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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 28 29
Rank change year-on-year +19 +1 +8
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 5,027 2,048 4,223
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 9.44% 7.27% 7.19%
As % of the General category 18.51% 10.69% 12.09%
Number of salaries quoted 542 478 1,193
10th Percentile £20,000 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,543 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.16% +14.13% -16.36%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,050 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,786 £77,075 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.89% +8.57% -19.23%

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 27,157 19,165 34,927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.00% 68.05% 59.44%
Number of salaries quoted 14,353 9,205 24,692
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £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 £64,473 £68,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 15 March 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 15 March 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 1,943 £35,009 -26.30% 140
North West +48 1,687 £35,000 -25.53% 59
Midlands +25 1,479 £50,000 -4.76% 79
West Midlands +43 1,283 £57,500 +4.55% 44
South East +7 869 £50,000 +5.26% 274
East of England -2 431 £40,000 -24.53% 47
Yorkshire +37 243 £26,525 -39.37% 53
East Midlands -2 208 £37,500 -11.24% 35
South West -41 151 £31,000 -38.00% 87
Scotland -33 89 £48,750 -11.36% 51
Wales +15 59 £63,236 +26.16% 16
North East -15 13 £60,000 -13.43% 29
Northern Ireland -33 13 £40,000 -42.29% 6
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Isle of Man - 1 £32,000 -
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 (0.84%) SharePoint
2 12 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.18%) ArcGIS
4 8 (0.16%) Confluence
5 2 (0.040%) Apache
5 2 (0.040%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.040%) CMS
5 2 (0.040%) WordPress
6 1 (0.020%) Drupal
6 1 (0.020%) IIS
6 1 (0.020%) WildFly
Applications
1 61 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (0.74%) Acrobat
4 34 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.18%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.099%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.040%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.040%) Trello
9 1 (0.020%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.020%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (0.30%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (0.12%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.080%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.060%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.040%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.040%) Integrated Workplace Management System
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%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.020%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 3,654 (72.69%) Cloud Computing
2 141 (2.80%) Azure
3 95 (1.89%) AWS
4 66 (1.31%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (1.11%) Power Platform
6 35 (0.70%) Entra ID
6 35 (0.70%) SaaS
7 33 (0.66%) GCP
8 13 (0.26%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (0.26%) OneDrive
9 12 (0.24%) Asana
10 11 (0.22%) PaaS
10 11 (0.22%) Sprout Social
11 10 (0.20%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (0.18%) Figma
13 8 (0.16%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (0.16%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 8 (0.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 7 (0.14%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 3,655 (72.71%) Internet
2 70 (1.39%) Broadband
3 24 (0.48%) VPN
4 23 (0.46%) DNS
4 23 (0.46%) Firewall
5 22 (0.44%) LAN
6 21 (0.42%) DHCP
7 15 (0.30%) TCP/IP
7 15 (0.30%) WAN
7 15 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.16%) 4G
8 8 (0.16%) VLAN
9 7 (0.14%) MPLS
10 5 (0.099%) Network Security
11 4 (0.080%) 5G
11 4 (0.080%) BGP
11 4 (0.080%) Ethernet
