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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 19 26
Rank change year-on-year -47 +7 +35
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,822 2,754 3,735
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.28% 7.90% 6.23%
As % of the General category 5.22% 11.98% 11.69%
Number of salaries quoted 864 473 748
10th Percentile £28,350 £25,552 £28,748
25th Percentile £36,000 £32,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -12.73%
75th Percentile £69,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £75,000
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 34,918 22,995 31,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 43.66% 65.97% 53.33%
Number of salaries quoted 21,622 11,377 17,321
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,000 £27,500
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% -3.85%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 28 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 28 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 -64 460 £52,445 +17.85% 573
South East -34 380 £56,000 +3.70% 433
Midlands -46 273 £45,500 -4.21% 350
North West -63 260 £42,000 -5.62% 329
South West -15 246 £57,500 +51.32% 479
West Midlands -37 164 £59,250 +7.73% 243
Scotland -10 160 £52,500 +31.25% 423
East of England +6 158 £42,119 -26.11% 190
North East +11 112 £60,000 +144.20% 89
East Midlands -36 108 £37,500 +15.38% 107
Wales -8 100 £53,000 -3.64% 52
Yorkshire -6 88 £50,000 -37.50% 155
Northern Ireland -43 51 £74,654 -1.89% 186
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 42 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (2.03%) Confluence
3 33 (1.81%) SharePoint
4 18 (0.99%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
6 16 (0.88%) Apache
7 12 (0.66%) CMS
8 10 (0.55%) Jupyter
9 4 (0.22%) IIS
9 4 (0.22%) WordPress
10 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.11%) Moodle
10 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.11%) Totara
11 1 (0.055%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.055%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.055%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 87 (4.77%) Microsoft Office
2 79 (4.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.99%) Simulink
5 12 (0.66%) Revit
6 9 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.44%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.44%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.44%) InDesign
7 8 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.44%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.38%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.38%) Maple
8 7 (0.38%) Sketch
9 6 (0.33%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.22%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.22%) Mathcad
11 3 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.32%) Cloudability
2 21 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (0.66%) Workday HCM
4 11 (0.60%) Primavera
5 10 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
6 7 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.38%) SAP EHS
6 7 (0.38%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 5 (0.27%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.22%) SAP HR
8 4 (0.22%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.22%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.16%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.16%) Misys Midas
9 3 (0.16%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.16%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.16%) SAP R/3
9 3 (0.16%) Shopify
10 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.11%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 322 (17.67%) Azure
2 235 (12.90%) AWS
3 137 (7.52%) GCP
4 96 (5.27%) Power Platform
5 93 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
6 77 (4.23%) Microsoft 365
7 58 (3.18%) GitHub
8 52 (2.85%) Serverless
9 38 (2.09%) SaaS
10 32 (1.76%) dbt
10 32 (1.76%) Entra ID
11 30 (1.65%) PaaS
12 28 (1.54%) Azure Key Vault
12 28 (1.54%) Figma
12 28 (1.54%) IaaS
13 26 (1.43%) Azure Monitor
13 26 (1.43%) GitHub Actions
14 22 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
