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 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 17 35
Rank change year-on-year -21 +18 +12
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,168 1,941 1,898
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.48% 11.78% 5.92%
As % of the General category 9.22% 16.25% 9.64%
Number of salaries quoted 465 438 1,112
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £49,750 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,281 £69,575
90th Percentile £81,957 £88,333 £87,238
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,997
% change year-on-year - +5.78% -20.00%

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 12,668 11,945 19,679
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.44% 72.52% 61.37%
Number of salaries quoted 8,277 6,680 14,215
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £56,435
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +2.77% -9.70%
75th Percentile £78,800 £80,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 11 July 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 46 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.03%) CMS
4 5 (0.43%) Apache
5 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.34%) Confluence
5 4 (0.34%) SAS
6 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.26%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.086%) Drupal
7 1 (0.086%) IIS
Applications
1 37 (3.17%) Acrobat
2 33 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.77%) InDesign
5 8 (0.68%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.68%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.68%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.43%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.17%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 24 (2.05%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.51%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.17%) Academy Housing
6 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.17%) Shopify
7 1 (0.086%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.086%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 241 (20.63%) AWS
2 211 (18.07%) Azure
3 181 (15.50%) GCP
4 162 (13.87%) SaaS
5 87 (7.45%) Power Platform
6 65 (5.57%) Amazon EKS
7 57 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
8 42 (3.60%) Serverless
9 40 (3.42%) dbt
10 36 (3.08%) Power Automate
11 29 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
12 27 (2.31%) Figma
13 25 (2.14%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
14 23 (1.97%) Entra ID
14 23 (1.97%) PaaS
15 20 (1.71%) Google Analytics
15 20 (1.71%) PowerApps
16 18 (1.54%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 66 (5.65%) Broadband
2 27 (2.31%) VPN
3 24 (2.05%) Network Security
4 17 (1.46%) Firewall
5 15 (1.28%) TCP/IP
6 14 (1.20%) WAN
7 13 (1.11%) DNS
8 12 (1.03%) DHCP
9 9 (0.77%) SMTP
9 9 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (0.68%) LAN
11 7 (0.60%) VLAN
12 6 (0.51%) SD-WAN
13 5 (0.43%) BGP
13 5 (0.43%) Intranet
14 4 (0.34%) 4G
15 3 (0.26%) 5G
15 3 (0.26%) SSL
16 2 (0.17%) Ethernet
16 2 (0.17%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.59%) Power BI
2 35 (3.00%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (2.40%) Tableau
4 21 (1.80%) Metadata
4 21 (1.80%) Relational Database
5 19 (1.63%) BigQuery
6 18 (1.54%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.37%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.20%) Semantic Layer
9 12 (1.03%) Looker
10 11 (0.94%) MongoDB
11 9 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (0.68%) MySQL
12 8 (0.68%) Redis
13 7 (0.60%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.60%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.51%) RDBMS
15 5 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 60 (5.14%) TeamCity
2 51 (4.37%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.34%) GitLab
4 34 (2.91%) SonarQube
5 30 (2.57%) Git
6 22 (1.88%) Snyk
7 11 (0.94%) JIRA
8 7 (0.60%) LabVIEW
9 6 (0.51%) Jaeger
10 5 (0.43%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.43%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.43%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.43%) JMeter
10 5 (0.43%) JUnit
10 5 (0.43%) Locust
11 3 (0.26%) Postman
11 3 (0.26%) Selenium
11 3 (0.26%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.17%) Bower
13 1 (0.086%) Appium
General
1 405 (34.67%) Social Skills
2 334 (28.60%) Finance
3 314 (26.88%) Law
4 202 (17.29%) Banking
5 199 (17.04%) Retail
6 184 (15.75%) Public Sector
7 169 (14.47%) Marketing
8 150 (12.84%) Analytical Skills
9 136 (11.64%) Back Office
10 111 (9.50%) Financial Institution
11 78 (6.68%) Legal
12 58 (4.97%) Presentation Skills
13 51 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
14 37 (3.17%) Games
15 32 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (1.80%) Polish Language
17 20 (1.71%) German Language
18 19 (1.63%) Local Government
19 16 (1.37%) Advertising
20 15 (1.28%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 257 (22.00%) Senior
2 193 (16.52%) Architect
3 134 (11.47%) Analyst
4 75 (6.42%) Lead
5 65 (5.57%) Senior Analyst
5 65 (5.57%) Software Engineer
6 62 (5.31%) Solutions Architect
7 58 (4.97%) Developer
8 42 (3.60%) Cloud Architect
9 39 (3.34%) Consultant
10 38 (3.25%) Technical Architect
11 37 (3.17%) Business Analyst
12 35 (3.00%) Security Architect
13 33 (2.83%) Salesforce Architect
