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 4 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 14 29
Rank change year-on-year -21 +15 +12
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,355 1,885 1,636
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.80% 11.75% 6.90%
As % of the General category 9.61% 16.40% 11.17%
Number of salaries quoted 476 398 778
10th Percentile £33,750 £25,600 £35,225
25th Percentile £48,579 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £57,503
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -6.09% -11.53%
75th Percentile £78,224 £68,750 £70,812
90th Percentile £81,957 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,282
% change year-on-year - -2.28% -13.41%

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 14,099 11,495 14,644
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.31% 71.64% 61.80%
Number of salaries quoted 8,822 6,362 9,020
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,118 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -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 4 September 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 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.81%) Confluence
4 8 (0.59%) CMS
5 7 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.37%) Apache
7 4 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.30%) WordPress
8 3 (0.22%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.15%) SAS
9 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.074%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.074%) IIS
Applications
1 50 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.25%) Simulink
4 15 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe XD
6 8 (0.59%) InDesign
6 8 (0.59%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.44%) Maple
8 4 (0.30%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
10 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.074%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.074%) SPSS
11 1 (0.074%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.77%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.81%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.74%) Primavera
5 7 (0.52%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.44%) Teamcenter
7 4 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
7 4 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.30%) SAP HR
8 3 (0.22%) Misys Midas
8 3 (0.22%) SAP R/3
9 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
10 1 (0.074%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.074%) NEC Housing
10 1 (0.074%) SAP S/4HANA
10 1 (0.074%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 243 (17.93%) AWS
2 225 (16.61%) Azure
3 182 (13.43%) GCP
4 146 (10.77%) SaaS
5 88 (6.49%) Power Platform
6 54 (3.99%) Amazon EKS
7 48 (3.54%) Serverless
8 37 (2.73%) Azure Key Vault
8 37 (2.73%) dbt
9 35 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
9 35 (2.58%) Microsoft 365
10 34 (2.51%) Figma
11 33 (2.44%) Power Automate
12 29 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
13 25 (1.85%) GitHub
14 24 (1.77%) Azure Monitor
14 24 (1.77%) Microsoft Purview
15 23 (1.70%) Entra ID
15 23 (1.70%) PowerApps
16 21 (1.55%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 41 (3.03%) Network Security
2 32 (2.36%) Broadband
3 19 (1.40%) Firewall
4 17 (1.25%) Ethernet
4 17 (1.25%) VPN
5 13 (0.96%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.66%) Intranet
7 8 (0.59%) DNS
7 8 (0.59%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.59%) WAN
8 7 (0.52%) DHCP
9 6 (0.44%) Modbus
9 6 (0.44%) Profibus
9 6 (0.44%) VLAN
10 5 (0.37%) MPLS
11 4 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.22%) SDH
12 3 (0.22%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.15%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (5.76%) Power BI
2 39 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
3 35 (2.58%) SQL Server
4 27 (1.99%) Metadata
5 26 (1.92%) Tableau
6 22 (1.62%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.40%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.33%) MySQL
9 16 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
9 16 (1.18%) MongoDB
10 15 (1.11%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.03%) Data Lake
11 14 (1.03%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.89%) Big Data
13 11 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
15 9 (0.66%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.59%) Looker
17 6 (0.44%) Hadoop
18 5 (0.37%) GIS
Development Applications
1 66 (4.87%) Git
2 52 (3.84%) TeamCity
3 38 (2.80%) Jenkins
4 26 (1.92%) JIRA
5 22 (1.62%) Snyk
6 20 (1.48%) Rational DOORS
7 19 (1.40%) GitLab
8 14 (1.03%) LabVIEW
8 14 (1.03%) SonarQube
9 9 (0.66%) Balsamiq
10 7 (0.52%) Axure RP
10 7 (0.52%) JUnit
11 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.22%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.22%) CMake
12 3 (0.22%) Selenium
12 3 (0.22%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
13 2 (0.15%) Bower
13 2 (0.15%) JMeter
General
1 521 (38.45%) Social Skills
2 500 (36.90%) Finance
3 306 (22.58%) Law
4 232 (17.12%) Analytical Skills
5 212 (15.65%) Public Sector
6 176 (12.99%) Retail
7 167 (12.32%) Banking
8 159 (11.73%) Marketing
9 115 (8.49%) Aerospace
10 114 (8.41%) Back Office
11 98 (7.23%) Financial Institution
12 77 (5.68%) Presentation Skills
13 69 (5.09%) Legal
14 68 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
15 50 (3.69%) Electronics
16 42 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
17 30 (2.21%) Military
17 30 (2.21%) Telecoms
18 27 (1.99%) Local Government
19 23 (1.70%) German Language
