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 23 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 16 41
Rank change year-on-year -20 +25 +4
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,132 1,935 1,916
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.56% 12.44% 5.54%
As % of the General category 9.54% 16.73% 9.17%
Number of salaries quoted 417 430 1,131
10th Percentile £32,120 £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 £72,281 £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 11,870 11,564 20,890
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.34% 74.32% 60.42%
Number of salaries quoted 7,754 6,393 15,266
10th Percentile £32,261 £27,500 £31,579
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 £79,207 £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 23 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 (4.15%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.15%) CMS
4 5 (0.44%) Apache
4 5 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.35%) Confluence
5 4 (0.35%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.27%) SAS
7 2 (0.18%) WordPress
8 1 (0.088%) Drupal
8 1 (0.088%) IIS
Applications
1 37 (3.27%) Acrobat
1 37 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (0.80%) InDesign
4 8 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
4 8 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
4 8 (0.71%) Photoshop
5 7 (0.62%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.18%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 24 (2.12%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.53%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.35%) 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 (0.088%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.088%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.088%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 237 (20.94%) AWS
2 198 (17.49%) Azure
3 169 (14.93%) GCP
4 155 (13.69%) SaaS
5 87 (7.69%) Power Platform
6 62 (5.48%) Amazon EKS
7 57 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
8 39 (3.45%) Serverless
9 36 (3.18%) Power Automate
10 30 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
11 29 (2.56%) Figma
12 25 (2.21%) Microsoft Purview
13 24 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.12%) Entra ID
14 23 (2.03%) Google Analytics
14 23 (2.03%) Pulumi
15 21 (1.86%) Azure Key Vault
15 21 (1.86%) PaaS
16 20 (1.77%) dbt
17 19 (1.68%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 87 (7.69%) Broadband
2 25 (2.21%) VPN
3 21 (1.86%) Network Security
4 17 (1.50%) Firewall
5 14 (1.24%) BGP
5 14 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.24%) WAN
6 13 (1.15%) 4G
6 13 (1.15%) DHCP
6 13 (1.15%) DNS
7 10 (0.88%) Cisco IOS
7 10 (0.88%) Ethernet VPN
7 10 (0.88%) IOS XR
7 10 (0.88%) 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 77 (6.80%) Power BI
2 34 (3.00%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (2.83%) Relational Database
4 26 (2.30%) NoSQL
4 26 (2.30%) Tableau
5 21 (1.86%) Metadata
6 19 (1.68%) BigQuery
7 18 (1.59%) RDBMS
8 16 (1.41%) SQL Server
9 14 (1.24%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.24%) Semantic Layer
10 12 (1.06%) Data Lake
10 12 (1.06%) Looker
11 10 (0.88%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
12 9 (0.80%) 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 56 (4.95%) TeamCity
2 51 (4.51%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.45%) GitLab
4 37 (3.27%) Git
5 34 (3.00%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.94%) Snyk
7 18 (1.59%) Jaeger
8 12 (1.06%) JIRA
9 7 (0.62%) Axure RP
9 7 (0.62%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.44%) JMeter
10 5 (0.44%) Locust
11 4 (0.35%) JUnit
12 3 (0.27%) Postman
12 3 (0.27%) Selenium
12 3 (0.27%) SpecFlow
13 2 (0.18%) Bower
13 2 (0.18%) LabVIEW
14 1 (0.088%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 364 (32.16%) Social Skills
2 335 (29.59%) Finance
3 300 (26.50%) Law
4 192 (16.96%) Banking
5 187 (16.52%) Retail
6 184 (16.25%) Public Sector
7 166 (14.66%) Marketing
8 149 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
9 130 (11.48%) Back Office
10 106 (9.36%) Financial Institution
11 75 (6.63%) Legal
12 56 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
13 47 (4.15%) Organisational Skills
14 37 (3.27%) Games
15 33 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (1.86%) Telecoms
17 20 (1.77%) Polish Language
18 19 (1.68%) German Language
19 18 (1.59%) Local Government
20 15 (1.33%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 237 (20.94%) Senior
2 154 (13.60%) Architect
3 132 (11.66%) Analyst
4 80 (7.07%) Lead
5 62 (5.48%) Senior Analyst
6 61 (5.39%) Software Engineer
7 56 (4.95%) Developer
8 48 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
9 40 (3.53%) Consultant
10 35 (3.09%) Business Analyst
11 33 (2.92%) Salesforce Architect
12 32 (2.83%) Security Architect
13 30 (2.65%) Cloud Architect
14 29 (2.56%) Senior Architect
15 28 (2.47%) Designer
16 27 (2.39%) Technical Architect
17 25 (2.21%) Data Manager
