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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 19 24
Rank change year-on-year -60 +5 +42
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,496 2,859 4,439
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.05% 8.42% 6.86%
As % of the General category 4.62% 12.56% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 758 479 1,033
10th Percentile £28,350 £26,450 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,063 £36,250 £35,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -19.75%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £72,761
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 32,401 22,763 35,176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.41% 67.07% 54.39%
Number of salaries quoted 19,884 11,033 21,279
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,818
% change year-on-year - +2.20% -10.30%

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 25 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 25 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 -67 404 £55,000 +17.02% 162
South East -65 267 £55,000 +26.44% 212
Midlands -47 266 £45,000 -10.00% 83
North West -65 227 £45,000 -4.26% 85
South West -30 206 £57,500 +35.29% 78
West Midlands -34 168 £60,000 +7.62% 40
Scotland -20 122 £52,500 +12.30% 48
East of England -24 114 £40,000 -29.82% 41
East Midlands -45 97 £40,000 +23.08% 43
Wales 0 95 £57,515 +4.57% 24
Yorkshire -6 90 £52,445 -34.44% 44
North East -1 87 £57,500 +134.03% 33
Northern Ireland -45 32 £56,901 -25.22% 10
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 38 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 27 (1.80%) Confluence
4 14 (0.94%) Apache
5 12 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.74%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.60%) Jupyter
8 8 (0.53%) CMS
9 6 (0.40%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.27%) IIS
10 4 (0.27%) WordPress
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.13%) Moodle
11 2 (0.13%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.13%) Totara
12 1 (0.067%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 70 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (3.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.80%) Acrobat
4 12 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.53%) InDesign
6 8 (0.53%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.47%) Simulink
8 6 (0.40%) Adobe XD
8 6 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.40%) Sketch
9 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.13%) InVision
10 2 (0.13%) Mathcad
10 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.13%) PlantUML
10 2 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (1.60%) Cloudability
2 7 (0.47%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.40%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.27%) SAP EHS
4 4 (0.27%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.20%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.20%) Shopify
6 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.13%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.067%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.067%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 263 (17.58%) Azure
2 171 (11.43%) AWS
3 109 (7.29%) GCP
4 86 (5.75%) Power Platform
5 81 (5.41%) Azure DevOps
6 76 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
7 43 (2.87%) Serverless
8 40 (2.67%) GitHub
9 32 (2.14%) dbt
10 29 (1.94%) SaaS
11 27 (1.80%) Entra ID
11 27 (1.80%) PaaS
12 26 (1.74%) Figma
13 23 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
14 21 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
14 21 (1.40%) IaaS
15 20 (1.34%) Azure Key Vault
16 17 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
17 14 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
18 13 (0.87%) Amazon ECR
Communications & Networking
1 55 (3.68%) Broadband
2 39 (2.61%) Firewall
3 27 (1.80%) VPN
4 21 (1.40%) LAN
5 20 (1.34%) DNS
5 20 (1.34%) TCP/IP
5 20 (1.34%) WAN
6 19 (1.27%) Network Security
7 17 (1.14%) DHCP
7 17 (1.14%) Internet
