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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 14 31
Rank change year-on-year -22 +17 +13
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,304 1,930 1,608
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.75% 11.74% 6.45%
As % of the General category 9.58% 16.16% 10.53%
Number of salaries quoted 496 421 893
10th Percentile £34,625 £26,000 £35,045
25th Percentile £48,760 £39,929 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,709 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.38% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £68,750 £69,800
90th Percentile £81,957 £82,500 £85,000
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 13,610 11,945 15,273
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.98% 72.65% 61.23%
Number of salaries quoted 8,661 6,648 10,271
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 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.21% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,039 £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 11 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 34 (2.61%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.00%) CMS
4 11 (0.84%) Confluence
5 7 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.38%) Apache
7 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.31%) WordPress
8 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.15%) SAS
10 1 (0.077%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.077%) Drupal
10 1 (0.077%) IIS
Applications
1 39 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.23%) Simulink
4 14 (1.07%) Acrobat
5 9 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.69%) Adobe XD
5 9 (0.69%) InDesign
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.61%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.31%) Mathcad
9 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
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 (1.84%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.84%) Workday HCM
4 8 (0.61%) Primavera
5 7 (0.54%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
7 4 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
7 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.31%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.15%) Shopify
9 1 (0.077%) NEC Housing
9 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.077%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 239 (18.33%) AWS
2 225 (17.25%) Azure
3 177 (13.57%) GCP
4 145 (11.12%) SaaS
5 86 (6.60%) Power Platform
6 48 (3.68%) Amazon EKS
7 46 (3.53%) Serverless
8 45 (3.45%) dbt
9 43 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
10 36 (2.76%) Figma
11 35 (2.68%) Power Automate
12 29 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
12 29 (2.22%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (1.92%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
14 23 (1.76%) GitHub
14 23 (1.76%) Google Analytics
14 23 (1.76%) PaaS
15 22 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
16 20 (1.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.07%) Broadband
2 35 (2.68%) Network Security
3 22 (1.69%) VPN
4 21 (1.61%) Firewall
5 16 (1.23%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.84%) WAN
7 10 (0.77%) DNS
7 10 (0.77%) Ethernet
8 9 (0.69%) DHCP
8 9 (0.69%) Intranet
8 9 (0.69%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.46%) VLAN
10 4 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
10 4 (0.31%) LAN
10 4 (0.31%) MPLS
10 4 (0.31%) SMTP
10 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.23%) SSL
12 2 (0.15%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.67%) Power BI
2 39 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (2.45%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.22%) Metadata
5 26 (1.99%) Tableau
6 20 (1.53%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.46%) BigQuery
8 16 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
8 16 (1.23%) MySQL
9 15 (1.15%) NoSQL
10 14 (1.07%) MongoDB
10 14 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
11 13 (1.00%) Elasticsearch
12 12 (0.92%) Big Data
13 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.77%) Looker
15 9 (0.69%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.61%) Redis
17 7 (0.54%) Data Lake
18 6 (0.46%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 55 (4.22%) Git
2 47 (3.60%) TeamCity
3 44 (3.37%) Jenkins
4 25 (1.92%) GitLab
4 25 (1.92%) JIRA
5 22 (1.69%) Snyk
6 20 (1.53%) SonarQube
7 18 (1.38%) Rational DOORS
8 13 (1.00%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.77%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.61%) Axure RP
11 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
11 5 (0.38%) JMeter
11 5 (0.38%) JUnit
11 5 (0.38%) Locust
12 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.23%) CMake
13 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 475 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 443 (33.97%) Finance
3 290 (22.24%) Law
4 217 (16.64%) Public Sector
5 203 (15.57%) Analytical Skills
6 160 (12.27%) Marketing
7 157 (12.04%) Retail
8 153 (11.73%) Banking
9 106 (8.13%) Back Office
10 102 (7.82%) Aerospace
11 89 (6.83%) Financial Institution
12 71 (5.44%) Legal
13 67 (5.14%) Presentation Skills
14 64 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
15 43 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
16 41 (3.14%) Electronics
17 24 (1.84%) Telecoms
18 23 (1.76%) Games
18 23 (1.76%) Local Government
18 23 (1.76%) Military
Job Titles
1 310 (23.77%) Senior
2 196 (15.03%) Architect
3 159 (12.19%) Analyst