11 4 (0.080%) PSTN
11 4 (0.080%) SMTP
11 4 (0.080%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (0.88%) Power BI
2 13 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (0.24%) GIS
4 11 (0.22%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
5 10 (0.20%) Tableau
6 9 (0.18%) SQL Server
7 8 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (0.14%) Metadata
9 6 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.099%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.099%) Redis
11 4 (0.080%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.080%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.080%) MySQL
12 3 (0.060%) Looker
12 3 (0.060%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.060%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.040%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 42 (0.84%) Jenkins
2 40 (0.80%) GitLab
2 40 (0.80%) SonarQube
3 21 (0.42%) JIRA
4 17 (0.34%) Git
5 5 (0.099%) Axure RP
5 5 (0.099%) Balsamiq
6 4 (0.080%) JUnit
7 3 (0.060%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.060%) fastlane
7 3 (0.060%) JMeter
7 3 (0.060%) Locust
7 3 (0.060%) Mockito
7 3 (0.060%) Postman
8 2 (0.040%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.040%) Jaeger
8 2 (0.040%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.040%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.040%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.040%) Xcode
General
1 3,989 (79.35%) Social Skills
2 3,666 (72.93%) Banking
3 466 (9.27%) Finance
4 135 (2.69%) Analytical Skills
5 134 (2.67%) Retail
6 131 (2.61%) Public Sector
7 126 (2.51%) Marketing
8 98 (1.95%) Law
9 58 (1.15%) Games
10 55 (1.09%) Legal
11 43 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
12 31 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
13 24 (0.48%) Telecoms
14 22 (0.44%) Manufacturing
15 20 (0.40%) Local Government
15 20 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (0.34%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (0.24%) Electronics
18 10 (0.20%) Automotive
18 10 (0.20%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2,811 (55.92%) Lecturer
2 198 (3.94%) Systems Engineer
3 195 (3.88%) Facilities Engineer
4 165 (3.28%) Senior
5 118 (2.35%) Analyst
6 74 (1.47%) Project Manager
7 72 (1.43%) Architect
8 61 (1.21%) Project Engineer
9 57 (1.13%) Lead
10 49 (0.97%) Senior Manager
11 42 (0.84%) Business Analyst
12 39 (0.78%) Sales Manager
13 38 (0.76%) Account Executive
13 38 (0.76%) Salesforce Architect
14 36 (0.72%) Account Manager
15 35 (0.70%) Developer
16 34 (0.68%) Consultant
17 31 (0.62%) Alliance Manager
18 30 (0.60%) Sales Account Manager
18 30 (0.60%) Senior Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (1.15%) REST
2 48 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
2 48 (0.95%) SOAP
2 48 (0.95%) Visualforce
3 25 (0.50%) EDI
4 15 (0.30%) .NET
4 15 (0.30%) Node.js
4 15 (0.30%) Web Services
5 14 (0.28%) Android SDK
6 13 (0.26%) GraphQL
7 10 (0.20%) Django
8 9 (0.18%) CSS
8 9 (0.18%) HTML
9 8 (0.16%) Middleware
9 8 (0.16%) React
9 8 (0.16%) RESTful
10 7 (0.14%) SAML
10 7 (0.14%) Spring
11 4 (0.080%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.080%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 3,651 (72.63%) IoT
2 121 (2.41%) Onboarding
3 79 (1.57%) Blog
4 75 (1.49%) Driving Licence
5 73 (1.45%) Product Ownership
6 50 (0.99%) Management Information System
7 45 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
8 33 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
8 33 (0.66%) Social Media
9 30 (0.60%) Mobile App
10 19 (0.38%) Public Cloud
11 17 (0.34%) Cloud Native
12 12 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (0.24%) Life Science
13 11 (0.22%) Security Posture
13 11 (0.22%) Video Editing
14 9 (0.18%) Security Operations Centre
15 8 (0.16%) AI Agents
15 8 (0.16%) CSOC
15 8 (0.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 43 (0.86%) Windows
2 28 (0.56%) Linux
3 19 (0.38%) Android
4 17 (0.34%) Windows Server
5 14 (0.28%) Unix
6 7 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.099%) Debian
7 5 (0.099%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.080%) VMS
