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 7 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -22 +16 +15
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,294 1,927 1,619
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.72% 11.69% 6.45%
As % of the General category 9.54% 16.11% 10.54%
Number of salaries quoted 493 424 901
10th Percentile £35,050 £27,040 £35,000
25th Percentile £49,750 £40,000 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,313 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £82,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

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 13,564 11,962 15,354
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.00% 72.56% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8,661 6,675 10,404
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -1.71% -6.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 7 August 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 35 (2.70%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.00%) CMS
4 10 (0.77%) Confluence
5 7 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.39%) Apache
7 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.31%) WordPress
8 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.077%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.077%) Drupal
9 1 (0.077%) IIS
Applications
1 38 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.62%) Acrobat
4 13 (1.00%) Simulink
5 9 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.70%) Adobe XD
5 9 (0.70%) InDesign
6 8 (0.62%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.62%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.62%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.31%) Mathcad
9 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
10 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.077%) Maple
11 1 (0.077%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.85%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.77%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.39%) Primavera
5 4 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.31%) SAP HR
5 4 (0.31%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.15%) Shopify
7 1 (0.077%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.077%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 241 (18.62%) AWS
2 220 (17.00%) Azure
3 182 (14.06%) GCP
4 154 (11.90%) SaaS
5 85 (6.57%) Power Platform
6 53 (4.10%) Amazon EKS
7 45 (3.48%) dbt
7 45 (3.48%) Serverless
8 44 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (2.86%) Figma
10 34 (2.63%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
12 29 (2.24%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (1.93%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.78%) Google Analytics
14 23 (1.78%) PaaS
15 22 (1.70%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
15 22 (1.70%) GitHub
16 19 (1.47%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.71%) Broadband
2 34 (2.63%) Network Security
3 22 (1.70%) VPN
4 20 (1.55%) Firewall
5 15 (1.16%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.85%) WAN
7 10 (0.77%) DNS
8 9 (0.70%) DHCP
8 9 (0.70%) Intranet
8 9 (0.70%) SD-WAN
9 8 (0.62%) Ethernet
10 6 (0.46%) VLAN
11 5 (0.39%) SMTP
12 4 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.31%) LAN
12 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.23%) MPLS
13 3 (0.23%) SSL
14 2 (0.15%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.72%) Power BI
2 40 (3.09%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (2.47%) SQL Server
4 27 (2.09%) Metadata
4 27 (2.09%) Tableau
5 19 (1.47%) BigQuery
5 19 (1.47%) Relational Database
6 16 (1.24%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (1.16%) MySQL
7 15 (1.16%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.08%) MongoDB
8 14 (1.08%) Semantic Layer
9 13 (1.00%) Elasticsearch
10 12 (0.93%) Big Data
11 11 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
11 11 (0.85%) Looker
12 9 (0.70%) DynamoDB
13 8 (0.62%) Redis
14 7 (0.54%) Data Lake
15 6 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 52 (4.02%) TeamCity
2 51 (3.94%) Git
3 50 (3.86%) Jenkins
4 31 (2.40%) GitLab
5 26 (2.01%) SonarQube
6 23 (1.78%) JIRA
7 22 (1.70%) Snyk
8 15 (1.16%) Rational DOORS
9 13 (1.00%) LabVIEW
10 10 (0.77%) Balsamiq
11 8 (0.62%) Axure RP
12 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.39%) JMeter
12 5 (0.39%) JUnit
12 5 (0.39%) Locust
13 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
14 3 (0.23%) Postman
14 3 (0.23%) Selenium
14 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
14 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 467 (36.09%) Social Skills
2 426 (32.92%) Finance
3 301 (23.26%) Law
4 211 (16.31%) Public Sector
5 194 (14.99%) Analytical Skills
6 171 (13.21%) Retail
7 170 (13.14%) Banking
8 167 (12.91%) Marketing
9 116 (8.96%) Back Office
10 95 (7.34%) Financial Institution
11 80 (6.18%) Aerospace
12 74 (5.72%) Legal
13 69 (5.33%) Presentation Skills
14 61 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
15 40 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
16 32 (2.47%) Electronics
17 29 (2.24%) Games
18 22 (1.70%) German Language
19 21 (1.62%) Local Government
19 21 (1.62%) Military
Job Titles
1 300 (23.18%) Senior
2 200 (15.46%) Architect
3 153 (11.82%) Analyst
4 109 (8.42%) Lead
5 86 (6.65%) Software Engineer
6 75 (5.80%) Senior Analyst
7 68 (5.26%) Developer
8 62 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (4.40%) Consultant
