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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 15 30
Rank change year-on-year -23 +15 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,234 1,928 1,680
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.56% 11.66% 6.46%
As % of the General category 9.28% 16.06% 10.55%
Number of salaries quoted 485 425 952
10th Percentile £35,490 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £51,000 £40,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.82% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £84,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -19.23%

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 13,299 12,005 15,922
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.87% 72.59% 61.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,558 6,727 10,957
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £102,500
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 1 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 36 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.13%) CMS
4 7 (0.57%) Confluence
5 5 (0.41%) Apache
5 5 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.41%) WordPress
6 4 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.24%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.24%) SAS
7 3 (0.24%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.081%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.081%) Drupal
8 1 (0.081%) IIS
Applications
1 35 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.70%) Acrobat
3 19 (1.54%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.73%) Adobe XD
4 9 (0.73%) InDesign
4 9 (0.73%) Simulink
5 8 (0.65%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.65%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.24%) Mathcad
7 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.16%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.081%) Maple
9 1 (0.081%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.081%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.081%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.94%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.57%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.32%) Distributed Ledger
5 4 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.32%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.24%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.16%) Shopify
8 1 (0.081%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.081%) Primavera
8 1 (0.081%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.081%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 236 (19.12%) AWS
2 220 (17.83%) Azure
3 179 (14.51%) GCP
4 151 (12.24%) SaaS
5 86 (6.97%) Power Platform
6 51 (4.13%) Amazon EKS
7 48 (3.89%) Microsoft 365
8 45 (3.65%) dbt
9 43 (3.48%) Serverless
10 36 (2.92%) Figma
11 34 (2.76%) Power Automate
12 30 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
13 28 (2.27%) Azure Key Vault
14 25 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
15 24 (1.94%) Google Analytics
16 23 (1.86%) PaaS
17 21 (1.70%) Azure Monitor
17 21 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
17 21 (1.70%) Entra ID
18 20 (1.62%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.89%) Broadband
2 26 (2.11%) Network Security
3 23 (1.86%) VPN
4 19 (1.54%) Firewall
5 14 (1.13%) TCP/IP
6 12 (0.97%) WAN
7 11 (0.89%) DNS
8 10 (0.81%) DHCP
9 8 (0.65%) SD-WAN
10 7 (0.57%) Intranet
11 6 (0.49%) LAN
11 6 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.41%) Ethernet
12 5 (0.41%) SMTP
12 5 (0.41%) VLAN
13 3 (0.24%) Cisco ISE
13 3 (0.24%) SSL
14 2 (0.16%) Cisco ASA
14 2 (0.16%) Extranet
14 2 (0.16%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (6.16%) Power BI
2 35 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.19%) SQL Server
3 27 (2.19%) Tableau
4 26 (2.11%) Metadata
5 19 (1.54%) BigQuery
6 16 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 16 (1.30%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.13%) MongoDB
7 14 (1.13%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.13%) Semantic Layer
8 12 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
8 12 (0.97%) MySQL
9 11 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
9 11 (0.89%) Looker
10 8 (0.65%) Big Data
10 8 (0.65%) DynamoDB
10 8 (0.65%) Redis
11 7 (0.57%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 50 (4.05%) TeamCity
2 49 (3.97%) Jenkins
3 46 (3.73%) Git
4 31 (2.51%) GitLab
5 26 (2.11%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.78%) Snyk
7 17 (1.38%) JIRA
8 11 (0.89%) LabVIEW
8 11 (0.89%) Rational DOORS
9 9 (0.73%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.65%) Axure RP
11 5 (0.41%) Cucumber
11 5 (0.41%) JMeter
11 5 (0.41%) JUnit
11 5 (0.41%) Locust
12 4 (0.32%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.24%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.24%) Selenium
13 3 (0.24%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 451 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 387 (31.36%) Finance
3 298 (24.15%) Law
4 207 (16.77%) Public Sector
5 184 (14.91%) Analytical Skills
6 168 (13.61%) Banking
6 168 (13.61%) Retail
7 167 (13.53%) Marketing
8 114 (9.24%) Back Office
9 91 (7.37%) Financial Institution
10 74 (6.00%) Legal
11 69 (5.59%) Presentation Skills
12 56 (4.54%) Organisational Skills
13 53 (4.29%) Aerospace
14 40 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (2.35%) Games
16 24 (1.94%) Electronics
17 21 (1.70%) German Language
17 21 (1.70%) Local Government
18 19 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 291 (23.58%) Senior
2 198 (16.05%) Architect
3 146 (11.83%) Analyst
4 95 (7.70%) Lead
