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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 17 33
Rank change year-on-year -39 +16 +9
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 2,201 2,804 2,556
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.55% 8.05% 5.00%
As % of the General category 5.77% 12.23% 9.21%
Number of salaries quoted 909 497 518
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,500 £28,923
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,312 £82,241 £79,225
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -7.69%

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 38,167 22,933 27,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.18% 65.87% 54.25%
Number of salaries quoted 23,602 11,178 12,364
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,095 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.02% -13.81% -0.99%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 October 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 October 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 -47 593 £47,000 -1.05% 732
South East -21 460 £56,000 +1.82% 520
Midlands -29 378 £45,000 -5.26% 363
North West -50 341 £42,000 -8.64% 433
South West -20 265 £42,000 +40.00% 307
East of England +8 210 £38,000 -31.22% 264
West Midlands -29 194 £59,250 +7.73% 249
East Midlands -6 183 £41,500 +32.80% 114
North East +18 143 £65,500 +166.59% 109
Scotland -18 143 £35,000 +16.67% 516
Wales +1 111 £53,000 -7.71% 80
Yorkshire +10 109 £38,989 -54.13% 190
Northern Ireland -48 48 £74,742 -1.69% 127
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 (2.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (1.91%) SharePoint
3 38 (1.73%) CMS
4 28 (1.27%) Confluence
5 20 (0.91%) Apache Spark
6 16 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
7 15 (0.68%) Apache
8 10 (0.45%) Jupyter
9 5 (0.23%) Moodle
9 5 (0.23%) WordPress
10 3 (0.14%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.14%) IIS
11 2 (0.091%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.091%) Totara
12 1 (0.045%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.045%) OpenEdge
12 1 (0.045%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 118 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
2 116 (5.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.95%) Maple
5 17 (0.77%) Revit
5 17 (0.77%) Simulink
6 15 (0.68%) AutoCAD
7 13 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
8 10 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
8 10 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
8 10 (0.45%) Photoshop
9 9 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 8 (0.36%) Adobe XD
10 8 (0.36%) InDesign
10 8 (0.36%) MS Visio
10 8 (0.36%) Notion
11 7 (0.32%) Sketch
12 5 (0.23%) Chatbot
13 4 (0.18%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 25 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 22 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 19 (0.86%) Cloudability
4 15 (0.68%) SAP EHS
4 15 (0.68%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 12 (0.55%) Workday HCM
6 11 (0.50%) Primavera
7 9 (0.41%) Teamcenter
8 6 (0.27%) NetSuite
9 4 (0.18%) SAP SD
9 4 (0.18%) SAP WM
9 4 (0.18%) Shopify
10 3 (0.14%) JDE EnterpriseOne
10 3 (0.14%) Misys Midas
10 3 (0.14%) SAP ERP
10 3 (0.14%) SAP MM
10 3 (0.14%) SAP R/3
11 2 (0.091%) Adobe Campaign
11 2 (0.091%) NEC Housing
11 2 (0.091%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 329 (14.95%) Azure
2 258 (11.72%) AWS
3 125 (5.68%) GCP
4 110 (5.00%) SaaS
5 108 (4.91%) Power Platform
6 99 (4.50%) Azure DevOps
7 92 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
8 58 (2.64%) Serverless
9 57 (2.59%) GitHub
10 41 (1.86%) Entra ID
11 38 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
12 33 (1.50%) Azure Key Vault
12 33 (1.50%) dbt
13 30 (1.36%) PaaS
14 29 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
14 29 (1.32%) IaaS
15 28 (1.27%) Figma
16 27 (1.23%) Azure Monitor
17 23 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
18 21 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 38 (1.73%) Internet
2 35 (1.59%) Ethernet
2 35 (1.59%) Firewall