4 114 (8.74%) Lead
5 85 (6.52%) Software Engineer
6 80 (6.13%) Senior Analyst
7 71 (5.44%) Developer
8 61 (4.68%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (4.37%) Consultant
10 49 (3.76%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.22%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.07%) Technical Architect
13 35 (2.68%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.53%) Senior Architect
15 32 (2.45%) Systems Engineer
16 29 (2.22%) Senior Business Analyst
16 29 (2.22%) Senior Software Engineer
17 28 (2.15%) Designer
17 28 (2.15%) Principal Engineer
18 26 (1.99%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.75%) REST
2 51 (3.91%) React
3 48 (3.68%) CSS
4 47 (3.60%) HTML
5 46 (3.53%) .NET
6 36 (2.76%) Node.js
7 33 (2.53%) Lightning Web Components
8 28 (2.15%) SOAP
9 26 (1.99%) Visualforce
10 20 (1.53%) .NET Core
11 17 (1.30%) RESTful
12 16 (1.23%) ASP.NET
12 16 (1.23%) OpenAPI
12 16 (1.23%) XML
13 15 (1.15%) EDI
14 13 (1.00%) Entity Framework
15 12 (0.92%) AngularJS
15 12 (0.92%) Middleware
15 12 (0.92%) Next.js
15 12 (0.92%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 165 (12.65%) Cloud Native
2 135 (10.35%) Product Ownership
3 79 (6.06%) Onboarding
4 59 (4.52%) Management Information System
5 58 (4.45%) Driving Licence
6 56 (4.29%) Data Centre
7 53 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.53%) Cyberattack
9 39 (2.99%) Social Media
10 29 (2.22%) Podcast
11 24 (1.84%) Blog
12 22 (1.69%) Security Posture
13 20 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
13 20 (1.53%) Public Cloud
14 19 (1.46%) FPGA
15 18 (1.38%) Credit Risk
16 16 (1.23%) Algorithms
17 15 (1.15%) Data Structures
18 14 (1.07%) AI Agents
19 11 (0.84%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 47 (3.60%) Windows
2 25 (1.92%) Linux
3 15 (1.15%) Android
3 15 (1.15%) Apple iOS
4 12 (0.92%) Unix
4 12 (0.92%) VMS
4 12 (0.92%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.31%) VxWorks
6 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (30.21%) Agile
2 330 (25.31%) AI
3 223 (17.10%) CI/CD
4 222 (17.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 219 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
6 203 (15.57%) Technology Strategy
7 199 (15.26%) Mentoring
8 182 (13.96%) Decision-Making
9 181 (13.88%) Roadmaps
10 168 (12.88%) Cybersecurity
11 163 (12.50%) Community of Practice
12 161 (12.35%) Software Engineering
13 153 (11.73%) DevOps
14 141 (10.81%) Scrum
15 126 (9.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 122 (9.36%) Coaching
17 118 (9.05%) Analytics
18 117 (8.97%) Stakeholder Management
19 112 (8.59%) Test Automation
20 99 (7.59%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 137 (10.51%) Python
2 129 (9.89%) SQL
3 98 (7.52%) Java
4 70 (5.37%) JavaScript
5 56 (4.29%) C#
6 33 (2.53%) Apex Code
7 31 (2.38%) TypeScript
8 29 (2.22%) MATLAB
8 29 (2.22%) PowerShell
9 22 (1.69%) SOQL
9 22 (1.69%) SOSL
10 21 (1.61%) Bicep
11 20 (1.53%) Go
12 18 (1.38%) Bash
13 13 (1.00%) C++
14 12 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
15 11 (0.84%) Ada
16 8 (0.61%) C
17 7 (0.54%) Rust
18 6 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 339 (26.00%) Degree
2 331 (25.38%) Security Cleared
3 314 (24.08%) SC Cleared
4 107 (8.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 99 (7.59%) DV Cleared
6 61 (4.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.53%) CISSP
7 33 (2.53%) DBS Check
8 29 (2.22%) AWS Certification
9 28 (2.15%) CISM
9 28 (2.15%) Master's Degree
10 26 (1.99%) HNC
11 25 (1.92%) PhD
12 24 (1.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
14 19 (1.46%) Azure Certification
15 17 (1.30%) Chartered Engineer
16 11 (0.84%) CISA
16 11 (0.84%) CRISC
17 10 (0.77%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (13.27%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.29%) Data Quality
3 66 (5.06%) NIST
4 50 (3.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 49 (3.76%) GRC
6 45 (3.45%) GDPR
7 39 (2.99%) QA
8 22 (1.69%) SLA
8 22 (1.69%) WCAG
9 21 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (1.61%) PCI DSS
10 19 (1.46%) NCSC
11 14 (1.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 14 (1.07%) SOC 2
12 13 (1.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 10 (0.77%) COBIT
13 10 (0.77%) PMO
14 7 (0.54%) SOC 1
15 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 4 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 49 (3.76%) Docker
2 34 (2.61%) Firmware
3 28 (2.15%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.92%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 101 (7.75%) Terraform
2 74 (5.67%) Kubernetes
3 54 (4.14%) Grafana
4 7 (0.54%) Ansible
4 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.38%) Autotask
5 5 (0.38%) AWS Copilot
5 5 (0.38%) CASB
5 5 (0.38%) Puppet
5 5 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.077%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.077%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.077%) Opsgenie
8 1 (0.077%) SCCM
8 1 (0.077%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.077%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.077%) WSUS
Vendors
1 190 (14.57%) Microsoft
2 74 (5.67%) Adobe
3 52 (3.99%) Salesforce
4 47 (3.60%) Google
5 31 (2.38%) Apple
5 31 (2.38%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.30%) Cisco
7 26 (1.99%) Palo Alto
8 23 (1.76%) CrowdStrike
9 22 (1.69%) Tenable
10 20 (1.53%) SAP
10 20 (1.53%) Splunk
10 20 (1.53%) VMware
11 18 (1.38%) Oracle
12 15 (1.15%) Workday
13 12 (0.92%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (0.84%) OpenAI
15 10 (0.77%) Dell
15 10 (0.77%) IBM
15 10 (0.77%) Instagram