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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 16 27
Rank change year-on-year -49 +11 +28
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,892 2,788 3,474
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.30% 8.07% 6.23%
As % of the General category 5.25% 12.28% 11.75%
Number of salaries quoted 894 480 666
10th Percentile £28,350 £25,600 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,000 £36,593
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,473 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.47% -5.00% -9.48%
75th Percentile £69,313 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,312 £81,349 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -11.54%

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 36,016 22,698 29,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 43.74% 65.72% 53.02%
Number of salaries quoted 22,355 11,099 14,423
10th Percentile £28,671 £26,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.66%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,471 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.97% -0.96% -8.33%

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 September 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 September 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 -63 486 £51,000 +14.61% 586
South East -30 404 £56,000 +2.75% 449
Midlands -46 285 £46,651 -1.79% 389
North West -59 272 £42,000 +0.40% 358
South West -14 253 £57,500 +53.33% 398
West Midlands -41 171 £59,250 +7.73% 269
Scotland -12 161 £52,500 +31.25% 485
East of England -2 160 £41,739 -24.11% 197
North East +9 121 £60,000 +144.20% 77
East Midlands -39 113 £40,000 +23.08% 120
Wales -10 99 £53,000 -7.71% 50
Yorkshire -8 93 £50,000 -41.18% 153
Northern Ireland -45 50 £74,742 -3.21% 182
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 44 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 37 (1.96%) Confluence
4 18 (0.95%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
6 16 (0.85%) Apache
7 13 (0.69%) CMS
8 10 (0.53%) Jupyter
9 5 (0.26%) WordPress
10 4 (0.21%) IIS
10 4 (0.21%) Moodle
11 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.11%) Totara
12 1 (0.053%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.053%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.053%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 100 (5.29%) Microsoft Office
2 92 (4.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.95%) Simulink
5 12 (0.63%) Revit
6 9 (0.48%) Adobe After Effects
6 9 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 9 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
6 9 (0.48%) Photoshop
7 8 (0.42%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.42%) InDesign
7 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
8 7 (0.37%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.37%) Maple
8 7 (0.37%) Sketch
9 6 (0.32%) MS Visio
9 6 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
10 4 (0.21%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.21%) Mathcad
11 2 (0.11%) InVision
Business Applications
1 24 (1.27%) Cloudability
2 21 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
3 14 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (0.63%) Workday HCM
5 11 (0.58%) Primavera
6 10 (0.53%) SAP EHS
6 10 (0.53%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 8 (0.42%) NetSuite
7 8 (0.42%) Teamcenter
8 4 (0.21%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.21%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.16%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.16%) Misys Midas
9 3 (0.16%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.16%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.16%) SAP R/3
9 3 (0.16%) Shopify
10 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.11%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.11%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 332 (17.55%) Azure
2 241 (12.74%) AWS
3 140 (7.40%) GCP
4 103 (5.44%) Power Platform
5 99 (5.23%) Azure DevOps
6 81 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
7 58 (3.07%) GitHub
8 55 (2.91%) Serverless
9 40 (2.11%) SaaS
10 37 (1.96%) Entra ID
11 32 (1.69%) Azure Key Vault
11 32 (1.69%) dbt
12 30 (1.59%) PaaS
