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 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 21 21
Rank change year-on-year -48 0 +43
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,737 2,778 4,135
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.26% 8.03% 6.90%
As % of the General category 5.10% 12.01% 12.78%
Number of salaries quoted 846 483 846
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,600 £28,622
25th Percentile £36,063 £34,448 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £69,938 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £81,000 £73,525
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

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 34,064 23,128 32,358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.24% 66.86% 54.03%
Number of salaries quoted 21,049 11,335 18,232
10th Percentile £28,750 £25,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,640 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 12 August 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 12 August 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 -68 441 £52,500 +11.70% 588
South East -41 327 £55,000 +12.82% 409
Midlands -44 275 £45,000 -8.16% 327
North West -63 245 £42,000 -8.70% 341
South West -21 241 £57,500 +42.86% 291
West Midlands -43 168 £59,250 +7.73% 239
Scotland -8 154 £52,500 +31.25% 424
East of England -11 152 £40,000 -29.82% 181
East Midlands -34 106 £40,000 +23.08% 88
North East +5 102 £60,000 +144.20% 95
Wales +6 101 £53,500 -6.84% 55
Yorkshire +10 94 £51,000 -36.25% 154
Northern Ireland -30 54 £73,801 -3.01% 167
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 41 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (2.01%) Confluence
3 28 (1.61%) SharePoint
4 17 (0.98%) Apache Spark
5 16 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
6 15 (0.86%) Apache
7 10 (0.58%) CMS
7 10 (0.58%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.29%) WordPress
9 4 (0.23%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.12%) Moodle
10 2 (0.12%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.12%) Totara
11 1 (0.058%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.058%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 85 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
2 74 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.04%) Simulink
4 16 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.81%) Acrobat
6 9 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.46%) InDesign
7 8 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.46%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.40%) Adobe XD
8 7 (0.40%) Sketch
9 6 (0.35%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.23%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
11 3 (0.17%) Revit
11 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.12%) Maple
12 2 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.38%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (0.75%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.58%) Primavera
5 7 (0.40%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.29%) SAP EHS
6 5 (0.29%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
7 4 (0.23%) SAP HR
8 3 (0.17%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 3 (0.17%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.17%) SAP WM
8 3 (0.17%) Shopify
9 2 (0.12%) Elite 3E
9 2 (0.12%) NEC Housing
9 2 (0.12%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.12%) SAP MM
10 1 (0.058%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 306 (17.62%) Azure
2 223 (12.84%) AWS
3 135 (7.77%) GCP
4 92 (5.30%) Power Platform
5 86 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
6 81 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
7 52 (2.99%) GitHub
8 47 (2.71%) Serverless
9 41 (2.36%) SaaS
10 36 (2.07%) dbt
11 33 (1.90%) PaaS
12 28 (1.61%) Entra ID
12 28 (1.61%) Figma
13 27 (1.55%) IaaS
14 24 (1.38%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (1.27%) Azure Key Vault
15 22 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
16 21 (1.21%) GitHub Actions
16 21 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
17 15 (0.86%) Amazon ECR
