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 22 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 16 44
Rank change year-on-year -16 +28 0
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,137 1,895 1,823
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.05% 12.97% 5.60%
As % of the General category 10.79% 17.29% 9.01%
Number of salaries quoted 418 433 1,080
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,150 £31,800
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,553 £55,000 £52,738
Median % change year-on-year +4.64% +4.29% -23.37%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £88,333 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -23.08%

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 10,541 10,962 20,239
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.08% 75.02% 62.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7,017 6,055 15,086
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £31,800
25th Percentile £43,700 £42,125 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 22 May 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 54 (4.75%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.06%) CMS
2 12 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.35%) Confluence
4 4 (0.35%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.26%) Apache
5 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.26%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.26%) SAS
6 2 (0.18%) WordPress
7 1 (0.088%) Drupal
7 1 (0.088%) IIS
7 1 (0.088%) WildFly
Applications
1 50 (4.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (3.25%) Acrobat
3 25 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
4 20 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.14%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.35%) InDesign
7 3 (0.26%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.088%) PlantUML
8 1 (0.088%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (2.11%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.53%) SAP HR
3 4 (0.35%) Academy Housing
3 4 (0.35%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.26%) Shopify
5 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.088%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.088%) Magento
6 1 (0.088%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.088%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.088%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.088%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 257 (22.60%) AWS
2 200 (17.59%) Azure
3 162 (14.25%) GCP
4 156 (13.72%) SaaS
5 72 (6.33%) Power Platform
6 61 (5.36%) Amazon EKS
7 58 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
8 34 (2.99%) Serverless
9 30 (2.64%) Power Automate
10 28 (2.46%) Entra ID
11 27 (2.37%) Figma
12 23 (2.02%) Google Analytics
12 23 (2.02%) Pulumi
13 20 (1.76%) dbt
14 19 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
14 19 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
15 18 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
16 17 (1.50%) PowerApps
17 12 (1.06%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 12 (1.06%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 82 (7.21%) Broadband
2 16 (1.41%) 4G
2 16 (1.41%) DHCP
2 16 (1.41%) DNS
2 16 (1.41%) Network Security
2 16 (1.41%) VPN
3 15 (1.32%) BGP
3 15 (1.32%) Firewall
3 15 (1.32%) TCP/IP
3 15 (1.32%) WAN
4 12 (1.06%) LAN
5 11 (0.97%) Cisco IOS
5 11 (0.97%) Ethernet VPN
5 11 (0.97%) IOS XR
5 11 (0.97%) MPLS
6 10 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (0.79%) SMTP
8 7 (0.62%) VLAN
9 5 (0.44%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.26%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (5.72%) Power BI
2 31 (2.73%) PostgreSQL
3 24 (2.11%) Relational Database
4 22 (1.93%) NoSQL
5 20 (1.76%) Tableau
6 18 (1.58%) RDBMS
7 17 (1.50%) Metadata
8 16 (1.41%) Data Lake
9 14 (1.23%) BigQuery
10 13 (1.14%) Looker
11 12 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.97%) SQL Server
13 9 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
14 8 (0.70%) Redis
14 8 (0.70%) Semantic Layer
15 6 (0.53%) MongoDB
16 5 (0.44%) DynamoDB
16 5 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
16 5 (0.44%) MySQL
17 4 (0.35%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 55 (4.84%) TeamCity
2 44 (3.87%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.43%) GitLab
4 34 (2.99%) SonarQube
5 24 (2.11%) Git
6 22 (1.93%) Snyk
7 18 (1.58%) Jaeger
8 13 (1.14%) Axure RP
8 13 (1.14%) Balsamiq
9 10 (0.88%) JIRA
10 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.44%) JMeter
10 5 (0.44%) JUnit
10 5 (0.44%) Locust
11 4 (0.35%) Selenium
12 3 (0.26%) Postman
12 3 (0.26%) SpecFlow
13 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 1 (0.088%) Appium
14 1 (0.088%) Cypress.io
General
1 361 (31.75%) Social Skills
2 334 (29.38%) Finance
3 305 (26.82%) Law
4 201 (17.68%) Public Sector
5 198 (17.41%) Banking
6 196 (17.24%) Retail
7 157 (13.81%) Marketing
8 156 (13.72%) Analytical Skills
9 132 (11.61%) Back Office
10 111 (9.76%) Financial Institution
11 68 (5.98%) Legal
12 56 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
13 36 (3.17%) Games
13 36 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
14 29 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (1.85%) Telecoms
16 19 (1.67%) German Language
16 19 (1.67%) Polish Language
17 17 (1.50%) Local Government
