Hybrid/Remote Inclusion and Diversity Job Trends

Inclusion and Diversity
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 16 40
Rank change year-on-year -20 +24 +6
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,124 1,937 1,911
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.52% 12.39% 5.59%
As % of the General category 9.43% 16.67% 9.21%
Number of salaries quoted 417 433 1,132
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,930 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,853 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% - -18.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £68,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £88,333 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -23.08%

All General Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,922 11,617 20,744
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.50% 74.29% 60.71%
Number of salaries quoted 7,817 6,429 15,176
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,549
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Inclusion and Diversity job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Inclusion and Diversity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 25 June 2026.

Inclusion and Diversity salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 47 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.07%) CMS
4 5 (0.44%) Apache
4 5 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.36%) Confluence
6 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.27%) SAS
6 3 (0.27%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.18%) WordPress
8 1 (0.089%) Drupal
8 1 (0.089%) IIS
Applications
1 37 (3.29%) Acrobat
2 35 (3.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.80%) InDesign
5 8 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.71%) Photoshop
6 7 (0.62%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.18%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 24 (2.14%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.53%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.27%) Academy Housing
5 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.18%) Shopify
7 1 (0.089%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.089%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.089%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 226 (20.11%) AWS
2 196 (17.44%) Azure
3 170 (15.12%) GCP
4 156 (13.88%) SaaS
5 86 (7.65%) Power Platform
6 63 (5.60%) Amazon EKS
7 57 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
8 41 (3.65%) Serverless
9 36 (3.20%) Power Automate
10 31 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
11 29 (2.58%) Figma
12 25 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 24 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.14%) Entra ID
14 23 (2.05%) Azure Key Vault
14 23 (2.05%) PaaS
15 22 (1.96%) Google Analytics
16 20 (1.78%) dbt
17 19 (1.69%) PowerApps
18 17 (1.51%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 81 (7.21%) Broadband
2 27 (2.40%) VPN
3 21 (1.87%) Network Security
4 17 (1.51%) Firewall
5 14 (1.25%) BGP
5 14 (1.25%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.25%) WAN
6 13 (1.16%) 4G
6 13 (1.16%) DHCP
6 13 (1.16%) DNS
7 10 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
7 10 (0.89%) Ethernet VPN
7 10 (0.89%) IOS XR
7 10 (0.89%) MPLS
8 9 (0.80%) SMTP
8 9 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.71%) LAN
10 7 (0.62%) VLAN
11 6 (0.53%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.44%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (6.76%) Power BI
2 34 (3.02%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (2.31%) Relational Database
3 26 (2.31%) Tableau
4 21 (1.87%) Metadata
5 20 (1.78%) NoSQL
6 19 (1.69%) BigQuery
7 16 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.42%) SQL Server
8 14 (1.25%) Semantic Layer
9 12 (1.07%) Looker
9 12 (1.07%) RDBMS
10 11 (0.98%) Data Lake
11 10 (0.89%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.71%) MySQL
13 8 (0.71%) Redis
14 7 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
15 6 (0.53%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 57 (5.07%) TeamCity
2 51 (4.54%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.47%) GitLab
4 38 (3.38%) Git
5 34 (3.02%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.96%) Snyk
7 12 (1.07%) Jaeger
7 12 (1.07%) JIRA
8 7 (0.62%) Axure RP
8 7 (0.62%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.44%) JMeter
9 5 (0.44%) Locust
10 4 (0.36%) JUnit
11 3 (0.27%) LabVIEW
11 3 (0.27%) Postman
11 3 (0.27%) Selenium
11 3 (0.27%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.18%) Bower
13 1 (0.089%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 365 (32.47%) Social Skills
2 335 (29.80%) Finance
3 304 (27.05%) Law
4 193 (17.17%) Banking
5 188 (16.73%) Retail
6 184 (16.37%) Public Sector
7 165 (14.68%) Marketing
8 146 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
9 131 (11.65%) Back Office
10 107 (9.52%) Financial Institution
11 75 (6.67%) Legal
12 56 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
13 47 (4.18%) Organisational Skills
14 37 (3.29%) Games
15 34 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (1.87%) Telecoms
17 20 (1.78%) Polish Language
18 19 (1.69%) German Language
19 18 (1.60%) Local Government
20 15 (1.33%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 239 (21.26%) Senior
2 154 (13.70%) Architect
3 132 (11.74%) Analyst
4 75 (6.67%) Lead
5 63 (5.60%) Senior Analyst
