020%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 280 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 63 (1.27%) Salesforce
3 60 (1.21%) Cisco
4 50 (1.01%) Adobe
4 50 (1.01%) Apple
5 38 (0.76%) NEC
6 23 (0.46%) Splunk
7 21 (0.42%) Palo Alto
8 17 (0.34%) Google
9 14 (0.28%) Oracle
10 11 (0.22%) SAP
10 11 (0.22%) VMware
11 9 (0.18%) Databricks
11 9 (0.18%) Dell
12 8 (0.16%) New Relic
13 7 (0.14%) Sparx
14 6 (0.12%) Snow
15 5 (0.10%) CrowdStrike
15 5 (0.10%) MuleSoft
15 5 (0.10%) ServiceNow