13 28 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
13 28 (1.48%) Figma
13 28 (1.48%) IaaS
14 26 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
14 26 (1.37%) GitHub Actions
15 22 (1.16%) Microsoft Copilot
16 21 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.06%) Firewall
2 31 (1.64%) Network Security
3 28 (1.48%) Internet
4 21 (1.11%) Broadband
4 21 (1.11%) VPN
5 20 (1.06%) DNS
5 20 (1.06%) TCP/IP
6 17 (0.90%) Ethernet
7 15 (0.79%) LAN
8 13 (0.69%) DHCP
8 13 (0.69%) Modbus
8 13 (0.69%) WAN
9 10 (0.53%) SAN
10 9 (0.48%) Profibus
10 9 (0.48%) VLAN
10 9 (0.48%) Wireless
11 8 (0.42%) SSL
11 8 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.32%) HTTP
13 4 (0.21%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (4.28%) Power BI
2 44 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 30 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
4 27 (1.43%) Tableau
5 22 (1.16%) Metadata
6 21 (1.11%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.00%) MongoDB
8 18 (0.95%) Data Lake
9 17 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
9 17 (0.90%) MySQL
10 16 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
10 16 (0.85%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
11 14 (0.74%) DynamoDB
12 13 (0.69%) BigQuery
13 11 (0.58%) Big Data
13 11 (0.58%) GIS
14 10 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
15 9 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
15 9 (0.48%) Looker
Development Applications
1 90 (4.76%) Git
2 65 (3.44%) JIRA
3 58 (3.07%) Jenkins
4 36 (1.90%) GitLab
5 22 (1.16%) Snyk
6 21 (1.11%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.74%) fastlane
7 14 (0.74%) LabVIEW
8 12 (0.63%) SonarQube
9 10 (0.53%) Gatling
9 10 (0.53%) JMeter
10 9 (0.48%) Cypress.io
11 8 (0.42%) Postman
11 8 (0.42%) Xcode
12 7 (0.37%) Moq
12 7 (0.37%) MSI
13 6 (0.32%) Android Studio
13 6 (0.32%) Cucumber
13 6 (0.32%) Gradle
13 6 (0.32%) LoadRunner
General
1 771 (40.75%) Social Skills
2 512 (27.06%) Finance
3 288 (15.22%) Analytical Skills
4 276 (14.59%) Public Sector
5 163 (8.62%) Marketing
6 154 (8.14%) Law
7 138 (7.29%) Aerospace
8 113 (5.97%) Organisational Skills
9 100 (5.29%) Legal
10 85 (4.49%) Retail
11 77 (4.07%) Manufacturing
12 69 (3.65%) Local Government
13 67 (3.54%) Electronics
14 53 (2.80%) Telecoms
15 45 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
16 41 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
17 35 (1.85%) Banking
18 29 (1.53%) Military
19 26 (1.37%) Games
20 21 (1.11%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 377 (19.93%) Senior
2 205 (10.84%) Lead
3 191 (10.10%) Architect
4 185 (9.78%) Analyst
5 102 (5.39%) Developer
6 92 (4.86%) Sales Executive
7 78 (4.12%) Consultant
8 68 (3.59%) Senior Analyst
9 60 (3.17%) Business Analyst
10 59 (3.12%) Systems Engineer
11 58 (3.07%) Software Engineer
12 53 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
13 42 (2.22%) Senior Architect
14 41 (2.17%) Technical Architect
15 39 (2.06%) IT Engineer
16 38 (2.01%) Cloud Architect
16 38 (2.01%) Designer
17 31 (1.64%) IT Support
17 31 (1.64%) Senior Developer
18 30 (1.59%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (4.65%) Terraform
2 56 (2.96%) .NET
3 46 (2.43%) CSS
3 46 (2.43%) HTML
4 44 (2.33%) RESTful
5 36 (1.90%) REST
6 35 (1.85%) React
7 32 (1.69%) Node.js
8 29 (1.53%) EDI
8 29 (1.53%) XML
9 27 (1.43%) .NET Core
10 22 (1.16%) .NET Framework
11 21 (1.11%) Spring
12 18 (0.95%) ASP.NET
12 18 (0.95%) Entity Framework
12 18 (0.95%) Spring Boot
13 16 (0.85%) AngularJS
14 14 (0.74%) LangChain
14 14 (0.74%) SOAP
14 14 (0.74%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 166 (8.77%) Driving Licence
2 152 (8.03%) Onboarding
3 114 (6.03%) Self-Motivation
4 97 (5.13%) Product Ownership
5 87 (4.60%) Cloud Native
6 78 (4.12%) Management Information System
7 71 (3.75%) Data Centre
8 48 (2.54%) Social Media
9 46 (2.43%) Public Cloud
10 40 (2.11%) Cyberattack
11 30 (1.59%) Algorithms
12 26 (1.37%) SCADA
13 25 (1.32%) Mobile App
13 25 (1.32%) Security Posture
14 23 (1.22%) Data Structures
14 23 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
15 22 (1.16%) Cyber Threat
15 22 (1.16%) FPGA
16 21 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
17 20 (1.06%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 117 (6.18%) Windows
