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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 16 27
Rank change year-on-year -45 +11 +21
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,989 2,798 3,333
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.36% 8.15% 6.03%
As % of the General category 5.37% 12.34% 11.31%
Number of salaries quoted 904 482 624
10th Percentile £28,075 £25,600 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £31,250 £36,540
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £47,500 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +7.37% -5.58% -8.53%
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,312 £81,250 £78,375
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,310
% change year-on-year - -5.68% -10.29%

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 37,047 22,672 29,467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.01% 66.00% 53.30%
Number of salaries quoted 22,781 11,042 14,010
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £28,398
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% -1.93%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,655
% change year-on-year +1.85% -2.97% -7.24%

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 17 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 17 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 -57 508 £50,000 +12.36% 917
South East -29 431 £55,000 - 599
Midlands -46 303 £46,000 -3.16% 530
North West -57 291 £42,000 +0.40% 572
South West -16 271 £55,000 +61.76% 460
West Midlands -43 180 £59,250 +7.73% 389
East of England +5 178 £42,119 -26.11% 254
Scotland -16 151 £42,500 +6.25% 671
North East +11 128 £60,000 +144.20% 120
East Midlands -33 122 £38,000 +16.92% 141
Wales -5 102 £53,000 -7.71% 77
Yorkshire -9 89 £40,000 -52.94% 227
Northern Ireland -42 51 £74,742 -3.21% 236
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 45 (2.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 34 (1.71%) Confluence
4 18 (0.90%) Apache Spark
5 15 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
6 14 (0.70%) Apache
6 14 (0.70%) CMS
7 10 (0.50%) Jupyter
8 6 (0.30%) WordPress
9 5 (0.25%) Moodle
10 3 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.10%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.10%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.10%) Totara
12 1 (0.050%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.050%) OpenEdge
12 1 (0.050%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 109 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
2 100 (5.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.90%) Simulink
5 13 (0.65%) Maple
5 13 (0.65%) Revit
6 10 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
6 10 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
6 10 (0.50%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 9 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 9 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (0.40%) Adobe XD
8 8 (0.40%) InDesign
8 8 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
9 7 (0.35%) Sketch
10 6 (0.30%) MS Visio
11 4 (0.20%) Chatbot
11 4 (0.20%) Mathcad
12 2 (0.10%) InVision
Business Applications
1 24 (1.21%) Cloudability
2 21 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
4 12 (0.60%) Workday HCM
5 11 (0.55%) Primavera
5 11 (0.55%) SAP EHS
5 11 (0.55%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 9 (0.45%) Teamcenter
7 7 (0.35%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.20%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.20%) SAP WM
9 3 (0.15%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 3 (0.15%) Misys Midas
9 3 (0.15%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.15%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.15%) SAP R/3
9 3 (0.15%) Shopify
10 2 (0.10%) Adobe Campaign
10 2 (0.10%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.10%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 332 (16.69%) Azure
2 244 (12.27%) AWS
3 129 (6.49%) GCP
4 105 (5.28%) Power Platform
5 100 (5.03%) Azure DevOps
6 87 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (2.87%) Serverless
8 52 (2.61%) GitHub
9 40 (2.01%) Entra ID
10 39 (1.96%) SaaS
11 34 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
