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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 15 30
Rank change year-on-year -21 +15 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,315 1,892 1,652
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.74% 11.47% 6.67%
As % of the General category 9.54% 15.99% 10.90%
Number of salaries quoted 487 417 885
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,600 £35,000
25th Percentile £48,755 £38,750 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £68,750 £69,800
90th Percentile £81,974 £82,500 £84,939
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 13,791 11,833 15,151
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.24% 71.76% 61.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,701 6,558 10,031
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,869 £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 £54,266 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.35% -1.33% -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 19 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 31 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.84%) CMS
3 11 (0.84%) Confluence
4 7 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.38%) Apache
6 4 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.30%) WordPress
7 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
7 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.076%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.076%) IIS
Applications
1 38 (2.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.29%) Simulink
4 9 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.68%) Adobe XD
5 8 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.61%) InDesign
5 8 (0.61%) Photoshop
6 7 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (0.30%) Mathcad
8 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.15%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.15%) Maple
9 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.076%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.076%) SPSS
10 1 (0.076%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.83%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.84%) Workday HCM
3 10 (0.76%) Primavera
4 7 (0.53%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
6 4 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.30%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.15%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.15%) Shopify
8 1 (0.076%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.076%) SAP R/3
8 1 (0.076%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 235 (17.87%) AWS
2 222 (16.88%) Azure
3 175 (13.31%) GCP
4 143 (10.87%) SaaS
5 87 (6.62%) Power Platform
6 49 (3.73%) Amazon EKS
7 47 (3.57%) Serverless
8 40 (3.04%) dbt
9 35 (2.66%) Figma
9 35 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
10 34 (2.59%) Power Automate
11 32 (2.43%) Azure Key Vault
12 31 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
13 24 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (1.83%) GitHub
13 24 (1.83%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.75%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (1.67%) Google Analytics
16 20 (1.52%) PowerApps
17 19 (1.44%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.04%) Network Security
2 39 (2.97%) Broadband
3 20 (1.52%) Firewall
4 18 (1.37%) VPN
5 13 (0.99%) Ethernet
6 11 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 10 (0.76%) Intranet
8 9 (0.68%) SD-WAN
8 9 (0.68%) WAN
9 8 (0.61%) DNS
10 7 (0.53%) DHCP
10 7 (0.53%) VLAN
11 5 (0.38%) MPLS
12 4 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
13 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.23%) SDH
13 3 (0.23%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.15%) LAN
14 2 (0.15%) OSPF
14 2 (0.15%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (5.70%) Power BI
2 37 (2.81%) PostgreSQL
3 35 (2.66%) SQL Server
4 28 (2.13%) Metadata
5 27 (2.05%) Tableau
6 22 (1.67%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.44%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.37%) MySQL
9 16 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
10 15 (1.14%) MongoDB
10 15 (1.14%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.06%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.91%) Big Data
13 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
14 9 (0.68%) Data Lake
14 9 (0.68%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (0.68%) Looker
15 6 (0.46%) Hadoop
16 5 (0.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 60 (4.56%) Git
2 48 (3.65%) TeamCity
3 44 (3.35%) Jenkins
4 27 (2.05%) JIRA
5 25 (1.90%) GitLab
6 22 (1.67%) Snyk
7 20 (1.52%) Rational DOORS
7 20 (1.52%) SonarQube
8 14 (1.06%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.76%) 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 (0.30%) 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
1 486 (36.96%) Social Skills
2 468 (35.59%) Finance
3 294 (22.36%) Law
4 220 (16.73%) Public Sector
5 214 (16.27%) Analytical Skills
6 160 (12.17%) Retail
7 158 (12.02%) Marketing
8 154 (11.71%) Banking
9 114 (8.67%) Aerospace
10 106 (8.06%) Back Office
11 90 (6.84%) Financial Institution
12 70 (5.32%) Legal
13 68 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
14 63 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
15 45 (3.42%) Electronics
15 45 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (2.21%) Military
17 26 (1.98%) Local Government
17 26 (1.98%) Telecoms
18 24 (1.83%) Games
Job Titles
1 318 (24.18%) Senior
2 200 (15.21%) Architect
3 161 (12.24%) Analyst
4 120 (9.13%) Lead
5 95 (7.22%) Software Engineer
6 83 (6.31%) Senior Analyst