2 57 (3.01%) Linux
3 31 (1.64%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.22%) Apple iOS
5 21 (1.11%) Windows 10
6 19 (1.00%) Android
7 17 (0.90%) VMS
8 15 (0.79%) Unix
9 13 (0.69%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.26%) VxWorks
11 4 (0.21%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.16%) Solaris
13 2 (0.11%) AIX
13 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.053%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 513 (27.11%) Agile
2 440 (23.26%) AI
3 392 (20.72%) Problem-Solving
4 316 (16.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 287 (15.17%) Mentoring
6 278 (14.69%) Decision-Making
7 260 (13.74%) CI/CD
8 242 (12.79%) DevOps
9 216 (11.42%) Stakeholder Management
10 213 (11.26%) Cybersecurity
11 167 (8.83%) Roadmaps
12 150 (7.93%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 149 (7.88%) Validation
14 142 (7.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 140 (7.40%) Analytics
16 139 (7.35%) Customer Service
17 128 (6.77%) Collaborative Working
17 128 (6.77%) Software Engineering
18 124 (6.55%) Coaching
19 122 (6.45%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 168 (8.88%) Python
2 131 (6.92%) SQL
3 74 (3.91%) C#
4 67 (3.54%) Java
4 67 (3.54%) JavaScript
5 49 (2.59%) PowerShell
6 39 (2.06%) TypeScript
7 32 (1.69%) MATLAB
8 29 (1.53%) Bicep
9 26 (1.37%) Bash
10 22 (1.16%) C++
11 17 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
12 15 (0.79%) Go
13 14 (0.74%) Kotlin
14 12 (0.63%) Apex Code
14 12 (0.63%) SOQL
14 12 (0.63%) SOSL
15 10 (0.53%) ABAP
15 10 (0.53%) Ada
15 10 (0.53%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 429 (22.67%) Degree
2 361 (19.08%) Security Cleared
3 339 (17.92%) SC Cleared
4 155 (8.19%) BPSS Clearance
5 123 (6.50%) DBS Check
6 111 (5.87%) DV Cleared
7 75 (3.96%) HNC
8 49 (2.59%) AWS Certification
9 45 (2.38%) Azure Certification
10 44 (2.33%) Master's Degree
11 42 (2.22%) Chartered Engineer
12 31 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
13 30 (1.59%) PhD
14 27 (1.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 25 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (0.79%) ACCA
16 15 (0.79%) CIMA
16 15 (0.79%) CISSP
17 14 (0.74%) HND
18 13 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 240 (12.68%) Accessibility
2 86 (4.55%) QA
3 80 (4.23%) Data Quality
4 64 (3.38%) SLA
5 62 (3.28%) GDPR
6 50 (2.64%) WCAG
7 36 (1.90%) GRC
8 35 (1.85%) NIST
9 30 (1.59%) NCSC
10 27 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 21 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 7 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 5 (0.26%) PCI DSS
16 4 (0.21%) DO-160
16 4 (0.21%) GAAP
16 4 (0.21%) IFRS
16 4 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 82 (4.33%) Docker
2 76 (4.02%) Active Directory
3 40 (2.11%) Firmware
4 25 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 24 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.63%) vSphere
7 8 (0.42%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.26%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.053%) IAG
10 1 (0.053%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 67 (3.54%) Kubernetes
2 24 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (1.22%) Grafana
4 17 (0.90%) SCCM
5 12 (0.63%) Ansible
6 11 (0.58%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.37%) WSUS
8 6 (0.32%) Kibana
9 4 (0.21%) Argo
9 4 (0.21%) Autotask
10 3 (0.16%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.11%) Puppet
11 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.053%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.053%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.053%) QRadar
12 1 (0.053%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.053%) VxRail
Vendors
1 331 (17.49%) Microsoft
2 88 (4.65%) Google
3 78 (4.12%) SAP
4 59 (3.12%) Adobe
5 52 (2.75%) Apple
6 49 (2.59%) Workday
7 41 (2.17%) Salesforce
8 34 (1.80%) Cisco
9 33 (1.74%) ServiceNow
9 33 (1.74%) VMware
10 28 (1.48%) Dynatrace
11 26 (1.37%) Palo Alto
12 25 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
13 22 (1.16%) Tenable
14 21 (1.11%) Oracle
15 19 (1.00%) Splunk
16 16 (0.85%) Facebook
17 14 (0.74%) Instagram
17 14 (0.74%) OpenAI
18 13 (0.69%) Databricks