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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 13 25
Rank change year-on-year -62 +12 +45
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,347 3,097 5,533
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.00% 10.35% 6.99%
As % of the General category 4.49% 14.55% 12.83%
Number of salaries quoted 667 468 1,316
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,025 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,062 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.12% +11.25% -24.40%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £60,063
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £71,725
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 30,017 21,280 43,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.52% 71.10% 54.45%
Number of salaries quoted 18,331 9,613 27,733
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 £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 18 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 18 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 -71 382 £55,000 +17.02% 100
Midlands -47 276 £45,000 -14.29% 64
North West -57 235 £47,250 +0.53% 59
South East -80 230 £47,000 +17.50% 161
South West -42 175 £57,591 +27.98% 55
West Midlands -22 174 £59,389 +3.34% 33
East of England -50 112 £40,000 -26.27% 43
East Midlands -55 102 £35,000 +9.38% 31
Scotland -37 89 £47,500 -9.52% 30
Yorkshire -26 87 £52,445 -38.30% 32
Wales -1 77 £54,500 -8.95% 24
North East -16 60 £57,500 +134.03% 9
Northern Ireland -29 16 £40,000 -47.43% 30
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 36 (2.67%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.63%) Confluence
4 10 (0.74%) Apache
5 9 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.52%) ArcGIS
7 6 (0.45%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.45%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.30%) CMS
9 2 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.15%) Moodle
9 2 (0.15%) Totara
9 2 (0.15%) WordPress
10 1 (0.074%) IIS
10 1 (0.074%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 58 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (2.75%) Acrobat
4 18 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.59%) InDesign
6 8 (0.59%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.30%) Trello
8 3 (0.22%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.22%) Sketch
8 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.15%) Camtasia
9 2 (0.15%) InVision
9 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.074%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.074%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 24 (1.78%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.45%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.37%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.22%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.22%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.15%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.074%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.074%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.074%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.074%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.074%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 233 (17.30%) Azure
2 139 (10.32%) AWS
3 90 (6.68%) GCP
4 85 (6.31%) Microsoft 365
5 74 (5.49%) Power Platform
6 61 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
7 35 (2.60%) Entra ID
8 33 (2.45%) Serverless
9 27 (2.00%) GitHub
9 27 (2.00%) SaaS
10 25 (1.86%) Microsoft Purview
11 21 (1.56%) Figma
11 21 (1.56%) PaaS
12 16 (1.19%) IaaS
13 14 (1.04%) Asana
14 13 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
14 13 (0.97%) Firebase
15 12 (0.89%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (0.89%) Power Automate
16 11 (0.82%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 65 (4.83%) Broadband
2 42 (3.12%) Firewall