9 2 (0.040%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.020%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.020%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,907 (77.72%) AI
2 3,765 (74.90%) Cybersecurity
3 3,679 (73.18%) User Experience
4 3,664 (72.89%) Machine Learning
5 3,657 (72.75%) Web Development
6 299 (5.95%) Mentoring
7 216 (4.30%) Agile
8 197 (3.92%) Inventory Management
9 195 (3.88%) Preventative Maintenance
10 191 (3.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 176 (3.50%) Problem-Solving
12 146 (2.90%) Customer Service
13 119 (2.37%) Coaching
14 117 (2.33%) B2B
15 110 (2.19%) DevOps
16 106 (2.11%) Analytics
17 102 (2.03%) CI/CD
18 98 (1.95%) Project Management
19 94 (1.87%) Decision-Making
20 80 (1.59%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 50 (0.99%) Python
2 49 (0.97%) SQL
3 48 (0.95%) Apex Code
4 42 (0.84%) Java
5 40 (0.80%) SOQL
5 40 (0.80%) SOSL
6 21 (0.42%) JavaScript
7 14 (0.28%) Kotlin
8 13 (0.26%) PowerShell
9 6 (0.12%) C#
10 4 (0.080%) PHP
11 3 (0.060%) Bash
11 3 (0.060%) VB
12 2 (0.040%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.040%) ActionScript 2.0
12 2 (0.040%) Go
12 2 (0.040%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.020%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.020%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.020%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3,936 (78.30%) Degree
2 3,847 (76.53%) Postgraduate
3 3,654 (72.69%) PhD
4 3,653 (72.67%) Master's Degree
5 200 (3.98%) City & Guilds
6 196 (3.90%) NVQ Level 3
7 104 (2.07%) Security Cleared
8 87 (1.73%) SC Cleared
9 31 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
10 29 (0.58%) DBS Check
11 28 (0.56%) HNC
12 27 (0.54%) PMP
13 23 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
14 22 (0.44%) AWS Certification
15 18 (0.36%) HND
16 13 (0.26%) CISSP
17 12 (0.24%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (0.24%) Computer Science Degree
18 10 (0.20%) CISM
18 10 (0.20%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (3.88%) COSHH
2 54 (1.07%) QA
3 42 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (0.56%) NIST
6 26 (0.52%) Accessibility
7 24 (0.48%) GDPR
8 22 (0.44%) SLA
9 16 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 13 (0.26%) PMO
10 13 (0.26%) WCAG
11 12 (0.24%) PCI DSS
12 9 (0.18%) COBIT
13 8 (0.16%) GRC
13 8 (0.16%) SOC 2
14 7 (0.14%) Data Quality
15 5 (0.099%) NEBOSH
16 3 (0.060%) EU AI Act
16 3 (0.060%) NCSC
17 2 (0.040%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 45 (0.90%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.30%) Docker
3 10 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.12%) vSphere
5 4 (0.080%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.060%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.060%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.040%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.020%) iptables
Systems Management
1 30 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
1 30 (0.60%) Terraform
2 17 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
3 13 (0.26%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.12%) Argo
5 5 (0.099%) Autotask
5 5 (0.099%) Grafana
6 4 (0.080%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.080%) AWS Copilot
6 4 (0.080%) SolarWinds Orion
6 4 (0.080%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.060%) Ansible
7 3 (0.060%) CASB
7 3 (0.060%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.040%) Kustomize
8 2 (0.040%) Nessus
8 2 (0.040%) Opsgenie
8 2 (0.040%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.040%) SCCM
9 1 (0.020%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 261 (5.19%) Microsoft
2 115 (2.29%) Salesforce
3 79 (1.57%) Adobe
4 72 (1.43%) Cisco
5 48 (0.95%) Splunk
6 30 (0.60%) Apple
6 30 (0.60%) Google
7 23 (0.46%) NEC
8 13 (0.26%) Oracle
8 13 (0.26%) SAP
9 11 (0.22%) Databricks
9 11 (0.22%) Hootsuite
9 11 (0.22%) Instagram
9 11 (0.22%) ServiceNow
9 11 (0.22%) VMware
9 11 (0.22%) Wrike
10 10 (0.20%) CrowdStrike
10 10 (0.20%) Fortinet
11 9 (0.18%) Workday
12 8 (0.16%) Palo Alto