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 16 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 32 28
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 +10
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 946 1,448 1,740
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.13% 7.31% 7.94%
As % of the General category 9.29% 11.66% 12.13%
Number of salaries quoted 459 555 993
10th Percentile £20,000 £39,250 £35,733
25th Percentile £27,707 £46,876 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £64,622
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -3.28% +7.70%
75th Percentile £64,375 £74,144 £83,750
90th Percentile £81,071 £86,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -3.85% +8.33%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10,183 12,417 14,350
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 65.97% 62.69% 65.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6,393 7,092 11,264
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,713 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £46,297
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,177 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.30% +2.68% +1.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

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 16 November 2025.

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 40 (4.23%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.06%) CMS
3 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.53%) Confluence
5 4 (0.42%) WordPress
6 3 (0.32%) SAS
6 3 (0.32%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.21%) Apache
7 2 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.21%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.21%) Drupal
8 1 (0.11%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.11%) Moodle
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
Applications
1 50 (5.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (2.96%) Adobe XD
4 14 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (1.06%) Maya
6 9 (0.95%) Adobe Premiere
7 8 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.85%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.74%) MotionBuilder
9 6 (0.63%) Adobe After Effects
9 6 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 5 (0.53%) AutoCAD
10 5 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
11 4 (0.42%) MS Visio
12 3 (0.32%) 3ds Max
12 3 (0.32%) Blender
12 3 (0.32%) ZBrush
13 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
13 1 (0.11%) Civil 3D
13 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 12 (1.27%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.42%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.42%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.32%) SAP PS
6 2 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.11%) Primavera
7 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 115 (12.16%) Azure
2 86 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 84 (8.88%) AWS
4 79 (8.35%) Power Platform
5 57 (6.03%) SaaS
6 42 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
7 33 (3.49%) Power Automate
8 31 (3.28%) Figma
9 28 (2.96%) GCP
10 26 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (2.33%) Amazon EKS
12 20 (2.11%) Google Analytics
13 19 (2.01%) PowerApps
14 18 (1.90%) Miro
15 15 (1.59%) Entra ID
16 13 (1.37%) Serverless
17 12 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
18 11 (1.16%) Amazon S3
19 9 (0.95%) Azure Data Factory
19 9 (0.95%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.43%) Broadband
2 12 (1.27%) TCP/IP
3 11 (1.16%) LAN
3 11 (1.16%) WAN
4 10 (1.06%) Network Security
4 10 (1.06%) VPN
5 8 (0.85%) DNS
6 6 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.53%) DHCP
7 5 (0.53%) Firewall
7 5 (0.53%) Internet
8 4 (0.42%) BGP
8 4 (0.42%) VLAN
9 3 (0.32%) FTP
9 3 (0.32%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.21%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.21%) HTTP
10 2 (0.21%) Intranet
10 2 (0.21%) WebEx
10 2 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (5.60%) Power BI
2 17 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.37%) Power Query
4 13 (1.37%) Relational Database
5 9 (0.95%) Metadata
6 7 (0.74%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.74%) Tableau
7 6 (0.63%) Looker
8 5 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (0.53%) MySQL
9 4 (0.42%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.42%) SAP BW
9 4 (0.42%) Tick Data
10 3 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
10 3 (0.32%) Delta Lake
11 2 (0.21%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.21%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 21 (2.22%) Axure RP
1 21 (2.22%) Balsamiq
2 19 (2.01%) Git
3 16 (1.69%) GitLab
3 16 (1.69%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.59%) JIRA
4 15 (1.59%) SonarQube
5 14 (1.48%) TeamCity
6 7 (0.74%) Cypress.io
6 7 (0.74%) Selenium
6 7 (0.74%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.32%) Storybook
9 2 (0.21%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.21%) ERwin
9 2 (0.21%) JMeter
10 1 (0.11%) Deequ
10 1 (0.11%) Jaeger
10 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
General
1 354 (37.42%) Social Skills
2 201 (21.25%) Finance
3 151 (15.96%) Public Sector
4 126 (13.32%) Law
5 115 (12.16%) Analytical Skills
5 115 (12.16%) Marketing
6 110 (11.63%) Retail
7 64 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
8 42 (4.44%) Back Office
9 40 (4.23%) Banking
9 40 (4.23%) Financial Institution
10 32 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (3.17%) Games
12 26 (2.75%) Legal
