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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 15 26
Rank change year-on-year -65 +11 +47
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,379 3,037 5,308
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.98% 9.61% 6.92%
As % of the General category 4.45% 13.88% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 701 476 1,300
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,396
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 £76,201 £81,875 £71,250
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 31,001 21,874 42,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.54% 69.22% 54.89%
Number of salaries quoted 19,082 10,139 26,994
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -71 382 £52,473 +11.64% 155
Midlands -49 272 £44,543 -15.16% 93
South East -86 240 £52,500 +31.25% 179
North West -62 233 £46,000 -2.13% 95
South West -33 188 £57,546 +9.61% 86
West Midlands -35 169 £57,500 +1.77% 53
East of England -48 114 £40,000 -29.82% 34
East Midlands -50 102 £35,000 +16.67% 40
Scotland -37 92 £47,500 -5.00% 45
Wales +1 87 £54,000 -9.78% 40
Yorkshire -21 87 £52,445 -38.30% 37
North East -17 62 £57,500 +134.03% 23
Northern Ireland -28 14 £40,000 -47.43% 30
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 35 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
1 35 (2.54%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.81%) 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 65 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (2.68%) Acrobat
4 13 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.65%) 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 5 (0.36%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.36%) Sketch
9 4 (0.29%) Trello
10 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.15%) Camtasia
11 2 (0.15%) InVision
11 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.073%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.073%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 24 (1.74%) 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%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.22%) JDE EnterpriseOne
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%) SAP EHS
7 1 (0.073%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.073%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 234 (16.97%) Azure
2 126 (9.14%) AWS
3 90 (6.53%) GCP
4 80 (5.80%) Microsoft 365
5 78 (5.66%) Power Platform
6 76 (5.51%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (2.83%) Serverless
8 34 (2.47%) GitHub
9 30 (2.18%) Entra ID
10 27 (1.96%) PaaS
11 25 (1.81%) SaaS
12 24 (1.74%) Figma
13 23 (1.67%) Microsoft Purview
14 21 (1.52%) IaaS
15 18 (1.31%) Azure Monitor
16 17 (1.23%) Azure Key Vault
17 14 (1.02%) Asana
17 14 (1.02%) Power Automate
18 13 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
18 13 (0.94%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 60 (4.35%) Broadband
2 42 (3.05%) Firewall
3 29 (2.10%) VPN
4 20 (1.45%) DNS
4 20 (1.45%) Network Security
4 20 (1.45%) WAN
5 19 (1.38%) DHCP
5 19 (1.38%) LAN
6 18 (1.31%) Internet
7 17 (1.23%) TCP/IP
8 11 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (0.51%) VLAN
9 7 (0.51%) Wireless
10 6 (0.44%) 4G
11 5 (0.36%) SAN
12 4 (0.29%) BGP
12 4 (0.29%) MPLS
12 4 (0.29%) SMTP
12 4 (0.29%) SSL
12 4 (0.29%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (4.93%) Power BI
2 25 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.45%) Tableau
4 16 (1.16%) GIS
4 16 (1.16%) SQL Server
5 15 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (1.09%) Metadata
6 14 (1.02%) MySQL
7 13 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
7 13 (0.94%) Relational Database
8 12 (0.87%) MongoDB
9 10 (0.73%) BigQuery
10 9 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.65%) Looker
11 8 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
11 8 (0.58%) Data Lake
11 8 (0.58%) NoSQL
12 7 (0.51%) Amazon Athena
12 7 (0.51%) DynamoDB
12 7 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 56 (4.06%) Jenkins
2 46 (3.34%) GitLab
3 43 (3.12%) JIRA
4 40 (2.90%) Git
5 34 (2.47%) 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%) LabVIEW
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%) Zephyr
13 4 (0.29%) Gatling
13 4 (0.29%) Locust
13 4 (0.29%) MSI
General
1 485 (35.17%) Social Skills
2 287 (20.81%) Finance
3 185 (13.42%) Public Sector
4 169 (12.26%) Analytical Skills
5 128 (9.28%) Marketing
6 104 (7.54%) Law
7 98 (7.11%) Legal
8 92 (6.67%) Retail
9 74 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (3.99%) Games
11 51 (3.70%) Local Government
12 32 (2.32%) Manufacturing
13 26 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (1.52%) Aerospace
14 21 (1.52%) Banking
15 20 (1.45%) Electronics
16 17 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (1.02%) Aviation
18 13 (0.94%) Automotive
19 12 (0.87%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 286 (20.74%) Senior
2 182 (13.20%) Analyst
3 126 (9.14%) Architect
4 71 (5.15%) Lead
5 63 (4.57%) Developer
5 63 (4.57%) Sales Executive
6 62 (4.50%) Senior Analyst
7 55 (3.99%) Business Analyst
8 51 (3.70%) IT Engineer
9 38 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
10 36 (2.61%) Project Manager
11 33 (2.39%) Account Executive
11 33 (2.39%) Salesforce Architect
11 33 (2.39%) Senior Architect
