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 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 43 40
Rank change year-on-year +34 -3 -2
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 4,035 2,144 1,798
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 10.16% 5.01% 6.19%
As % of the General category 17.38% 8.45% 9.77%
Number of salaries quoted 506 526 740
10th Percentile £20,000 £31,875 £32,435
25th Percentile £27,678 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £53,300 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.89% -3.09% +1.85%
75th Percentile £60,000 £69,413 £69,800
90th Percentile £78,312 £79,225 £83,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -3.85% +4.17%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 23,213 25,376 18,406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 58.45% 59.30% 63.33%
Number of salaries quoted 12,275 11,061 13,441
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 7 December 2025.

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 7 December 2025. 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 +62 1,612 £32,000 -41.82% 225
North West +53 1,424 £34,178 -39.72% 124
Midlands +62 1,111 £47,500 -5.58% 181
West Midlands +66 962 £47,500 -9.52% 114
South East +17 684 £52,500 -12.50% 413
East of England +8 310 £59,500 +32.22% 95
Yorkshire +32 176 £26,450 -48.39% 66
East Midlands +32 157 £35,000 -12.50% 61
South West -16 155 £28,500 -32.94% 107
Scotland -33 117 £25,835 -53.03% 106
Wales -4 37 £52,794 +0.38% 25
North East -2 12 £46,250 -28.85% 35
Northern Ireland -20 9 £76,024 +22.19% 15
Channel Islands - 6 - - 1
Isle of Man - 2 £32,000 - 1
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 19 (0.47%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.20%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.099%) Apache
4 2 (0.050%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.050%) Camunda
4 2 (0.050%) CMS
4 2 (0.050%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.050%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.025%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.025%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.025%) Drupal
5 1 (0.025%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.025%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.025%) WildFly
5 1 (0.025%) WordPress
Applications
1 62 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
2 54 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (0.42%) AutoCAD
4 16 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.15%) Revit
6 5 (0.12%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.099%) Civil 3D
8 3 (0.074%) Navisworks
8 3 (0.074%) Simulink
9 2 (0.050%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.050%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.050%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.050%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.050%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.025%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.025%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.025%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.025%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 14 (0.35%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.099%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.050%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.050%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.050%) Misys Midas
4 2 (0.050%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.050%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.025%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.025%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.025%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.025%) Primavera
5 1 (0.025%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 2,768 (68.60%) Cloud Computing
2 74 (1.83%) Azure
3 70 (1.73%) Microsoft 365
4 61 (1.51%) AWS
5 46 (1.14%) Power Platform
6 29 (0.72%) SaaS
7 26 (0.64%) Entra ID
8 10 (0.25%) GCP
9 9 (0.22%) Google Analytics
10 8 (0.20%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (0.20%) Serverless
11 7 (0.17%) Amazon EKS
11 7 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (0.17%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.15%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.15%) Figma
12 6 (0.15%) PaaS
13 5 (0.12%) Amazon S3