8 12 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (0.67%) VLAN
10 9 (0.60%) Wireless
11 7 (0.47%) SAN
12 6 (0.40%) SSL
13 3 (0.20%) Intranet
13 3 (0.20%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.20%) SMTP
13 3 (0.20%) WLAN
14 2 (0.13%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (4.81%) Power BI
2 29 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.87%) SQL Server
4 22 (1.47%) Tableau
5 18 (1.20%) Metadata
6 16 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
6 16 (1.07%) GIS
6 16 (1.07%) Relational Database
7 15 (1.00%) MongoDB
7 15 (1.00%) MySQL
8 14 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
9 12 (0.80%) BigQuery
9 12 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
9 12 (0.80%) NoSQL
10 11 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (0.67%) Looker
12 9 (0.60%) Amazon Athena
12 9 (0.60%) DynamoDB
12 9 (0.60%) Redis
13 7 (0.47%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 66 (4.41%) Jenkins
2 51 (3.41%) GitLab
3 48 (3.21%) Git
4 46 (3.07%) JIRA
5 34 (2.27%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.47%) Snyk
7 14 (0.94%) fastlane
8 12 (0.80%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.67%) Postman
10 8 (0.53%) Cucumber
10 8 (0.53%) JMeter
10 8 (0.53%) Xcode
11 7 (0.47%) Moq
11 7 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
12 6 (0.40%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.40%) Crashlytics
12 6 (0.40%) Cypress.io
12 6 (0.40%) Gatling
12 6 (0.40%) Gradle
12 6 (0.40%) MSI
General
1 560 (37.43%) Social Skills
2 326 (21.79%) Finance
3 211 (14.10%) Public Sector
4 195 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
5 141 (9.43%) Marketing
6 106 (7.09%) Law
7 96 (6.42%) Legal
8 83 (5.55%) Retail
9 79 (5.28%) Organisational Skills
10 59 (3.94%) Local Government
11 55 (3.68%) Games
12 46 (3.07%) Aerospace
13 40 (2.67%) Manufacturing
14 35 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
15 31 (2.07%) Electronics
16 29 (1.94%) Banking
17 23 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
18 16 (1.07%) Telecoms
19 15 (1.00%) Advertising
20 14 (0.94%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 318 (21.26%) Senior
2 181 (12.10%) Analyst
3 172 (11.50%) Architect
4 109 (7.29%) Lead
5 82 (5.48%) Developer
6 70 (4.68%) Sales Executive
7 61 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
8 53 (3.54%) Business Analyst
9 49 (3.28%) IT Engineer
9 49 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
10 41 (2.74%) Technical Architect
11 40 (2.67%) Cloud Architect
11 40 (2.67%) Consultant
12 39 (2.61%) Systems Engineer
13 37 (2.47%) Senior Architect
14 33 (2.21%) Salesforce Architect
15 32 (2.14%) Account Executive
16 30 (2.01%) IT Support
17 29 (1.94%) Senior Manager
18 28 (1.87%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (3.88%) REST
2 37 (2.47%) CSS
2 37 (2.47%) SOAP
3 35 (2.34%) .NET
3 35 (2.34%) HTML
3 35 (2.34%) Lightning Web Components
3 35 (2.34%) RESTful
3 35 (2.34%) Visualforce
4 24 (1.60%) Node.js
5 22 (1.47%) React
6 19 (1.27%) Android SDK
6 19 (1.27%) EDI
7 18 (1.20%) XML
8 15 (1.00%) .NET Framework
9 14 (0.94%) .NET Core
9 14 (0.94%) GraphQL
10 12 (0.80%) Entity Framework
10 12 (0.80%) Spring
11 11 (0.74%) Playwright
11 11 (0.74%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 110 (7.35%) Product Ownership
2 108 (7.22%) Onboarding
3 105 (7.02%) Driving Licence
4 91 (6.08%) Self-Motivation
5 62 (4.14%) Cloud Native
6 61 (4.08%) Management Information System
7 44 (2.94%) Cyberattack
7 44 (2.94%) Data Centre
7 44 (2.94%) Social Media
8 36 (2.41%) Mobile App
9 22 (1.47%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
11 18 (1.20%) Algorithms
11 18 (1.20%) Credit Risk
11 18 (1.20%) CSOC
11 18 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
12 16 (1.07%) Data Structures
12 16 (1.07%) Public Cloud
13 14 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (0.94%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 94 (6.28%) Windows
2 44 (2.94%) Linux
3 31 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 25 (1.67%) Android
5 20 (1.34%) Windows 10
6 19 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 15 (1.00%) Unix
