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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 17 27
Rank change year-on-year -48 +10 +30
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,853 2,763 3,570
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.30% 7.95% 6.13%
As % of the General category 5.28% 12.10% 11.52%
Number of salaries quoted 873 471 717
10th Percentile £28,350 £25,552 £28,900
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,000 £36,540
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -12.73%
75th Percentile £69,750 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,312 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,266
% change year-on-year - -2.25% -13.44%

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 35,110 22,836 31,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 43.63% 65.69% 53.25%
Number of salaries quoted 21,796 11,334 16,314
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.62% -1.59% -8.33%

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 2 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 2 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 -66 474 £52,445 +17.85% 680
South East -31 392 £56,000 +1.82% 478
Midlands -48 277 £46,000 -3.16% 389
North West -61 262 £42,000 -5.62% 413
South West -13 251 £57,500 +51.32% 507
West Midlands -39 167 £59,250 +7.73% 283
Scotland -12 161 £52,500 +31.25% 512
East of England +5 156 £41,739 -26.77% 208
North East +12 121 £60,000 +144.20% 95
East Midlands -34 109 £37,500 +15.38% 106
Wales -7 97 £53,000 -3.64% 51
Yorkshire -10 91 £50,000 -37.50% 173
Northern Ireland -47 51 £74,654 -1.89% 228
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 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (2.00%) Confluence
3 36 (1.94%) SharePoint
4 18 (0.97%) Apache Spark
5 17 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
6 16 (0.86%) Apache
7 13 (0.70%) CMS
8 10 (0.54%) Jupyter
9 4 (0.22%) IIS
9 4 (0.22%) WordPress
10 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.11%) Moodle
10 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.11%) Totara
11 1 (0.054%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.054%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.054%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 92 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
2 85 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.97%) Simulink
5 12 (0.65%) Revit
6 9 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.43%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.43%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.43%) InDesign
7 8 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.43%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.38%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.38%) Maple
8 7 (0.38%) Sketch
9 6 (0.32%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.22%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.22%) Mathcad
10 4 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.11%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 24 (1.30%) Cloudability
2 21 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (0.65%) Workday HCM
4 11 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (0.59%) Primavera
5 8 (0.43%) NetSuite
5 8 (0.43%) SAP EHS
5 8 (0.43%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 6 (0.32%) Teamcenter
7 4 (0.22%) SAP HR
7 4 (0.22%) SAP SD
7 4 (0.22%) SAP WM
8 3 (0.16%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 3 (0.16%) Misys Midas
8 3 (0.16%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.16%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.16%) SAP R/3
8 3 (0.16%) Shopify
9 2 (0.11%) Elite 3E
9 2 (0.11%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 330 (17.81%) Azure
2 240 (12.95%) AWS
3 141 (7.61%) GCP
4 100 (5.40%) Power Platform
5 96 (5.18%) Azure DevOps
6 79 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
7 58 (3.13%) GitHub
8 52 (2.81%) Serverless
9 39 (2.10%) SaaS
10 36 (1.94%) Entra ID
11 32 (1.73%) dbt
12 31 (1.67%) Azure Key Vault
13 30 (1.62%) PaaS
14 28 (1.51%) Figma
14 28 (1.51%) IaaS
15 26 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
15 26 (1.40%) GitHub Actions
