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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 13 21
Rank change year-on-year -58 +8 +48
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,408 3,130 5,697
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.13% 10.62% 7.45%
As % of the General category 4.77% 14.86% 13.49%
Number of salaries quoted 651 472 1,296
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,101 £50,124 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% +11.39% -24.40%
75th Percentile £63,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,375 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -23.08%

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 29,524 21,058 42,241
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.69% 71.48% 55.26%
Number of salaries quoted 17,827 9,397 27,284
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £26,000
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 £62,200
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% -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 June 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 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
North of England -67 397 £52,500 +11.70% 123
Midlands -31 318 £45,000 -14.29% 81
North West -52 253 £47,000 - 67
South East -67 249 £47,000 +4.44% 198
West Midlands -14 215 £60,000 +4.47% 41
South West -45 153 £57,591 +27.98% 78
East of England -37 125 £40,000 -25.23% 38
East Midlands -50 103 £36,250 +11.54% 40
Yorkshire -37 86 £52,445 -38.30% 42
Scotland -46 85 £47,500 -13.64% 42
Wales +1 74 £55,000 -8.11% 28
North East -13 58 £57,500 +134.03% 16
Northern Ireland -33 17 £40,000 -47.43% 18
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 39 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.35%) Confluence
4 8 (0.57%) Apache
4 8 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.50%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.36%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.36%) Jupyter
7 4 (0.28%) CMS
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 2 (0.14%) Totara
8 2 (0.14%) WordPress
9 1 (0.071%) IIS
9 1 (0.071%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 59 (4.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (2.63%) Acrobat
4 21 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
6 7 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
6 7 (0.50%) InDesign
6 7 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.28%) Trello
8 3 (0.21%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.21%) Sketch
9 2 (0.14%) Camtasia
9 2 (0.14%) InVision
9 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.071%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.071%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.071%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 24 (1.70%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.43%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.36%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.28%) Academy Housing
4 4 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.21%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.14%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.071%) Dynamics CRM
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
Cloud Services
1 226 (16.05%) Azure
2 144 (10.23%) AWS
3 88 (6.25%) GCP
4 86 (6.11%) Microsoft 365
5 78 (5.54%) Power Platform
6 60 (4.26%) Cloud Computing
7 46 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
8 35 (2.49%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.06%) Serverless
10 27 (1.92%) SaaS
11 26 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
12 19 (1.35%) Figma
12 19 (1.35%) GitHub
13 16 (1.14%) PaaS
14 14 (0.99%) Asana
15 13 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
16 12 (0.85%) Firebase
16 12 (0.85%) Power Automate
17 11 (0.78%) Google Analytics
17 11 (0.78%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 70 (4.97%) Internet
2 66 (4.69%) Broadband
3 40 (2.84%) Firewall
4 23 (1.63%) LAN
5 22 (1.56%) DNS
5 22 (1.56%) VPN
5 22 (1.56%) WAN
6 21 (1.49%) DHCP
7 19 (1.35%) Network Security
8 16 (1.14%) TCP/IP
9 15 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (0.57%) 4G
11 7 (0.50%) MPLS
11 7 (0.50%) VLAN
11 7 (0.50%) Wireless
12 4 (0.28%) BGP
12 4 (0.28%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.28%) PSTN
12 4 (0.28%) SMTP
12 4 (0.28%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (4.83%) Power BI
2 25 (1.78%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.42%) Tableau
4 16 (1.14%) GIS
5 15 (1.07%) Metadata
6 14 (0.99%) MySQL
7 13 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (0.92%) Relational Database
8 12 (0.85%) Data Lake
8 12 (0.85%) MongoDB
8 12 (0.85%) SQL Server
9 10 (0.71%) BigQuery
9 10 (0.71%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.64%) Looker
11 8 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (0.50%) Geospatial Data
13 6 (0.43%) Redis
14 5 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
14 5 (0.36%) Big Data
14 5 (0.36%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 51 (3.62%) Jenkins
2 42 (2.98%) GitLab
3 36 (2.56%) JIRA
4 34 (2.41%) SonarQube
5 22 (1.56%) Git
5 22 (1.56%) Snyk
6 13 (0.92%) fastlane
7 10 (0.71%) Postman
8 8 (0.57%) Cucumber
9 7 (0.50%) Moq
9 7 (0.50%) Xcode
10 6 (0.43%) Android Studio
10 6 (0.43%) Crashlytics
10 6 (0.43%) Gradle
11 5 (0.36%) Zephyr
12 4 (0.28%) Gatling
12 4 (0.28%) JMeter
12 4 (0.28%) Locust
13 3 (0.21%) JUnit
13 3 (0.21%) Mockito
General
1 492 (34.94%) Social Skills
2 302 (21.45%) Finance
3 177 (12.57%) Analytical Skills
4 176 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 124 (8.81%) Marketing
6 99 (7.03%) Law
7 93 (6.61%) Legal
8 92 (6.53%) Retail
9 75 (5.33%) Banking
10 60 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
11 55 (3.91%) Games
12 45 (3.20%) Local Government
13 31 (2.20%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.49%) Aerospace
14 21 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.07%) Electronics