12 33 (1.66%) Azure Key Vault
13 31 (1.56%) dbt
14 29 (1.46%) PaaS
15 28 (1.41%) IaaS
16 27 (1.36%) Figma
17 26 (1.31%) Azure Monitor
18 24 (1.21%) GitHub Actions
19 21 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
19 21 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 37 (1.86%) Firewall
2 30 (1.51%) Internet
3 29 (1.46%) Network Security
4 25 (1.26%) 5G
5 24 (1.21%) Ethernet
6 22 (1.11%) VPN
7 20 (1.01%) DNS
7 20 (1.01%) Modbus
8 19 (0.96%) TCP/IP
9 16 (0.80%) Profibus
10 15 (0.75%) LAN
11 13 (0.65%) WAN
12 12 (0.60%) DHCP
13 11 (0.55%) Broadband
14 10 (0.50%) SAN
15 9 (0.45%) SSL
15 9 (0.45%) VLAN
15 9 (0.45%) Wireless
16 8 (0.40%) HTTP
17 6 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (4.07%) Power BI
2 45 (2.26%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.36%) Tableau
4 24 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (1.06%) Relational Database
6 20 (1.01%) Metadata
7 19 (0.96%) Data Lake
8 18 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
9 17 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
9 17 (0.85%) MongoDB
9 17 (0.85%) MySQL
10 15 (0.75%) DynamoDB
10 15 (0.75%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
11 14 (0.70%) GIS
12 11 (0.55%) BigQuery
13 10 (0.50%) Amazon Athena
13 10 (0.50%) Big Data
13 10 (0.50%) Looker
14 9 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 96 (4.83%) Git
2 60 (3.02%) JIRA
3 51 (2.56%) Jenkins
4 31 (1.56%) GitLab
5 22 (1.11%) Snyk
6 21 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.70%) LabVIEW
8 12 (0.60%) Gatling
9 11 (0.55%) fastlane
9 11 (0.55%) JMeter
10 9 (0.45%) Cypress.io
11 8 (0.40%) LoadRunner
12 7 (0.35%) Moq
12 7 (0.35%) MSI
12 7 (0.35%) Postman
12 7 (0.35%) SonarQube
13 6 (0.30%) Xcode
14 5 (0.25%) Android Studio
14 5 (0.25%) Cucumber
14 5 (0.25%) Gradle
General
1 824 (41.43%) Social Skills
2 536 (26.95%) Finance
3 298 (14.98%) Analytical Skills
4 268 (13.47%) Public Sector
5 169 (8.50%) Marketing
6 167 (8.40%) Law
7 142 (7.14%) Aerospace
8 122 (6.13%) Organisational Skills
9 112 (5.63%) Retail
10 108 (5.43%) Legal
11 86 (4.32%) Manufacturing
12 75 (3.77%) Local Government
13 69 (3.47%) Electronics
14 62 (3.12%) Telecoms
15 45 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
16 44 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
17 39 (1.96%) Banking
18 30 (1.51%) Military
19 24 (1.21%) Financial Institution
20 20 (1.01%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 372 (18.70%) Senior
2 210 (10.56%) Lead
3 182 (9.15%) Analyst
3 182 (9.15%) Architect
4 101 (5.08%) Developer
5 98 (4.93%) Sales Executive
6 75 (3.77%) Consultant
7 64 (3.22%) Senior Analyst
8 58 (2.92%) Systems Engineer
9 56 (2.82%) Software Engineer
10 54 (2.71%) Business Analyst
11 48 (2.41%) Solutions Architect
12 42 (2.11%) Senior Architect
13 39 (1.96%) IT Engineer
14 38 (1.91%) Cloud Architect
14 38 (1.91%) Project Engineer
14 38 (1.91%) Technical Architect
15 36 (1.81%) Designer
16 33 (1.66%) Design Engineer
17 31 (1.56%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (4.07%) Terraform
2 56 (2.82%) .NET
3 47 (2.36%) CSS
3 47 (2.36%) HTML
4 41 (2.06%) RESTful
5 35 (1.76%) React
6 33 (1.66%) Node.js
7 32 (1.61%) EDI
8 31 (1.56%) XML
9 30 (1.51%) REST
10 27 (1.36%) .NET Core
11 22 (1.11%) .NET Framework
12 20 (1.01%) Spring
13 18 (0.90%) ASP.NET
13 18 (0.90%) Entity Framework
14 17 (0.85%) Spring Boot
15 16 (0.80%) AngularJS
15 16 (0.80%) XSLT
16 15 (0.75%) JSON
16 15 (0.75%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 185 (9.30%) Driving Licence
2 156 (7.84%) Onboarding
3 108 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
4 99 (4.98%) Management Information System
5 89 (4.47%) Product Ownership
6 86 (4.32%) Cloud Native
7 72 (3.62%) Data Centre
8 54 (2.71%) Social Media
9 46 (2.31%) Public Cloud
10 39 (1.96%) Cyberattack
11 36 (1.81%) SCADA
12 32 (1.61%) Algorithms
13 26 (1.31%) Security Posture
14 24 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
14 24 (1.21%) Data Structures
15 22 (1.11%) FPGA
16 21 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
16 21 (1.06%) Distributed Systems
16 21 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
17 20 (1.01%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 123 (6.18%) Windows
2 58 (2.92%) Linux
