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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 14 28
Rank change year-on-year -20 +14 +12
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,419 1,913 1,617
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.92% 11.78% 6.89%
As % of the General category 9.78% 16.43% 11.05%
Number of salaries quoted 487 416 755
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,600 £36,041
25th Percentile £47,930 £36,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -10.56% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,224 £71,563 £71,625
90th Percentile £82,200 £82,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -11.54%

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 14,512 11,643 14,632
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.52% 71.68% 62.38%
Number of salaries quoted 9,045 6,429 8,676
10th Percentile £32,250 £28,750 £34,953
25th Percentile £42,250 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 September 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 33 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.78%) CMS
3 11 (0.78%) Confluence
4 7 (0.49%) Apache Spark
4 7 (0.49%) WordPress
5 5 (0.35%) Apache
6 4 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.28%) SAS
7 3 (0.21%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.070%) IIS
Applications
1 60 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (1.20%) Simulink
4 10 (0.70%) Adobe After Effects
4 10 (0.70%) Adobe Illustrator
4 10 (0.70%) Photoshop
5 9 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.56%) Adobe XD
6 8 (0.56%) InDesign
7 7 (0.49%) Maple
7 7 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.28%) Mathcad
10 2 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.070%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.070%) Stata
11 1 (0.070%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.69%) Cloudability
2 13 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.78%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.70%) Primavera
5 9 (0.63%) Teamcenter
6 6 (0.42%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.28%) Distributed Ledger
7 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.21%) Misys Midas
8 3 (0.21%) SAP R/3
9 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.14%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.070%) Adobe Campaign
10 1 (0.070%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.070%) NEC Housing
10 1 (0.070%) SAP S/4HANA
10 1 (0.070%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 252 (17.76%) AWS
2 230 (16.21%) Azure
3 191 (13.46%) GCP
4 152 (10.71%) SaaS
5 90 (6.34%) Power Platform
6 59 (4.16%) Amazon EKS
7 49 (3.45%) Serverless
8 38 (2.68%) Azure Key Vault
8 38 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
9 36 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
9 36 (2.54%) dbt
10 34 (2.40%) Figma
11 33 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
11 33 (2.33%) Power Automate
12 26 (1.83%) PowerApps
13 25 (1.76%) Entra ID
13 25 (1.76%) GitHub
14 24 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
14 24 (1.69%) Microsoft Purview
15 22 (1.55%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.96%) Network Security
2 26 (1.83%) Broadband
3 20 (1.41%) Firewall
4 18 (1.27%) Ethernet
5 17 (1.20%) VPN
6 13 (0.92%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.63%) 5G
7 9 (0.63%) Intranet
8 8 (0.56%) DNS
8 8 (0.56%) SD-WAN
8 8 (0.56%) WAN
9 7 (0.49%) DHCP
9 7 (0.49%) Modbus
9 7 (0.49%) Profibus
10 6 (0.42%) VLAN
11 5 (0.35%) MPLS
12 4 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
13 3 (0.21%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.21%) SDH
13 3 (0.21%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (5.57%) Power BI
2 43 (3.03%) PostgreSQL
3 35 (2.47%) SQL Server
4 28 (1.97%) Metadata
5 26 (1.83%) Tableau
6 22 (1.55%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.34%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.27%) MySQL
9 16 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 16 (1.13%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.13%) MongoDB
10 15 (1.06%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.99%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.85%) Big Data
13 11 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
15 9 (0.63%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.56%) Looker
17 6 (0.42%) Hadoop
18 5 (0.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 67 (4.72%) Git
2 58 (4.09%) TeamCity
3 31 (2.18%) Jenkins
4 27 (1.90%) JIRA
5 22 (1.55%) Snyk
6 20 (1.41%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.99%) LabVIEW
8 12 (0.85%) GitLab
9 9 (0.63%) Balsamiq
9 9 (0.63%) JUnit
10 7 (0.49%) Axure RP
10 7 (0.49%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.21%) Android Studio
12 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.21%) CMake
12 3 (0.21%) Selenium
12 3 (0.21%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
13 2 (0.14%) Bower
General
1 539 (37.98%) Social Skills
2 536 (37.77%) Finance
3 325 (22.90%) Law
4 241 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
5 226 (15.93%) Public Sector
6 195 (13.74%) Retail
7 184 (12.97%) Banking
8 160 (11.28%) Marketing
9 120 (8.46%) Aerospace
10 119 (8.39%) Back Office
11 102 (7.19%) Financial Institution
12 82 (5.78%) Presentation Skills
13 79 (5.57%) Legal
14 70 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
15 52 (3.66%) Electronics
16 45 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
17 37 (2.61%) Telecoms
18 30 (2.11%) Military
19 29 (2.04%) Local Government
20 22 (1.55%) German Language
Job Titles