3 26 (1.93%) VPN
4 22 (1.63%) DNS
5 21 (1.56%) DHCP
5 21 (1.56%) WAN
6 20 (1.48%) LAN
6 20 (1.48%) Network Security
7 18 (1.34%) Internet
8 17 (1.26%) TCP/IP
9 14 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (0.52%) VLAN
10 7 (0.52%) Wireless
11 6 (0.45%) 4G
11 6 (0.45%) MPLS
12 5 (0.37%) SAN
13 4 (0.30%) BGP
13 4 (0.30%) SMTP
13 4 (0.30%) SSL
13 4 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.90%) Power BI
2 25 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.48%) Tableau
4 16 (1.19%) GIS
5 15 (1.11%) Metadata
6 14 (1.04%) MySQL
6 14 (1.04%) Relational Database
7 13 (0.97%) SQL Server
8 12 (0.89%) Geospatial Data
8 12 (0.89%) MongoDB
9 10 (0.74%) BigQuery
9 10 (0.74%) Data Lake
9 10 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (0.74%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (0.67%) Looker
11 8 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
12 6 (0.45%) DynamoDB
12 6 (0.45%) Redis
Development Applications
1 54 (4.01%) Jenkins
2 44 (3.27%) GitLab
3 39 (2.90%) JIRA
4 34 (2.52%) SonarQube
5 30 (2.23%) Git
6 22 (1.63%) Snyk
7 14 (1.04%) fastlane
8 10 (0.74%) Postman
9 8 (0.59%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.59%) Xcode
10 7 (0.52%) Moq
11 6 (0.45%) Android Studio
11 6 (0.45%) Crashlytics
11 6 (0.45%) Gradle
11 6 (0.45%) JMeter
12 5 (0.37%) Zephyr
13 4 (0.30%) Gatling
13 4 (0.30%) Locust
14 3 (0.22%) Mockito
14 3 (0.22%) REST Assured
General
1 450 (33.41%) Social Skills
2 284 (21.08%) Finance
3 174 (12.92%) Public Sector
4 171 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
5 126 (9.35%) Marketing
6 99 (7.35%) Law
7 96 (7.13%) Legal
8 93 (6.90%) Retail
9 65 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (4.08%) Games
11 48 (3.56%) Local Government
12 29 (2.15%) Manufacturing
13 23 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (1.56%) Aerospace
14 21 (1.56%) Banking
15 16 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (1.04%) Electronics
16 14 (1.04%) Telecoms
17 13 (0.97%) Automotive
17 13 (0.97%) Billing
Job Titles
1 267 (19.82%) Senior
2 185 (13.73%) Analyst
3 125 (9.28%) Architect
4 66 (4.90%) Lead
5 59 (4.38%) Business Analyst
5 59 (4.38%) Senior Analyst
6 54 (4.01%) Developer
7 53 (3.93%) IT Engineer
8 50 (3.71%) Sales Executive
9 39 (2.90%) Project Manager
10 38 (2.82%) Solutions Architect
11 37 (2.75%) Account Executive
12 33 (2.45%) Salesforce Architect
12 33 (2.45%) Senior Architect
13 31 (2.30%) IT Support
14 30 (2.23%) IT Manager
15 27 (2.00%) Cloud Architect
16 26 (1.93%) Consultant
17 25 (1.86%) Business Manager
17 25 (1.86%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.86%) REST
2 38 (2.82%) SOAP
3 37 (2.75%) Lightning Web Components
3 37 (2.75%) Visualforce
4 25 (1.86%) RESTful
5 20 (1.48%) .NET
5 20 (1.48%) CSS
5 20 (1.48%) HTML
6 19 (1.41%) Android SDK
7 18 (1.34%) EDI
8 14 (1.04%) Node.js
9 13 (0.97%) GraphQL
10 11 (0.82%) XML
11 10 (0.74%) .NET Framework
12 9 (0.67%) React
13 8 (0.59%) Web Services
14 7 (0.52%) SAML
14 7 (0.52%) Spring
14 7 (0.52%) Spring Boot
14 7 (0.52%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 116 (8.61%) Onboarding
2 108 (8.02%) Product Ownership
3 89 (6.61%) Driving Licence
4 76 (5.64%) Self-Motivation
5 55 (4.08%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.56%) Social Media
7 47 (3.49%) Cyberattack
8 45 (3.34%) Cloud Native
9 42 (3.12%) Data Centre
10 40 (2.97%) Mobile App
11 18 (1.34%) Credit Risk
11 18 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (1.26%) CSOC
12 17 (1.26%) Security Operations Centre
12 17 (1.26%) Security Posture
13 14 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
14 13 (0.97%) Public Cloud
15 12 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (0.89%) Graphic Design
16 11 (0.82%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 81 (6.01%) Windows
2 41 (3.04%) Linux
3 34 (2.52%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.71%) Android
5 19 (1.41%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.11%) Unix