6 62 (5.52%) Software Engineer
7 56 (4.98%) Developer
8 48 (4.27%) Solutions Architect
9 40 (3.56%) Consultant
10 35 (3.11%) Business Analyst
11 33 (2.94%) Salesforce Architect
12 32 (2.85%) Security Architect
13 30 (2.67%) Cloud Architect
14 29 (2.58%) Senior Architect
15 28 (2.49%) Designer
16 27 (2.40%) Technical Architect
17 25 (2.22%) Data Manager
18 24 (2.14%) Senior Software Engineer
19 22 (1.96%) Delivery Manager
19 22 (1.96%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (6.85%) REST
2 50 (4.45%) Lightning Web Components
3 47 (4.18%) SOAP
4 45 (4.00%) Visualforce
5 33 (2.94%) HTML
6 32 (2.85%) CSS
7 28 (2.49%) React
8 26 (2.31%) Node.js
9 25 (2.22%) .NET
10 17 (1.51%) EDI
10 17 (1.51%) RESTful
11 14 (1.25%) Elastic Stack
11 14 (1.25%) Middleware
12 12 (1.07%) OpenAPI
12 12 (1.07%) OpenTelemetry
12 12 (1.07%) SAML
13 10 (0.89%) Jinja
13 10 (0.89%) NETCONF
13 10 (0.89%) XML
13 10 (0.89%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 171 (15.21%) Cloud Native
2 135 (12.01%) Product Ownership
3 98 (8.72%) Onboarding
4 50 (4.45%) Management Information System
4 50 (4.45%) Social Media
5 46 (4.09%) Cyberattack
6 45 (4.00%) Data Centre
6 45 (4.00%) Driving Licence
7 42 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
8 40 (3.56%) Blog
9 28 (2.49%) Podcast
10 24 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
11 22 (1.96%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.60%) Credit Risk
13 15 (1.33%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.98%) Video Editing
15 10 (0.89%) Low-Code
16 9 (0.80%) Culture of Ownership
16 9 (0.80%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.80%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 49 (4.36%) Windows
2 33 (2.94%) Linux
3 21 (1.87%) Unix
4 16 (1.42%) Android
5 15 (1.33%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.16%) Windows Server
7 12 (1.07%) VMS
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.27%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (29.27%) Agile
2 260 (23.13%) AI
3 226 (20.11%) CI/CD
4 194 (17.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 185 (16.46%) Roadmaps
6 177 (15.75%) Problem-Solving
7 166 (14.77%) DevOps
8 165 (14.68%) Technology Strategy
9 154 (13.70%) Community of Practice
10 153 (13.61%) Mentoring
11 133 (11.83%) Decision-Making
12 130 (11.57%) Scrum
13 115 (10.23%) Software Engineering
14 114 (10.14%) Cybersecurity
15 109 (9.70%) Test Automation
16 107 (9.52%) Analytics
17 93 (8.27%) CRM
18 92 (8.19%) TOGAF
19 91 (8.10%) Fintech
20 89 (7.92%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 140 (12.46%) Python
2 125 (11.12%) Java
3 123 (10.94%) SQL
4 74 (6.58%) JavaScript
5 50 (4.45%) Apex Code
6 34 (3.02%) SOQL
6 34 (3.02%) SOSL
7 30 (2.67%) Go
8 29 (2.58%) Bash
9 28 (2.49%) C#
10 26 (2.31%) PowerShell
11 22 (1.96%) TypeScript
12 21 (1.87%) Bicep
13 12 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.44%) R
15 4 (0.36%) C
15 4 (0.36%) Rust
16 3 (0.27%) Ada
16 3 (0.27%) MATLAB
16 3 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 243 (21.62%) Degree
2 163 (14.50%) Security Cleared
3 158 (14.06%) SC Cleared
4 43 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 40 (3.56%) AWS Certification
6 39 (3.47%) DBS Check
7 32 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
8 31 (2.76%) CISSP
9 25 (2.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 25 (2.22%) CISM
10 17 (1.51%) Azure Certification
11 14 (1.25%) CISA
11 14 (1.25%) HNC
12 13 (1.16%) CRISC
13 11 (0.98%) HND
14 9 (0.80%) CREST Certified
14 9 (0.80%) OSCP
15 8 (0.71%) Master's Degree
16 7 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
16 7 (0.62%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (5.87%) Data Quality
2 63 (5.60%) Accessibility
3 55 (4.89%) NIST
4 51 (4.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 49 (4.36%) GRC
6 40 (3.56%) GDPR
7 36 (3.20%) QA
8 28 (2.49%) PCI DSS
9 25 (2.22%) SLA
9 25 (2.22%) SOC 2
10 24 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (1.33%) WCAG
12 14 (1.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 12 (1.07%) NCSC
14 11 (0.98%) COBIT
14 11 (0.98%) PMO
15 10 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (0.62%) SOC 1
17 6 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 43 (3.83%) Docker
2 31 (2.76%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
4 14 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.16%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.07%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 128 (11.39%) Terraform
2 94 (8.36%) Kubernetes
3 66 (5.87%) Grafana
4 18 (1.60%) Ansible
5 13 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (1.16%) Prometheus
6 12 (1.07%) Argo
6 12 (1.07%) Kustomize
7 9 (0.80%) Autotask
8 6 (0.53%) Puppet
9 5 (0.44%) AWS Copilot
10 4 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.27%) Check_MK
12 2 (0.18%) CASB
12 2 (0.18%) Opsgenie
13 1 (0.089%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.089%) Jamf Pro
13 1 (0.089%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 185 (16.46%) Microsoft
2 95 (8.45%) Adobe
3 69 (6.14%) Salesforce
4 49 (4.36%) Google
5 39 (3.47%) Cisco
6 34 (3.02%) Splunk
7 33 (2.94%) ServiceNow
8 25 (2.22%) Apple
9 23 (2.05%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.96%) Tenable
11 17 (1.51%) VMware
12 15 (1.33%) SAP
13 14 (1.25%) Oracle
14 12 (1.07%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.98%) Dell
15 11 (0.98%) Hootsuite
15 11 (0.98%) Instagram
15 11 (0.98%) MuleSoft
15 11 (0.98%) Wrike