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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 15 30
Rank change year-on-year -22 +15 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,284 1,930 1,634
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.70% 11.71% 6.47%
As % of the General category 9.51% 16.14% 10.58%
Number of salaries quoted 495 425 913
10th Percentile £34,550 £27,424 £35,000
25th Percentile £49,750 £40,000 £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 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £83,250 £84,970
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 13,505 11,960 15,446
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.93% 72.58% 61.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8,619 6,676 10,477
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,126
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -7.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £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 6 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 34 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.01%) CMS
4 9 (0.70%) Confluence
5 7 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.39%) Apache
7 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.31%) WordPress
8 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.078%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.078%) Drupal
9 1 (0.078%) IIS
Applications
1 36 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.64%) Acrobat
2 21 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (0.93%) Simulink
4 9 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.70%) Adobe XD
4 9 (0.70%) InDesign
5 8 (0.62%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.62%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.62%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.23%) Mathcad
7 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.16%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.078%) Maple
9 1 (0.078%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.078%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.87%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.78%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.31%) Primavera
5 4 (0.31%) SAP HR
5 4 (0.31%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.16%) Shopify
7 1 (0.078%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.078%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.078%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 239 (18.61%) AWS
2 220 (17.13%) Azure
3 182 (14.17%) GCP
4 154 (11.99%) SaaS
5 86 (6.70%) Power Platform
6 53 (4.13%) Amazon EKS
7 45 (3.50%) dbt
7 45 (3.50%) Serverless
8 44 (3.43%) Microsoft 365
9 36 (2.80%) Figma
10 34 (2.65%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
12 29 (2.26%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (1.95%) Microsoft Purview
14 24 (1.87%) Google Analytics
15 23 (1.79%) PaaS
16 22 (1.71%) Azure Monitor
16 22 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
16 22 (1.71%) GitHub
17 19 (1.48%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.74%) Broadband
2 34 (2.65%) Network Security
3 22 (1.71%) VPN
4 20 (1.56%) Firewall
5 15 (1.17%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.86%) WAN
7 10 (0.78%) DNS
8 9 (0.70%) DHCP
8 9 (0.70%) SD-WAN
9 8 (0.62%) Ethernet
9 8 (0.62%) Intranet
10 6 (0.47%) VLAN
11 5 (0.39%) SMTP
12 4 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.31%) LAN
12 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.23%) MPLS
13 3 (0.23%) SSL
14 2 (0.16%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (5.84%) Power BI
2 38 (2.96%) PostgreSQL
3 31 (2.41%) SQL Server
4 27 (2.10%) Metadata
4 27 (2.10%) Tableau
5 19 (1.48%) BigQuery
5 19 (1.48%) Relational Database
6 16 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (1.17%) MySQL
7 15 (1.17%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.09%) MongoDB
8 14 (1.09%) Semantic Layer
9 13 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
10 11 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
10 11 (0.86%) Looker
11 10 (0.78%) Big Data
12 9 (0.70%) DynamoDB
13 8 (0.62%) Redis
14 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
15 6 (0.47%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 52 (4.05%) TeamCity
2 50 (3.89%) Git
2 50 (3.89%) Jenkins
3 31 (2.41%) GitLab
4 26 (2.02%) SonarQube
5 22 (1.71%) JIRA
5 22 (1.71%) Snyk
6 14 (1.09%) Rational DOORS
7 11 (0.86%) LabVIEW
8 9 (0.70%) Balsamiq
9 8 (0.62%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.39%) JMeter
10 5 (0.39%) JUnit
10 5 (0.39%) Locust
11 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.23%) Selenium
12 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 468 (36.45%) Social Skills
2 421 (32.79%) Finance
3 300 (23.36%) Law
4 208 (16.20%) Public Sector
5 194 (15.11%) Analytical Skills
6 171 (13.32%) Retail
7 170 (13.24%) Banking
8 168 (13.08%) Marketing
9 116 (9.03%) Back Office
10 94 (7.32%) Financial Institution
11 75 (5.84%) Aerospace
12 74 (5.76%) Legal
13 69 (5.37%) Presentation Skills
14 60 (4.67%) Organisational Skills
15 40 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
16 30 (2.34%) Electronics
17 29 (2.26%) Games
18 22 (1.71%) German Language
19 21 (1.64%) Local Government
20 20 (1.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 297 (23.13%) Senior
2 198 (15.42%) Architect
3 152 (11.84%) Analyst
4 105 (8.18%) Lead
5 85 (6.62%) Software Engineer
6 74 (5.76%) Senior Analyst
7 69 (5.37%) Developer
8 62 (4.83%) Solutions Architect
9 56 (4.36%) Consultant