16 25 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
17 22 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
18 21 (1.13%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.10%) Firewall
2 31 (1.67%) Network Security
3 28 (1.51%) Internet
4 23 (1.24%) Broadband
5 21 (1.13%) VPN
6 20 (1.08%) DNS
7 19 (1.03%) TCP/IP
8 16 (0.86%) Ethernet
9 15 (0.81%) LAN
10 13 (0.70%) DHCP
10 13 (0.70%) WAN
11 11 (0.59%) Modbus
12 10 (0.54%) SAN
13 9 (0.49%) VLAN
13 9 (0.49%) Wireless
14 8 (0.43%) Profibus
14 8 (0.43%) SSL
14 8 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
15 4 (0.22%) HTTP
15 4 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (4.32%) Power BI
2 42 (2.27%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
4 27 (1.46%) Tableau
5 22 (1.19%) Metadata
6 21 (1.13%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.03%) MongoDB
8 17 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (0.92%) Data Lake
8 17 (0.92%) MySQL
8 17 (0.92%) NoSQL
9 14 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
9 14 (0.76%) DynamoDB
9 14 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
10 13 (0.70%) BigQuery
11 11 (0.59%) Big Data
11 11 (0.59%) GIS
12 10 (0.54%) Amazon Athena
13 9 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
13 9 (0.49%) Looker
Development Applications
1 86 (4.64%) Git
2 65 (3.51%) JIRA
3 60 (3.24%) Jenkins
4 37 (2.00%) GitLab
5 22 (1.19%) Snyk
6 21 (1.13%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.76%) fastlane
7 14 (0.76%) LabVIEW
7 14 (0.76%) SonarQube
8 9 (0.49%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.43%) Gatling
9 8 (0.43%) JMeter
9 8 (0.43%) Postman
9 8 (0.43%) Xcode
10 7 (0.38%) Moq
10 7 (0.38%) MSI
11 6 (0.32%) Android Studio
11 6 (0.32%) Crashlytics
11 6 (0.32%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.32%) Gradle
General
1 757 (40.85%) Social Skills
2 513 (27.68%) Finance
3 279 (15.06%) Analytical Skills
4 267 (14.41%) Public Sector
5 162 (8.74%) Marketing
6 153 (8.26%) Law
7 134 (7.23%) Aerospace
8 105 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
9 97 (5.23%) Legal
10 83 (4.48%) Retail
11 77 (4.16%) Manufacturing
12 66 (3.56%) Local Government
13 64 (3.45%) Electronics
14 46 (2.48%) Telecoms
15 45 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
16 40 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
17 37 (2.00%) Banking
18 29 (1.57%) Military
19 28 (1.51%) Games
20 21 (1.13%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 369 (19.91%) Senior
2 200 (10.79%) Lead
3 191 (10.31%) Architect
4 186 (10.04%) Analyst
5 96 (5.18%) Developer
6 91 (4.91%) Sales Executive
7 77 (4.16%) Consultant
8 68 (3.67%) Senior Analyst
9 62 (3.35%) Business Analyst
10 58 (3.13%) Software Engineer
11 57 (3.08%) Systems Engineer
12 53 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
13 42 (2.27%) Technical Architect
14 41 (2.21%) Senior Architect
15 39 (2.10%) Cloud Architect
15 39 (2.10%) IT Engineer
16 38 (2.05%) Designer
17 30 (1.62%) IT Support
17 30 (1.62%) Principal Engineer
17 30 (1.62%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (4.70%) Terraform
2 56 (3.02%) .NET
3 45 (2.43%) CSS
4 44 (2.37%) HTML
4 44 (2.37%) RESTful
5 37 (2.00%) REST
6 35 (1.89%) React
7 31 (1.67%) Node.js
8 27 (1.46%) .NET Core
8 27 (1.46%) EDI
9 26 (1.40%) XML
10 22 (1.19%) .NET Framework
10 22 (1.19%) Spring
11 19 (1.03%) Spring Boot
12 18 (0.97%) ASP.NET
12 18 (0.97%) Entity Framework
13 16 (0.86%) SOAP
14 15 (0.81%) AngularJS
15 14 (0.76%) Playwright
15 14 (0.76%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 154 (8.31%) Driving Licence
2 152 (8.20%) Onboarding
3 114 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
4 100 (5.40%) Product Ownership
5 86 (4.64%) Cloud Native
6 74 (3.99%) Management Information System
7 71 (3.83%) Data Centre
8 48 (2.59%) Social Media
9 46 (2.48%) Public Cloud
10 40 (2.16%) Cyberattack
11 30 (1.62%) Algorithms
12 25 (1.35%) Mobile App
12 25 (1.35%) Security Posture
13 23 (1.24%) Data Structures
13 23 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
13 23 (1.24%) SCADA
14 21 (1.13%) FPGA
15 20 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
15 20 (1.08%) Credit Risk
15 20 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 114 (6.15%) Windows
