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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -21 +16 +11
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,305 1,895 1,610
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.72% 11.44% 6.51%
As % of the General category 9.51% 15.88% 10.64%
Number of salaries quoted 488 421 885
10th Percentile £35,338 £25,600 £35,090
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,000 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.82% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £82,150 £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 13,717 11,931 15,126
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.13% 72.01% 61.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8,661 6,610 10,122
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £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 15 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 35 (2.68%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.92%) CMS
3 12 (0.92%) Confluence
4 7 (0.54%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.38%) Apache
6 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.31%) WordPress
7 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
7 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.077%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.077%) IIS
Applications
1 39 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.30%) Simulink
4 11 (0.84%) Acrobat
5 9 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.69%) Adobe XD
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.61%) InDesign
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%) Maple
10 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.077%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.077%) SPSS
11 1 (0.077%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.84%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.84%) Workday HCM
3 10 (0.77%) Primavera
4 7 (0.54%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
6 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.31%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.15%) Shopify
8 1 (0.077%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.077%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 231 (17.70%) AWS
2 223 (17.09%) Azure
3 168 (12.87%) GCP
4 137 (10.50%) SaaS
5 87 (6.67%) Power Platform
6 46 (3.52%) Serverless
7 45 (3.45%) Amazon EKS
8 40 (3.07%) dbt
9 38 (2.91%) Microsoft 365
10 37 (2.84%) Figma
11 35 (2.68%) Power Automate
12 31 (2.38%) Azure Key Vault
13 30 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
14 25 (1.92%) Microsoft Purview
15 24 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
15 24 (1.84%) GitHub
16 23 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
17 22 (1.69%) Google Analytics
18 20 (1.53%) Entra ID
18 20 (1.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.07%) Broadband
2 37 (2.84%) Network Security
3 20 (1.53%) Firewall
3 20 (1.53%) VPN
4 13 (1.00%) Ethernet
5 11 (0.84%) TCP/IP
5 11 (0.84%) WAN
6 10 (0.77%) DNS
6 10 (0.77%) Intranet
7 9 (0.69%) DHCP
7 9 (0.69%) SD-WAN
8 7 (0.54%) VLAN
9 5 (0.38%) MPLS
10 4 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
10 4 (0.31%) LAN
10 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.23%) SDH
11 3 (0.23%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.15%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.82%) Power BI
2 36 (2.76%) PostgreSQL
3 35 (2.68%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.22%) Metadata
5 27 (2.07%) Tableau
6 22 (1.69%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.46%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.38%) MySQL
9 16 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 15 (1.15%) MongoDB
10 15 (1.15%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.92%) Big Data
13 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
14 9 (0.69%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (0.69%) Looker
15 8 (0.61%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.46%) Hadoop
17 5 (0.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 59 (4.52%) Git
2 44 (3.37%) Jenkins
2 44 (3.37%) TeamCity
3 28 (2.15%) JIRA
4 25 (1.92%) GitLab
5 22 (1.69%) Snyk
6 20 (1.53%) Rational DOORS
6 20 (1.53%) SonarQube
7 14 (1.07%) LabVIEW
8 10 (0.77%) Balsamiq
9 8 (0.61%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.38%) JMeter
10 5 (0.38%) JUnit
10 5 (0.38%) Locust
11 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.23%) CMake
12 3 (0.23%) Selenium
12 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 472 (36.17%) Social Skills
2 452 (34.64%) Finance
3 287 (21.99%) Law
4 221 (16.93%) Public Sector
5 209 (16.02%) Analytical Skills
6 158 (12.11%) Marketing
7 148 (11.34%) Retail
8 144 (11.03%) Banking
9 114 (8.74%) Aerospace
10 98 (7.51%) Back Office
11 83 (6.36%) Financial Institution
12 71 (5.44%) Legal
13 65 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
13 65 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
14 44 (3.37%) Electronics
15 43 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (2.22%) Military
17 25 (1.92%) Telecoms
18 24 (1.84%) Games
19 23 (1.76%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 314 (24.06%) Senior
2 198 (15.17%) Architect
3 161 (12.34%) Analyst
4 115 (8.81%) Lead
5 90 (6.90%) Software Engineer
6 83 (6.36%) Senior Analyst
