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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 27 36
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 -4
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 924 1,379 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.10% 8.39% 6.71%
As % of the General category 10.12% 12.19% 10.77%
Number of salaries quoted 444 470 854
10th Percentile £20,000 £38,750 £34,101
25th Percentile £27,511 £46,713 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% - -0.33%
75th Percentile £63,000 £74,145 £80,070
90th Percentile £78,750 £90,475 £99,640
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -7.69% +4.00%

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 9,130 11,314 13,464
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.28% 68.86% 62.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5,790 6,389 10,479
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,453 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,888 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.98% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%

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 14 January 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 48 (5.19%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.76%) CMS
4 4 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.32%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.22%) WordPress
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.11%) Confluence
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) WildFly
Applications
1 59 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.57%) Adobe XD
3 28 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
4 27 (2.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.54%) Maya
5 5 (0.54%) MotionBuilder
6 4 (0.43%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.11%) Revit
8 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 13 (1.41%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.43%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.43%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.22%) Academy Housing
5 2 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.22%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.11%) Magento
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.11%) Primavera
6 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 133 (14.39%) Azure
2 131 (14.18%) AWS
3 72 (7.79%) SaaS
4 66 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (6.06%) Power Platform
6 39 (4.22%) GCP
7 36 (3.90%) Figma
8 25 (2.71%) Amazon EKS
9 24 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (2.38%) Power Automate
11 21 (2.27%) Google Analytics
11 21 (2.27%) Miro
12 19 (2.06%) PowerApps
12 19 (2.06%) Serverless
13 18 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
14 17 (1.84%) Entra ID
15 13 (1.41%) Pulumi
16 12 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (1.19%) AWS Lambda
18 10 (1.08%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (4.87%) Broadband
2 13 (1.41%) BGP
3 12 (1.30%) 4G
3 12 (1.30%) VPN
4 11 (1.19%) DNS
4 11 (1.19%) MPLS
4 11 (1.19%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.08%) Cisco IOS
5 10 (1.08%) Ethernet VPN
5 10 (1.08%) IOS XR
6 9 (0.97%) DHCP
7 8 (0.87%) LAN
8 7 (0.76%) Firewall
9 6 (0.65%) WAN
10 5 (0.54%) Internet
10 5 (0.54%) Network Security
11 4 (0.43%) VLAN
11 4 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.32%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.55%) Power BI
2 24 (2.60%) Relational Database
3 23 (2.49%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.06%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.52%) SQL Server
6 13 (1.41%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (1.41%) RDBMS
7 8 (0.87%) Metadata
8 7 (0.76%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.43%) Looker
10 4 (0.43%) MySQL
10 4 (0.43%) SAP BW
10 4 (0.43%) Tableau
11 3 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.32%) Delta Lake
12 2 (0.22%) GIS
12 2 (0.22%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 28 (3.03%) Git
2 26 (2.81%) Axure RP
2 26 (2.81%) Balsamiq
3 18 (1.95%) TeamCity
4 17 (1.84%) Jenkins
5 16 (1.73%) GitLab
6 15 (1.62%) SonarQube
7 13 (1.41%) Jaeger
8 9 (0.97%) JIRA
9 8 (0.87%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.87%) Selenium
9 8 (0.87%) WebDriver
10 3 (0.32%) Storybook
11 2 (0.22%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.22%) JMeter
11 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.11%) IntelliJ
12 1 (0.11%) jMock
12 1 (0.11%) JUnit
12 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 310 (33.55%) Social Skills
2 187 (20.24%) Finance
3 178 (19.26%) Public Sector
4 160 (17.32%) Law
5 137 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
6 108 (11.69%) Retail
7 79 (8.55%) Marketing
8 61 (6.60%) Banking
8 61 (6.60%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (5.95%) Financial Institution
10 49 (5.30%) Back Office
11 25 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
11 25 (2.71%) Telecoms
12 22 (2.38%) Games
13 17 (1.84%) Legal
14 14 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.08%) Local Government
16 8 (0.87%) Police
17 7 (0.76%) Manufacturing
17 7 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 159 (17.21%) Senior
2 86 (9.31%) Analyst
3 78 (8.44%) Lead