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.19%) Firewall
2 36 (2.07%) Broadband
3 27 (1.55%) Network Security
4 23 (1.32%) VPN
5 20 (1.15%) TCP/IP
6 19 (1.09%) DNS
7 18 (1.04%) Internet
8 17 (0.98%) LAN
9 16 (0.92%) DHCP
10 15 (0.86%) WAN
11 10 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (0.58%) Wireless
12 9 (0.52%) Ethernet
12 9 (0.52%) SAN
12 9 (0.52%) VLAN
13 8 (0.46%) SSL
14 4 (0.23%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.17%) Modbus
15 3 (0.17%) MPLS
15 3 (0.17%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (4.38%) Power BI
2 37 (2.13%) SQL Server
3 35 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (1.50%) Tableau
5 22 (1.27%) Metadata
6 19 (1.09%) Relational Database
7 17 (0.98%) MongoDB
8 16 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
8 16 (0.92%) MySQL
8 16 (0.92%) NoSQL
9 15 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
10 14 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
11 13 (0.75%) BigQuery
11 13 (0.75%) GIS
12 12 (0.69%) DynamoDB
13 11 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
14 10 (0.58%) Amazon Athena
14 10 (0.58%) Big Data
14 10 (0.58%) Looker
15 9 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 70 (4.03%) Git
2 63 (3.63%) Jenkins
2 63 (3.63%) JIRA
3 43 (2.48%) GitLab
4 22 (1.27%) Snyk
5 20 (1.15%) SonarQube
6 19 (1.09%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.81%) fastlane
7 14 (0.81%) LabVIEW
8 9 (0.52%) JMeter
8 9 (0.52%) Postman
9 8 (0.46%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.46%) Xcode
10 7 (0.40%) Gatling
10 7 (0.40%) Moq
10 7 (0.40%) MSI
11 6 (0.35%) Android Studio
11 6 (0.35%) Crashlytics
11 6 (0.35%) Cypress.io
11 6 (0.35%) Gradle
General
1 678 (39.03%) Social Skills
2 449 (25.85%) Finance
3 252 (14.51%) Analytical Skills
4 243 (13.99%) Public Sector
5 154 (8.87%) Marketing
6 135 (7.77%) Law
7 125 (7.20%) Aerospace
8 100 (5.76%) Legal
9 91 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
10 80 (4.61%) Retail
11 66 (3.80%) Manufacturing
12 64 (3.68%) Local Government
13 55 (3.17%) Electronics
14 43 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
15 40 (2.30%) Games
16 33 (1.90%) Telecoms
17 32 (1.84%) Banking
18 29 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
19 27 (1.55%) Military
20 18 (1.04%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 353 (20.32%) Senior
2 194 (11.17%) Analyst
3 190 (10.94%) Architect
4 173 (9.96%) Lead
5 89 (5.12%) Developer
6 78 (4.49%) Sales Executive
7 67 (3.86%) Consultant
8 66 (3.80%) Senior Analyst
9 61 (3.51%) Business Analyst
10 54 (3.11%) Systems Engineer
11 52 (2.99%) Solutions Architect
12 51 (2.94%) Software Engineer
13 46 (2.65%) IT Engineer
14 41 (2.36%) Technical Architect
15 40 (2.30%) Senior Architect
16 39 (2.25%) Cloud Architect
17 32 (1.84%) Account Executive
17 32 (1.84%) Designer
18 30 (1.73%) IT Support
19 29 (1.67%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.11%) .NET
2 47 (2.71%) REST
3 43 (2.48%) CSS
4 41 (2.36%) HTML
4 41 (2.36%) RESTful
5 31 (1.78%) Node.js
6 30 (1.73%) React
7 24 (1.38%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.32%) SOAP
9 21 (1.21%) .NET Framework
9 21 (1.21%) Lightning Web Components
9 21 (1.21%) Visualforce
10 20 (1.15%) EDI
10 20 (1.15%) Spring
10 20 (1.15%) XML
11 18 (1.04%) Android SDK
12 17 (0.98%) Entity Framework
12 17 (0.98%) Spring Boot
13 16 (0.92%) ASP.NET
14 14 (0.81%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 126 (7.25%) Driving Licence
2 123 (7.08%) Onboarding
3 106 (6.10%) Self-Motivation
4 104 (5.99%) Product Ownership
5 81 (4.66%) Cloud Native
6 70 (4.03%) Management Information System
7 62 (3.57%) Data Centre
8 49 (2.82%) Social Media
9 43 (2.48%) Cyberattack
10 40 (2.30%) Public Cloud
11 31 (1.78%) Mobile App
12 30 (1.73%) Algorithms
13 23 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
13 23 (1.32%) Security Posture
14 22 (1.27%) Data Structures
15 20 (1.15%) Credit Risk
15 20 (1.15%) FPGA
16 18 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
17 17 (0.98%) CSOC
17 17 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 109 (6.28%) Windows
2 57 (3.28%) Linux
3 31 (1.78%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.38%) Android
5 22 (1.27%) Windows 10