13 5 (0.12%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.12%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2,782 (68.95%) Internet
2 16 (0.40%) Broadband
2 16 (0.40%) Firewall
2 16 (0.40%) LAN
3 12 (0.30%) VPN
4 11 (0.27%) DNS
5 10 (0.25%) WAN
6 8 (0.20%) DHCP
7 7 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.099%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.050%) HTTP
9 2 (0.050%) Network Security
9 2 (0.050%) SAN
9 2 (0.050%) SSH
9 2 (0.050%) VLAN
9 2 (0.050%) Wireless
10 1 (0.025%) DMZ
10 1 (0.025%) Intranet
10 1 (0.025%) MPLS
10 1 (0.025%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (0.94%) Power BI
2 15 (0.37%) Tableau
3 10 (0.25%) SQL Server
4 9 (0.22%) NoSQL
5 8 (0.20%) GIS
6 7 (0.17%) Big Data
6 7 (0.17%) Power Query
7 6 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.15%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.12%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.099%) Amazon Athena
9 4 (0.099%) Apache Cassandra
9 4 (0.099%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.074%) Apache Hive
10 3 (0.074%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.074%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.074%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.074%) Kdb+
10 3 (0.074%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 24 (0.59%) Jenkins
2 23 (0.57%) JIRA
3 15 (0.37%) GitLab
3 15 (0.37%) SonarQube
4 11 (0.27%) Git
5 7 (0.17%) Cypress.io
5 7 (0.17%) Selenium
6 6 (0.15%) JUnit
7 5 (0.12%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.12%) Balsamiq
7 5 (0.12%) Maven
8 4 (0.099%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.074%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.074%) Rational Rhapsody
9 3 (0.074%) webpack
10 2 (0.050%) Gradle
10 2 (0.050%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.050%) Postman
10 2 (0.050%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.050%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 3,116 (77.22%) Social Skills
2 2,803 (69.47%) Banking
3 420 (10.41%) Finance
4 143 (3.54%) Retail
5 137 (3.40%) Public Sector
6 136 (3.37%) Law
7 128 (3.17%) Marketing
8 124 (3.07%) Analytical Skills
9 54 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
10 51 (1.26%) Legal
11 33 (0.82%) Telecoms
12 27 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
13 25 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
14 20 (0.50%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (0.42%) French Language
15 17 (0.42%) Manufacturing
16 16 (0.40%) Automotive
16 16 (0.40%) Games
17 15 (0.37%) Swedish Language
18 13 (0.32%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2,078 (51.50%) Lecturer
2 172 (4.26%) Senior
3 143 (3.54%) Systems Engineer
4 138 (3.42%) Facilities Engineer
5 85 (2.11%) Senior Manager
6 84 (2.08%) Lead
7 81 (2.01%) Analyst
8 77 (1.91%) Project Engineer
9 63 (1.56%) Microsoft Specialist
10 59 (1.46%) Software Engineer
11 57 (1.41%) Sales Manager
12 53 (1.31%) Architect
13 46 (1.14%) Account Manager
13 46 (1.14%) Project Manager
14 45 (1.12%) Sales Account Manager
14 45 (1.12%) Senior Account Manager
14 45 (1.12%) Senior Sales Manager
15 35 (0.87%) IT Support
15 35 (0.87%) Support Engineer
16 33 (0.82%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (0.79%) REST
2 31 (0.77%) Spring
3 26 (0.64%) React
4 24 (0.59%) EDI
5 20 (0.50%) SOAP
6 19 (0.47%) Kafka
6 19 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
6 19 (0.47%) Visualforce
7 17 (0.42%) Node.js
8 14 (0.35%) Spring Boot
9 13 (0.32%) CSS
9 13 (0.32%) HTML
10 12 (0.30%) Web Services
11 10 (0.25%) RESTful
12 9 (0.22%) .NET
12 9 (0.22%) AngularJS
13 8 (0.20%) Django
14 6 (0.15%) Playwright
15 5 (0.12%) Middleware
15 5 (0.12%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 2,769 (68.62%) IoT
2 76 (1.88%) Blog
3 68 (1.69%) Onboarding
4 65 (1.61%) Driving Licence
5 35 (0.87%) Management Information System
6 31 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
7 30 (0.74%) Data Centre
8 26 (0.64%) Product Ownership
9 25 (0.62%) Algorithms
9 25 (0.62%) Cloud Native
10 18 (0.45%) Microsoft Licensing
11 15 (0.37%) Enterprise Software
12 14 (0.35%) FMCG
12 14 (0.35%) Social Media
13 12 (0.30%) Renewable Energy
14 11 (0.27%) Podcast
15 10 (0.25%) Public Cloud
15 10 (0.25%) SCADA
16 9 (0.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 8 (0.20%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 40 (0.99%) Windows
2 11 (0.27%) Linux
3 9 (0.22%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.17%) Apple iOS
