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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 28 30
Rank change year-on-year +19 +2 +8
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 5,038 2,346 3,302
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 10.52% 7.23% 6.57%
As % of the General category 19.68% 11.05% 11.02%
Number of salaries quoted 545 448 1,076
10th Percentile £20,000 £32,175 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,707 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,546 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year -23.88% +13.91% -16.13%
75th Percentile £61,041 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,940 £78,678 £75,415
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -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 25,604 21,234 29,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.47% 65.40% 59.67%
Number of salaries quoted 13,303 8,722 21,795
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £53,459 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.90% +9.09% -10.57%

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 16 February 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 16 February 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 +57 1,949 £35,000 -36.36% 131
North West +48 1,718 £35,000 -37.33% 75
Midlands +24 1,476 £47,500 -9.52% 79
West Midlands +45 1,290 £55,000 +4.76% 44
South East +10 900 £53,663 +7.33% 277
East of England +1 426 £40,000 -11.11% 41
Yorkshire +23 222 £26,450 -44.32% 37
East Midlands +3 198 £35,000 -6.67% 35
South West -38 154 £28,500 -44.12% 63
Scotland -62 69 £25,600 -53.45% 72
Wales +18 51 £68,958 +40.43% 26
Northern Ireland -22 17 £73,801 +6.48% 6
North East -9 9 £65,000 +0.98% 19
Channel Islands - 8 - - 1
Isle of Man - 2 £32,000 - 4
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 (0.83%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.18%) ArcGIS
2 9 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.060%) Confluence
4 1 (0.020%) CMS
4 1 (0.020%) Drupal
4 1 (0.020%) WildFly
4 1 (0.020%) WordPress
Applications
1 57 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 57 (1.13%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 29 (0.58%) Acrobat
4 15 (0.30%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.099%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.079%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.040%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.040%) Revit
7 2 (0.040%) Trello
8 1 (0.020%) SmartSuite
8 1 (0.020%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (0.28%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (0.12%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.079%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.060%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.040%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.040%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.040%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.020%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.020%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.020%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.020%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.020%) Primavera
7 1 (0.020%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.020%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.020%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.020%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 3,654 (72.53%) Cloud Computing
2 132 (2.62%) Azure
3 82 (1.63%) AWS
4 73 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
5 53 (1.05%) Power Platform
6 36 (0.71%) Entra ID
7 32 (0.64%) SaaS
8 15 (0.30%) GCP
9 14 (0.28%) PaaS
10 11 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (0.22%) OneDrive
11 9 (0.18%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (0.16%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (0.14%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (0.14%) Figma
13 7 (0.14%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 7 (0.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 6 (0.12%) Asana
14 6 (0.12%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 3,660 (72.65%) Internet
2 45 (0.89%) Broadband