14 31 (2.65%) Senior Architect
15 26 (2.23%) Designer
16 25 (2.14%) Senior Software Engineer
17 23 (1.97%) Data Manager
17 23 (1.97%) Delivery Manager
18 22 (1.88%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (6.76%) REST
2 49 (4.20%) Lightning Web Components
3 46 (3.94%) SOAP
4 44 (3.77%) Visualforce
5 32 (2.74%) HTML
6 31 (2.65%) CSS
7 30 (2.57%) Node.js
7 30 (2.57%) React
8 26 (2.23%) .NET
9 20 (1.71%) RESTful
10 15 (1.28%) EDI
11 14 (1.20%) Middleware
11 14 (1.20%) OpenAPI
12 12 (1.03%) SAML
12 12 (1.03%) XML
13 11 (0.94%) Swagger
14 9 (0.77%) HTML5 Canvas
15 8 (0.68%) Elastic Stack
16 7 (0.60%) Sass
16 7 (0.60%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 182 (15.58%) Cloud Native
2 141 (12.07%) Product Ownership
3 99 (8.48%) Onboarding
4 54 (4.62%) Driving Licence
5 46 (3.94%) Cyberattack
5 46 (3.94%) Management Information System
6 45 (3.85%) Data Centre
7 43 (3.68%) Blog
7 43 (3.68%) Self-Motivation
8 42 (3.60%) Social Media
9 28 (2.40%) Podcast
10 27 (2.31%) Distributed Systems
11 23 (1.97%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.54%) Credit Risk
13 14 (1.20%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.94%) Data Structures
14 11 (0.94%) Video Editing
15 10 (0.86%) Low-Code
16 9 (0.77%) Culture of Ownership
16 9 (0.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 50 (4.28%) Windows
2 26 (2.23%) Linux
3 17 (1.46%) Android
3 17 (1.46%) Apple iOS
4 15 (1.28%) Unix
5 13 (1.11%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.03%) VMS
7 4 (0.34%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.26%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 338 (28.94%) Agile
2 271 (23.20%) AI
3 235 (20.12%) CI/CD
4 207 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 185 (15.84%) Roadmaps
6 178 (15.24%) Problem-Solving
7 174 (14.90%) Technology Strategy
8 163 (13.96%) DevOps
9 161 (13.78%) Mentoring
10 157 (13.44%) Community of Practice
11 136 (11.64%) Cybersecurity
11 136 (11.64%) Decision-Making
12 131 (11.22%) Scrum
13 124 (10.62%) Software Engineering
14 115 (9.85%) Test Automation
15 106 (9.08%) Analytics
16 100 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 98 (8.39%) Fintech
18 92 (7.88%) TOGAF
19 91 (7.79%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 127 (10.87%) Python
2 125 (10.70%) Java
3 122 (10.45%) SQL
4 68 (5.82%) JavaScript
5 49 (4.20%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.91%) SOQL
6 34 (2.91%) SOSL
7 29 (2.48%) C#
8 28 (2.40%) Go
9 27 (2.31%) PowerShell
10 23 (1.97%) Bash
11 22 (1.88%) TypeScript
12 21 (1.80%) Bicep
13 12 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
14 7 (0.60%) MATLAB
15 6 (0.51%) R
16 5 (0.43%) Rust
17 3 (0.26%) C
17 3 (0.26%) PHP
17 3 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 255 (21.83%) Degree
2 199 (17.04%) Security Cleared
3 194 (16.61%) SC Cleared
4 45 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (3.17%) DBS Check
6 34 (2.91%) AWS Certification
6 34 (2.91%) CISSP
7 30 (2.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 28 (2.40%) CISM
9 25 (2.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 17 (1.46%) HNC
11 16 (1.37%) Azure Certification
12 14 (1.20%) CISA
13 13 (1.11%) CRISC
14 11 (0.94%) HND
14 11 (0.94%) Master's Degree
15 9 (0.77%) CREST Certified
15 9 (0.77%) OSCP
16 8 (0.68%) PhD
17 7 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (5.57%) Data Quality
2 64 (5.48%) Accessibility
3 59 (5.05%) NIST
4 55 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 49 (4.20%) GRC
6 40 (3.42%) GDPR
7 36 (3.08%) QA
8 28 (2.40%) PCI DSS
9 26 (2.23%) SOC 2
10 25 (2.14%) SLA
11 24 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
12 15 (1.28%) NCSC
12 15 (1.28%) WCAG
13 14 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 11 (0.94%) COBIT
15 11 (0.94%) PMO
16 7 (0.60%) SOC 1
17 6 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 40 (3.42%) Docker
2 32 (2.74%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.88%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.11%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.03%) vSphere
7 2 (0.17%) Firmware
7 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.086%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 126 (10.79%) Terraform
2 93 (7.96%) Kubernetes
3 69 (5.91%) Grafana
4 13 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (1.03%) Ansible
6 9 (0.77%) Autotask
7 8 (0.68%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.51%) Argo
8 6 (0.51%) Kustomize
8 6 (0.51%) Puppet
9 5 (0.43%) AWS Copilot
9 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
11 2 (0.17%) CASB
11 2 (0.17%) Opsgenie
12 1 (0.086%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.086%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.086%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 1 (0.086%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.086%) WSUS
Vendors
1 190 (16.27%) Microsoft
2 93 (7.96%) Adobe
3 63 (5.39%) Salesforce
4 43 (3.68%) Google
5 34 (2.91%) Splunk
6 32 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 30 (2.57%) Cisco
8 26 (2.23%) Apple
9 23 (1.97%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.88%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.88%) Tenable
11 18 (1.54%) VMware
12 15 (1.28%) Oracle
12 15 (1.28%) SAP
13 13 (1.11%) Instagram
14 12 (1.03%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.94%) Dell
15 11 (0.94%) Hootsuite
15 11 (0.94%) Wrike
16 10 (0.86%) MuleSoft