8 14 (0.94%) VMS
9 8 (0.53%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.27%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.13%) Debian
12 2 (0.13%) VxWorks
12 2 (0.13%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.067%) AIX
13 1 (0.067%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (25.80%) Agile
2 338 (22.59%) AI
3 263 (17.58%) Problem-Solving
4 231 (15.44%) CI/CD
5 226 (15.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 217 (14.51%) Decision-Making
7 212 (14.17%) DevOps
8 192 (12.83%) Mentoring
9 177 (11.83%) Cybersecurity
10 147 (9.83%) Roadmaps
11 139 (9.29%) Stakeholder Management
12 128 (8.56%) Analytics
13 121 (8.09%) Scrum
14 114 (7.62%) Customer Service
14 114 (7.62%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 111 (7.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 97 (6.48%) Validation
17 93 (6.22%) Technology Strategy
18 91 (6.08%) Coaching
19 85 (5.68%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 136 (9.09%) Python
2 123 (8.22%) SQL
3 54 (3.61%) Java
4 46 (3.07%) PowerShell
5 43 (2.87%) JavaScript
6 37 (2.47%) C#
7 35 (2.34%) Apex Code
8 34 (2.27%) SOQL
8 34 (2.27%) SOSL
9 29 (1.94%) TypeScript
10 28 (1.87%) Bicep
11 25 (1.67%) Bash
12 20 (1.34%) Kotlin
13 19 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
14 16 (1.07%) MATLAB
15 11 (0.74%) C++
15 11 (0.74%) Go
16 9 (0.60%) PHP
17 7 (0.47%) Swift
17 7 (0.47%) XAML
Qualifications
1 304 (20.32%) Degree
2 242 (16.18%) Security Cleared
3 222 (14.84%) SC Cleared
4 80 (5.35%) DBS Check
5 62 (4.14%) BPSS Clearance
6 35 (2.34%) DV Cleared
7 33 (2.21%) AWS Certification
8 31 (2.07%) Azure Certification
9 27 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
10 25 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
10 25 (1.67%) Master's Degree
11 24 (1.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 23 (1.54%) HNC
12 23 (1.54%) PhD
13 17 (1.14%) Chartered Engineer
14 14 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
15 13 (0.87%) Postgraduate
16 12 (0.80%) CISSP
17 11 (0.74%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (7.75%) Accessibility
2 69 (4.61%) Data Quality
3 59 (3.94%) SLA
4 51 (3.41%) GDPR
5 42 (2.81%) QA
6 41 (2.74%) WCAG
7 36 (2.41%) NIST
8 34 (2.27%) GRC
9 28 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 20 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 17 (1.14%) NCSC
12 14 (0.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 9 (0.60%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.27%) GAAP
15 4 (0.27%) IFRS
16 3 (0.20%) ARP4761
16 3 (0.20%) DO-160
16 3 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 73 (4.88%) Active Directory
2 68 (4.55%) Docker
3 24 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
3 24 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.94%) vSphere
5 12 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
6 11 (0.74%) Firmware
7 8 (0.53%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.33%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 76 (5.08%) Terraform
2 48 (3.21%) Kubernetes
3 22 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (1.00%) Grafana
5 14 (0.94%) SCCM
6 7 (0.47%) Autotask
7 6 (0.40%) Ansible
7 6 (0.40%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.33%) WSUS
9 4 (0.27%) AWS Copilot
10 3 (0.20%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.20%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Kibana
11 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
11 2 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
12 1 (0.067%) Argo
12 1 (0.067%) CASB
12 1 (0.067%) QRadar
Vendors
1 281 (18.78%) Microsoft
2 82 (5.48%) Adobe
3 74 (4.95%) Google
4 62 (4.14%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.67%) Apple
6 39 (2.61%) Cisco
7 38 (2.54%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.34%) Splunk
9 30 (2.01%) VMware
10 29 (1.94%) Palo Alto
11 26 (1.74%) CrowdStrike
12 22 (1.47%) Tenable
12 22 (1.47%) Workday
13 19 (1.27%) Instagram
14 18 (1.20%) Dynatrace
15 17 (1.14%) SAP
16 13 (0.87%) OpenAI
17 12 (0.80%) Oracle
17 12 (0.80%) ScienceLogic
18 11 (0.74%) Fortinet