3 20 (0.40%) VPN
4 19 (0.38%) Firewall
4 19 (0.38%) LAN
5 18 (0.36%) DNS
6 16 (0.32%) DHCP
7 12 (0.24%) WAN
8 11 (0.22%) TCP/IP
8 11 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.16%) 4G
10 7 (0.14%) MPLS
11 6 (0.12%) VLAN
12 4 (0.079%) 5G
12 4 (0.079%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.079%) PSTN
12 4 (0.079%) WLAN
13 3 (0.060%) BGP
13 3 (0.060%) IOS XR
13 3 (0.060%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (0.81%) Power BI
2 13 (0.26%) GIS
3 12 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (0.22%) Data Lake
4 11 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
5 10 (0.20%) Tableau
6 8 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.16%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.099%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.079%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.079%) Metadata
9 4 (0.079%) MySQL
9 4 (0.079%) Redis
10 3 (0.060%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.040%) Looker
11 2 (0.040%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.040%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.040%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.040%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 29 (0.58%) Jenkins
2 28 (0.56%) GitLab
2 28 (0.56%) JIRA
2 28 (0.56%) SonarQube
3 17 (0.34%) Git
4 5 (0.099%) Axure RP
4 5 (0.099%) Balsamiq
5 4 (0.079%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.079%) Selenium
6 3 (0.060%) WebDriver
7 2 (0.040%) Jaeger
7 2 (0.040%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.040%) Postman
7 2 (0.040%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.020%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.020%) jMock
8 1 (0.020%) JUnit
8 1 (0.020%) REST Assured
General
1 3,989 (79.18%) Social Skills
2 3,661 (72.67%) Banking
3 450 (8.93%) Finance
4 162 (3.22%) Retail
5 138 (2.74%) Public Sector
6 130 (2.58%) Analytical Skills
7 106 (2.10%) Law
8 97 (1.93%) Marketing
9 51 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
10 49 (0.97%) Legal
11 31 (0.62%) Games
12 28 (0.56%) Telecoms
13 21 (0.42%) Pharmaceutical
14 20 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
15 19 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (0.34%) French Language
16 17 (0.34%) Manufacturing
17 15 (0.30%) Swedish Language
18 11 (0.22%) Electronics
18 11 (0.22%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2,811 (55.80%) Lecturer
2 196 (3.89%) Systems Engineer
3 195 (3.87%) Facilities Engineer
4 175 (3.47%) Senior
5 95 (1.89%) Analyst
6 86 (1.71%) Project Engineer
7 80 (1.59%) Senior Manager
8 73 (1.45%) Project Manager
9 66 (1.31%) Lead
10 59 (1.17%) Sales Manager
11 53 (1.05%) Architect
12 51 (1.01%) Account Manager
13 45 (0.89%) Sales Account Manager
13 45 (0.89%) Senior Account Manager
13 45 (0.89%) Senior Sales Manager
14 43 (0.85%) Account Executive
15 40 (0.79%) Microsoft Specialist
16 35 (0.69%) Alliance Manager
17 33 (0.66%) Mechanical Engineer
18 31 (0.62%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (0.85%) REST
2 35 (0.69%) Lightning Web Components
2 35 (0.69%) SOAP
2 35 (0.69%) Visualforce
3 25 (0.50%) EDI
4 15 (0.30%) Node.js
5 14 (0.28%) .NET
6 11 (0.22%) Web Services
7 9 (0.18%) Django
7 9 (0.18%) React
8 7 (0.14%) Middleware
9 6 (0.12%) CSS
9 6 (0.12%) HTML
10 5 (0.099%) SAML
10 5 (0.099%) Spring
11 4 (0.079%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.079%) Playwright
12 3 (0.060%) Jinja
12 3 (0.060%) NETCONF
12 3 (0.060%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3,652 (72.49%) IoT
2 116 (2.30%) Onboarding
3 79 (1.57%) Blog
3 79 (1.57%) Driving Licence
4 53 (1.05%) Product Ownership
5 48 (0.95%) Management Information System
6 33 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
7 32 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (0.38%) Public Cloud
9 17 (0.34%) Cloud Native
9 17 (0.34%) Social Media
10 16 (0.32%) Mobile App
11 11 (0.22%) Life Science
12 9 (0.18%) Security Posture
13 8 (0.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 8 (0.16%) SCADA
14 7 (0.14%) Cyber Threat
14 7 (0.14%) e-Learning
14 7 (0.14%) FMCG
14 7 (0.14%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 41 (0.81%) Windows
2 25 (0.50%) Linux