18 24 (2.12%) Senior Software Engineer
19 22 (1.94%) Delivery Manager
19 22 (1.94%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (6.80%) REST
2 50 (4.42%) Lightning Web Components
3 47 (4.15%) SOAP
4 45 (3.98%) Visualforce
5 34 (3.00%) HTML
6 32 (2.83%) CSS
7 28 (2.47%) React
8 26 (2.30%) Node.js
9 25 (2.21%) .NET
10 20 (1.77%) Elastic Stack
11 18 (1.59%) OpenTelemetry
12 17 (1.50%) EDI
12 17 (1.50%) RESTful
13 14 (1.24%) Middleware
14 12 (1.06%) OpenAPI
14 12 (1.06%) SAML
15 10 (0.88%) Jinja
15 10 (0.88%) NETCONF
15 10 (0.88%) XML
15 10 (0.88%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 169 (14.93%) Cloud Native
2 134 (11.84%) Product Ownership
3 100 (8.83%) Onboarding
4 51 (4.51%) Management Information System
4 51 (4.51%) Social Media
5 46 (4.06%) Cyberattack
6 45 (3.98%) Data Centre
6 45 (3.98%) Driving Licence
7 41 (3.62%) Blog
7 41 (3.62%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (2.30%) Podcast
9 24 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
10 20 (1.77%) Security Posture
11 18 (1.59%) Credit Risk
12 15 (1.33%) Public Cloud
13 11 (0.97%) Video Editing
14 10 (0.88%) Low-Code
15 9 (0.80%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.80%) SWIFT Messaging Network
16 8 (0.71%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 47 (4.15%) Windows
2 39 (3.45%) Linux
3 27 (2.39%) Unix
4 16 (1.41%) Android
5 15 (1.33%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.15%) Windows Server
7 10 (0.88%) VMS
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.27%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (29.51%) Agile
2 264 (23.32%) AI
3 223 (19.70%) CI/CD
4 193 (17.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 189 (16.70%) Roadmaps
6 175 (15.46%) Problem-Solving
7 169 (14.93%) DevOps
8 162 (14.31%) Technology Strategy
9 156 (13.78%) Mentoring
10 154 (13.60%) Community of Practice
11 130 (11.48%) Decision-Making
12 129 (11.40%) Scrum
13 115 (10.16%) Cybersecurity
14 113 (9.98%) Software Engineering
15 107 (9.45%) Test Automation
16 106 (9.36%) Analytics
17 93 (8.22%) CRM
18 92 (8.13%) TOGAF
19 91 (8.04%) Fintech
20 89 (7.86%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 145 (12.81%) Python
2 130 (11.48%) Java
3 122 (10.78%) SQL
4 80 (7.07%) JavaScript
5 50 (4.42%) Apex Code
6 36 (3.18%) Go
7 34 (3.00%) SOQL
7 34 (3.00%) SOSL
8 33 (2.92%) Bash
9 28 (2.47%) C#
10 24 (2.12%) PowerShell
11 22 (1.94%) TypeScript
12 19 (1.68%) Bicep
13 10 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.44%) R
15 4 (0.35%) C
15 4 (0.35%) Rust
16 3 (0.27%) Ada
16 3 (0.27%) Ruby
16 3 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 242 (21.38%) Degree
2 163 (14.40%) Security Cleared
3 158 (13.96%) SC Cleared
4 48 (4.24%) AWS Certification
5 43 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
6 39 (3.45%) DBS Check
7 31 (2.74%) CISSP
8 30 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
9 25 (2.21%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 25 (2.21%) CISM
10 15 (1.33%) Azure Certification
11 14 (1.24%) CISA
11 14 (1.24%) HNC
12 13 (1.15%) CRISC
13 11 (0.97%) HND
14 9 (0.80%) CREST Certified
14 9 (0.80%) OSCP
15 7 (0.62%) ISACA
15 7 (0.62%) Master's Degree
16 6 (0.53%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (5.83%) Data Quality
2 64 (5.65%) Accessibility
3 55 (4.86%) NIST
4 51 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 49 (4.33%) GRC
6 40 (3.53%) GDPR
7 37 (3.27%) QA
8 28 (2.47%) PCI DSS
9 25 (2.21%) SLA
9 25 (2.21%) SOC 2
10 24 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (1.33%) WCAG
12 14 (1.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 12 (1.06%) NCSC
14 11 (0.97%) COBIT
14 11 (0.97%) PMO
15 10 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (0.62%) SOC 1
17 6 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.27%) PSD2
System Software
1 49 (4.33%) Docker
2 29 (2.56%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.94%) Virtual Machines
4 12 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (0.88%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 131 (11.57%) Terraform
2 99 (8.75%) Kubernetes
3 65 (5.74%) Grafana
4 24 (2.12%) Ansible
5 19 (1.68%) Prometheus
6 18 (1.59%) Argo
6 18 (1.59%) Kustomize
7 13 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (0.80%) Autotask
9 6 (0.53%) Puppet
10 5 (0.44%) AWS Copilot
11 4 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.27%) Check_MK
13 2 (0.18%) CASB
13 2 (0.18%) Opsgenie
14 1 (0.088%) FortiGate
14 1 (0.088%) Jamf Pro
14 1 (0.088%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 187 (16.52%) Microsoft
2 97 (8.57%) Adobe
3 69 (6.10%) Salesforce
4 56 (4.95%) Google
5 39 (3.45%) Cisco
6 34 (3.00%) Splunk
7 33 (2.92%) ServiceNow
8 27 (2.39%) Apple
9 23 (2.03%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.94%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.94%) Tenable
11 15 (1.33%) SAP
11 15 (1.33%) VMware
12 14 (1.24%) Oracle
13 11 (0.97%) Dell
13 11 (0.97%) Hootsuite
13 11 (0.97%) Instagram
13 11 (0.97%) MuleSoft
13 11 (0.97%) Wrike
14 10 (0.88%) Meraki