Job Titles
1 320 (23.62%) Senior
2 195 (14.39%) Architect
3 161 (11.88%) Analyst
4 126 (9.30%) Lead
5 100 (7.38%) Software Engineer
6 82 (6.05%) Senior Analyst
7 71 (5.24%) Developer
8 66 (4.87%) Solutions Architect
9 55 (4.06%) Consultant
10 51 (3.76%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.10%) Cloud Architect
12 38 (2.80%) Security Architect
13 36 (2.66%) Technical Architect
14 33 (2.44%) Senior Architect
15 32 (2.36%) Systems Engineer
16 31 (2.29%) Designer
16 31 (2.29%) Senior Business Analyst
16 31 (2.29%) Senior Software Engineer
17 29 (2.14%) Principal Engineer
17 29 (2.14%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (7.38%) Terraform
2 52 (3.84%) React
3 49 (3.62%) .NET
3 49 (3.62%) CSS
4 47 (3.47%) HTML
5 45 (3.32%) REST
6 37 (2.73%) Node.js
7 24 (1.77%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.70%) Lightning Web Components
9 22 (1.62%) RESTful
10 21 (1.55%) XML
11 19 (1.40%) ASP.NET
11 19 (1.40%) EDI
11 19 (1.40%) OpenAPI
12 18 (1.33%) SOAP
13 16 (1.18%) Visualforce
14 15 (1.11%) AngularJS
14 15 (1.11%) Entity Framework
15 14 (1.03%) .NET Framework
15 14 (1.03%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 166 (12.25%) Cloud Native
2 137 (10.11%) Product Ownership
3 94 (6.94%) Onboarding
4 72 (5.31%) Driving Licence
5 62 (4.58%) Data Centre
6 59 (4.35%) Management Information System
7 56 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.39%) Cyberattack
9 38 (2.80%) Social Media
10 28 (2.07%) Blog
11 25 (1.85%) Podcast
12 23 (1.70%) Distributed Systems
13 21 (1.55%) FPGA
14 20 (1.48%) Public Cloud
14 20 (1.48%) Security Posture
15 18 (1.33%) Credit Risk
16 16 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
17 15 (1.11%) Algorithms
17 15 (1.11%) Data Structures
18 14 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 43 (3.17%) Windows
2 22 (1.62%) Linux
3 16 (1.18%) Android
4 15 (1.11%) Apple iOS
4 15 (1.11%) VMS
5 12 (0.89%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.59%) Unix
7 5 (0.37%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.30%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.074%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 388 (28.63%) Agile
2 347 (25.61%) AI
3 229 (16.90%) Continuous Improvement
4 225 (16.61%) Problem-Solving
5 214 (15.79%) Mentoring
6 209 (15.42%) CI/CD
7 206 (15.20%) Technology Strategy
8 196 (14.46%) Decision-Making
9 178 (13.14%) Software Engineering
10 168 (12.40%) Roadmaps
11 165 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
12 157 (11.59%) Community of Practice
13 147 (10.85%) Stakeholder Management
14 146 (10.77%) DevOps
15 140 (10.33%) Coaching
16 136 (10.04%) Scrum
17 130 (9.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 118 (8.71%) Test Automation
19 106 (7.82%) Analytics
20 102 (7.53%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 132 (9.74%) SQL
2 125 (9.23%) Python
3 98 (7.23%) Java
4 65 (4.80%) C#
5 61 (4.50%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.21%) MATLAB
7 29 (2.14%) TypeScript
8 27 (1.99%) PowerShell
9 23 (1.70%) Apex Code
10 20 (1.48%) Bicep
10 20 (1.48%) Go
11 17 (1.25%) Bash
12 16 (1.18%) SOQL
12 16 (1.18%) SOSL
13 15 (1.11%) C++
14 13 (0.96%) Ada
15 12 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
16 9 (0.66%) C
17 8 (0.59%) Rust
18 6 (0.44%) PHP
Qualifications
1 352 (25.98%) Degree
2 329 (24.28%) Security Cleared
3 311 (22.95%) SC Cleared
4 119 (8.78%) BPSS Clearance
5 111 (8.19%) DV Cleared
6 59 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (3.10%) HNC
8 38 (2.80%) DBS Check
9 33 (2.44%) CISSP
10 29 (2.14%) AWS Certification
10 29 (2.14%) CISM
10 29 (2.14%) Master's Degree
11 25 (1.85%) PhD
12 24 (1.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 20 (1.48%) Azure Certification
13 20 (1.48%) Chartered Engineer
14 17 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (0.74%) CISA
15 10 (0.74%) CRISC
15 10 (0.74%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (13.21%) Accessibility
2 71 (5.24%) Data Quality
3 67 (4.94%) NIST
4 48 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 46 (3.39%) GRC
6 42 (3.10%) GDPR
7 40 (2.95%) QA
8 22 (1.62%) NCSC
8 22 (1.62%) SLA
9 20 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 17 (1.25%) PCI DSS
10 17 (1.25%) WCAG
11 16 (1.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 14 (1.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 11 (0.81%) PMO
14 10 (0.74%) COBIT
14 10 (0.74%) SOC 2
15 7 (0.52%) SOC 1
16 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 4 (0.30%) EMIR
System Software
1 41 (3.03%) Docker
2 38 (2.80%) Firmware
3 25 (1.85%) Active Directory
3 25 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.89%) vSphere
7 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 80 (5.90%) Kubernetes
2 58 (4.28%) Grafana
3 7 (0.52%) Ansible
4 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.37%) Puppet
5 4 (0.30%) Autotask
5 4 (0.30%) CASB
5 4 (0.30%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.074%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.074%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.074%) SCCM
8 1 (0.074%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.074%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.074%) WSUS
Vendors
1 200 (14.76%) Microsoft
2 56 (4.13%) Adobe
3 41 (3.03%) Google
3 41 (3.03%) Salesforce
4 34 (2.51%) Apple
5 28 (2.07%) Cisco
5 28 (2.07%) ServiceNow
6 26 (1.92%) Palo Alto
6 26 (1.92%) SAP
7 23 (1.70%) CrowdStrike
8 22 (1.62%) Tenable
8 22 (1.62%) VMware
9 17 (1.25%) Oracle
10 16 (1.18%) Splunk
11 15 (1.11%) Workday
12 12 (0.89%) ScienceLogic
13 11 (0.81%) Dell
13 11 (0.81%) OpenAI
13 11 (0.81%) Siemens
14 9 (0.66%) HP