3 33 (1.50%) Modbus
4 27 (1.23%) Network Security
4 27 (1.23%) Profibus
5 26 (1.18%) 5G
6 24 (1.09%) VPN
7 21 (0.95%) DNS
7 21 (0.95%) TCP/IP
8 13 (0.59%) LAN
9 12 (0.55%) DHCP
9 12 (0.55%) SAN
10 10 (0.45%) SSL
10 10 (0.45%) VLAN
10 10 (0.45%) WAN
11 9 (0.41%) HTTP
12 6 (0.27%) Wireless
13 4 (0.18%) Broadband
13 4 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (3.73%) Power BI
2 44 (2.00%) SQL Server
3 42 (1.91%) Tableau
4 25 (1.14%) Relational Database
5 23 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
6 22 (1.00%) MongoDB
7 19 (0.86%) Data Lake
7 19 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
7 19 (0.86%) GIS
7 19 (0.86%) MySQL
8 17 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (0.77%) Metadata
8 17 (0.77%) NoSQL
9 15 (0.68%) Big Data
9 15 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
9 15 (0.68%) DynamoDB
10 12 (0.55%) Amazon Athena
11 9 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
11 9 (0.41%) Looker
11 9 (0.41%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 105 (4.77%) Git
2 56 (2.54%) JIRA
3 48 (2.18%) Jenkins
4 32 (1.45%) GitLab
5 19 (0.86%) Rational DOORS
6 15 (0.68%) Snyk
7 14 (0.64%) LabVIEW
8 12 (0.55%) Gatling
9 11 (0.50%) fastlane
9 11 (0.50%) JMeter
10 10 (0.45%) Cypress.io
11 9 (0.41%) LoadRunner
12 8 (0.36%) MSI
13 7 (0.32%) Moq
14 6 (0.27%) Xcode
15 5 (0.23%) Android Studio
15 5 (0.23%) Crashlytics
15 5 (0.23%) Gradle
15 5 (0.23%) JUnit
16 4 (0.18%) Claude Code
General
1 942 (42.80%) Social Skills
2 643 (29.21%) Finance
3 329 (14.95%) Analytical Skills
4 292 (13.27%) Public Sector
5 291 (13.22%) Marketing
6 175 (7.95%) Law
7 149 (6.77%) Aerospace
8 139 (6.32%) Organisational Skills
8 139 (6.32%) Retail
9 112 (5.09%) Legal
10 99 (4.50%) Manufacturing
11 83 (3.77%) Local Government
12 78 (3.54%) Telecoms
13 77 (3.50%) Electronics
14 72 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
15 63 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
16 47 (2.14%) Banking
17 29 (1.32%) Military
18 27 (1.23%) Financial Institution
19 24 (1.09%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 377 (17.13%) Senior
2 229 (10.40%) Lead
3 171 (7.77%) Analyst
4 152 (6.91%) Architect
5 137 (6.22%) Sales Executive
6 113 (5.13%) Developer
7 98 (4.45%) Consultant
8 70 (3.18%) Account Executive
9 58 (2.64%) Project Engineer
10 56 (2.54%) Senior Analyst
11 55 (2.50%) Software Engineer
12 51 (2.32%) Systems Engineer
13 49 (2.23%) Design Engineer
14 48 (2.18%) Electrical Engineer
15 47 (2.14%) Business Analyst
16 37 (1.68%) Designer
16 37 (1.68%) Sales Account Executive
17 36 (1.64%) Project Manager
17 36 (1.64%) Technical Architect
18 35 (1.59%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (3.86%) Terraform
2 65 (2.95%) CSS
3 55 (2.50%) .NET
4 47 (2.14%) HTML
5 46 (2.09%) RESTful
6 43 (1.95%) REST
7 36 (1.64%) XML
8 34 (1.54%) React
9 33 (1.50%) EDI
9 33 (1.50%) Node.js
10 27 (1.23%) .NET Core
10 27 (1.23%) Spring
11 26 (1.18%) Middleware
12 24 (1.09%) Spring Boot
13 22 (1.00%) .NET Framework
14 21 (0.95%) Kafka
15 19 (0.86%) LangChain
16 18 (0.82%) AngularJS
16 18 (0.82%) Entity Framework
16 18 (0.82%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 269 (12.22%) Onboarding
2 223 (10.13%) Driving Licence
3 131 (5.95%) Self-Motivation
4 106 (4.82%) Management Information System
5 94 (4.27%) Cloud Native
6 89 (4.04%) Product Ownership
7 69 (3.13%) Marketing Technology
8 67 (3.04%) Social Media
9 59 (2.68%) Data Centre
10 53 (2.41%) SCADA
11 46 (2.09%) Public Cloud
12 34 (1.54%) Algorithms
13 28 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
14 26 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
14 26 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
14 26 (1.18%) Security Posture
15 23 (1.04%) Cyberattack
15 23 (1.04%) FPGA
16 22 (1.00%) Data Structures
16 22 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 122 (5.54%) Windows
2 60 (2.73%) Linux
3 27 (1.23%) Windows Server
4 21 (0.95%) Apple iOS
5 20 (0.91%) VMS
6 15 (0.68%) Android
7 14 (0.64%) Mac OS
8 13 (0.59%) Windows 10
9 12 (0.55%) Unix
10 5 (0.23%) VxWorks
11 3 (0.14%) AIX
11 3 (0.14%) Solaris