4 7 (0.17%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.15%) Unix
6 5 (0.12%) Android
7 3 (0.074%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.025%) Debian
8 1 (0.025%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.025%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.025%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.025%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.025%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.025%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3,066 (75.99%) AI
2 2,862 (70.93%) Cybersecurity
3 2,804 (69.49%) Machine Learning
4 2,785 (69.02%) User Experience
5 2,775 (68.77%) Web Development
6 223 (5.53%) Mentoring
7 179 (4.44%) Customer Service
8 178 (4.41%) Agile
8 178 (4.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 171 (4.24%) Problem-Solving
10 140 (3.47%) Inventory Management
11 138 (3.42%) Preventative Maintenance
12 122 (3.02%) Decision-Making
13 109 (2.70%) B2B
13 109 (2.70%) Coaching
14 103 (2.55%) CRM
15 92 (2.28%) Software Engineering
16 85 (2.11%) Project Management
17 78 (1.93%) Time Management
18 77 (1.91%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 57 (1.41%) Java
2 52 (1.29%) SQL
3 41 (1.02%) Python
4 24 (0.59%) JavaScript
5 19 (0.47%) Apex Code
6 15 (0.37%) SOQL
6 15 (0.37%) SOSL
7 10 (0.25%) PowerShell
8 9 (0.22%) C#
9 7 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.17%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.099%) R
11 3 (0.074%) Go
11 3 (0.074%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.074%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.050%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.050%) ActionScript 2.0
12 2 (0.050%) C++
12 2 (0.050%) PHP
13 1 (0.025%) Bash
Qualifications
1 3,130 (77.57%) Degree
2 2,904 (71.97%) Postgraduate
3 2,768 (68.60%) Master's Degree
4 2,765 (68.53%) PhD
5 146 (3.62%) City & Guilds
6 139 (3.44%) NVQ Level 3
7 44 (1.09%) Security Cleared
8 38 (0.94%) SC Cleared
9 26 (0.64%) HNC
9 26 (0.64%) PMP
10 25 (0.62%) DBS Check
11 21 (0.52%) HND
12 18 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (0.40%) MCSE
14 13 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
15 12 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (0.27%) Chartered Engineer
17 10 (0.25%) CISSP
18 8 (0.20%) CISM
19 7 (0.17%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 138 (3.42%) COSHH
2 40 (0.99%) QA
3 28 (0.69%) SLA
4 22 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (0.47%) NIST
6 18 (0.45%) Accessibility
7 16 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 15 (0.37%) GDPR
8 15 (0.37%) PMO
9 8 (0.20%) Data Quality
10 6 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.12%) COBIT
11 5 (0.12%) NEBOSH
11 5 (0.12%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.12%) WCAG
12 4 (0.099%) EU AI Act
12 4 (0.099%) ISO 19650
13 3 (0.074%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.050%) GRC
14 2 (0.050%) NCSC
System Software
1 41 (1.02%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.17%) Docker
4 3 (0.074%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.074%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.050%) HDFS
5 2 (0.050%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.025%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.025%) iptables
6 1 (0.025%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.42%) Kubernetes
1 17 (0.42%) Terraform
2 15 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.15%) Grafana
5 4 (0.099%) Argo
6 3 (0.074%) SCCM
7 2 (0.050%) Ansible
7 2 (0.050%) Nessus
7 2 (0.050%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.025%) CASB
8 1 (0.025%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.025%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.025%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.025%) Nagios
8 1 (0.025%) Netcool
8 1 (0.025%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.025%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.025%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 257 (6.37%) Microsoft
2 54 (1.34%) Cisco
3 53 (1.31%) Salesforce
4 37 (0.92%) NEC
5 32 (0.79%) Adobe
6 28 (0.69%) Apple
7 26 (0.64%) Splunk
8 24 (0.59%) Oracle
9 20 (0.50%) Google
10 18 (0.45%) Palo Alto
11 16 (0.40%) VMware
12 14 (0.35%) Dell
13 13 (0.32%) SAP
14 12 (0.30%) Databricks
15 9 (0.22%) ServiceNow
16 8 (0.20%) Autodesk
16 8 (0.20%) Juniper
16 8 (0.20%) McAfee
17 5 (0.12%) Dynatrace
18 4 (0.099%) MuleSoft