7 13 (0.97%) Windows 10
8 10 (0.74%) VMS
9 8 (0.59%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.30%) Debian
11 4 (0.30%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (21.75%) Agile
2 287 (21.31%) AI
3 224 (16.63%) Problem-Solving
4 199 (14.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 182 (13.51%) CI/CD
6 165 (12.25%) Decision-Making
6 165 (12.25%) DevOps
7 164 (12.18%) Mentoring
8 157 (11.66%) Cybersecurity
9 131 (9.73%) Analytics
10 128 (9.50%) Roadmaps
11 122 (9.06%) Customer Service
12 110 (8.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 101 (7.50%) Coaching
13 101 (7.50%) Scrum
14 88 (6.53%) B2B
15 82 (6.09%) CRM
15 82 (6.09%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 80 (5.94%) Technology Strategy
17 77 (5.72%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 106 (7.87%) Python
2 105 (7.80%) SQL
3 50 (3.71%) Java
4 39 (2.90%) PowerShell
5 37 (2.75%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.52%) SOQL
6 34 (2.52%) SOSL
7 28 (2.08%) JavaScript
8 22 (1.63%) C#
9 19 (1.41%) Kotlin
9 19 (1.41%) TypeScript
10 18 (1.34%) Bash
10 18 (1.34%) Bicep
11 13 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (0.52%) C++
12 7 (0.52%) Swift
12 7 (0.52%) XAML
13 5 (0.37%) PHP
14 4 (0.30%) Go
15 3 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 261 (19.38%) Degree
2 149 (11.06%) Security Cleared
3 131 (9.73%) SC Cleared
4 74 (5.49%) DBS Check
5 37 (2.75%) AWS Certification
6 33 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 28 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
8 25 (1.86%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 21 (1.56%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (1.48%) HNC
11 15 (1.11%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
13 13 (0.97%) CISSP
14 12 (0.89%) Postgraduate
15 11 (0.82%) DV Cleared
15 11 (0.82%) SANS
16 10 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (0.74%) CISM
17 9 (0.67%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (5.57%) Accessibility
2 60 (4.45%) Data Quality
3 52 (3.86%) SLA
4 51 (3.79%) GDPR
5 39 (2.90%) NIST
6 38 (2.82%) QA
7 36 (2.67%) GRC
7 36 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 31 (2.30%) WCAG
9 25 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
10 15 (1.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 12 (0.89%) PCI DSS
12 11 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (0.74%) NCSC
14 5 (0.37%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.30%) COBIT
15 4 (0.30%) GAAP
15 4 (0.30%) IFRS
15 4 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 68 (5.05%) Active Directory
2 45 (3.34%) Docker
3 26 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
4 20 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (0.89%) vSphere
6 8 (0.59%) Hyper-V
6 8 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.074%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 56 (4.16%) Terraform
2 32 (2.38%) Kubernetes
3 29 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.67%) Autotask
4 9 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.59%) Grafana
5 8 (0.59%) SCCM
6 4 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.30%) Ansible
6 4 (0.30%) AWS Copilot
6 4 (0.30%) SolarWinds Orion
6 4 (0.30%) vCenter Server
6 4 (0.30%) WSUS
7 3 (0.22%) Argo
7 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
7 3 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.15%) CASB
8 2 (0.15%) Kustomize
8 2 (0.15%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 275 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 99 (7.35%) Adobe
3 85 (6.31%) Salesforce
4 61 (4.53%) Cisco
5 59 (4.38%) Google
6 48 (3.56%) Apple
7 37 (2.75%) ServiceNow
7 37 (2.75%) Splunk
8 33 (2.45%) Palo Alto
9 30 (2.23%) CrowdStrike
10 26 (1.93%) VMware
11 23 (1.71%) Tenable
12 15 (1.11%) Fortinet
13 14 (1.04%) Dynatrace
13 14 (1.04%) Instagram
14 13 (0.97%) SAP
15 11 (0.82%) Dell
15 11 (0.82%) Hootsuite
15 11 (0.82%) Pega
15 11 (0.82%) Workday