12 31 (2.25%) IT Support
13 30 (2.18%) IT Manager
14 27 (1.96%) Business Manager
14 27 (1.96%) Cloud Architect
14 27 (1.96%) Systems Engineer
15 26 (1.89%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.92%) REST
2 38 (2.76%) SOAP
3 36 (2.61%) Lightning Web Components
3 36 (2.61%) Visualforce
4 28 (2.03%) RESTful
5 25 (1.81%) CSS
5 25 (1.81%) HTML
6 24 (1.74%) .NET
7 23 (1.67%) EDI
8 19 (1.38%) Android SDK
9 16 (1.16%) Node.js
10 13 (0.94%) GraphQL
11 12 (0.87%) React
11 12 (0.87%) XML
12 11 (0.80%) .NET Framework
13 9 (0.65%) Web Services
14 8 (0.58%) Entity Framework
14 8 (0.58%) Spring
14 8 (0.58%) Spring Boot
15 7 (0.51%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 112 (8.12%) Onboarding
2 109 (7.90%) Product Ownership
3 98 (7.11%) Driving Licence
4 79 (5.73%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (3.92%) Management Information System
6 48 (3.48%) Social Media
7 47 (3.41%) Cloud Native
7 47 (3.41%) Cyberattack
8 42 (3.05%) Data Centre
9 38 (2.76%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.60%) Security Posture
11 18 (1.31%) Credit Risk
12 17 (1.23%) CSOC
12 17 (1.23%) Security Operations Centre
13 15 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
14 14 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (0.94%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.87%) Data Structures
16 12 (0.87%) Graphic Design
16 12 (0.87%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 87 (6.31%) Windows
2 40 (2.90%) Linux
3 34 (2.47%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.67%) Android
5 17 (1.23%) Apple iOS
6 16 (1.16%) VMS
7 13 (0.94%) Unix
7 13 (0.94%) 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 1 (0.073%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (22.19%) Agile
2 287 (20.81%) AI
3 237 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
4 207 (15.01%) Continuous Improvement
5 191 (13.85%) CI/CD
6 186 (13.49%) Decision-Making
7 178 (12.91%) DevOps
8 167 (12.11%) Mentoring
9 150 (10.88%) Cybersecurity
10 139 (10.08%) Roadmaps
11 133 (9.64%) Analytics
12 123 (8.92%) Customer Service
13 119 (8.63%) Stakeholder Management
14 110 (7.98%) Scrum
15 92 (6.67%) Coaching
15 92 (6.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 85 (6.16%) Technology Strategy
17 84 (6.09%) CRM
18 83 (6.02%) B2B
19 76 (5.51%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 115 (8.34%) SQL
2 114 (8.27%) Python
3 48 (3.48%) Java
4 45 (3.26%) PowerShell
5 36 (2.61%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.47%) SOQL
6 34 (2.47%) SOSL
7 28 (2.03%) JavaScript
8 26 (1.89%) C#
9 25 (1.81%) Bicep
10 22 (1.60%) Bash
11 20 (1.45%) TypeScript
12 19 (1.38%) Kotlin
12 19 (1.38%) Kusto Query Language
13 8 (0.58%) MATLAB
14 7 (0.51%) C++
14 7 (0.51%) Swift
14 7 (0.51%) XAML
15 6 (0.44%) PHP
16 3 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 282 (20.45%) Degree
2 155 (11.24%) Security Cleared
3 137 (9.93%) SC Cleared
4 79 (5.73%) DBS Check
5 33 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 29 (2.10%) AWS Certification
7 28 (2.03%) Azure Certification
8 25 (1.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 20 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (1.45%) HNC
10 16 (1.16%) Master's Degree
11 15 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (1.02%) Chartered Engineer
13 13 (0.94%) CISSP
14 12 (0.87%) PhD
14 12 (0.87%) Postgraduate
15 11 (0.80%) DV Cleared
15 11 (0.80%) SANS
16 10 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (5.80%) Accessibility
2 62 (4.50%) Data Quality
3 54 (3.92%) SLA
4 51 (3.70%) GDPR
5 39 (2.83%) NIST
5 39 (2.83%) QA
6 36 (2.61%) GRC
7 35 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 33 (2.39%) WCAG
9 24 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
10 15 (1.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 12 (0.87%) PCI DSS
12 11 (0.80%) NCSC
13 10 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
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 70 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 50 (3.63%) Docker
3 26 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
4 25 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 17 (1.23%) vSphere
6 13 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.58%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.073%) Firmware
8 1 (0.073%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 61 (4.42%) Terraform
2 33 (2.39%) Kubernetes
3 23 (1.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.65%) Autotask
5 8 (0.58%) Grafana
5 8 (0.58%) SCCM
6 5 (0.36%) 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%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.073%) Argo
10 1 (0.073%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.073%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.073%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 277 (20.09%) Microsoft
2 95 (6.89%) Adobe
3 77 (5.58%) Salesforce
4 60 (4.35%) Google
5 52 (3.77%) Cisco
6 39 (2.83%) Apple
7 36 (2.61%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.54%) Splunk
9 31 (2.25%) Palo Alto
9 31 (2.25%) VMware
10 28 (2.03%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (1.67%) Tenable
12 16 (1.16%) SAP
13 15 (1.09%) Instagram
14 14 (1.02%) Dynatrace
15 13 (0.94%) Fortinet
16 12 (0.87%) ScienceLogic
17 11 (0.80%) Hootsuite
17 11 (0.80%) Workday
17 11 (0.80%) Wrike