7 72 (5.52%) Developer
8 62 (4.75%) Solutions Architect
9 53 (4.06%) Business Analyst
10 52 (3.98%) Consultant
11 42 (3.22%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.07%) Technical Architect
13 36 (2.76%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.53%) Senior Architect
15 32 (2.45%) Senior Business Analyst
15 32 (2.45%) Systems Engineer
16 29 (2.22%) Principal Engineer
17 28 (2.15%) Designer
17 28 (2.15%) Senior Developer
17 28 (2.15%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (4.37%) REST
2 54 (4.14%) React
3 51 (3.91%) CSS
4 49 (3.75%) .NET
4 49 (3.75%) HTML
5 36 (2.76%) Node.js
6 32 (2.45%) Lightning Web Components
7 27 (2.07%) SOAP
8 25 (1.92%) Visualforce
9 23 (1.76%) .NET Core
10 18 (1.38%) ASP.NET
11 17 (1.30%) RESTful
12 16 (1.23%) OpenAPI
13 15 (1.15%) AngularJS
13 15 (1.15%) Entity Framework
13 15 (1.15%) XML
14 14 (1.07%) .NET Framework
14 14 (1.07%) EDI
15 13 (1.00%) Blazor
15 13 (1.00%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 159 (12.18%) Cloud Native
2 137 (10.50%) Product Ownership
3 73 (5.59%) Onboarding
4 63 (4.83%) Driving Licence
5 58 (4.44%) Management Information System
6 57 (4.37%) Data Centre
7 53 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.52%) Cyberattack
9 40 (3.07%) Social Media
10 28 (2.15%) Podcast
11 23 (1.76%) Blog
12 21 (1.61%) FPGA
13 20 (1.53%) Public Cloud
14 19 (1.46%) Security Posture
15 18 (1.38%) Credit Risk
15 18 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
16 17 (1.30%) Algorithms
17 16 (1.23%) Data Structures
18 15 (1.15%) AI Agents
19 14 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 45 (3.45%) Windows
2 22 (1.69%) Linux
3 13 (1.00%) Android
3 13 (1.00%) Apple iOS
4 12 (0.92%) VMS
4 12 (0.92%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.61%) Unix
6 5 (0.38%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (30.65%) Agile
2 333 (25.52%) AI
3 226 (17.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 222 (17.01%) Problem-Solving
5 214 (16.40%) CI/CD
6 208 (15.94%) Technology Strategy
7 201 (15.40%) Mentoring
8 183 (14.02%) Decision-Making
9 181 (13.87%) Roadmaps
10 170 (13.03%) Community of Practice
10 170 (13.03%) Software Engineering
11 165 (12.64%) Cybersecurity
12 148 (11.34%) DevOps
13 147 (11.26%) Scrum
14 127 (9.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 123 (9.43%) Coaching
15 123 (9.43%) Stakeholder Management
16 118 (9.04%) Analytics
17 108 (8.28%) Test Automation
18 102 (7.82%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 132 (10.11%) Python
2 130 (9.96%) SQL
3 89 (6.82%) Java
4 69 (5.29%) JavaScript
5 62 (4.75%) C#
6 32 (2.45%) Apex Code
7 30 (2.30%) MATLAB
7 30 (2.30%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.15%) PowerShell
9 22 (1.69%) SOQL
9 22 (1.69%) SOSL
10 21 (1.61%) Bicep
11 18 (1.38%) Bash
11 18 (1.38%) Go
12 15 (1.15%) C++
13 13 (1.00%) Ada
14 12 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
15 9 (0.69%) C
16 8 (0.61%) Rust
17 6 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 345 (26.44%) Degree
2 341 (26.13%) Security Cleared
3 323 (24.75%) SC Cleared
4 119 (9.12%) BPSS Clearance
5 111 (8.51%) DV Cleared
6 65 (4.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.53%) CISSP
8 32 (2.45%) DBS Check
9 30 (2.30%) HNC
9 30 (2.30%) Master's Degree
10 29 (2.22%) AWS Certification
10 29 (2.22%) CISM
11 26 (1.99%) PhD
12 24 (1.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
14 19 (1.46%) Azure Certification
14 19 (1.46%) Chartered Engineer
15 10 (0.77%) CISA
15 10 (0.77%) CRISC
15 10 (0.77%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (14.10%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.29%) Data Quality
3 66 (5.06%) NIST
4 49 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 47 (3.60%) GRC
6 45 (3.45%) GDPR
7 42 (3.22%) QA
8 22 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 22 (1.69%) SLA
8 22 (1.69%) WCAG
9 20 (1.53%) NCSC
10 18 (1.38%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 14 (1.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 11 (0.84%) PMO
12 11 (0.84%) SOC 2
13 10 (0.77%) COBIT
14 7 (0.54%) SOC 1
15 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 4 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 45 (3.45%) Docker
2 38 (2.91%) Firmware
3 27 (2.07%) 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 92 (7.05%) Terraform
2 71 (5.44%) Kubernetes
3 51 (3.91%) Grafana
4 7 (0.54%) Ansible
4 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.38%) CASB
5 5 (0.38%) Puppet
6 4 (0.31%) Autotask
7 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
7 3 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.077%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.077%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.077%) SCCM
9 1 (0.077%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.077%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.077%) WSUS
Vendors
1 187 (14.33%) Microsoft
2 71 (5.44%) Adobe
3 51 (3.91%) Salesforce
4 41 (3.14%) Google
5 31 (2.38%) Apple
6 30 (2.30%) Cisco
7 29 (2.22%) ServiceNow
8 26 (1.99%) Palo Alto
9 23 (1.76%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.69%) SAP
10 22 (1.69%) Tenable
11 21 (1.61%) Splunk
12 20 (1.53%) VMware
13 18 (1.38%) Oracle
14 15 (1.15%) Workday
15 12 (0.92%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.84%) Siemens
17 10 (0.77%) Dell
17 10 (0.77%) IBM