4 63 (6.82%) Architect
5 54 (5.84%) Developer
6 53 (5.74%) Senior Manager
7 45 (4.87%) Microsoft Specialist
8 42 (4.55%) Account Manager
9 39 (4.22%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (4.22%) Sales Manager
9 39 (4.22%) Senior Account Manager
9 39 (4.22%) Senior Sales Manager
10 37 (4.00%) Alliance Manager
11 25 (2.71%) Designer
12 24 (2.60%) Consultant
13 23 (2.49%) Business Analyst
14 20 (2.16%) Data Engineer
14 20 (2.16%) Senior Analyst
14 20 (2.16%) Senior Developer
15 19 (2.06%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.35%) REST
2 25 (2.71%) HTML
3 24 (2.60%) .NET
3 24 (2.60%) CSS
4 23 (2.49%) Lightning Web Components
4 23 (2.49%) SOAP
4 23 (2.49%) Visualforce
5 22 (2.38%) React
6 19 (2.06%) EDI
7 16 (1.73%) Node.js
8 13 (1.41%) Elastic Stack
8 13 (1.41%) HTML5 Canvas
8 13 (1.41%) OpenTelemetry
9 11 (1.19%) Playwright
10 10 (1.08%) Jinja
10 10 (1.08%) NETCONF
10 10 (1.08%) YANG
11 9 (0.97%) Middleware
11 9 (0.97%) RESTful
11 9 (0.97%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 112 (12.12%) Blog
2 88 (9.52%) Onboarding
3 78 (8.44%) Product Ownership
4 57 (6.17%) Cloud Native
5 38 (4.11%) Driving Licence
6 35 (3.79%) Management Information System
7 28 (3.03%) Data Centre
7 28 (3.03%) Public Cloud
8 27 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
9 23 (2.49%) Social Media
10 16 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
11 12 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
12 11 (1.19%) Reinsurance
13 10 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (0.97%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 8 (0.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 8 (0.87%) Security Posture
16 7 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.49%) Linux
2 22 (2.38%) Windows
3 13 (1.41%) Unix
4 11 (1.19%) Android
5 9 (0.97%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.65%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.65%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) Debian
8 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (36.15%) AI
2 214 (23.16%) Agile
3 154 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 148 (16.02%) Customer Service
5 111 (12.01%) CRM
6 100 (10.82%) Cybersecurity
7 98 (10.61%) Community of Practice
8 92 (9.96%) Mentoring
9 91 (9.85%) DevOps
10 89 (9.63%) Problem-Solving
11 81 (8.77%) Roadmaps
11 81 (8.77%) Technology Strategy
12 78 (8.44%) CI/CD
13 76 (8.23%) Analytics
14 75 (8.12%) Business Development
15 72 (7.79%) Project Management
16 67 (7.25%) B2B
17 61 (6.60%) User Experience
18 59 (6.39%) Customer Experience
19 58 (6.28%) GTM Strategy
Programming Languages
1 74 (8.01%) Python
2 66 (7.14%) Java
3 64 (6.93%) JavaScript
4 47 (5.09%) SQL
5 39 (4.22%) C#
6 23 (2.49%) Apex Code
7 19 (2.06%) Go
8 15 (1.62%) SOQL
8 15 (1.62%) SOSL
9 14 (1.52%) TypeScript
10 13 (1.41%) Bash
11 6 (0.65%) RPG
12 5 (0.54%) C
12 5 (0.54%) PowerShell
13 4 (0.43%) C++
13 4 (0.43%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.22%) PHP
15 2 (0.22%) Ruby
15 2 (0.22%) Scala
Qualifications
1 314 (33.98%) Degree
2 105 (11.36%) Security Cleared
3 100 (10.82%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 34 (3.68%) AWS Certification
6 31 (3.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 25 (2.71%) PMP
8 20 (2.16%) DBS Check
9 17 (1.84%) Azure Certification
9 17 (1.84%) CISSP
10 13 (1.41%) CISM
11 12 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (1.19%) Master's Degree
13 7 (0.76%) CITP
13 7 (0.76%) CREST Certified
13 7 (0.76%) OSCP
13 7 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.54%) ACCA
14 5 (0.54%) CIMA
14 5 (0.54%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (6.71%) Accessibility
2 35 (3.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (2.92%) WCAG
4 26 (2.81%) GDPR
5 25 (2.71%) QA
6 19 (2.06%) NIST
7 17 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (1.84%) Data Quality
8 15 (1.62%) PCI DSS
9 13 (1.41%) SOC 2
10 11 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (1.19%) PMO
11 9 (0.97%) SLA
12 8 (0.87%) GRC
13 6 (0.65%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.54%) NCSC
14 5 (0.54%) NEBOSH
15 3 (0.32%) PERC
16 1 (0.11%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 21 (2.27%) Docker
2 15 (1.62%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.11%) Firmware
3 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.11%) iptables
3 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 51 (5.52%) Terraform
2 42 (4.55%) Kubernetes
3 19 (2.06%) Grafana
4 18 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (1.84%) Argo
6 14 (1.52%) Ansible
7 13 (1.41%) Kustomize
7 13 (1.41%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.22%) SCCM
9 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.11%) Nessus
9 1 (0.11%) Nmap
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 241 (26.08%) Microsoft
2 75 (8.12%) Adobe
3 49 (5.30%) Salesforce
4 40 (4.33%) Apple
5 39 (4.22%) Google
6 30 (3.25%) Cisco
7 15 (1.62%) Splunk
8 12 (1.30%) Oracle
8 12 (1.30%) Palo Alto
8 12 (1.30%) SAP
9 10 (1.08%) Databricks
10 8 (0.87%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.76%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.65%) Planon
12 6 (0.65%) Snow
13 5 (0.54%) Dell
13 5 (0.54%) Instagram
13 5 (0.54%) Openreach
14 4 (0.43%) Hootsuite
14 4 (0.43%) YouTube