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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 19 19
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +41
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 4,515 2,545 5,699
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 6.89% 8.93% 8.31%
As % of the General category 14.49% 12.65% 14.35%
Number of salaries quoted 637 492 1,286
10th Percentile £26,415 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,675 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -23.97%
75th Percentile £63,220 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £80,000 £71,488
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 31,160 20,121 39,719
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 47.53% 70.57% 57.90%
Number of salaries quoted 16,504 9,515 26,373
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £75,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 May 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 May 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 -1 1,645 £50,000 +6.38% 151
Midlands +16 1,487 £47,500 -5.00% 90
North West -1 1,399 £40,000 -13.98% 71
West Midlands +31 1,296 £59,527 +8.23% 42
South East +1 687 £53,081 +8.03% 202
East of England +21 369 £40,000 -24.53% 39
Yorkshire +16 210 £36,000 -24.21% 62
East Midlands -13 203 £37,500 +15.38% 47
South West -22 160 £56,250 +7.66% 62
Scotland -27 88 £50,000 -9.09% 39
Wales +1 75 £53,500 +4.17% 20
North East -23 36 £58,750 -15.33% 19
Northern Ireland -32 16 £40,000 -51.69% 5
Channel Islands - 5 - -
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 46 (1.02%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.33%) Confluence
4 7 (0.16%) ArcGIS
5 5 (0.11%) Apache
5 5 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.089%) CMS
7 2 (0.044%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.044%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.044%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.044%) WordPress
8 1 (0.022%) IIS
8 1 (0.022%) Moodle
8 1 (0.022%) Totara
8 1 (0.022%) WildFly
Applications
1 61 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (0.82%) Acrobat
4 26 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.11%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.066%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.044%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.044%) Trello
8 1 (0.022%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.022%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.022%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 22 (0.49%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.13%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.13%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.11%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.089%) Academy Housing
5 2 (0.044%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.044%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.022%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.022%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.022%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.022%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.022%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.022%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.022%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2,993 (66.29%) Cloud Computing
2 212 (4.70%) Azure
3 135 (2.99%) AWS
4 89 (1.97%) Microsoft 365
5 76 (1.68%) GCP
6 70 (1.55%) Power Platform
7 35 (0.78%) Entra ID
8 33 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
9 32 (0.71%) SaaS
10 21 (0.47%) Serverless
11 19 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
12 13 (0.29%) GitHub
12 13 (0.29%) PaaS
13 12 (0.27%) Asana
13 12 (0.27%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (0.27%) OneDrive
14 11 (0.24%) Figma
14 11 (0.24%) Power Automate
14 11 (0.24%) Sprout Social
15 10 (0.22%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2,996 (66.36%) Internet
2 63 (1.40%) Broadband
3 36 (0.80%) Firewall