2 58 (3.13%) Linux
3 31 (1.67%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.24%) Apple iOS
5 21 (1.13%) Windows 10
6 19 (1.03%) Android
7 16 (0.86%) Unix
7 16 (0.86%) VMS
8 13 (0.70%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.27%) VxWorks
10 4 (0.22%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.16%) Solaris
12 2 (0.11%) AIX
12 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 506 (27.31%) Agile
2 438 (23.64%) AI
3 381 (20.56%) Problem-Solving
4 307 (16.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 280 (15.11%) Mentoring
6 273 (14.73%) Decision-Making
7 257 (13.87%) CI/CD
8 239 (12.90%) DevOps
9 208 (11.23%) Cybersecurity
9 208 (11.23%) Stakeholder Management
10 163 (8.80%) Roadmaps
11 147 (7.93%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
11 147 (7.93%) Validation
12 139 (7.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 137 (7.39%) Analytics
14 136 (7.34%) Customer Service
15 129 (6.96%) Software Engineering
16 125 (6.75%) Coaching
17 124 (6.69%) Collaborative Working
18 120 (6.48%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 170 (9.17%) Python
2 132 (7.12%) SQL
3 71 (3.83%) C#
4 68 (3.67%) Java
5 64 (3.45%) JavaScript
6 48 (2.59%) PowerShell
7 38 (2.05%) TypeScript
8 32 (1.73%) MATLAB
9 29 (1.57%) Bicep
10 26 (1.40%) Bash
11 22 (1.19%) C++
12 17 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.81%) Go
14 14 (0.76%) Apex Code
14 14 (0.76%) Kotlin
14 14 (0.76%) SOQL
14 14 (0.76%) SOSL
15 10 (0.54%) ABAP
15 10 (0.54%) Ada
15 10 (0.54%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 421 (22.72%) Degree
2 350 (18.89%) Security Cleared
3 329 (17.75%) SC Cleared
4 152 (8.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 112 (6.04%) DV Cleared
6 109 (5.88%) DBS Check
7 64 (3.45%) HNC
8 49 (2.64%) AWS Certification
9 44 (2.37%) Azure Certification
10 43 (2.32%) Master's Degree
11 36 (1.94%) Chartered Engineer
12 31 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
12 31 (1.67%) PhD
13 27 (1.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 23 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
15 13 (0.70%) ACCA
15 13 (0.70%) CIMA
15 13 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
15 13 (0.70%) CISSP
16 12 (0.65%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 234 (12.63%) Accessibility
2 83 (4.48%) QA
3 78 (4.21%) Data Quality
4 62 (3.35%) SLA
5 58 (3.13%) GDPR
6 48 (2.59%) WCAG
7 36 (1.94%) GRC
8 34 (1.83%) NIST
9 28 (1.51%) NCSC
10 25 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 22 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 7 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 5 (0.27%) PCI DSS
15 4 (0.22%) DO-160
15 4 (0.22%) GAAP
15 4 (0.22%) IFRS
15 4 (0.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 82 (4.43%) Docker
2 74 (3.99%) Active Directory
3 40 (2.16%) Firmware
4 25 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 24 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.65%) vSphere
7 8 (0.43%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.27%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.054%) IAG
10 1 (0.054%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 67 (3.62%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 21 (1.13%) Grafana
4 17 (0.92%) SCCM
5 12 (0.65%) Ansible
6 11 (0.59%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.38%) WSUS
8 4 (0.22%) Argo
8 4 (0.22%) Autotask
8 4 (0.22%) Kibana
9 3 (0.16%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.11%) Puppet
10 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.054%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.054%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.054%) QRadar
11 1 (0.054%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.054%) VxRail
Vendors
1 319 (17.22%) Microsoft
2 88 (4.75%) Google
3 76 (4.10%) SAP
4 56 (3.02%) Adobe
5 51 (2.75%) Apple
5 51 (2.75%) Workday
6 41 (2.21%) Salesforce
7 35 (1.89%) Cisco
7 35 (1.89%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.78%) VMware
9 26 (1.40%) Palo Alto
10 25 (1.35%) CrowdStrike
10 25 (1.35%) Dynatrace
11 22 (1.19%) Tenable
12 21 (1.13%) Oracle
12 21 (1.13%) Splunk
13 16 (0.86%) Facebook
14 14 (0.76%) Instagram
14 14 (0.76%) OpenAI
15 13 (0.70%) Databricks