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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 15 25
Rank change year-on-year -62 +10 +44
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,372 3,074 5,430
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.00% 10.11% 6.92%
As % of the General category 4.49% 14.28% 12.71%
Number of salaries quoted 693 476 1,307
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,938 £32,291
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -24.40%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,240 £81,875 £71,440
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 30,545 21,530 42,718
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.59% 70.83% 54.46%
Number of salaries quoted 18,751 9,808 27,469
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,705 £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 £83,750 £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 24 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 24 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 -75 385 £52,500 +11.70% 98
Midlands -49 274 £44,543 -15.16% 74
North West -59 234 £47,000 - 56
South East -80 232 £48,250 +20.63% 149
South West -35 188 £57,500 +17.95% 57
West Midlands -33 172 £58,375 +1.58% 36
East of England -49 113 £40,000 -26.27% 42
East Midlands -47 102 £35,000 +12.90% 38
Scotland -40 90 £47,500 -5.00% 32
Yorkshire -25 89 £52,445 -38.30% 30
Wales +1 85 £54,000 -9.78% 21
North East -10 62 £57,500 +134.03% 12
Northern Ireland -32 15 £40,000 -47.43% 26
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 (2.62%) Microsoft Exchange
1 36 (2.62%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.75%) Confluence
3 12 (0.87%) Apache
4 10 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.51%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.51%) ArcGIS
5 7 (0.51%) Jupyter
6 5 (0.36%) CMS
7 2 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.15%) IIS
7 2 (0.15%) Moodle
7 2 (0.15%) Totara
7 2 (0.15%) WordPress
8 1 (0.073%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 63 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (4.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (2.70%) Acrobat
4 13 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.58%) InDesign
6 8 (0.58%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.29%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.29%) Sketch
8 4 (0.29%) Trello
9 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.15%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.15%) InVision
10 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.073%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.073%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 24 (1.75%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.44%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.36%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.22%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.22%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 2 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.15%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.073%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.073%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.073%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.073%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.073%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 239 (17.42%) Azure
2 128 (9.33%) AWS
3 90 (6.56%) GCP
4 83 (6.05%) Microsoft 365
5 79 (5.76%) Power Platform
6 74 (5.39%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (2.84%) Serverless
8 34 (2.48%) GitHub
9 33 (2.41%) Entra ID
10 27 (1.97%) PaaS
11 26 (1.90%) SaaS
12 24 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
13 23 (1.68%) Figma
14 22 (1.60%) IaaS
15 18 (1.31%) Azure Monitor
16 16 (1.17%) Azure Key Vault
17 14 (1.02%) Asana
18 13 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
18 13 (0.95%) Firebase
18 13 (0.95%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 61 (4.45%) Broadband
2 43 (3.13%) Firewall
3 30 (2.19%) VPN
4 21 (1.53%) DNS