15 15 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (0.99%) Billing
16 14 (0.99%) Telecoms
17 13 (0.92%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 260 (18.47%) Senior
2 187 (13.28%) Analyst
3 128 (9.09%) Architect
4 66 (4.69%) Lead
5 60 (4.26%) Business Analyst
6 58 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
7 51 (3.62%) IT Engineer
8 48 (3.41%) Sales Executive
9 46 (3.27%) Developer
10 44 (3.13%) Project Manager
11 38 (2.70%) Account Executive
11 38 (2.70%) Systems Engineer
12 37 (2.63%) Solutions Architect
13 33 (2.34%) Salesforce Architect
13 33 (2.34%) Senior Architect
14 30 (2.13%) IT Support
15 29 (2.06%) IT Manager
16 27 (1.92%) Cloud Architect
17 26 (1.85%) Technical Architect
18 24 (1.70%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.41%) REST
2 37 (2.63%) Lightning Web Components
2 37 (2.63%) SOAP
2 37 (2.63%) Visualforce
3 21 (1.49%) EDI
4 19 (1.35%) Android SDK
5 18 (1.28%) RESTful
6 17 (1.21%) .NET
7 15 (1.07%) CSS
7 15 (1.07%) HTML
8 13 (0.92%) GraphQL
9 11 (0.78%) Node.js
10 10 (0.71%) XML
11 8 (0.57%) Entity Framework
12 7 (0.50%) .NET Framework
12 7 (0.50%) SAML
12 7 (0.50%) Spring
12 7 (0.50%) Web Services
12 7 (0.50%) XSLT
13 6 (0.43%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 111 (7.88%) Onboarding
2 103 (7.32%) Product Ownership
3 91 (6.46%) Driving Licence
4 73 (5.18%) Self-Motivation
5 56 (3.98%) Management Information System
6 55 (3.91%) IoT
7 47 (3.34%) Cyberattack
8 46 (3.27%) Social Media
9 40 (2.84%) Data Centre
10 39 (2.77%) Mobile App
11 36 (2.56%) Cloud Native
12 22 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
13 17 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
14 16 (1.14%) CSOC
15 14 (0.99%) Credit Risk
16 13 (0.92%) Public Cloud
17 12 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
17 12 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
18 11 (0.78%) Life Science
18 11 (0.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 72 (5.11%) Windows
2 35 (2.49%) Linux
3 32 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.70%) Android
5 18 (1.28%) Apple iOS
6 13 (0.92%) Unix
6 13 (0.92%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.43%) VMS
9 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.28%) Debian
10 4 (0.28%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (23.58%) AI
2 283 (20.10%) Agile
3 220 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
4 216 (15.34%) Cybersecurity
5 197 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
6 173 (12.29%) Mentoring
7 167 (11.86%) CI/CD
8 152 (10.80%) Decision-Making
9 149 (10.58%) DevOps
10 125 (8.88%) Analytics
10 125 (8.88%) Roadmaps
11 120 (8.52%) Customer Service
12 108 (7.67%) User Experience
13 105 (7.46%) Stakeholder Management
14 99 (7.03%) Coaching
15 94 (6.68%) Scrum
16 89 (6.32%) B2B
17 82 (5.82%) Technology Strategy
18 81 (5.75%) Machine Learning
19 80 (5.68%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 99 (7.03%) Python
2 97 (6.89%) SQL
3 50 (3.55%) Java
4 37 (2.63%) Apex Code
5 34 (2.41%) PowerShell
5 34 (2.41%) SOQL
5 34 (2.41%) SOSL
6 23 (1.63%) JavaScript
7 20 (1.42%) C#
8 19 (1.35%) Kotlin
9 14 (0.99%) Bash
9 14 (0.99%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (0.50%) Bicep
11 7 (0.50%) C++
11 7 (0.50%) XAML
12 6 (0.43%) Swift
13 4 (0.28%) PHP
14 3 (0.21%) Ruby
14 3 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 323 (22.94%) Degree
2 142 (10.09%) Security Cleared
3 124 (8.81%) SC Cleared
4 86 (6.11%) Postgraduate
5 70 (4.97%) DBS Check
6 62 (4.40%) Master's Degree
7 61 (4.33%) PhD
8 42 (2.98%) AWS Certification
9 33 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (1.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 26 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
11 22 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (1.42%) HNC
13 19 (1.35%) City & Guilds
13 19 (1.35%) NVQ Level 3
14 16 (1.14%) Azure Certification
15 15 (1.07%) CISSP
16 13 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (0.85%) Chartered Engineer
17 12 (0.85%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.76%) Accessibility
2 59 (4.19%) Data Quality
3 49 (3.48%) GDPR
4 45 (3.20%) SLA
5 41 (2.91%) NIST
6 38 (2.70%) QA
7 37 (2.63%) GRC
7 37 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 27 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (1.70%) WCAG
10 19 (1.35%) COSHH
11 15 (1.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 12 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (0.78%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.36%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.28%) COBIT
15 4 (0.28%) IFRS
15 4 (0.28%) NCSC
15 4 (0.28%) PMO
System Software
1 66 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 36 (2.56%) Docker
3 26 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.57%) vSphere
6 7 (0.50%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.071%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 44 (3.13%) Terraform
2 33 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (1.85%) Kubernetes
4 11 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.64%) Autotask
6 8 (0.57%) Grafana
6 8 (0.57%) SCCM
7 4 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.28%) AWS Copilot
7 4 (0.28%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.28%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.28%) WSUS
8 3 (0.21%) Ansible
8 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
8 3 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.14%) Argo
9 2 (0.14%) CASB
9 2 (0.14%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 272 (19.32%) Microsoft
2 104 (7.39%) Adobe
3 88 (6.25%) Salesforce
4 63 (4.47%) Cisco
5 58 (4.12%) Google
6 55 (3.91%) Apple
7 39 (2.77%) Splunk
8 37 (2.63%) ServiceNow
9 33 (2.34%) CrowdStrike
9 33 (2.34%) Palo Alto
10 23 (1.63%) Tenable
11 22 (1.56%) VMware
12 16 (1.14%) Fortinet
13 14 (0.99%) Instagram
14 13 (0.92%) Dynatrace
14 13 (0.92%) SAP
15 12 (0.85%) Databricks
16 11 (0.78%) Hootsuite
16 11 (0.78%) Workday
16 11 (0.78%) Wrike