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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 15 32
Rank change year-on-year -23 +17 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,163 1,928 1,811
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.38% 11.70% 6.21%
As % of the General category 9.05% 16.16% 10.15%
Number of salaries quoted 466 431 1,046
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £33,625
25th Percentile £50,903 £40,250 £42,287
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,224 £71,436 £68,631
90th Percentile £81,957 £86,776 £86,250
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 12,849 11,928 17,836
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.48% 72.41% 61.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,309 6,671 12,588
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
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 21 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 37 (3.18%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.03%) CMS
4 5 (0.43%) Apache
5 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.34%) Confluence
6 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.26%) SAS
6 3 (0.26%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.086%) Drupal
7 1 (0.086%) IIS
Applications
1 32 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.58%) Acrobat
3 18 (1.55%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.77%) InDesign
5 8 (0.69%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.69%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.69%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.52%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.17%) PlantUML
8 2 (0.17%) Simulink
9 1 (0.086%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 24 (2.06%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.34%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.34%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.17%) Shopify
5 1 (0.086%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.086%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.086%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 235 (20.21%) AWS
2 211 (18.14%) Azure
3 182 (15.65%) GCP
4 165 (14.19%) SaaS
5 82 (7.05%) Power Platform
6 63 (5.42%) Amazon EKS
7 49 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
8 44 (3.78%) dbt
9 42 (3.61%) Serverless
10 34 (2.92%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
11 30 (2.58%) Figma
12 26 (2.24%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (2.15%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.98%) PaaS
15 21 (1.81%) Entra ID
16 20 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
16 20 (1.72%) Google Analytics
17 19 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
17 19 (1.63%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 58 (4.99%) Broadband
2 26 (2.24%) VPN
3 22 (1.89%) Network Security
4 16 (1.38%) Firewall
4 16 (1.38%) TCP/IP
5 11 (0.95%) DNS
5 11 (0.95%) WAN
6 10 (0.86%) DHCP
7 9 (0.77%) SMTP
8 7 (0.60%) LAN
8 7 (0.60%) VLAN
8 7 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.52%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.43%) Intranet
11 4 (0.34%) BGP
12 3 (0.26%) 4G
12 3 (0.26%) 5G
12 3 (0.26%) SSL
13 2 (0.17%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.17%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (6.28%) Power BI
2 34 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.32%) Tableau
4 24 (2.06%) Metadata
5 19 (1.63%) BigQuery
5 19 (1.63%) SQL Server
6 16 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 14 (1.20%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.20%) Semantic Layer
8 12 (1.03%) MongoDB
9 11 (0.95%) Looker
9 11 (0.95%) NoSQL
10 10 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
11 9 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (0.69%) MySQL
12 8 (0.69%) Redis
13 7 (0.60%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.60%) DynamoDB
14 5 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.34%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 58 (4.99%) TeamCity
2 53 (4.56%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.35%) GitLab
4 34 (2.92%) Git
4 34 (2.92%) SonarQube
5 22 (1.89%) Snyk
6 11 (0.95%) JIRA
7 9 (0.77%) LabVIEW
8 6 (0.52%) Axure RP
8 6 (0.52%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.43%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.43%) JMeter
9 5 (0.43%) JUnit
9 5 (0.43%) Locust
10 3 (0.26%) Postman
10 3 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
10 3 (0.26%) Selenium
10 3 (0.26%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.17%) Bower
11 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
General
1 411 (35.34%) Social Skills
2 338 (29.06%) Finance
3 308 (26.48%) Law
4 195 (16.77%) Banking
5 192 (16.51%) Retail
6 187 (16.08%) Public Sector
7 170 (14.62%) Marketing
8 157 (13.50%) Analytical Skills
9 134 (11.52%) Back Office
10 109 (9.37%) Financial Institution
11 74 (6.36%) Legal
12 61 (5.25%) Presentation Skills
13 51 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
14 37 (3.18%) Games
15 36 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (1.72%) German Language
16 20 (1.72%) Polish Language
17 19 (1.63%) Local Government
18 17 (1.46%) Advertising
19 16 (1.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 264 (22.70%) Senior
2 204 (17.54%) Architect
3 134 (11.52%) Analyst
4 72 (6.19%) Lead
5 66 (5.67%) Senior Analyst
5 66 (5.67%) Software Engineer
6 63 (5.42%) Solutions Architect
7 57 (4.90%) Developer
8 45 (3.87%) Consultant
9 44 (3.78%) Cloud Architect