18 14 (1.23%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 220 (19.35%) Senior
2 148 (13.02%) Architect
3 130 (11.43%) Analyst
4 82 (7.21%) Lead
5 57 (5.01%) Software Engineer
6 55 (4.84%) Senior Analyst
7 52 (4.57%) Developer
8 45 (3.96%) Solutions Architect
9 36 (3.17%) Consultant
10 34 (2.99%) Senior Architect
11 33 (2.90%) Salesforce Architect
12 31 (2.73%) Alliance Manager
13 30 (2.64%) Business Analyst
14 29 (2.55%) Designer
14 29 (2.55%) Security Architect
15 28 (2.46%) Cloud Architect
16 25 (2.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 24 (2.11%) Technical Architect
18 23 (2.02%) Delivery Manager
19 22 (1.93%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (6.33%) REST
2 48 (4.22%) Lightning Web Components
3 46 (4.05%) SOAP
3 46 (4.05%) Visualforce
4 26 (2.29%) .NET
4 26 (2.29%) HTML
5 24 (2.11%) CSS
5 24 (2.11%) React
6 22 (1.93%) EDI
7 19 (1.67%) Elastic Stack
8 18 (1.58%) Node.js
8 18 (1.58%) OpenTelemetry
9 15 (1.32%) Middleware
10 13 (1.14%) RESTful
11 12 (1.06%) SAML
12 11 (0.97%) Jinja
12 11 (0.97%) NETCONF
12 11 (0.97%) YANG
13 10 (0.88%) OpenAPI
14 9 (0.79%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 153 (13.46%) Cloud Native
2 130 (11.43%) Product Ownership
3 119 (10.47%) Onboarding
4 72 (6.33%) Blog
5 51 (4.49%) Management Information System
6 48 (4.22%) Data Centre
6 48 (4.22%) Driving Licence
7 46 (4.05%) Cyberattack
8 43 (3.78%) Social Media
9 28 (2.46%) Public Cloud
9 28 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
10 24 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
11 19 (1.67%) Podcast
12 11 (0.97%) Security Posture
12 11 (0.97%) Video Editing
13 10 (0.88%) Low-Code
14 9 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (0.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 8 (0.70%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 38 (3.34%) Linux
2 36 (3.17%) Windows
3 27 (2.37%) Unix
4 22 (1.93%) Android
5 20 (1.76%) Apple iOS
6 12 (1.06%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.26%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (26.91%) Agile
2 279 (24.54%) AI
3 203 (17.85%) CI/CD
4 187 (16.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 185 (16.27%) Roadmaps
6 161 (14.16%) Problem-Solving
7 155 (13.63%) Community of Practice
8 153 (13.46%) DevOps
9 150 (13.19%) Technology Strategy
10 146 (12.84%) Mentoring
11 136 (11.96%) Cybersecurity
12 107 (9.41%) Scrum
13 105 (9.23%) Software Engineering
13 105 (9.23%) Test Automation
14 97 (8.53%) Decision-Making
15 96 (8.44%) Fintech
16 91 (8.00%) TOGAF
17 89 (7.83%) Analytics
18 80 (7.04%) Customer Service
19 77 (6.77%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 136 (11.96%) Java
2 130 (11.43%) Python
3 91 (8.00%) SQL
4 77 (6.77%) JavaScript
5 48 (4.22%) Apex Code
6 38 (3.34%) Go
7 34 (2.99%) SOQL
7 34 (2.99%) SOSL
8 30 (2.64%) C#
9 22 (1.93%) Bash
10 19 (1.67%) TypeScript
11 13 (1.14%) PowerShell
12 7 (0.62%) Bicep
13 5 (0.44%) C
14 4 (0.35%) R
14 4 (0.35%) Rust
15 3 (0.26%) Ada
15 3 (0.26%) Ruby
15 3 (0.26%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.18%) C++
Qualifications
1 262 (23.04%) Degree
2 168 (14.78%) Security Cleared
3 163 (14.34%) SC Cleared
4 64 (5.63%) AWS Certification
5 40 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 38 (3.34%) DBS Check
7 31 (2.73%) Microsoft Certification
8 30 (2.64%) CISSP
9 26 (2.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 23 (2.02%) CISM
11 14 (1.23%) Azure Certification
12 13 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.06%) CISA
14 11 (0.97%) CREST Certified
14 11 (0.97%) CRISC
14 11 (0.97%) OSCP
15 10 (0.88%) HNC
15 10 (0.88%) HND
16 7 (0.62%) CITP
16 7 (0.62%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (6.24%) Accessibility
2 51 (4.49%) Data Quality
3 50 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (4.40%) NIST
4 47 (4.13%) GRC
5 40 (3.52%) QA
6 31 (2.73%) GDPR
7 27 (2.37%) PCI DSS
8 25 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (2.11%) SOC 2
10 21 (1.85%) WCAG
11 13 (1.14%) SLA
12 12 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (0.97%) PMO
14 10 (0.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 7 (0.62%) COBIT
15 7 (0.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 7 (0.62%) NCSC
16 5 (0.44%) NEBOSH
17 3 (0.26%) EMIR
System Software
1 46 (4.05%) Docker
2 22 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
3 21 (1.85%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.26%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 121 (10.64%) Terraform
2 99 (8.71%) Kubernetes
3 64 (5.63%) Grafana
4 24 (2.11%) Ansible
5 20 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
6 19 (1.67%) Prometheus
7 18 (1.58%) Argo
7 18 (1.58%) Kustomize
8 7 (0.62%) Autotask
9 6 (0.53%) Puppet
10 5 (0.44%) AWS Copilot
11 4 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
13 2 (0.18%) Opsgenie
14 1 (0.088%) CASB
14 1 (0.088%) FortiGate
14 1 (0.088%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 194 (17.06%) Microsoft
2 120 (10.55%) Adobe
3 67 (5.89%) Salesforce
4 57 (5.01%) Google
5 51 (4.49%) Apple
6 34 (2.99%) ServiceNow
6 34 (2.99%) Splunk
7 31 (2.73%) Cisco
8 24 (2.11%) CrowdStrike
9 23 (2.02%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.93%) Tenable
11 14 (1.23%) SAP
12 13 (1.14%) Oracle
13 12 (1.06%) MuleSoft
14 11 (0.97%) Hootsuite
14 11 (0.97%) Instagram
14 11 (0.97%) Meraki
14 11 (0.97%) Wrike
15 9 (0.79%) CyberArk
15 9 (0.79%) FIS