3 16 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.22%) Unix
5 7 (0.14%) Android
5 7 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.099%) Debian
6 5 (0.099%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.079%) VMS
7 4 (0.079%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.040%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.020%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.020%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,910 (77.61%) AI
2 3,761 (74.65%) Cybersecurity
3 3,672 (72.89%) User Experience
4 3,659 (72.63%) Machine Learning
5 3,657 (72.59%) Web Development
6 283 (5.62%) Mentoring
7 195 (3.87%) Inventory Management
7 195 (3.87%) Preventative Maintenance
8 193 (3.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 165 (3.28%) Customer Service
10 158 (3.14%) Agile
11 157 (3.12%) Problem-Solving
12 143 (2.84%) Coaching
13 127 (2.52%) B2B
14 97 (1.93%) Decision-Making
15 96 (1.91%) Project Management
16 95 (1.89%) Analytics
17 93 (1.85%) CRM
18 84 (1.67%) DevOps
19 65 (1.29%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 37 (0.73%) SQL
2 35 (0.69%) Apex Code
2 35 (0.69%) Python
3 28 (0.56%) SOQL
3 28 (0.56%) SOSL
4 25 (0.50%) Java
5 17 (0.34%) JavaScript
6 10 (0.20%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.16%) C#
8 3 (0.060%) VB
9 2 (0.040%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.040%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.040%) Bash
9 2 (0.040%) Go
10 1 (0.020%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.020%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.020%) PHP
10 1 (0.020%) R
10 1 (0.020%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.020%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3,985 (79.10%) Degree
2 3,847 (76.36%) Postgraduate
3 3,653 (72.51%) Master's Degree
4 3,650 (72.45%) PhD
5 201 (3.99%) City & Guilds
6 196 (3.89%) NVQ Level 3
7 77 (1.53%) Security Cleared
8 67 (1.33%) SC Cleared
9 35 (0.69%) DBS Check
9 35 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 31 (0.62%) HNC
11 27 (0.54%) PMP
12 24 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
12 24 (0.48%) HND
13 22 (0.44%) AWS Certification
13 22 (0.44%) MCSE
14 12 (0.24%) Chartered Engineer
14 12 (0.24%) CISSP
15 10 (0.20%) PMI Certification
16 9 (0.18%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (3.87%) COSHH
2 57 (1.13%) QA
3 36 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 26 (0.52%) NIST
5 18 (0.36%) GDPR
6 16 (0.32%) SLA
7 14 (0.28%) PMO
8 13 (0.26%) Accessibility
8 13 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 11 (0.22%) PCI DSS
10 8 (0.16%) COBIT
11 7 (0.14%) GRC
11 7 (0.14%) SOC 2
12 6 (0.12%) WCAG
13 5 (0.099%) NEBOSH
14 4 (0.079%) Data Quality
14 4 (0.079%) EU AI Act
15 2 (0.040%) ISO 19650
15 2 (0.040%) SEPA
System Software
1 59 (1.17%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.16%) Docker
4 6 (0.12%) vSphere
5 4 (0.079%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.060%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.040%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.040%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.020%) iptables
Systems Management
1 27 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (0.36%) Terraform
3 16 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.12%) Argo
5 5 (0.099%) Autotask
6 4 (0.079%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.079%) AWS Copilot
6 4 (0.079%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.079%) SolarWinds Orion
6 4 (0.079%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.060%) Ansible
7 3 (0.060%) Grafana
7 3 (0.060%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.040%) CASB
8 2 (0.040%) Kustomize
8 2 (0.040%) Nessus
8 2 (0.040%) Opsgenie
8 2 (0.040%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.020%) SCCM
Vendors
1 288 (5.72%) Microsoft
2 97 (1.93%) Salesforce
3 68 (1.35%) Cisco
4 65 (1.29%) Adobe
5 39 (0.77%) NEC
6 36 (0.71%) Splunk
7 30 (0.60%) Apple
8 19 (0.38%) Google
9 13 (0.26%) Oracle
10 12 (0.24%) SAP
11 11 (0.22%) Databricks
12 10 (0.20%) CrowdStrike
12 10 (0.20%) VMware
13 9 (0.18%) Fortinet
14 8 (0.16%) ESRI
14 8 (0.16%) New Relic
14 8 (0.16%) Palo Alto
14 8 (0.16%) Planon
14 8 (0.16%) ServiceNow
15 7 (0.14%) MuleSoft