15 21 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
15 21 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.09%) Firewall
2 31 (1.70%) Network Security
3 23 (1.26%) Broadband
3 23 (1.26%) Internet
4 20 (1.10%) VPN
5 19 (1.04%) DNS
6 17 (0.93%) TCP/IP
7 16 (0.88%) Ethernet
8 15 (0.82%) LAN
9 13 (0.71%) DHCP
9 13 (0.71%) WAN
10 10 (0.55%) Modbus
10 10 (0.55%) SAN
11 9 (0.49%) VLAN
11 9 (0.49%) Wireless
12 8 (0.44%) Profibus
12 8 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.38%) SSL
14 4 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (0.22%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (4.23%) Power BI
2 42 (2.31%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (1.43%) Tableau
5 22 (1.21%) Metadata
6 21 (1.15%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.04%) MongoDB
8 17 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (0.93%) MySQL
8 17 (0.93%) NoSQL
9 14 (0.77%) Data Lake
9 14 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
9 14 (0.77%) DynamoDB
10 13 (0.71%) BigQuery
10 13 (0.71%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (0.60%) Big Data
11 11 (0.60%) GIS
12 10 (0.55%) Amazon Athena
13 9 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
13 9 (0.49%) Looker
Development Applications
1 82 (4.50%) Git
2 65 (3.57%) JIRA
3 60 (3.29%) Jenkins
4 37 (2.03%) GitLab
5 22 (1.21%) Snyk
6 21 (1.15%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.77%) fastlane
7 14 (0.77%) LabVIEW
7 14 (0.77%) SonarQube
8 9 (0.49%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.44%) Postman
9 8 (0.44%) Xcode
10 7 (0.38%) Gatling
10 7 (0.38%) JMeter
10 7 (0.38%) Moq
10 7 (0.38%) MSI
11 6 (0.33%) Android Studio
11 6 (0.33%) Crashlytics
11 6 (0.33%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.33%) Gradle
General
1 748 (41.05%) Social Skills
2 504 (27.66%) Finance
3 276 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
4 262 (14.38%) Public Sector
5 158 (8.67%) Marketing
6 147 (8.07%) Law
7 134 (7.35%) Aerospace
8 100 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
9 95 (5.21%) Legal
10 80 (4.39%) Retail
11 76 (4.17%) Manufacturing
12 64 (3.51%) Local Government
13 61 (3.35%) Electronics
14 48 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
15 45 (2.47%) Telecoms
16 40 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
17 35 (1.92%) Banking
18 29 (1.59%) Games
18 29 (1.59%) Military
19 18 (0.99%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 369 (20.25%) Senior
2 194 (10.65%) Lead
3 191 (10.48%) Architect
4 185 (10.15%) Analyst
5 93 (5.10%) Developer
6 91 (4.99%) Sales Executive
7 78 (4.28%) Consultant
8 67 (3.68%) Senior Analyst
9 63 (3.46%) Business Analyst
10 58 (3.18%) Software Engineer
11 56 (3.07%) Systems Engineer
12 53 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
13 42 (2.31%) IT Engineer
14 40 (2.20%) Senior Architect
14 40 (2.20%) Technical Architect
15 39 (2.14%) Cloud Architect
16 38 (2.09%) Designer
17 30 (1.65%) Principal Engineer
17 30 (1.65%) Senior Developer
18 29 (1.59%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (4.77%) Terraform
2 56 (3.07%) .NET
3 46 (2.52%) CSS
4 44 (2.41%) HTML
4 44 (2.41%) RESTful
5 37 (2.03%) REST
6 35 (1.92%) React
7 31 (1.70%) Node.js
8 27 (1.48%) .NET Core
8 27 (1.48%) EDI
9 26 (1.43%) XML
10 22 (1.21%) .NET Framework
10 22 (1.21%) Spring
11 19 (1.04%) Spring Boot
12 18 (0.99%) ASP.NET
12 18 (0.99%) Entity Framework
13 16 (0.88%) SOAP
14 15 (0.82%) AngularJS
15 14 (0.77%) Playwright
15 14 (0.77%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 150 (8.23%) Onboarding
2 149 (8.18%) Driving Licence
3 110 (6.04%) Self-Motivation
4 99 (5.43%) Product Ownership
5 85 (4.67%) Cloud Native
6 71 (3.90%) Data Centre
6 71 (3.90%) Management Information System
7 47 (2.58%) Social Media
8 46 (2.52%) Public Cloud
9 40 (2.20%) Cyberattack
10 29 (1.59%) Algorithms
11 25 (1.37%) Security Posture
12 24 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
12 24 (1.32%) Mobile App
13 22 (1.21%) Data Structures
14 21 (1.15%) FPGA
15 20 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
15 20 (1.10%) Credit Risk
15 20 (1.10%) SCADA
16 19 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 111 (6.09%) Windows
2 57 (3.13%) Linux
3 31 (1.70%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.26%) Apple iOS