10 45 (3.50%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.27%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.12%) Technical Architect
13 35 (2.73%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.57%) Senior Architect
15 29 (2.26%) Designer
16 28 (2.18%) Senior Software Engineer
17 26 (2.02%) Principal Engineer
17 26 (2.02%) Salesforce Architect
17 26 (2.02%) Senior Business Analyst
17 26 (2.02%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (5.53%) REST
2 50 (3.89%) React
3 46 (3.58%) CSS
3 46 (3.58%) HTML
4 42 (3.27%) .NET
5 39 (3.04%) Lightning Web Components
6 36 (2.80%) Node.js
7 35 (2.73%) SOAP
8 33 (2.57%) Visualforce
9 17 (1.32%) .NET Core
9 17 (1.32%) RESTful
10 16 (1.25%) OpenAPI
10 16 (1.25%) XML
11 15 (1.17%) EDI
12 14 (1.09%) ASP.NET
13 13 (1.01%) Middleware
14 11 (0.86%) AngularJS
14 11 (0.86%) Django
14 11 (0.86%) Next.js
14 11 (0.86%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 173 (13.47%) Cloud Native
2 140 (10.90%) Product Ownership
3 88 (6.85%) Onboarding
4 57 (4.44%) Management Information System
5 56 (4.36%) Driving Licence
6 54 (4.21%) Data Centre
7 51 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.58%) Cyberattack
9 38 (2.96%) Social Media
10 29 (2.26%) Podcast
11 27 (2.10%) Blog
12 22 (1.71%) Security Posture
13 21 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
14 19 (1.48%) Public Cloud
15 18 (1.40%) Credit Risk
16 15 (1.17%) Data Structures
17 14 (1.09%) Algorithms
18 13 (1.01%) AI Agents
18 13 (1.01%) FPGA
19 11 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 49 (3.82%) Windows
2 24 (1.87%) Linux
3 15 (1.17%) Android
3 15 (1.17%) Apple iOS
4 13 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.93%) VMS
6 11 (0.86%) Unix
7 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.23%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (30.06%) Agile
2 321 (25.00%) AI
3 234 (18.22%) CI/CD
4 225 (17.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 213 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
6 197 (15.34%) Technology Strategy
7 193 (15.03%) Mentoring
8 188 (14.64%) Roadmaps
9 172 (13.40%) Decision-Making
10 165 (12.85%) Community of Practice
11 161 (12.54%) Cybersecurity
12 159 (12.38%) DevOps
13 156 (12.15%) Software Engineering
14 142 (11.06%) Scrum
15 126 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 117 (9.11%) Analytics
17 115 (8.96%) Coaching
17 115 (8.96%) Test Automation
18 113 (8.80%) Stakeholder Management
19 95 (7.40%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 136 (10.59%) Python
2 128 (9.97%) SQL
3 103 (8.02%) Java
4 70 (5.45%) JavaScript
5 50 (3.89%) C#
6 39 (3.04%) Apex Code
7 31 (2.41%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.18%) PowerShell
9 27 (2.10%) SOQL
9 27 (2.10%) SOSL
10 24 (1.87%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.64%) Bicep
12 20 (1.56%) Go
13 18 (1.40%) Bash
14 12 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
15 10 (0.78%) Ada
15 10 (0.78%) C++
16 8 (0.62%) C
17 7 (0.55%) Rust
18 6 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 317 (24.69%) Degree
2 296 (23.05%) Security Cleared
3 284 (22.12%) SC Cleared
4 80 (6.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 75 (5.84%) DV Cleared
6 59 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.57%) CISSP
7 33 (2.57%) DBS Check
8 28 (2.18%) AWS Certification
8 28 (2.18%) CISM
9 25 (1.95%) Master's Degree
10 24 (1.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 24 (1.87%) HNC
11 23 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.71%) PhD
13 17 (1.32%) Azure Certification
14 12 (0.93%) Chartered Engineer
14 12 (0.93%) CISA
14 12 (0.93%) CRISC
15 9 (0.70%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (11.60%) Accessibility
2 68 (5.30%) Data Quality
3 66 (5.14%) NIST
4 52 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 51 (3.97%) GRC
6 44 (3.43%) GDPR
7 40 (3.12%) QA
8 23 (1.79%) PCI DSS
8 23 (1.79%) SLA
8 23 (1.79%) WCAG
9 21 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
10 18 (1.40%) NCSC
11 16 (1.25%) SOC 2
12 14 (1.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 13 (1.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 10 (0.78%) COBIT
14 10 (0.78%) PMO
15 7 (0.55%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 3 (0.23%) EMIR
System Software
1 47 (3.66%) Docker
2 29 (2.26%) Active Directory
3 25 (1.95%) Firmware
3 25 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.93%) vSphere
7 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 107 (8.33%) Terraform
2 77 (6.00%) Kubernetes
3 60 (4.67%) Grafana
4 8 (0.62%) Ansible
5 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.47%) Autotask
6 6 (0.47%) Puppet
7 5 (0.39%) AWS Copilot
7 5 (0.39%) CASB
7 5 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.16%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.078%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.078%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.078%) SCCM
10 1 (0.078%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.078%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.078%) WSUS
Vendors
1 189 (14.72%) Microsoft
2 80 (6.23%) Adobe
3 58 (4.52%) Salesforce
4 47 (3.66%) Google
5 31 (2.41%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.34%) Cisco
7 29 (2.26%) Apple
8 26 (2.02%) Palo Alto
8 26 (2.02%) Splunk
9 23 (1.79%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.71%) Tenable
11 20 (1.56%) VMware
12 17 (1.32%) SAP
13 16 (1.25%) Oracle
14 14 (1.09%) Workday
15 12 (0.93%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.86%) Instagram
16 11 (0.86%) OpenAI
17 10 (0.78%) Dell
18 9 (0.70%) IBM