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 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 27 41
Rank change year-on-year -6 +14 -8
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 945 1,375 1,489
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.13% 8.42% 6.19%
As % of the General category 10.25% 12.18% 9.93%
Number of salaries quoted 450 462 892
10th Percentile £20,000 £38,750 £32,863
25th Percentile £27,707 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% - -2.74%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £80,070
90th Percentile £78,750 £95,000 £98,625
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -4.00% -2.74%

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 9,216 11,292 14,999
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.76% 69.11% 62.37%
Number of salaries quoted 5,831 6,381 11,824
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year -12.50% +8.23% -11.15%

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 21 January 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 52 (5.50%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.74%) CMS
4 4 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.32%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.21%) WordPress
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) SAS
7 1 (0.11%) WildFly
Applications
1 59 (6.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.49%) Adobe XD
3 25 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
5 8 (0.85%) Acrobat
6 5 (0.53%) Maya
6 5 (0.53%) MotionBuilder
7 4 (0.42%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.11%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.11%) Revit
8 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
8 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (1.38%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.42%) Academy Housing
3 4 (0.42%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.42%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.21%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.11%) Magento
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.11%) Primavera
6 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 145 (15.34%) AWS
2 135 (14.29%) Azure
3 74 (7.83%) SaaS
4 72 (7.62%) Microsoft 365
5 60 (6.35%) Power Platform
6 45 (4.76%) GCP
7 37 (3.92%) Figma
8 28 (2.96%) Amazon EKS
9 25 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (2.33%) Power Automate
11 21 (2.22%) Google Analytics
11 21 (2.22%) Miro
12 20 (2.12%) PowerApps
13 19 (2.01%) Pulumi
13 19 (2.01%) Serverless
14 17 (1.80%) Entra ID
15 16 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
16 12 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
18 10 (1.06%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (5.61%) Broadband
2 14 (1.48%) BGP
3 13 (1.38%) 4G
3 13 (1.38%) VPN
4 12 (1.27%) DNS
4 12 (1.27%) MPLS
5 11 (1.16%) Cisco IOS
5 11 (1.16%) Ethernet VPN
5 11 (1.16%) IOS XR
5 11 (1.16%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.06%) DHCP
7 9 (0.95%) LAN
7 9 (0.95%) WAN
8 7 (0.74%) Firewall
9 6 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.53%) Internet
10 5 (0.53%) Network Security
11 4 (0.42%) VLAN
12 3 (0.32%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.21%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.87%) Power BI
2 30 (3.17%) Relational Database
3 22 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.01%) Data Lake
4 19 (2.01%) NoSQL
4 19 (2.01%) RDBMS
5 15 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.59%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.85%) Metadata
7 7 (0.74%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.53%) Tableau
9 4 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.42%) Looker
9 4 (0.42%) MySQL
9 4 (0.42%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
10 3 (0.32%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.32%) Delta Lake
11 2 (0.21%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 29 (3.07%) Git
2 26 (2.75%) Axure RP
2 26 (2.75%) Balsamiq
3 21 (2.22%) TeamCity
4 19 (2.01%) Jaeger
5 17 (1.80%) Jenkins
6 16 (1.69%) GitLab
7 15 (1.59%) SonarQube
8 8 (0.85%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.85%) Selenium
8 8 (0.85%) WebDriver
9 7 (0.74%) JIRA
10 3 (0.32%) Storybook
11 2 (0.21%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.21%) JMeter
11 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.11%) IntelliJ
12 1 (0.11%) jMock
12 1 (0.11%) JUnit
12 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 310 (32.80%) Social Skills
2 192 (20.32%) Finance
3 178 (18.84%) Public Sector
4 169 (17.88%) Law
5 139 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
6 116 (12.28%) Retail
7 78 (8.25%) Marketing
8 69 (7.30%) Banking
9 61 (6.46%) Organisational Skills
10 58 (6.14%) Financial Institution
11 52 (5.50%) Back Office
12 24 (2.54%) Telecoms
13 23 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (2.33%) Games
15 20 (2.12%) Legal
16 14 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.74%) Digital Health
17 7 (0.74%) Local Government
17 7 (0.74%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.63%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 159 (16.83%) Senior
2 85 (8.99%) Lead
3 82 (8.68%) Analyst
4 60 (6.35%) Architect
5 54 (5.71%) Developer
6 52 (5.50%) Senior Manager