3 31 (1.56%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.11%) Apple iOS
5 21 (1.06%) Windows 10
6 19 (0.96%) VMS
7 14 (0.70%) Mac OS
7 14 (0.70%) Unix
8 12 (0.60%) Android
9 5 (0.25%) VxWorks
10 4 (0.20%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.15%) Solaris
12 2 (0.10%) AIX
12 2 (0.10%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.050%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 492 (24.74%) Agile
2 450 (22.62%) AI
3 417 (20.97%) Problem-Solving
4 348 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 288 (14.48%) Mentoring
6 286 (14.38%) Decision-Making
7 244 (12.27%) CI/CD
8 230 (11.56%) Stakeholder Management
9 227 (11.41%) DevOps
10 222 (11.16%) Cybersecurity
11 175 (8.80%) Customer Service
12 169 (8.50%) Roadmaps
13 149 (7.49%) Validation
14 147 (7.39%) Analytics
15 140 (7.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 137 (6.89%) Collaborative Working
17 134 (6.74%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 132 (6.64%) Coaching
19 131 (6.59%) Software Engineering
20 130 (6.54%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 170 (8.55%) Python
2 132 (6.64%) SQL
3 77 (3.87%) C#
4 70 (3.52%) JavaScript
5 61 (3.07%) Java
6 49 (2.46%) PowerShell
7 42 (2.11%) TypeScript
8 32 (1.61%) MATLAB
9 30 (1.51%) Bicep
10 26 (1.31%) Bash
11 22 (1.11%) C++
12 17 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.75%) Go
14 10 (0.50%) ABAP
14 10 (0.50%) Ada
14 10 (0.50%) Ruby
15 8 (0.40%) Kotlin
16 7 (0.35%) C
16 7 (0.35%) PHP
16 7 (0.35%) XAML
Qualifications
1 451 (22.67%) Degree
2 385 (19.36%) Security Cleared
3 348 (17.50%) SC Cleared
4 160 (8.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 153 (7.69%) DBS Check
6 117 (5.88%) DV Cleared
7 96 (4.83%) HNC
8 50 (2.51%) AWS Certification
9 49 (2.46%) Master's Degree
10 47 (2.36%) Azure Certification
11 44 (2.21%) Chartered Engineer
12 31 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
13 30 (1.51%) PhD
14 27 (1.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 27 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
15 22 (1.11%) HND
16 17 (0.85%) ACCA
16 17 (0.85%) CIMA
16 17 (0.85%) CISSP
17 13 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 262 (13.17%) Accessibility
2 96 (4.83%) QA
3 80 (4.02%) Data Quality
4 64 (3.22%) SLA
5 61 (3.07%) GDPR
6 47 (2.36%) WCAG
7 35 (1.76%) GRC
8 33 (1.66%) NIST
9 32 (1.61%) NCSC
10 25 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 19 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 7 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.25%) GAAP
15 5 (0.25%) IFRS
15 5 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 5 (0.25%) PCI DSS
16 4 (0.20%) DO-160
16 4 (0.20%) NIST 800
System Software
1 80 (4.02%) Docker
2 76 (3.82%) Active Directory
3 40 (2.01%) Firmware
4 25 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
5 23 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
6 12 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.60%) vSphere
7 6 (0.30%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.25%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.050%) IAG
10 1 (0.050%) NFS
10 1 (0.050%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 62 (3.12%) Kubernetes
2 25 (1.26%) Grafana
3 23 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (0.80%) SCCM
5 12 (0.60%) Ansible
5 12 (0.60%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.40%) Kibana
7 7 (0.35%) WSUS
8 4 (0.20%) Argo
8 4 (0.20%) Autotask
9 3 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.10%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.10%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.10%) Puppet
10 2 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.050%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.050%) QRadar
11 1 (0.050%) SCOM
11 1 (0.050%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.050%) VxRail
Vendors
1 352 (17.70%) Microsoft
2 82 (4.12%) SAP
3 77 (3.87%) Google
4 64 (3.22%) Adobe
5 51 (2.56%) Apple
6 48 (2.41%) Workday
7 39 (1.96%) Salesforce
8 36 (1.81%) Cisco
9 34 (1.71%) ServiceNow
10 30 (1.51%) VMware
11 28 (1.41%) Dynatrace
12 26 (1.31%) Facebook
12 26 (1.31%) Palo Alto
13 25 (1.26%) CrowdStrike
14 23 (1.16%) Instagram
15 22 (1.11%) Oracle
15 22 (1.11%) Tenable
16 14 (0.70%) OpenAI
16 14 (0.70%) Splunk
17 13 (0.65%) Databricks