5 74 (6.00%) Software Engineer
6 71 (5.75%) Senior Analyst
7 65 (5.27%) Developer
8 61 (4.94%) Solutions Architect
9 53 (4.29%) Consultant
10 43 (3.48%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.40%) Cloud Architect
12 41 (3.32%) Technical Architect
13 35 (2.84%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.67%) Senior Architect
15 29 (2.35%) Designer
16 27 (2.19%) Senior Software Engineer
17 26 (2.11%) Delivery Manager
17 26 (2.11%) Salesforce Architect
18 25 (2.03%) Agile Delivery Manager
18 25 (2.03%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (5.67%) REST
2 45 (3.65%) React
3 43 (3.48%) CSS
3 43 (3.48%) HTML
4 39 (3.16%) Lightning Web Components
5 37 (3.00%) .NET
6 35 (2.84%) Node.js
6 35 (2.84%) SOAP
7 33 (2.67%) Visualforce
8 17 (1.38%) RESTful
9 15 (1.22%) EDI
9 15 (1.22%) OpenAPI
9 15 (1.22%) XML
10 14 (1.13%) .NET Core
11 13 (1.05%) ASP.NET
12 12 (0.97%) Middleware
13 11 (0.89%) Django
13 11 (0.89%) Next.js
13 11 (0.89%) Swagger
14 10 (0.81%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 173 (14.02%) Cloud Native
2 137 (11.10%) Product Ownership
3 86 (6.97%) Onboarding
4 56 (4.54%) Driving Licence
5 54 (4.38%) Management Information System
6 49 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
7 46 (3.73%) Cyberattack
7 46 (3.73%) Data Centre
8 38 (3.08%) Social Media
9 28 (2.27%) Podcast
10 26 (2.11%) Blog
11 21 (1.70%) Distributed Systems
11 21 (1.70%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.46%) Credit Risk
12 18 (1.46%) Public Cloud
13 13 (1.05%) Data Structures
14 12 (0.97%) AI Agents
15 10 (0.81%) Algorithms
15 10 (0.81%) Low-Code
15 10 (0.81%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 46 (3.73%) Windows
2 20 (1.62%) Linux
3 15 (1.22%) Android
3 15 (1.22%) Apple iOS
4 12 (0.97%) VMS
4 12 (0.97%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.81%) Unix
6 4 (0.32%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.24%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 372 (30.15%) Agile
2 307 (24.88%) AI
3 229 (18.56%) CI/CD
4 216 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 198 (16.05%) Problem-Solving
6 196 (15.88%) Technology Strategy
7 184 (14.91%) Mentoring
8 183 (14.83%) Roadmaps
9 164 (13.29%) Community of Practice
9 164 (13.29%) Decision-Making
10 154 (12.48%) DevOps
11 150 (12.16%) Cybersecurity
12 143 (11.59%) Software Engineering
13 139 (11.26%) Scrum
14 122 (9.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 117 (9.48%) Analytics
16 112 (9.08%) Test Automation
17 108 (8.75%) Coaching
17 108 (8.75%) Stakeholder Management
18 92 (7.46%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 131 (10.62%) Python
2 126 (10.21%) SQL
3 98 (7.94%) Java
4 68 (5.51%) JavaScript
5 42 (3.40%) C#
6 39 (3.16%) Apex Code
7 31 (2.51%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.27%) PowerShell
9 27 (2.19%) SOQL
9 27 (2.19%) SOSL
10 21 (1.70%) Bicep
11 20 (1.62%) Go
12 19 (1.54%) MATLAB
13 18 (1.46%) Bash
14 12 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.65%) Ada
16 7 (0.57%) C++
17 6 (0.49%) C
17 6 (0.49%) PHP
17 6 (0.49%) R
Qualifications
1 300 (24.31%) Degree
2 271 (21.96%) Security Cleared
3 260 (21.07%) SC Cleared
4 60 (4.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 56 (4.54%) Computer Science Degree
6 52 (4.21%) DV Cleared
7 33 (2.67%) DBS Check
8 32 (2.59%) CISSP
9 28 (2.27%) AWS Certification
10 27 (2.19%) CISM
11 26 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
12 24 (1.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 24 (1.94%) HNC
13 20 (1.62%) Master's Degree
14 18 (1.46%) PhD
15 16 (1.30%) Azure Certification
16 12 (0.97%) CISA
17 11 (0.89%) CRISC
18 10 (0.81%) Chartered Engineer
19 9 (0.73%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (10.37%) Accessibility
2 67 (5.43%) Data Quality
3 65 (5.27%) NIST
4 51 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 48 (3.89%) GRC
6 42 (3.40%) GDPR
7 38 (3.08%) QA
8 23 (1.86%) SLA
8 23 (1.86%) WCAG
9 22 (1.78%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.78%) PCI DSS
10 18 (1.46%) NCSC
11 16 (1.30%) SOC 2
12 14 (1.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 13 (1.05%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 10 (0.81%) COBIT
14 10 (0.81%) PMO
15 7 (0.57%) SOC 1
16 5 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (3.65%) Docker
2 28 (2.27%) Active Directory
3 24 (1.94%) Virtual Machines
4 20 (1.62%) Firmware
5 16 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.97%) vSphere
8 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 104 (8.43%) Terraform
2 75 (6.08%) Kubernetes
3 58 (4.70%) Grafana
4 9 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.57%) Ansible
5 7 (0.57%) Autotask
6 6 (0.49%) Puppet
7 5 (0.41%) AWS Copilot
7 5 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.32%) CASB
9 3 (0.24%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.16%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.081%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.081%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.081%) SCCM
11 1 (0.081%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 1 (0.081%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.081%) WSUS
Vendors
1 188 (15.24%) Microsoft
2 79 (6.40%) Adobe
3 58 (4.70%) Salesforce
4 47 (3.81%) Google
5 31 (2.51%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.43%) Cisco
7 28 (2.27%) Apple
8 26 (2.11%) Splunk
9 25 (2.03%) Palo Alto
10 23 (1.86%) CrowdStrike
11 22 (1.78%) Tenable
12 19 (1.54%) VMware
13 15 (1.22%) Oracle
14 14 (1.13%) SAP
15 12 (0.97%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.89%) Instagram
16 11 (0.89%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.89%) Workday
17 10 (0.81%) Dell
18 9 (0.73%) IBM