5 20 (1.46%) DHCP
5 20 (1.46%) Network Security
5 20 (1.46%) WAN
6 19 (1.38%) LAN
7 18 (1.31%) Internet
8 17 (1.24%) TCP/IP
9 12 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (0.51%) VLAN
10 7 (0.51%) Wireless
11 6 (0.44%) 4G
12 5 (0.36%) MPLS
12 5 (0.36%) SAN
13 4 (0.29%) BGP
13 4 (0.29%) SMTP
13 4 (0.29%) SSL
13 4 (0.29%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (5.03%) Power BI
2 25 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.46%) Tableau
4 16 (1.17%) GIS
5 15 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (1.09%) Metadata
5 15 (1.09%) SQL Server
6 14 (1.02%) MySQL
7 13 (0.95%) Relational Database
8 12 (0.87%) Geospatial Data
8 12 (0.87%) MongoDB
9 11 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
10 10 (0.73%) BigQuery
10 10 (0.73%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.66%) Looker
12 8 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (0.58%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.51%) Amazon Athena
13 7 (0.51%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.51%) Redis
Development Applications
1 56 (4.08%) Jenkins
2 46 (3.35%) GitLab
3 42 (3.06%) JIRA
4 39 (2.84%) Git
5 34 (2.48%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.60%) Snyk
7 14 (1.02%) fastlane
8 10 (0.73%) Postman
9 8 (0.58%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.58%) Xcode
10 7 (0.51%) Moq
11 6 (0.44%) Android Studio
11 6 (0.44%) Crashlytics
11 6 (0.44%) Gradle
11 6 (0.44%) JMeter
12 5 (0.36%) LabVIEW
12 5 (0.36%) Zephyr
13 4 (0.29%) Gatling
13 4 (0.29%) Locust
14 3 (0.22%) REST Assured
General
1 475 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 289 (21.06%) Finance
3 183 (13.34%) Public Sector
4 167 (12.17%) Analytical Skills
5 128 (9.33%) Marketing
6 105 (7.65%) Law
7 98 (7.14%) Legal
8 94 (6.85%) Retail
9 71 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (4.01%) Games
11 49 (3.57%) Local Government
12 31 (2.26%) Manufacturing
13 24 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (1.53%) Aerospace
14 21 (1.53%) Banking
15 17 (1.24%) Electronics
15 17 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (1.02%) Aviation
17 13 (0.95%) Automotive
17 13 (0.95%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 279 (20.34%) Senior
2 184 (13.41%) Analyst
3 125 (9.11%) Architect
4 67 (4.88%) Lead
5 62 (4.52%) Senior Analyst
6 60 (4.37%) Developer
6 60 (4.37%) Sales Executive
7 57 (4.15%) Business Analyst
8 52 (3.79%) IT Engineer
9 38 (2.77%) Project Manager
9 38 (2.77%) Solutions Architect
10 37 (2.70%) Account Executive
11 33 (2.41%) Salesforce Architect
11 33 (2.41%) Senior Architect
12 31 (2.26%) IT Manager
12 31 (2.26%) IT Support
13 27 (1.97%) Cloud Architect
14 26 (1.90%) Business Manager
14 26 (1.90%) Consultant
15 25 (1.82%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.86%) REST
2 39 (2.84%) SOAP
3 37 (2.70%) Lightning Web Components
3 37 (2.70%) Visualforce
4 27 (1.97%) RESTful
5 23 (1.68%) .NET
5 23 (1.68%) CSS
5 23 (1.68%) HTML
6 20 (1.46%) EDI
7 19 (1.38%) Android SDK
8 16 (1.17%) Node.js
9 13 (0.95%) GraphQL
10 12 (0.87%) React
10 12 (0.87%) XML
11 10 (0.73%) .NET Framework
12 9 (0.66%) Web Services
13 8 (0.58%) Entity Framework
13 8 (0.58%) Spring
13 8 (0.58%) Spring Boot
14 7 (0.51%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.09%) Onboarding
2 109 (7.94%) Product Ownership
3 93 (6.78%) Driving Licence
4 80 (5.83%) Self-Motivation
5 55 (4.01%) Management Information System
6 47 (3.43%) Cyberattack
6 47 (3.43%) Social Media
7 45 (3.28%) Cloud Native
8 42 (3.06%) Data Centre
9 39 (2.84%) Mobile App
10 23 (1.68%) Security Posture
11 18 (1.31%) Credit Risk
12 17 (1.24%) CSOC
12 17 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
13 16 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
15 13 (0.95%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.87%) Data Structures
16 12 (0.87%) Graphic Design
16 12 (0.87%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 87 (6.34%) Windows
2 41 (2.99%) Linux
3 35 (2.55%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.68%) Android
5 18 (1.31%) Apple iOS
6 16 (1.17%) VMS
