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

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 15 26
Rank change year-on-year -68 +11 +45
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,394 3,055 5,268
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.00% 9.43% 6.90%
As % of the General category 4.47% 13.77% 12.61%
Number of salaries quoted 714 485 1,291
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% +11.11% -24.40%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £60,375
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +7.84% -21.54%

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 31,189 22,181 41,791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.65% 68.43% 54.77%
Number of salaries quoted 19,180 10,386 26,747
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 4 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 4 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 -70 385 £52,500 +11.70% 167
Midlands -49 273 £44,543 -15.16% 108
South East -78 244 £53,081 +27.14% 199
North West -65 232 £47,000 - 102
South West -35 190 £57,500 +9.52% 90
West Midlands -35 169 £57,500 +1.77% 66
East of England -48 115 £40,000 -29.82% 39
East Midlands -48 103 £35,000 +16.67% 42
Scotland -38 95 £48,750 -2.50% 53
Wales 0 87 £54,000 -1.82% 25
Yorkshire -13 86 £52,445 -38.30% 42
North East -9 67 £57,500 +134.03% 23
Northern Ireland -45 15 £40,000 -47.43% 26
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 35 (2.51%) Microsoft Exchange
1 35 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.79%) Confluence
3 12 (0.86%) Apache
4 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.50%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.50%) ArcGIS
5 7 (0.50%) Jupyter
6 5 (0.36%) CMS
7 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.14%) IIS
7 2 (0.14%) Moodle
7 2 (0.14%) Totara
7 2 (0.14%) WordPress
8 1 (0.072%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 65 (4.66%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (2.65%) Acrobat
4 13 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.57%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.57%) InDesign
6 8 (0.57%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.36%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.36%) Sketch
9 4 (0.29%) Trello
10 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.14%) Camtasia
11 2 (0.14%) InVision
11 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.072%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.072%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 24 (1.72%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.43%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.36%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.22%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.22%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.14%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.14%) SAP EHS
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.072%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.072%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.072%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.072%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.072%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 239 (17.14%) Azure
2 131 (9.40%) AWS
3 91 (6.53%) GCP
4 80 (5.74%) Microsoft 365
5 79 (5.67%) Power Platform
6 77 (5.52%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (2.80%) Serverless
8 35 (2.51%) GitHub
9 30 (2.15%) Entra ID
10 27 (1.94%) PaaS
11 25 (1.79%) SaaS
12 24 (1.72%) Figma
13 23 (1.65%) Microsoft Purview
14 20 (1.43%) IaaS
15 19 (1.36%) Azure Monitor
16 18 (1.29%) Azure Key Vault
17 14 (1.00%) Asana
17 14 (1.00%) Power Automate
18 13 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
18 13 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 59 (4.23%) Broadband
2 41 (2.94%) Firewall
3 29 (2.08%) VPN
4 20 (1.43%) DNS
4 20 (1.43%) Network Security
4 20 (1.43%) WAN
5 19 (1.36%) DHCP
5 19 (1.36%) LAN
6 18 (1.29%) Internet
6 18 (1.29%) TCP/IP
7 11 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.50%) VLAN
8 7 (0.50%) Wireless
9 6 (0.43%) 4G
10 5 (0.36%) SAN
11 4 (0.29%) BGP
11 4 (0.29%) SMTP
11 4 (0.29%) SSL
11 4 (0.29%) WLAN
12 3 (0.22%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (4.95%) Power BI
2 25 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (1.51%) Tableau
4 17 (1.22%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.15%) GIS
6 15 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (1.08%) Metadata
7 14 (1.00%) MySQL
8 13 (0.93%) Geospatial Data
8 13 (0.93%) Relational Database
9 12 (0.86%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.72%) BigQuery
11 9 (0.65%) Looker
12 8 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
12 8 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (0.57%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.50%) Amazon Athena
13 7 (0.50%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.50%) Redis
Development Applications
1 57 (4.09%) Jenkins
2 47 (3.37%) GitLab
3 43 (3.08%) JIRA
4 41 (2.94%) Git
5 34 (2.44%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.58%) Snyk
7 14 (1.00%) fastlane
8 10 (0.72%) Postman
9 8 (0.57%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.57%) LabVIEW
9 8 (0.57%) Xcode
10 7 (0.50%) Moq
11 6 (0.43%) Android Studio
11 6 (0.43%) Crashlytics
11 6 (0.43%) Gradle
11 6 (0.43%) JMeter
12 5 (0.36%) Zephyr
13 4 (0.29%) Gatling
13 4 (0.29%) Locust
13 4 (0.29%) MSI
General
1 498 (35.72%) Social Skills
2 286 (20.52%) Finance
3 187 (13.41%) Public Sector
4 169 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
5 128 (9.18%) Marketing
6 104 (7.46%) Law
7 100 (7.17%) Legal
8 94 (6.74%) Retail
9 75 (5.38%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (3.95%) Games
11 53 (3.80%) Local Government
12 32 (2.30%) Manufacturing
13 26 (1.87%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (1.51%) Aerospace
14 21 (1.51%) Banking
14 21 (1.51%) Electronics
15 18 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (1.00%) Aviation
17 13 (0.93%) Automotive