5 21 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 19 (1.04%) Android
7 16 (0.88%) Unix
7 16 (0.88%) VMS
8 13 (0.71%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.27%) VxWorks
10 4 (0.22%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.16%) Solaris
12 2 (0.11%) AIX
12 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 499 (27.39%) Agile
2 434 (23.82%) AI
3 375 (20.58%) Problem-Solving
4 295 (16.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 278 (15.26%) Mentoring
6 271 (14.87%) Decision-Making
7 252 (13.83%) CI/CD
8 233 (12.79%) DevOps
9 203 (11.14%) Cybersecurity
9 203 (11.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 160 (8.78%) Roadmaps
11 146 (8.01%) Validation
12 144 (7.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 138 (7.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 136 (7.46%) Analytics
15 134 (7.35%) Customer Service
16 126 (6.92%) Software Engineering
17 125 (6.86%) Coaching
18 120 (6.59%) Collaborative Working
19 117 (6.42%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 168 (9.22%) Python
2 129 (7.08%) SQL
3 68 (3.73%) C#
3 68 (3.73%) Java
4 65 (3.57%) JavaScript
5 48 (2.63%) PowerShell
6 38 (2.09%) TypeScript
7 32 (1.76%) MATLAB
8 29 (1.59%) Bicep
9 26 (1.43%) Bash
10 22 (1.21%) C++
11 18 (0.99%) Kusto Query Language
12 15 (0.82%) Go
13 14 (0.77%) Apex Code
13 14 (0.77%) Kotlin
13 14 (0.77%) SOQL
13 14 (0.77%) SOSL
14 10 (0.55%) ABAP
14 10 (0.55%) Ada
14 10 (0.55%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 410 (22.50%) Degree
2 350 (19.21%) Security Cleared
3 329 (18.06%) SC Cleared
4 150 (8.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 112 (6.15%) DV Cleared
6 107 (5.87%) DBS Check
7 63 (3.46%) HNC
8 47 (2.58%) AWS Certification
9 42 (2.31%) Azure Certification
10 39 (2.14%) Master's Degree
11 36 (1.98%) Chartered Engineer
12 31 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
13 29 (1.59%) PhD
14 27 (1.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 23 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
16 13 (0.71%) ACCA
16 13 (0.71%) CIMA
16 13 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
16 13 (0.71%) CISSP
17 12 (0.66%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 234 (12.84%) Accessibility
2 81 (4.45%) QA
3 75 (4.12%) Data Quality
4 63 (3.46%) SLA
5 57 (3.13%) GDPR
6 48 (2.63%) WCAG
7 36 (1.98%) GRC
8 34 (1.87%) NIST
9 27 (1.48%) NCSC
10 23 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 21 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 7 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 5 (0.27%) PCI DSS
16 4 (0.22%) DO-160
16 4 (0.22%) GAAP
16 4 (0.22%) IFRS
16 4 (0.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 83 (4.56%) Docker
2 72 (3.95%) Active Directory
3 39 (2.14%) Firmware
4 25 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 24 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.66%) vSphere
7 8 (0.44%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.27%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.055%) IAG
10 1 (0.055%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 67 (3.68%) Kubernetes
2 22 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (1.10%) Grafana
4 17 (0.93%) SCCM
5 12 (0.66%) Ansible
6 11 (0.60%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.38%) WSUS
8 4 (0.22%) Argo
8 4 (0.22%) Autotask
9 3 (0.16%) Check_MK
9 3 (0.16%) Kibana
10 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.11%) Puppet
10 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.055%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.055%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.055%) QRadar
11 1 (0.055%) SCOM
11 1 (0.055%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.055%) VxRail
Vendors
1 309 (16.96%) Microsoft
2 87 (4.77%) Google
3 72 (3.95%) SAP
4 56 (3.07%) Adobe
5 50 (2.74%) Apple
5 50 (2.74%) Workday
6 38 (2.09%) Salesforce
7 35 (1.92%) Cisco
7 35 (1.92%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.81%) VMware
9 26 (1.43%) Palo Alto
10 25 (1.37%) CrowdStrike
11 24 (1.32%) Dynatrace
12 22 (1.21%) Tenable
13 21 (1.15%) Splunk
14 20 (1.10%) Oracle
15 15 (0.82%) Facebook
16 14 (0.77%) Instagram
16 14 (0.77%) OpenAI
17 13 (0.71%) Databricks