7 70 (5.32%) Developer
8 65 (4.94%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (4.33%) Consultant
10 53 (4.03%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.19%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.04%) Technical Architect
13 36 (2.74%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.51%) Senior Architect
15 32 (2.43%) Senior Business Analyst
15 32 (2.43%) Systems Engineer
16 30 (2.28%) Designer
16 30 (2.28%) Senior Software Engineer
17 29 (2.21%) Principal Engineer
18 26 (1.98%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (4.18%) REST
2 54 (4.11%) React
3 50 (3.80%) .NET
3 50 (3.80%) CSS
4 48 (3.65%) HTML
5 37 (2.81%) Node.js
6 31 (2.36%) Lightning Web Components
7 26 (1.98%) SOAP
8 24 (1.83%) Visualforce
9 23 (1.75%) .NET Core
10 19 (1.44%) RESTful
11 18 (1.37%) ASP.NET
12 17 (1.29%) OpenAPI
13 16 (1.22%) EDI
13 16 (1.22%) XML
14 15 (1.14%) AngularJS
14 15 (1.14%) Entity Framework
15 14 (1.06%) .NET Framework
16 13 (0.99%) Blazor
16 13 (0.99%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 165 (12.55%) Cloud Native
2 140 (10.65%) Product Ownership
3 72 (5.48%) Onboarding
4 61 (4.64%) Data Centre
4 61 (4.64%) Driving Licence
5 58 (4.41%) Management Information System
6 53 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
7 46 (3.50%) Cyberattack
8 39 (2.97%) Social Media
9 28 (2.13%) Podcast
10 24 (1.83%) Blog
11 21 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
11 21 (1.60%) FPGA
12 20 (1.52%) Public Cloud
13 19 (1.44%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.37%) Credit Risk
15 17 (1.29%) Algorithms
16 16 (1.22%) Data Structures
16 16 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
17 15 (1.14%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 45 (3.42%) Windows
2 22 (1.67%) Linux
3 14 (1.06%) Android
3 14 (1.06%) Apple iOS
3 14 (1.06%) VMS
4 12 (0.91%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.61%) Unix
6 5 (0.38%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.30%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 398 (30.27%) Agile
2 342 (26.01%) AI
3 231 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 218 (16.58%) Problem-Solving
5 217 (16.50%) CI/CD
6 207 (15.74%) Mentoring
7 203 (15.44%) Technology Strategy
8 187 (14.22%) Decision-Making
9 181 (13.76%) Roadmaps
10 174 (13.23%) Software Engineering
11 168 (12.78%) Cybersecurity
12 165 (12.55%) Community of Practice
13 152 (11.56%) DevOps
14 145 (11.03%) Scrum
15 131 (9.96%) Coaching
16 130 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
17 129 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 115 (8.75%) Analytics
19 113 (8.59%) Test Automation
20 102 (7.76%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 133 (10.11%) Python
2 129 (9.81%) SQL
3 96 (7.30%) Java
4 67 (5.10%) JavaScript
5 62 (4.71%) C#
6 31 (2.36%) Apex Code
7 30 (2.28%) MATLAB
7 30 (2.28%) TypeScript
8 27 (2.05%) PowerShell
9 22 (1.67%) SOQL
9 22 (1.67%) SOSL
10 21 (1.60%) Bicep
11 19 (1.44%) Go
12 17 (1.29%) Bash
13 15 (1.14%) C++
14 13 (0.99%) Ada
15 12 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
16 9 (0.68%) C
17 8 (0.61%) Rust
18 6 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 344 (26.16%) Degree
2 336 (25.55%) Security Cleared
3 318 (24.18%) SC Cleared
4 117 (8.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 111 (8.44%) DV Cleared
6 61 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (2.59%) DBS Check
8 32 (2.43%) CISSP
9 31 (2.36%) HNC
10 30 (2.28%) Master's Degree
11 29 (2.21%) AWS Certification
12 28 (2.13%) CISM
13 26 (1.98%) PhD
14 24 (1.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 20 (1.52%) Azure Certification
16 19 (1.44%) Chartered Engineer
16 19 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
17 10 (0.76%) CISA
17 10 (0.76%) CRISC
17 10 (0.76%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (13.99%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.25%) Data Quality
3 66 (5.02%) NIST
4 47 (3.57%) GRC
4 47 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 44 (3.35%) GDPR
6 42 (3.19%) QA
7 22 (1.67%) SLA
8 21 (1.60%) WCAG
9 20 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
9 20 (1.52%) NCSC
10 17 (1.29%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 14 (1.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 11 (0.84%) PMO
13 10 (0.76%) COBIT
13 10 (0.76%) SOC 2
14 7 (0.53%) SOC 1
15 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 4 (0.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 45 (3.42%) Docker
2 38 (2.89%) Firmware
3 27 (2.05%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.91%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 97 (7.38%) Terraform
2 77 (5.86%) Kubernetes
3 56 (4.26%) Grafana
4 7 (0.53%) Ansible
5 5 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.38%) Puppet
6 4 (0.30%) Autotask
6 4 (0.30%) CASB
7 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
7 3 (0.23%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.076%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.076%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.076%) SCCM
9 1 (0.076%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.076%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.076%) WSUS
Vendors
1 182 (13.84%) Microsoft
2 60 (4.56%) Adobe
3 50 (3.80%) Salesforce
4 43 (3.27%) Google
5 31 (2.36%) Apple
6 28 (2.13%) ServiceNow
7 26 (1.98%) Palo Alto
8 24 (1.83%) Cisco
9 23 (1.75%) CrowdStrike
9 23 (1.75%) SAP
10 22 (1.67%) Tenable
11 21 (1.60%) Splunk
12 20 (1.52%) VMware
13 18 (1.37%) Oracle
14 15 (1.14%) Workday
15 12 (0.91%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.84%) Siemens
17 10 (0.76%) IBM
18 9 (0.68%) ION Trading