18 12 (0.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 288 (20.66%) Senior
2 181 (12.98%) Analyst
3 135 (9.68%) Architect
4 74 (5.31%) Lead
5 65 (4.66%) Developer
5 65 (4.66%) Sales Executive
6 62 (4.45%) Senior Analyst
7 53 (3.80%) Business Analyst
8 51 (3.66%) IT Engineer
9 39 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
10 35 (2.51%) Senior Architect
11 34 (2.44%) Project Manager
12 33 (2.37%) Account Executive
12 33 (2.37%) Salesforce Architect
13 31 (2.22%) Cloud Architect
13 31 (2.22%) IT Support
14 30 (2.15%) IT Manager
15 29 (2.08%) Technical Architect
16 28 (2.01%) Systems Engineer
17 27 (1.94%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (3.95%) REST
2 38 (2.73%) SOAP
3 36 (2.58%) Lightning Web Components
3 36 (2.58%) Visualforce
4 29 (2.08%) RESTful
5 26 (1.87%) .NET
6 25 (1.79%) CSS
6 25 (1.79%) HTML
7 22 (1.58%) EDI
8 19 (1.36%) Android SDK
9 17 (1.22%) Node.js
10 13 (0.93%) GraphQL
10 13 (0.93%) React
10 13 (0.93%) XML
11 11 (0.79%) .NET Framework
12 9 (0.65%) Spring
12 9 (0.65%) Spring Boot
12 9 (0.65%) Web Services
13 8 (0.57%) .NET Core
13 8 (0.57%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 113 (8.11%) Onboarding
2 109 (7.82%) Product Ownership
3 99 (7.10%) Driving Licence
4 78 (5.60%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (3.80%) Management Information System
6 50 (3.59%) Cloud Native
7 48 (3.44%) Social Media
8 47 (3.37%) Cyberattack
9 42 (3.01%) Data Centre
10 38 (2.73%) Mobile App
11 22 (1.58%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.29%) Credit Risk
13 17 (1.22%) CSOC
13 17 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
14 15 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
15 13 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (0.93%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.86%) Data Structures
16 12 (0.86%) Graphic Design
16 12 (0.86%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 87 (6.24%) Windows
2 39 (2.80%) Linux
3 33 (2.37%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.65%) Android
5 17 (1.22%) Apple iOS
6 16 (1.15%) VMS
7 14 (1.00%) Windows 10
8 13 (0.93%) Unix
9 8 (0.57%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.29%) Debian
11 4 (0.29%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (22.60%) Agile
2 290 (20.80%) AI
3 240 (17.22%) Problem-Solving
4 211 (15.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 195 (13.99%) CI/CD
6 192 (13.77%) Decision-Making
7 182 (13.06%) DevOps
8 167 (11.98%) Mentoring
9 155 (11.12%) Cybersecurity
10 140 (10.04%) Roadmaps
11 130 (9.33%) Analytics
12 123 (8.82%) Customer Service
13 120 (8.61%) Stakeholder Management
14 109 (7.82%) Scrum
15 94 (6.74%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 88 (6.31%) Coaching
17 85 (6.10%) Technology Strategy
18 82 (5.88%) B2B
18 82 (5.88%) CRM
19 80 (5.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 116 (8.32%) Python
1 116 (8.32%) SQL
2 49 (3.52%) Java
3 45 (3.23%) PowerShell
4 36 (2.58%) Apex Code
5 34 (2.44%) SOQL
5 34 (2.44%) SOSL
6 28 (2.01%) JavaScript
7 27 (1.94%) C#
8 25 (1.79%) Bicep
9 22 (1.58%) Bash
10 20 (1.43%) TypeScript
11 19 (1.36%) Kotlin
11 19 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
12 8 (0.57%) MATLAB
13 7 (0.50%) C++
13 7 (0.50%) Swift
13 7 (0.50%) XAML
14 6 (0.43%) PHP
15 3 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 289 (20.73%) Degree
2 164 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 146 (10.47%) SC Cleared
4 81 (5.81%) DBS Check
5 33 (2.37%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
6 29 (2.08%) AWS Certification
6 29 (2.08%) Azure Certification
7 25 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 21 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (1.43%) HNC
10 18 (1.29%) Master's Degree
11 15 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
12 14 (1.00%) Chartered Engineer
13 13 (0.93%) CISSP
13 13 (0.93%) Postgraduate
14 12 (0.86%) PhD
15 11 (0.79%) DV Cleared
15 11 (0.79%) SANS
16 10 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (5.88%) Accessibility
2 62 (4.45%) Data Quality
3 54 (3.87%) SLA
4 51 (3.66%) GDPR
5 39 (2.80%) NIST
5 39 (2.80%) QA
6 36 (2.58%) GRC
7 35 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 34 (2.44%) WCAG
9 24 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
10 15 (1.08%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 12 (0.86%) PCI DSS
12 11 (0.79%) NCSC
13 10 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.36%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.29%) COBIT
15 4 (0.29%) GAAP
15 4 (0.29%) IFRS
16 3 (0.22%) ARP4761
System Software
1 70 (5.02%) Active Directory
2 53 (3.80%) Docker
3 26 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
4 24 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (1.15%) vSphere
6 12 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.57%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.072%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 62 (4.45%) Terraform
2 35 (2.51%) Kubernetes
3 23 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.65%) Autotask
5 8 (0.57%) Grafana
5 8 (0.57%) SCCM
6 5 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.29%) AWS Copilot
7 4 (0.29%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.29%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.29%) WSUS
8 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.14%) Ansible
9 2 (0.14%) CASB
9 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.072%) Argo
10 1 (0.072%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.072%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.072%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 274 (19.66%) Microsoft
2 95 (6.81%) Adobe
3 72 (5.16%) Salesforce
4 60 (4.30%) Google
5 48 (3.44%) Cisco
6 39 (2.80%) Apple
7 36 (2.58%) ServiceNow
8 35 (2.51%) Splunk
9 30 (2.15%) Palo Alto
9 30 (2.15%) VMware
10 27 (1.94%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (1.65%) Tenable
12 18 (1.29%) SAP
13 17 (1.22%) Instagram
14 14 (1.00%) Dynatrace
15 12 (0.86%) Fortinet
15 12 (0.86%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.79%) Hootsuite
16 11 (0.79%) Workday
16 11 (0.79%) Wrike