13 23 (2.43%) Telecoms
14 18 (1.90%) Local Government
15 16 (1.69%) Advertising
16 14 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (1.06%) Police
18 8 (0.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 157 (16.60%) Senior
2 92 (9.73%) Lead
3 88 (9.30%) Analyst
4 71 (7.51%) Architect
5 69 (7.29%) Developer
6 63 (6.66%) Microsoft Specialist
7 54 (5.71%) Senior Manager
8 41 (4.33%) Account Manager
9 39 (4.12%) Consultant
9 39 (4.12%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (4.12%) Sales Manager
9 39 (4.12%) Senior Account Manager
9 39 (4.12%) Senior Sales Manager
10 27 (2.85%) Business Analyst
11 24 (2.54%) Senior Developer
12 22 (2.33%) Designer
13 21 (2.22%) Product Manager
13 21 (2.22%) Sales Executive
14 20 (2.11%) IT Support
14 20 (2.11%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.59%) REST
2 29 (3.07%) HTML
3 28 (2.96%) CSS
4 27 (2.85%) React
5 21 (2.22%) Lightning Web Components
5 21 (2.22%) SOAP
5 21 (2.22%) Visualforce
6 19 (2.01%) EDI
7 18 (1.90%) .NET
8 17 (1.80%) Node.js
9 13 (1.37%) HTML5 Canvas
10 12 (1.27%) Django
11 11 (1.16%) XML
12 10 (1.06%) Playwright
12 10 (1.06%) Web Services
13 8 (0.85%) .NET Framework
14 7 (0.74%) Middleware
14 7 (0.74%) RESTful
15 6 (0.63%) Entity Framework
15 6 (0.63%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 76 (8.03%) Onboarding
2 73 (7.72%) Blog
3 71 (7.51%) Product Ownership
4 54 (5.71%) Cloud Native
5 38 (4.02%) Management Information System
6 33 (3.49%) Social Media
7 28 (2.96%) Data Centre
8 24 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
9 20 (2.11%) Driving Licence
10 18 (1.90%) Microsoft Licensing
11 14 (1.48%) Hedge funds
11 14 (1.48%) Xbox
12 12 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
12 12 (1.27%) Reinsurance
13 11 (1.16%) Animation
13 11 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (0.95%) Digital Media
14 9 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.95%) Video Editing
15 8 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.64%) Windows
2 12 (1.27%) Linux
3 10 (1.06%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.74%) Android
4 7 (0.74%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.21%) Unix
7 1 (0.11%) Debian
7 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 307 (32.45%) AI
2 201 (21.25%) Agile
3 153 (16.17%) Customer Service
4 143 (15.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 126 (13.32%) CRM
6 117 (12.37%) Problem-Solving
7 103 (10.89%) Roadmaps
8 100 (10.57%) DevOps
9 96 (10.15%) Mentoring
10 91 (9.62%) Project Management
11 89 (9.41%) Decision-Making
12 88 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
13 87 (9.20%) Analytics
14 81 (8.56%) Customer Experience
15 80 (8.46%) Community of Practice
16 73 (7.72%) Technology Strategy
16 73 (7.72%) Time Management
17 71 (7.51%) CI/CD
18 69 (7.29%) B2B
19 67 (7.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 72 (7.61%) Python
2 62 (6.55%) SQL
3 52 (5.50%) JavaScript
4 39 (4.12%) Java
5 38 (4.02%) C#
6 21 (2.22%) Apex Code
7 15 (1.59%) SOQL
7 15 (1.59%) SOSL
8 14 (1.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 11 (1.16%) TypeScript
10 10 (1.06%) RPG
11 7 (0.74%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.53%) Go
13 4 (0.42%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.32%) C
14 3 (0.32%) Scala
15 2 (0.21%) C++
15 2 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.21%) Ruby
16 1 (0.11%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 319 (33.72%) Degree
2 101 (10.68%) Security Cleared
3 90 (9.51%) SC Cleared
4 42 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (2.43%) PMP
6 21 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (1.90%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.06%) Master's Degree
9 9 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (0.95%) CISSP
9 9 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.85%) ACCA
10 8 (0.85%) Azure Certification
10 8 (0.85%) CISM
11 7 (0.74%) CIMA
11 7 (0.74%) HNC
12 6 (0.63%) CITP
13 5 (0.53%) CIPD
13 5 (0.53%) OSCP
13 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (5.81%) Accessibility
2 43 (4.55%) QA
3 30 (3.17%) GDPR
4 29 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 24 (2.54%) WCAG
6 23 (2.43%) NIST
7 17 (1.80%) Data Quality
8 14 (1.48%) PMO
9 13 (1.37%) NCSC
10 10 (1.06%) SLA
11 9 (0.95%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
13 7 (0.74%) SOC 2
14 6 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.63%) EU AI Act
15 5 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.42%) GRC
17 3 (0.32%) PERC
18 2 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.21%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 22 (2.33%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.74%) Docker
3 1 (0.11%) Firmware
3 1 (0.11%) iptables
Systems Management
1 36 (3.81%) Terraform
2 25 (2.64%) Kubernetes
3 16 (1.69%) Grafana
4 13 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.85%) Ansible
6 6 (0.63%) Argo
7 4 (0.42%) SCCM
8 3 (0.32%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.11%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.11%) Nessus
9 1 (0.11%) Nmap
9 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 268 (28.33%) Microsoft
2 65 (6.87%) Adobe
3 45 (4.76%) Cisco
3 45 (4.76%) Salesforce
4 37 (3.91%) Google
5 34 (3.59%) Apple
6 25 (2.64%) Palo Alto
7 16 (1.69%) SAP
8 15 (1.59%) Splunk
9 11 (1.16%) Oracle
10 9 (0.95%) Dell
10 9 (0.95%) Guidewire
11 8 (0.85%) Fortinet
11 8 (0.85%) ServiceNow
12 7 (0.74%) Autodesk
12 7 (0.74%) YouTube
13 6 (0.63%) Databricks
13 6 (0.63%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.63%) Snow
14 5 (0.53%) PagerDuty