4 25 (0.55%) DNS
5 23 (0.51%) DHCP
6 22 (0.49%) LAN
6 22 (0.49%) VPN
6 22 (0.49%) WAN
7 16 (0.35%) TCP/IP
8 15 (0.33%) Network Security
8 15 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.18%) 4G
9 8 (0.18%) VLAN
10 7 (0.16%) MPLS
10 7 (0.16%) Wireless
11 4 (0.089%) BGP
11 4 (0.089%) Ethernet
11 4 (0.089%) PSTN
11 4 (0.089%) SMTP
11 4 (0.089%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (1.26%) Power BI
2 22 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (0.31%) Data Lake
5 13 (0.29%) Metadata
6 12 (0.27%) GIS
6 12 (0.27%) SQL Server
7 11 (0.24%) MySQL
8 8 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
9 7 (0.16%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.16%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.13%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.13%) Redis
10 6 (0.13%) Tableau
11 5 (0.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.11%) Big Data
11 5 (0.11%) Looker
12 4 (0.089%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.089%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 41 (0.91%) Jenkins
2 37 (0.82%) GitLab
3 34 (0.75%) SonarQube
4 31 (0.69%) JIRA
5 20 (0.44%) Git
6 19 (0.42%) Snyk
7 10 (0.22%) Postman
8 8 (0.18%) Cucumber
9 7 (0.16%) fastlane
9 7 (0.16%) Moq
10 5 (0.11%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.11%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.11%) Zephyr
11 4 (0.089%) Gatling
11 4 (0.089%) JMeter
11 4 (0.089%) JUnit
11 4 (0.089%) Locust
11 4 (0.089%) Xcode
12 3 (0.066%) Android Studio
12 3 (0.066%) Mockito
General
1 3,392 (75.13%) Social Skills
2 3,005 (66.56%) Banking
3 483 (10.70%) Finance
4 167 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
5 161 (3.57%) Public Sector
6 125 (2.77%) Marketing
7 115 (2.55%) Law
8 103 (2.28%) Retail
9 86 (1.90%) Legal
10 53 (1.17%) Games
11 41 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
12 38 (0.84%) Local Government
13 33 (0.73%) Manufacturing
14 22 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (0.47%) Aerospace
16 18 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (0.31%) Billing
18 13 (0.29%) Automotive
18 13 (0.29%) Aviation
18 13 (0.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2,277 (50.43%) Lecturer
2 238 (5.27%) Senior
3 212 (4.70%) Systems Engineer
4 195 (4.32%) Facilities Engineer
5 173 (3.83%) Analyst
6 119 (2.64%) Architect
7 72 (1.59%) Project Manager
8 57 (1.26%) Business Analyst
9 53 (1.17%) Lead
10 51 (1.13%) IT Engineer
10 51 (1.13%) Senior Analyst
11 47 (1.04%) Account Executive
12 44 (0.97%) Project Engineer
13 40 (0.89%) Developer
14 36 (0.80%) Solutions Architect
15 33 (0.73%) Salesforce Architect
16 32 (0.71%) Senior Manager
17 31 (0.69%) Alliance Manager
17 31 (0.69%) Sales Executive
18 30 (0.66%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (1.09%) REST
2 40 (0.89%) Lightning Web Components
2 40 (0.89%) SOAP
2 40 (0.89%) Visualforce
3 24 (0.53%) EDI
4 19 (0.42%) .NET
5 16 (0.35%) Android SDK
6 13 (0.29%) GraphQL
7 12 (0.27%) RESTful
8 10 (0.22%) XML
9 8 (0.18%) Entity Framework
9 8 (0.18%) Web Services
10 7 (0.16%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.16%) CSS
10 7 (0.16%) HTML
10 7 (0.16%) SAML
10 7 (0.16%) XSLT
11 6 (0.13%) Django
11 6 (0.13%) Middleware
11 6 (0.13%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 2,988 (66.18%) IoT
2 122 (2.70%) Onboarding
3 84 (1.86%) Product Ownership
4 82 (1.82%) Driving Licence
5 63 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
6 58 (1.28%) Management Information System
7 46 (1.02%) Cyberattack
8 38 (0.84%) Social Media
9 37 (0.82%) Data Centre
10 35 (0.78%) Blog
11 32 (0.71%) Mobile App
12 28 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
13 25 (0.55%) Cloud Native
14 18 (0.40%) Public Cloud
15 17 (0.38%) Security Operations Centre
16 16 (0.35%) CSOC
17 15 (0.33%) Life Science
18 11 (0.24%) Analytical Mindset
18 11 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
18 11 (0.24%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 68 (1.51%) Windows
2 38 (0.84%) Linux