1 334 (23.54%) Senior
2 192 (13.53%) Architect
3 162 (11.42%) Analyst
4 128 (9.02%) Lead
5 107 (7.54%) Software Engineer
6 80 (5.64%) Senior Analyst
7 78 (5.50%) Developer
8 66 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (4.02%) Consultant
10 51 (3.59%) Business Analyst
11 41 (2.89%) Cloud Architect
12 38 (2.68%) Security Architect
13 37 (2.61%) Senior Architect
14 33 (2.33%) Technical Architect
15 32 (2.26%) Senior Manager
15 32 (2.26%) Senior Software Engineer
15 32 (2.26%) Systems Engineer
16 31 (2.18%) Designer
16 31 (2.18%) Sales Executive
17 30 (2.11%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (7.40%) Terraform
2 51 (3.59%) React
3 50 (3.52%) .NET
4 49 (3.45%) CSS
5 48 (3.38%) HTML
6 37 (2.61%) Node.js
6 37 (2.61%) REST
7 24 (1.69%) .NET Core
7 24 (1.69%) RESTful
8 22 (1.55%) XML
9 21 (1.48%) EDI
9 21 (1.48%) OpenAPI
10 19 (1.34%) ASP.NET
11 16 (1.13%) Lightning Web Components
11 16 (1.13%) Swagger
12 15 (1.06%) AngularJS
12 15 (1.06%) Entity Framework
13 14 (0.99%) .NET Framework
13 14 (0.99%) Blazor
14 13 (0.92%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 173 (12.19%) Cloud Native
2 133 (9.37%) Product Ownership
3 91 (6.41%) Onboarding
4 80 (5.64%) Driving Licence
5 67 (4.72%) Management Information System
6 66 (4.65%) Data Centre
7 56 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.24%) Cyberattack
9 39 (2.75%) Social Media
10 33 (2.33%) Blog
11 23 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
11 23 (1.62%) Podcast
12 22 (1.55%) Security Posture
13 21 (1.48%) FPGA
13 21 (1.48%) Public Cloud
14 18 (1.27%) Credit Risk
15 16 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
16 15 (1.06%) Algorithms
16 15 (1.06%) Data Structures
17 14 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 45 (3.17%) Windows
2 24 (1.69%) Linux
3 19 (1.34%) Android
3 19 (1.34%) Apple iOS
4 15 (1.06%) VMS
5 12 (0.85%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.56%) Unix
7 6 (0.42%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.35%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.070%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 385 (27.13%) Agile
2 363 (25.58%) AI
3 242 (17.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 237 (16.70%) Problem-Solving
5 227 (16.00%) Mentoring
6 209 (14.73%) Technology Strategy
7 208 (14.66%) Decision-Making
8 204 (14.38%) CI/CD
9 186 (13.11%) Software Engineering
10 170 (11.98%) Cybersecurity
11 164 (11.56%) Roadmaps
12 156 (10.99%) Stakeholder Management
13 153 (10.78%) Community of Practice
14 151 (10.64%) Coaching
15 138 (9.73%) DevOps
16 135 (9.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 128 (9.02%) Scrum
18 123 (8.67%) Test Automation
19 115 (8.10%) Analytics
20 105 (7.40%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 134 (9.44%) SQL
2 127 (8.95%) Python
3 108 (7.61%) Java
4 70 (4.93%) C#
5 62 (4.37%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.11%) MATLAB
7 29 (2.04%) TypeScript
8 27 (1.90%) PowerShell
9 22 (1.55%) Go
10 19 (1.34%) Bash
10 19 (1.34%) Bicep
11 16 (1.13%) Apex Code
12 15 (1.06%) C++
13 13 (0.92%) Ada
14 12 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
15 9 (0.63%) C
15 9 (0.63%) SOQL
15 9 (0.63%) SOSL
16 8 (0.56%) Rust
17 7 (0.49%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 356 (25.09%) Degree
2 349 (24.59%) Security Cleared
3 330 (23.26%) SC Cleared
4 120 (8.46%) BPSS Clearance
5 114 (8.03%) DV Cleared
6 60 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 49 (3.45%) DBS Check
8 47 (3.31%) HNC
9 34 (2.40%) CISSP
10 31 (2.18%) Master's Degree
11 30 (2.11%) AWS Certification
11 30 (2.11%) CISM
12 27 (1.90%) PhD
13 24 (1.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 21 (1.48%) Azure Certification
14 21 (1.48%) Chartered Engineer
15 17 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (0.78%) CISA
17 10 (0.70%) CRISC
17 10 (0.70%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 190 (13.39%) Accessibility
2 74 (5.21%) Data Quality
3 68 (4.79%) NIST
4 48 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 45 (3.17%) GDPR
5 45 (3.17%) GRC
5 45 (3.17%) QA
6 23 (1.62%) NCSC
6 23 (1.62%) SLA
7 20 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (1.20%) PCI DSS
9 16 (1.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 16 (1.13%) WCAG
10 14 (0.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 11 (0.78%) PMO
12 10 (0.70%) COBIT
12 10 (0.70%) SOC 2
13 7 (0.49%) SOC 1
14 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.28%) EMIR
System Software
1 41 (2.89%) Docker
2 38 (2.68%) Firmware
3 26 (1.83%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
5 19 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.85%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 87 (6.13%) Kubernetes
2 64 (4.51%) Grafana
3 6 (0.42%) Ansible
3 6 (0.42%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.28%) Autotask
5 4 (0.28%) CASB
5 4 (0.28%) Puppet
6 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.070%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.070%) SCCM
8 1 (0.070%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.070%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.070%) WSUS
Vendors
1 213 (15.01%) Microsoft
2 62 (4.37%) Adobe
3 43 (3.03%) Google
4 35 (2.47%) Salesforce
5 34 (2.40%) Apple
6 29 (2.04%) SAP
7 28 (1.97%) Cisco
8 27 (1.90%) ServiceNow
9 26 (1.83%) Palo Alto
10 24 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
10 24 (1.69%) VMware
11 22 (1.55%) Tenable
12 20 (1.41%) Oracle
13 17 (1.20%) Workday
14 12 (0.85%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.78%) Dell
15 11 (0.78%) HP
15 11 (0.78%) OpenAI
15 11 (0.78%) Siemens
16 10 (0.70%) Splunk