10 43 (3.70%) Technical Architect
11 37 (3.18%) Business Analyst
12 35 (3.01%) Security Architect
13 33 (2.84%) Salesforce Architect
14 32 (2.75%) Senior Architect
15 26 (2.24%) Designer
15 26 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
16 25 (2.15%) Delivery Manager
17 24 (2.06%) Agile Delivery Manager
17 24 (2.06%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (6.88%) REST
2 47 (4.04%) Lightning Web Components
3 44 (3.78%) SOAP
4 42 (3.61%) Visualforce
5 34 (2.92%) React
6 33 (2.84%) CSS
6 33 (2.84%) HTML
7 31 (2.67%) Node.js
8 27 (2.32%) .NET
9 21 (1.81%) RESTful
10 15 (1.29%) EDI
10 15 (1.29%) OpenAPI
11 13 (1.12%) XML
12 12 (1.03%) Middleware
12 12 (1.03%) SAML
12 12 (1.03%) Swagger
13 8 (0.69%) HTML5 Canvas
13 8 (0.69%) Next.js
13 8 (0.69%) Spring
14 7 (0.60%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 180 (15.48%) Cloud Native
2 142 (12.21%) Product Ownership
3 89 (7.65%) Onboarding
4 51 (4.39%) Driving Licence
5 49 (4.21%) Management Information System
6 46 (3.96%) Cyberattack
7 44 (3.78%) Data Centre
7 44 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
8 40 (3.44%) Social Media
9 39 (3.35%) Blog
10 27 (2.32%) Distributed Systems
10 27 (2.32%) Podcast
11 22 (1.89%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.55%) Credit Risk
13 14 (1.20%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.95%) Video Editing
15 10 (0.86%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.77%) Culture of Ownership
16 9 (0.77%) Low-Code
16 9 (0.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 48 (4.13%) Windows
2 19 (1.63%) Linux
3 16 (1.38%) Android
3 16 (1.38%) Apple iOS
4 12 (1.03%) VMS
4 12 (1.03%) Windows Server
5 9 (0.77%) Unix
6 4 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 342 (29.41%) Agile
2 285 (24.51%) AI
3 236 (20.29%) CI/CD
4 200 (17.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 181 (15.56%) Roadmaps
6 180 (15.48%) Technology Strategy
7 175 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
8 162 (13.93%) Mentoring
9 161 (13.84%) Community of Practice
10 157 (13.50%) DevOps
11 139 (11.95%) Cybersecurity
12 138 (11.87%) Decision-Making
12 138 (11.87%) Scrum
13 126 (10.83%) Software Engineering
14 114 (9.80%) Test Automation
15 111 (9.54%) Analytics
16 106 (9.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 95 (8.17%) Coaching
18 93 (8.00%) Fintech
19 90 (7.74%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 122 (10.49%) Python
2 120 (10.32%) SQL
3 112 (9.63%) Java
4 60 (5.16%) JavaScript
5 47 (4.04%) Apex Code
6 34 (2.92%) SOQL
6 34 (2.92%) SOSL
7 29 (2.49%) C#
8 27 (2.32%) PowerShell
9 26 (2.24%) TypeScript
10 22 (1.89%) Go
11 21 (1.81%) Bicep
12 17 (1.46%) Bash
13 12 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
14 10 (0.86%) MATLAB
15 5 (0.43%) R
15 5 (0.43%) Rust
16 4 (0.34%) C
16 4 (0.34%) PHP
17 3 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 260 (22.36%) Degree
2 210 (18.06%) Security Cleared
3 203 (17.45%) SC Cleared
4 49 (4.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (2.84%) CISSP
5 33 (2.84%) DBS Check
6 28 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 27 (2.32%) AWS Certification
7 27 (2.32%) CISM
8 24 (2.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 16 (1.38%) HNC
10 15 (1.29%) Azure Certification
11 14 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.20%) CISA
12 13 (1.12%) CRISC
12 13 (1.12%) Master's Degree
13 12 (1.03%) PhD
14 10 (0.86%) DV Cleared
14 10 (0.86%) HND
15 8 (0.69%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (6.36%) Accessibility
2 64 (5.50%) Data Quality
3 57 (4.90%) NIST
4 51 (4.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 48 (4.13%) GRC
6 39 (3.35%) GDPR
7 34 (2.92%) QA
8 26 (2.24%) PCI DSS
9 25 (2.15%) SOC 2
10 24 (2.06%) SLA
11 21 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
12 17 (1.46%) WCAG
13 16 (1.38%) NCSC
14 14 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 13 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 10 (0.86%) COBIT
16 10 (0.86%) PMO
17 7 (0.60%) SOC 1
18 5 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
19 3 (0.26%) MiFID
System Software
1 38 (3.27%) Docker
2 31 (2.67%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.03%) vSphere
7 7 (0.60%) Firmware
8 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.086%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 117 (10.06%) Terraform
2 84 (7.22%) Kubernetes
3 67 (5.76%) Grafana
4 10 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.69%) Autotask
6 6 (0.52%) Ansible
6 6 (0.52%) Puppet
7 5 (0.43%) AWS Copilot
7 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.17%) CASB
9 2 (0.17%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.17%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.086%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.086%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.086%) SCCM
10 1 (0.086%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.086%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.086%) WSUS
Vendors
1 187 (16.08%) Microsoft
2 87 (7.48%) Adobe
3 63 (5.42%) Salesforce
4 39 (3.35%) Google
5 34 (2.92%) Splunk
6 31 (2.67%) ServiceNow
7 28 (2.41%) Cisco
8 26 (2.24%) Apple
9 23 (1.98%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.89%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.89%) Tenable
11 18 (1.55%) VMware
12 15 (1.29%) Oracle
13 14 (1.20%) Instagram
14 13 (1.12%) SAP
15 12 (1.03%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.95%) Hootsuite
16 11 (0.95%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.95%) Wrike
17 10 (0.86%) Dell