7 13 (0.95%) Unix
7 13 (0.95%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.58%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.29%) Debian
10 4 (0.29%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (22.30%) Agile
2 285 (20.77%) AI
3 235 (17.13%) Problem-Solving
4 204 (14.87%) Continuous Improvement
5 191 (13.92%) CI/CD
6 180 (13.12%) Decision-Making
7 177 (12.90%) DevOps
8 166 (12.10%) Mentoring
9 152 (11.08%) Cybersecurity
10 135 (9.84%) Analytics
10 135 (9.84%) Roadmaps
11 122 (8.89%) Customer Service
12 117 (8.53%) Stakeholder Management
13 110 (8.02%) Scrum
14 99 (7.22%) Coaching
15 90 (6.56%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 88 (6.41%) B2B
17 84 (6.12%) CRM
18 82 (5.98%) Technology Strategy
19 77 (5.61%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 116 (8.45%) SQL
2 110 (8.02%) Python
3 49 (3.57%) Java
4 45 (3.28%) PowerShell
5 37 (2.70%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.48%) SOQL
6 34 (2.48%) SOSL
7 28 (2.04%) JavaScript
8 24 (1.75%) Bicep
8 24 (1.75%) C#
9 22 (1.60%) Bash
10 19 (1.38%) Kotlin
10 19 (1.38%) Kusto Query Language
10 19 (1.38%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.51%) C++
11 7 (0.51%) Swift
11 7 (0.51%) XAML
12 6 (0.44%) PHP
13 5 (0.36%) MATLAB
14 3 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 274 (19.97%) Degree
2 152 (11.08%) Security Cleared
3 133 (9.69%) SC Cleared
4 76 (5.54%) DBS Check
5 33 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 29 (2.11%) AWS Certification
7 28 (2.04%) Azure Certification
8 25 (1.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 20 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (1.46%) HNC
10 15 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 14 (1.02%) Chartered Engineer
12 13 (0.95%) CISSP
13 12 (0.87%) Master's Degree
13 12 (0.87%) Postgraduate
14 11 (0.80%) DV Cleared
14 11 (0.80%) SANS
15 10 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (0.73%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (5.69%) Accessibility
2 62 (4.52%) Data Quality
3 53 (3.86%) SLA
4 51 (3.72%) GDPR
5 40 (2.92%) QA
6 39 (2.84%) NIST
7 36 (2.62%) GRC
8 35 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 32 (2.33%) WCAG
10 24 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (1.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 12 (0.87%) PCI DSS
13 10 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (0.73%) NCSC
14 5 (0.36%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.29%) COBIT
15 4 (0.29%) GAAP
15 4 (0.29%) IFRS
16 3 (0.22%) ARP4761
System Software
1 73 (5.32%) Active Directory
2 48 (3.50%) Docker
3 26 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
3 26 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.31%) vSphere
5 14 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.58%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.073%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 61 (4.45%) Terraform
2 32 (2.33%) Kubernetes
3 26 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.66%) Autotask
5 8 (0.58%) Grafana
5 8 (0.58%) SCCM
6 7 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.29%) AWS Copilot
7 4 (0.29%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.29%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.29%) WSUS
8 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.15%) Ansible
9 2 (0.15%) CASB
9 2 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.15%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.073%) Argo
10 1 (0.073%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.073%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 282 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 94 (6.85%) Adobe
3 82 (5.98%) Salesforce
4 58 (4.23%) Google
5 56 (4.08%) Cisco
6 40 (2.92%) Apple
7 36 (2.62%) ServiceNow
7 36 (2.62%) Splunk
8 32 (2.33%) Palo Alto
8 32 (2.33%) VMware
9 29 (2.11%) CrowdStrike
10 23 (1.68%) Tenable
11 14 (1.02%) Dynatrace
11 14 (1.02%) Fortinet
11 14 (1.02%) Instagram
11 14 (1.02%) SAP
12 12 (0.87%) ScienceLogic
13 11 (0.80%) Hootsuite
13 11 (0.80%) Workday
13 11 (0.80%) Wrike