3 30 (0.66%) Windows Server
4 19 (0.42%) Android
5 16 (0.35%) Unix
6 13 (0.29%) Windows 10
7 12 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.089%) Debian
9 4 (0.089%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.089%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.089%) VMS
10 2 (0.044%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,272 (72.47%) AI
2 3,157 (69.92%) Cybersecurity
3 3,029 (67.09%) User Experience
4 3,010 (66.67%) Machine Learning
5 2,991 (66.25%) Web Development
6 332 (7.35%) Mentoring
7 245 (5.43%) Agile
8 219 (4.85%) Problem-Solving
9 199 (4.41%) Inventory Management
10 196 (4.34%) Preventative Maintenance
11 181 (4.01%) Continuous Improvement
12 143 (3.17%) CI/CD
13 133 (2.95%) DevOps
14 128 (2.83%) Customer Service
15 121 (2.68%) Decision-Making
16 117 (2.59%) Analytics
17 112 (2.48%) Coaching
18 105 (2.33%) Roadmaps
19 99 (2.19%) B2B
20 78 (1.73%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 82 (1.82%) Python
2 80 (1.77%) SQL
3 46 (1.02%) Java
4 40 (0.89%) Apex Code
5 34 (0.75%) SOQL
5 34 (0.75%) SOSL
6 30 (0.66%) PowerShell
7 24 (0.53%) JavaScript
8 17 (0.38%) C#
9 16 (0.35%) Kotlin
10 12 (0.27%) TypeScript
11 10 (0.22%) Bash
12 7 (0.16%) C++
12 7 (0.16%) XAML
13 6 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.089%) PHP
15 3 (0.066%) Bicep
15 3 (0.066%) Swift
15 3 (0.066%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.044%) Go
Qualifications
1 3,292 (72.91%) Degree
2 3,192 (70.70%) Postgraduate
3 2,995 (66.33%) Master's Degree
4 2,993 (66.29%) PhD
5 195 (4.32%) City & Guilds
5 195 (4.32%) NVQ Level 3
6 147 (3.26%) Security Cleared
7 129 (2.86%) SC Cleared
8 53 (1.17%) DBS Check
9 44 (0.97%) AWS Certification
10 36 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 25 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
12 24 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 23 (0.51%) HNC
14 20 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
15 19 (0.42%) HND
16 18 (0.40%) CISSP
17 17 (0.38%) CISM
18 14 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
19 12 (0.27%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (4.32%) COSHH
2 55 (1.22%) QA
3 54 (1.20%) Accessibility
4 46 (1.02%) NIST
5 41 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 36 (0.80%) GDPR
7 32 (0.71%) SLA
8 31 (0.69%) Data Quality
8 31 (0.69%) GRC
9 30 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
10 18 (0.40%) WCAG
11 16 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 11 (0.24%) PCI DSS
13 6 (0.13%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.11%) COBIT
14 5 (0.11%) NEBOSH
15 4 (0.089%) GAAP
15 4 (0.089%) IFRS
15 4 (0.089%) PMO
System Software
1 69 (1.53%) Active Directory
2 27 (0.60%) Docker
3 23 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.13%) vSphere
6 3 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.022%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 39 (0.86%) Terraform
2 33 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (0.44%) Kubernetes
4 15 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.18%) SCCM
6 6 (0.13%) Grafana
7 5 (0.11%) Autotask
8 4 (0.089%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.089%) AWS Copilot
8 4 (0.089%) SolarWinds Orion
8 4 (0.089%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.089%) WSUS
9 3 (0.066%) CASB
9 3 (0.066%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.044%) Ansible
10 2 (0.044%) Argo
10 2 (0.044%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.044%) Kustomize
10 2 (0.044%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.044%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 291 (6.45%) Microsoft
2 107 (2.37%) Adobe
2 107 (2.37%) Salesforce
3 71 (1.57%) Cisco
4 59 (1.31%) Apple
5 49 (1.09%) Google
6 43 (0.95%) Splunk
7 35 (0.78%) ServiceNow
8 30 (0.66%) CrowdStrike
9 29 (0.64%) Palo Alto
10 21 (0.47%) Tenable
10 21 (0.47%) VMware
11 15 (0.33%) Databricks
11 15 (0.33%) Fortinet
11 15 (0.33%) SAP
12 14 (0.31%) Instagram
13 12 (0.27%) NEC
14 11 (0.24%) Hootsuite
14 11 (0.24%) Workday
14 11 (0.24%) Wrike