10 47 (3.63%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.25%) Cloud Architect
11 42 (3.25%) Technical Architect
12 35 (2.70%) Security Architect
13 33 (2.55%) Senior Architect
14 29 (2.24%) Designer
14 29 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
15 27 (2.09%) Principal Engineer
15 27 (2.09%) Senior Business Analyst
15 27 (2.09%) Systems Engineer
16 26 (2.01%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (5.41%) REST
2 50 (3.86%) React
3 46 (3.55%) CSS
4 45 (3.48%) HTML
5 43 (3.32%) .NET
6 38 (2.94%) Lightning Web Components
7 36 (2.78%) Node.js
8 34 (2.63%) SOAP
9 32 (2.47%) Visualforce
10 18 (1.39%) .NET Core
11 17 (1.31%) RESTful
12 16 (1.24%) OpenAPI
13 15 (1.16%) ASP.NET
13 15 (1.16%) EDI
13 15 (1.16%) XML
14 12 (0.93%) Middleware
15 11 (0.85%) Entity Framework
15 11 (0.85%) Next.js
15 11 (0.85%) Spring
15 11 (0.85%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 173 (13.37%) Cloud Native
2 142 (10.97%) Product Ownership
3 87 (6.72%) Onboarding
4 58 (4.48%) Management Information System
5 56 (4.33%) Driving Licence
6 55 (4.25%) Data Centre
7 51 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.55%) Cyberattack
9 38 (2.94%) Social Media
10 29 (2.24%) Podcast
11 27 (2.09%) Blog
12 22 (1.70%) Security Posture
13 21 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
14 20 (1.55%) Public Cloud
15 18 (1.39%) Credit Risk
16 16 (1.24%) Data Structures
17 14 (1.08%) AI Agents
17 14 (1.08%) Algorithms
17 14 (1.08%) FPGA
18 11 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 49 (3.79%) Windows
2 24 (1.85%) Linux
3 15 (1.16%) Android
3 15 (1.16%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.00%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.93%) VMS
6 11 (0.85%) Unix
7 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.23%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 392 (30.29%) Agile
2 324 (25.04%) AI
3 234 (18.08%) CI/CD
4 225 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 215 (16.62%) Problem-Solving
6 197 (15.22%) Technology Strategy
7 195 (15.07%) Mentoring
8 188 (14.53%) Roadmaps
9 176 (13.60%) Decision-Making
10 165 (12.75%) Community of Practice
11 163 (12.60%) Cybersecurity
12 162 (12.52%) DevOps
13 160 (12.36%) Software Engineering
14 143 (11.05%) Scrum
15 126 (9.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 119 (9.20%) Coaching
17 117 (9.04%) Analytics
18 115 (8.89%) Test Automation
19 113 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
20 95 (7.34%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 135 (10.43%) Python
2 129 (9.97%) SQL
3 102 (7.88%) Java
4 69 (5.33%) JavaScript
5 52 (4.02%) C#
6 38 (2.94%) Apex Code
7 31 (2.40%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.16%) PowerShell
9 27 (2.09%) SOQL
9 27 (2.09%) SOSL
10 25 (1.93%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.62%) Bicep
12 20 (1.55%) Go
13 18 (1.39%) Bash
14 12 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
15 10 (0.77%) Ada
15 10 (0.77%) C++
16 8 (0.62%) C
17 7 (0.54%) R
17 7 (0.54%) Rust
Qualifications
1 323 (24.96%) Degree
2 305 (23.57%) Security Cleared
3 291 (22.49%) SC Cleared
4 88 (6.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 81 (6.26%) DV Cleared
6 60 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.55%) CISSP
7 33 (2.55%) DBS Check
8 28 (2.16%) AWS Certification
8 28 (2.16%) CISM
9 25 (1.93%) Master's Degree
10 24 (1.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 24 (1.85%) HNC
11 23 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
11 23 (1.78%) PhD
12 17 (1.31%) Azure Certification
13 14 (1.08%) Chartered Engineer
14 12 (0.93%) CISA
14 12 (0.93%) CRISC
15 9 (0.70%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (11.82%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.33%) Data Quality
3 66 (5.10%) NIST
4 52 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 51 (3.94%) GRC
6 44 (3.40%) GDPR
7 39 (3.01%) QA
8 23 (1.78%) PCI DSS
9 22 (1.70%) SLA
9 22 (1.70%) WCAG
10 21 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
11 18 (1.39%) NCSC
12 16 (1.24%) SOC 2
13 14 (1.08%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 10 (0.77%) COBIT
15 10 (0.77%) PMO
16 7 (0.54%) SOC 1
17 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 48 (3.71%) Docker
2 29 (2.24%) Active Directory
3 27 (2.09%) Firmware
4 25 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.93%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 107 (8.27%) Terraform
2 78 (6.03%) Kubernetes
3 60 (4.64%) Grafana
4 8 (0.62%) Ansible
5 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.46%) Autotask
6 6 (0.46%) Puppet
7 5 (0.39%) AWS Copilot
7 5 (0.39%) CASB
7 5 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.15%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.077%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.077%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.077%) SCCM
10 1 (0.077%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.077%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.077%) WSUS
Vendors
1 190 (14.68%) Microsoft
2 80 (6.18%) Adobe
3 57 (4.40%) Salesforce
4 46 (3.55%) Google
5 31 (2.40%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.32%) Cisco
7 29 (2.24%) Apple
8 26 (2.01%) Palo Alto
8 26 (2.01%) Splunk
9 23 (1.78%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.70%) Tenable
11 20 (1.55%) VMware
12 18 (1.39%) SAP
13 17 (1.31%) Oracle
14 14 (1.08%) Workday
15 12 (0.93%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.85%) Instagram
16 11 (0.85%) OpenAI
17 10 (0.77%) Dell
18 9 (0.70%) IBM