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 24 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 15 32
Rank change year-on-year -23 +17 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,178 1,928 1,762
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.43% 11.71% 6.23%
As % of the General category 9.10% 16.17% 10.18%
Number of salaries quoted 472 427 1,016
10th Percentile £35,263 £29,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,976 £40,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.82% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,625 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £85,711 £85,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -19.23%

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 12,938 11,925 17,304
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.61% 72.42% 61.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8,326 6,676 12,131
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,982 £42,238
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,046
% change year-on-year - +3.68% -11.59%

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 24 July 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 36 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.10%) CMS
4 5 (0.42%) Apache
4 5 (0.42%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.42%) Confluence
5 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.34%) WordPress
6 3 (0.25%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.25%) SAS
6 3 (0.25%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.085%) Drupal
7 1 (0.085%) IIS
Applications
1 33 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.29%) Acrobat
3 18 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.76%) InDesign
5 8 (0.68%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.68%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.68%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.51%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.42%) Simulink
8 3 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.17%) Mathcad
9 2 (0.17%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.085%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (2.04%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.34%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.34%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.25%) Distributed Ledger
5 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.17%) Shopify
5 2 (0.17%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.17%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.085%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.085%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.085%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 225 (19.10%) AWS
2 211 (17.91%) Azure
3 170 (14.43%) GCP
4 149 (12.65%) SaaS
5 84 (7.13%) Power Platform
6 52 (4.41%) Amazon EKS
7 48 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
8 45 (3.82%) dbt
9 42 (3.57%) Serverless
10 34 (2.89%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
11 30 (2.55%) Figma
12 27 (2.29%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (2.12%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.95%) PaaS
15 21 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
15 21 (1.78%) Google Analytics
16 20 (1.70%) Azure Monitor
16 20 (1.70%) Entra ID
16 20 (1.70%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 57 (4.84%) Broadband
2 24 (2.04%) Network Security
2 24 (2.04%) VPN
3 17 (1.44%) Firewall
4 15 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 11 (0.93%) DNS
5 11 (0.93%) WAN
6 10 (0.85%) DHCP
7 7 (0.59%) SD-WAN
7 7 (0.59%) SMTP
8 6 (0.51%) Intranet
8 6 (0.51%) LAN
8 6 (0.51%) VLAN
8 6 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.25%) SSL
10 2 (0.17%) 4G
10 2 (0.17%) 5G
10 2 (0.17%) BGP
10 2 (0.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.28%) Power BI
2 32 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.29%) Tableau
4 24 (2.04%) Metadata
5 23 (1.95%) SQL Server
6 19 (1.61%) BigQuery
7 16 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
8 15 (1.27%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.19%) Semantic Layer
10 13 (1.10%) MongoDB
10 13 (1.10%) NoSQL
11 11 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (0.93%) Looker
12 10 (0.85%) MySQL
13 8 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.68%) Redis
14 7 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.59%) Big Data
14 7 (0.59%) Data Lake
14 7 (0.59%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 54 (4.58%) Jenkins
2 49 (4.16%) TeamCity
3 39 (3.31%) Git
3 39 (3.31%) GitLab
4 34 (2.89%) SonarQube
5 22 (1.87%) Snyk
6 13 (1.10%) JIRA
7 10 (0.85%) LabVIEW
8 7 (0.59%) Balsamiq
9 6 (0.51%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.42%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.42%) JMeter
10 5 (0.42%) JUnit
10 5 (0.42%) Locust
10 5 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
11 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.25%) Postman
11 3 (0.25%) Selenium
11 3 (0.25%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.17%) Bitbucket
General
1 420 (35.65%) Social Skills
2 344 (29.20%) Finance
3 287 (24.36%) Law
4 195 (16.55%) Public Sector
5 172 (14.60%) Marketing
6 170 (14.43%) Banking
7 169 (14.35%) Retail
8 164 (13.92%) Analytical Skills
9 116 (9.85%) Back Office
10 92 (7.81%) Financial Institution
11 71 (6.03%) Legal
12 63 (5.35%) Presentation Skills
13 50 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
14 38 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
15 37 (3.14%) Games
16 25 (2.12%) Aerospace
17 20 (1.70%) German Language
17 20 (1.70%) Local Government
18 19 (1.61%) Electronics
19 17 (1.44%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 272 (23.09%) Senior
2 203 (17.23%) Architect
3 138 (11.71%) Analyst