7 45 (4.76%) Microsoft Specialist
8 42 (4.44%) Account Manager
9 39 (4.13%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (4.13%) Sales Manager
9 39 (4.13%) Senior Account Manager
9 39 (4.13%) Senior Sales Manager
10 37 (3.92%) Alliance Manager
11 26 (2.75%) Designer
12 23 (2.43%) Consultant
13 21 (2.22%) Business Analyst
13 21 (2.22%) Software Engineer
14 20 (2.12%) Data Engineer
14 20 (2.12%) Senior Developer
15 19 (2.01%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (3.39%) REST
2 26 (2.75%) .NET
3 24 (2.54%) HTML
3 24 (2.54%) Lightning Web Components
3 24 (2.54%) SOAP
3 24 (2.54%) Visualforce
4 23 (2.43%) CSS
4 23 (2.43%) React
5 19 (2.01%) EDI
5 19 (2.01%) Elastic Stack
5 19 (2.01%) OpenTelemetry
6 16 (1.69%) Node.js
7 13 (1.38%) HTML5 Canvas
8 11 (1.16%) Jinja
8 11 (1.16%) NETCONF
8 11 (1.16%) Playwright
8 11 (1.16%) YANG
9 10 (1.06%) Middleware
9 10 (1.06%) RESTful
9 10 (1.06%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 115 (12.17%) Blog
2 97 (10.26%) Onboarding
3 78 (8.25%) Product Ownership
4 62 (6.56%) Cloud Native
5 41 (4.34%) Driving Licence
6 34 (3.60%) Management Information System
7 28 (2.96%) Public Cloud
8 25 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
8 25 (2.65%) Social Media
9 24 (2.54%) Data Centre
10 17 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
11 13 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (0.95%) Reinsurance
14 9 (0.95%) Security Posture
14 9 (0.95%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 9 (0.95%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.17%) Linux
2 23 (2.43%) Windows
3 19 (2.01%) Unix
4 12 (1.27%) Android
5 10 (1.06%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.74%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.63%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.42%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.11%) Debian
9 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (34.81%) AI
2 215 (22.75%) Agile
3 159 (16.83%) Continuous Improvement
4 150 (15.87%) Customer Service
5 112 (11.85%) CRM
6 100 (10.58%) Community of Practice
6 100 (10.58%) Mentoring
7 98 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
7 98 (10.37%) DevOps
8 96 (10.16%) Problem-Solving
9 88 (9.31%) Roadmaps
10 83 (8.78%) CI/CD
10 83 (8.78%) Technology Strategy
11 77 (8.15%) Analytics
12 75 (7.94%) Business Development
13 69 (7.30%) Project Management
14 68 (7.20%) B2B
15 62 (6.56%) User Experience
16 59 (6.24%) Customer Experience
17 58 (6.14%) GTM Strategy
Programming Languages
1 83 (8.78%) Python
2 79 (8.36%) Java
3 71 (7.51%) JavaScript
4 48 (5.08%) SQL
5 40 (4.23%) C#
6 26 (2.75%) Go
7 24 (2.54%) Apex Code
8 19 (2.01%) Bash
9 15 (1.59%) SOQL
9 15 (1.59%) SOSL
9 15 (1.59%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.63%) RPG
11 5 (0.53%) C
12 4 (0.42%) C++
12 4 (0.42%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.42%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.21%) R
14 2 (0.21%) Ruby
14 2 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 312 (33.02%) Degree
2 108 (11.43%) Security Cleared
3 105 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 41 (4.34%) AWS Certification
5 35 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (3.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 25 (2.65%) DBS Check
7 25 (2.65%) PMP
8 18 (1.90%) Azure Certification
9 17 (1.80%) CISSP
10 13 (1.38%) CISM
11 12 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
11 12 (1.27%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.85%) CREST Certified
12 8 (0.85%) OSCP
13 7 (0.74%) CITP
13 7 (0.74%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.53%) ACCA
14 5 (0.53%) CIMA
14 5 (0.53%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (6.56%) Accessibility
2 37 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (2.96%) QA
4 27 (2.86%) WCAG
5 25 (2.65%) GDPR
6 20 (2.12%) NIST
7 18 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
8 16 (1.69%) Data Quality
9 15 (1.59%) PCI DSS
10 13 (1.38%) SOC 2
11 12 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (0.95%) PMO
13 8 (0.85%) GRC
13 8 (0.85%) SLA
14 5 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.53%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.53%) NCSC
14 5 (0.53%) NEBOSH
15 3 (0.32%) PERC
16 1 (0.11%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 27 (2.86%) Docker
2 14 (1.48%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.11%) Firmware
3 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.11%) iptables
3 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 61 (6.46%) Terraform
2 53 (5.61%) Kubernetes
3 23 (2.43%) Argo
4 22 (2.33%) Grafana
5 20 (2.12%) Ansible
6 19 (2.01%) Kustomize
6 19 (2.01%) Prometheus
7 18 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.11%) Autotask
8 1 (0.11%) Nessus
8 1 (0.11%) Nmap
8 1 (0.11%) SCCM
8 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 240 (25.40%) Microsoft
2 78 (8.25%) Adobe
3 50 (5.29%) Salesforce
4 45 (4.76%) Google
5 36 (3.81%) Apple
6 32 (3.39%) Cisco
7 15 (1.59%) Splunk
8 14 (1.48%) SAP
9 12 (1.27%) Oracle
10 10 (1.06%) Databricks
11 9 (0.95%) MuleSoft
12 8 (0.85%) Palo Alto
12 8 (0.85%) ServiceNow
13 6 (0.63%) Dell
13 6 (0.63%) Planon
13 6 (0.63%) Snow
14 5 (0.53%) Instagram
15 4 (0.42%) Hootsuite
15 4 (0.42%) Openreach
15 4 (0.42%) YouTube