12 2 (0.091%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.045%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 570 (25.90%) AI
2 519 (23.58%) Agile
3 440 (19.99%) Problem-Solving
4 406 (18.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 308 (13.99%) Mentoring
6 303 (13.77%) Decision-Making
7 274 (12.45%) Stakeholder Management
8 239 (10.86%) CI/CD
9 227 (10.31%) DevOps
10 220 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
11 194 (8.81%) Analytics
11 194 (8.81%) Roadmaps
12 188 (8.54%) Customer Service
13 180 (8.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 177 (8.04%) Validation
15 167 (7.59%) Coaching
16 166 (7.54%) Collaborative Working
17 160 (7.27%) CRM
18 150 (6.82%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
19 138 (6.27%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 181 (8.22%) Python
2 135 (6.13%) SQL
3 89 (4.04%) JavaScript
4 75 (3.41%) C#
5 67 (3.04%) Java
6 47 (2.14%) PowerShell
7 40 (1.82%) TypeScript
8 30 (1.36%) Bicep
8 30 (1.36%) MATLAB
9 25 (1.14%) Bash
10 23 (1.04%) C++
11 17 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
12 15 (0.68%) Go
13 12 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 11 (0.50%) Ruby
15 10 (0.45%) ABAP
15 10 (0.45%) Ada
15 10 (0.45%) Kotlin
16 8 (0.36%) C
17 7 (0.32%) PHP
Qualifications
1 526 (23.90%) Degree
2 411 (18.67%) Security Cleared
3 360 (16.36%) SC Cleared
4 189 (8.59%) DBS Check
5 165 (7.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 145 (6.59%) HNC
7 122 (5.54%) DV Cleared
8 105 (4.77%) Master's Degree
9 54 (2.45%) Azure Certification
10 52 (2.36%) AWS Certification
10 52 (2.36%) Chartered Engineer
11 35 (1.59%) HND
12 33 (1.50%) PhD
13 28 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
14 27 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
15 22 (1.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 17 (0.77%) CISSP
17 15 (0.68%) Postgraduate
18 14 (0.64%) ACCA
18 14 (0.64%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 277 (12.59%) Accessibility
2 110 (5.00%) QA
3 91 (4.13%) Data Quality
4 67 (3.04%) GDPR
5 65 (2.95%) SLA
6 51 (2.32%) WCAG
7 36 (1.64%) NCSC
8 32 (1.45%) GRC
9 28 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 22 (1.00%) NIST
11 21 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 8 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.27%) PCI DSS
16 5 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 4 (0.18%) NIST 800
18 3 (0.14%) ISO 9001
18 3 (0.14%) MIL-STD-1553
19 2 (0.091%) GxP
System Software
1 85 (3.86%) Docker
2 71 (3.23%) Active Directory
3 41 (1.86%) Firmware
4 21 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
5 20 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.55%) vSphere
8 6 (0.27%) Hyper-V
9 5 (0.23%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.14%) NFS
10 3 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.091%) IAG
12 1 (0.045%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.045%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.045%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 69 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 28 (1.27%) Grafana
3 23 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (0.64%) Ansible
4 14 (0.64%) Prometheus
5 13 (0.59%) SCCM
6 9 (0.41%) Kibana
7 4 (0.18%) Argo
7 4 (0.18%) Autotask
8 3 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.14%) WSUS
9 2 (0.091%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.091%) Puppet
9 2 (0.091%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.045%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.045%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.045%) QRadar
10 1 (0.045%) SCOM
10 1 (0.045%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.045%) VxRail
Vendors
1 387 (17.58%) Microsoft
2 96 (4.36%) Samsung
3 94 (4.27%) TikTok
4 92 (4.18%) Salesforce
4 92 (4.18%) SAP
5 83 (3.77%) Adobe
6 72 (3.27%) Google
7 47 (2.14%) Workday
8 42 (1.91%) Apple
9 37 (1.68%) Cisco
10 31 (1.41%) Dynatrace
11 29 (1.32%) Facebook
11 29 (1.32%) ServiceNow
12 26 (1.18%) Instagram
13 25 (1.14%) VMware
14 24 (1.09%) Oracle
15 19 (0.86%) Palo Alto
16 18 (0.82%) CrowdStrike
17 17 (0.77%) Botify
18 15 (0.68%) Tenable