4 81 (6.88%) Lead
5 67 (5.69%) Senior Analyst
6 66 (5.60%) Software Engineer
7 62 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
8 60 (5.09%) Developer
9 45 (3.82%) Consultant
10 44 (3.74%) Cloud Architect
11 43 (3.65%) Technical Architect
12 41 (3.48%) Business Analyst
13 35 (2.97%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.80%) Salesforce Architect
15 32 (2.72%) Senior Architect
16 26 (2.21%) Senior Software Engineer
17 25 (2.12%) Delivery Manager
17 25 (2.12%) Designer
18 24 (2.04%) Agile Delivery Manager
18 24 (2.04%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (6.62%) REST
2 46 (3.90%) Lightning Web Components
3 43 (3.65%) SOAP
4 41 (3.48%) Visualforce
5 38 (3.23%) React
6 37 (3.14%) CSS
6 37 (3.14%) HTML
7 33 (2.80%) Node.js
8 32 (2.72%) .NET
9 18 (1.53%) RESTful
10 15 (1.27%) EDI
11 14 (1.19%) OpenAPI
11 14 (1.19%) XML
12 11 (0.93%) Middleware
12 11 (0.93%) Swagger
13 10 (0.85%) .NET Core
13 10 (0.85%) ASP.NET
13 10 (0.85%) SAML
14 9 (0.76%) Django
14 9 (0.76%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 167 (14.18%) Cloud Native
2 140 (11.88%) Product Ownership
3 86 (7.30%) Onboarding
4 51 (4.33%) Management Information System
5 50 (4.24%) Driving Licence
6 46 (3.90%) Cyberattack
7 45 (3.82%) Data Centre
8 44 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
9 39 (3.31%) Social Media
10 29 (2.46%) Blog
11 28 (2.38%) Podcast
12 23 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
13 21 (1.78%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.53%) Credit Risk
15 15 (1.27%) Public Cloud
16 11 (0.93%) Data Structures
17 10 (0.85%) AI Agents
17 10 (0.85%) Low-Code
17 10 (0.85%) Video Editing
18 9 (0.76%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 47 (3.99%) Windows
2 17 (1.44%) Linux
3 15 (1.27%) Android
3 15 (1.27%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.10%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.02%) VMS
6 9 (0.76%) Unix
7 4 (0.34%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.085%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.085%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (30.22%) Agile
2 298 (25.30%) AI
3 230 (19.52%) CI/CD
4 207 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 187 (15.87%) Technology Strategy
6 185 (15.70%) Roadmaps
7 182 (15.45%) Problem-Solving
8 168 (14.26%) Mentoring
9 164 (13.92%) Community of Practice
10 158 (13.41%) DevOps
11 151 (12.82%) Decision-Making
12 142 (12.05%) Cybersecurity
12 142 (12.05%) Scrum
13 129 (10.95%) Software Engineering
14 114 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 113 (9.59%) Analytics
16 108 (9.17%) Test Automation
17 101 (8.57%) Coaching
18 98 (8.32%) Stakeholder Management
19 90 (7.64%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 125 (10.61%) Python
2 122 (10.36%) SQL
3 96 (8.15%) Java
4 62 (5.26%) JavaScript
5 46 (3.90%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.89%) C#
6 34 (2.89%) SOQL
6 34 (2.89%) SOSL
7 28 (2.38%) PowerShell
8 27 (2.29%) TypeScript
9 21 (1.78%) Bicep
10 19 (1.61%) Go
11 17 (1.44%) Bash
12 13 (1.10%) MATLAB
13 12 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
14 6 (0.51%) R
15 5 (0.42%) PHP
15 5 (0.42%) Rust
16 4 (0.34%) Ada
16 4 (0.34%) C
Qualifications
1 275 (23.34%) Degree
2 232 (19.69%) Security Cleared
3 224 (19.02%) SC Cleared
4 55 (4.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (2.80%) CISSP
5 33 (2.80%) DBS Check
6 27 (2.29%) AWS Certification
6 27 (2.29%) CISM
7 26 (2.21%) DV Cleared
7 26 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
8 24 (2.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 18 (1.53%) HNC
10 16 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 15 (1.27%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.27%) PhD
12 13 (1.10%) CISA
13 12 (1.02%) CRISC
14 8 (0.68%) HND
15 7 (0.59%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (8.06%) Accessibility
2 66 (5.60%) Data Quality
3 60 (5.09%) NIST
4 50 (4.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 48 (4.07%) GRC
6 41 (3.48%) GDPR
7 36 (3.06%) QA
8 23 (1.95%) PCI DSS
8 23 (1.95%) SLA
9 22 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
10 19 (1.61%) SOC 2
11 18 (1.53%) WCAG
12 16 (1.36%) NCSC
13 14 (1.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 10 (0.85%) COBIT
15 10 (0.85%) PMO
16 7 (0.59%) SOC 1
17 5 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 41 (3.48%) Docker
2 30 (2.55%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.10%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.02%) vSphere
7 10 (0.85%) Firmware
8 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 106 (9.00%) Terraform
2 74 (6.28%) Kubernetes
3 58 (4.92%) Grafana
4 9 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.68%) Autotask
6 7 (0.59%) Ansible
7 6 (0.51%) Puppet
8 5 (0.42%) AWS Copilot
8 5 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.25%) CASB
9 3 (0.25%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.17%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.17%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.085%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.085%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.085%) SCCM
11 1 (0.085%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 1 (0.085%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.085%) WSUS
Vendors
1 183 (15.53%) Microsoft
2 84 (7.13%) Adobe
3 65 (5.52%) Salesforce
4 39 (3.31%) Google
5 34 (2.89%) Splunk
6 31 (2.63%) ServiceNow
7 29 (2.46%) Cisco
8 26 (2.21%) Apple
9 24 (2.04%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.87%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.87%) Tenable
11 19 (1.61%) VMware
12 14 (1.19%) Oracle
13 13 (1.10%) Instagram
13 13 (1.10%) SAP
14 12 (1.02%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.93%) OpenAI
16 10 (0.85%) Dell
16 10 (0.85%) Hootsuite
16 10 (0.85%) Wrike