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

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 26 32
Rank change year-on-year -30 +6 +7
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 2,291 2,289 2,541
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.61% 6.70% 5.17%
As % of the General category 5.86% 10.24% 9.51%
Number of salaries quoted 926 470 500
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £35,563 £29,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,543 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.25% -19.01% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £78,268 £81,349 £79,225
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,813 £62,500
% change year-on-year +6.15% -17.10% -3.85%

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.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 39,081 22,344 26,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.57% 65.41% 54.30%
Number of salaries quoted 24,343 11,276 11,776
10th Percentile £28,618 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,735 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.00% -14.53% -0.28%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -11.02% -1.67%

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 October 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 October 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 -39 625 £50,000 +13.89% 503
South East -11 489 £56,000 +1.82% 354
Midlands -23 391 £48,250 +1.58% 191
North West -46 350 £42,000 -4.33% 281
South West -15 271 £40,000 +32.23% 151
East of England +16 217 £37,500 -34.21% 193
West Midlands -32 197 £59,250 +12.86% 127
East Midlands 0 193 £43,353 +52.12% 64
North East +20 154 £66,000 +168.62% 103
Scotland -20 145 £35,000 +16.67% 276
Yorkshire +24 121 £50,000 -37.50% 119
Wales +5 113 £54,000 +2.74% 54
Northern Ireland -44 49 £74,830 -1.57% 63
Inclusion and Diversity
UK

Inclusion and Diversity Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Social Skills43.0%985
2Finance28.9%663
3Analytical Skills14.8%339
4Public Sector13.9%319
5Marketing13.8%317
6Law7.7%176
7Aerospace7.2%164
8Organisational Skills6.4%147
9Retail6.2%141
10Legal5.0%115
11Manufacturing4.7%108
12Influencing Skills3.8%88
13Electronics3.7%84
14Local Government3.5%81
15Telecoms3.4%79
16Presentation Skills3.2%73
17Banking2.3%53
18Military1.3%29
19Automotive1.2%28
20Financial Institution1.2%27