6 21 (1.21%) Apple iOS
7 19 (1.09%) Unix
8 12 (0.69%) VMS
9 11 (0.63%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.23%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.23%) VxWorks
11 3 (0.17%) Solaris
12 2 (0.12%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.058%) AIX
13 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 477 (27.46%) Agile
2 411 (23.66%) AI
3 365 (21.01%) Problem-Solving
4 266 (15.31%) Continuous Improvement
5 256 (14.74%) CI/CD
5 256 (14.74%) Decision-Making
6 248 (14.28%) Mentoring
7 229 (13.18%) DevOps
8 200 (11.51%) Cybersecurity
9 176 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
10 160 (9.21%) Roadmaps
11 142 (8.18%) Analytics
12 139 (8.00%) Validation
13 132 (7.60%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 125 (7.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 120 (6.91%) Coaching
16 119 (6.85%) Customer Service
16 119 (6.85%) Scrum
17 112 (6.45%) Software Engineering
18 106 (6.10%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 171 (9.84%) Python
2 131 (7.54%) SQL
3 71 (4.09%) Java
4 58 (3.34%) C#
4 58 (3.34%) JavaScript
5 50 (2.88%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.96%) TypeScript
7 32 (1.84%) MATLAB
8 29 (1.67%) Bicep
9 27 (1.55%) Bash
10 21 (1.21%) Apex Code
11 20 (1.15%) C++
11 20 (1.15%) SOQL
11 20 (1.15%) SOSL
12 19 (1.09%) Kotlin
12 19 (1.09%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.86%) Go
14 10 (0.58%) PHP
15 8 (0.46%) Ada
16 7 (0.40%) XAML
Qualifications
1 388 (22.34%) Degree
2 346 (19.92%) Security Cleared
3 323 (18.60%) SC Cleared
4 137 (7.89%) BPSS Clearance
5 107 (6.16%) DV Cleared
6 92 (5.30%) DBS Check
7 44 (2.53%) AWS Certification
8 39 (2.25%) HNC
9 38 (2.19%) Azure Certification
10 37 (2.13%) Master's Degree
11 33 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
12 32 (1.84%) Chartered Engineer
12 32 (1.84%) PhD
13 27 (1.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 24 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
15 14 (0.81%) CISSP
16 13 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
16 13 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (0.69%) ACCA
17 12 (0.69%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 212 (12.20%) Accessibility
2 72 (4.15%) Data Quality
3 63 (3.63%) SLA
4 62 (3.57%) QA
5 53 (3.05%) GDPR
6 44 (2.53%) WCAG
7 37 (2.13%) GRC
7 37 (2.13%) NIST
8 26 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 25 (1.44%) NCSC
10 22 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 7 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (0.40%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 4 (0.23%) GAAP
14 4 (0.23%) IFRS
14 4 (0.23%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.17%) ARP4761
System Software
1 88 (5.07%) Docker
2 75 (4.32%) Active Directory
3 35 (2.01%) Firmware
4 24 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
4 24 (1.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (0.69%) vSphere
6 8 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.29%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.058%) IAG
9 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 91 (5.24%) Terraform
2 67 (3.86%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (1.15%) Grafana
5 18 (1.04%) SCCM
6 12 (0.69%) Ansible
7 11 (0.63%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.40%) WSUS
9 5 (0.29%) Autotask
9 5 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.23%) Argo
10 4 (0.23%) AWS Copilot
11 3 (0.17%) Check_MK
11 3 (0.17%) Kibana
12 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.12%) Puppet
13 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.058%) QRadar
13 1 (0.058%) SCOM
13 1 (0.058%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 301 (17.33%) Microsoft
2 86 (4.95%) Google
3 72 (4.15%) Adobe
4 51 (2.94%) SAP
5 49 (2.82%) Workday
6 47 (2.71%) Apple
7 45 (2.59%) Salesforce
8 38 (2.19%) ServiceNow
9 35 (2.01%) Cisco
10 30 (1.73%) VMware
11 26 (1.50%) Palo Alto
12 25 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
13 24 (1.38%) Splunk
14 23 (1.32%) Dynatrace
15 22 (1.27%) Tenable
16 18 (1.04%) Instagram
17 17 (0.98%) Oracle
18 13 (0.75%) Facebook
18 13 (0.75%) OpenAI
19 12 (0.69%) Databricks