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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 14 29
Rank change year-on-year -20 +15 +9
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,453 1,908 1,581
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.98% 11.75% 6.77%
As % of the General category 9.81% 16.34% 10.82%
Number of salaries quoted 491 412 714
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,600 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £35,159 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% -9.86% -9.01%
75th Percentile £78,224 £71,563 £72,375
90th Percentile £82,000 £82,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,310
% change year-on-year - -5.68% -10.29%

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 14,812 11,680 14,610
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.95% 71.90% 62.60%
Number of salaries quoted 9,119 6,362 8,449
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,233 £39,000 £45,000
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 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,655
% change year-on-year +1.85% -2.97% -7.24%

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 17 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 34 (2.34%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.89%) Confluence
4 11 (0.76%) CMS
5 7 (0.48%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.48%) WordPress
6 5 (0.34%) Apache
7 4 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.28%) SAS
8 3 (0.21%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.14%) Moodle
9 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.069%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.069%) nginx
Applications
1 65 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.17%) Simulink
5 10 (0.69%) Adobe After Effects
5 10 (0.69%) Adobe Illustrator
5 10 (0.69%) Maple
5 10 (0.69%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.55%) InDesign
7 8 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
8 7 (0.48%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
10 4 (0.28%) Mathcad
11 2 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.069%) Autodesk Inventor
12 1 (0.069%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.65%) Cloudability
2 13 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.76%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.69%) Primavera
5 9 (0.62%) Teamcenter
6 5 (0.34%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.28%) Distributed Ledger
7 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.21%) Misys Midas
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (0.21%) SAP R/3
9 2 (0.14%) Adobe Campaign
9 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
10 1 (0.069%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.069%) NEC Housing
10 1 (0.069%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.069%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 261 (17.96%) AWS
2 228 (15.69%) Azure
3 200 (13.76%) GCP
4 156 (10.74%) SaaS
5 94 (6.47%) Power Platform
6 69 (4.75%) Amazon EKS
7 48 (3.30%) Serverless
8 38 (2.62%) Azure Key Vault
8 38 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
10 36 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (2.48%) dbt
11 33 (2.27%) Figma
12 32 (2.20%) Power Automate
13 27 (1.86%) PowerApps
14 26 (1.79%) Entra ID
15 25 (1.72%) GitHub
16 24 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
16 24 (1.65%) Microsoft Purview
17 21 (1.45%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.89%) Network Security
2 26 (1.79%) Broadband
3 20 (1.38%) Ethernet
4 19 (1.31%) Firewall
5 17 (1.17%) VPN
6 12 (0.83%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.62%) 5G
7 9 (0.62%) Modbus
7 9 (0.62%) Profibus
7 9 (0.62%) WAN
8 8 (0.55%) DNS
8 8 (0.55%) Intranet
8 8 (0.55%) SD-WAN
9 7 (0.48%) DHCP
10 6 (0.41%) VLAN
11 5 (0.34%) MPLS
12 4 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
13 3 (0.21%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.21%) SDH
13 3 (0.21%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (5.71%) Power BI
2 46 (3.17%) PostgreSQL
3 34 (2.34%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.00%) Metadata
5 28 (1.93%) Tableau
6 22 (1.51%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.31%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.24%) Data Lake
9 17 (1.17%) MySQL
10 16 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
11 15 (1.03%) MongoDB
11 15 (1.03%) NoSQL
12 14 (0.96%) Semantic Layer
13 12 (0.83%) Big Data
14 11 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
15 10 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
16 8 (0.55%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.55%) Looker
17 7 (0.48%) GIS
18 6 (0.41%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 69 (4.75%) TeamCity
2 67 (4.61%) Git
3 32 (2.20%) Jenkins
4 28 (1.93%) JIRA
5 22 (1.51%) Snyk
6 20 (1.38%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.96%) LabVIEW
8 12 (0.83%) GitLab
9 8 (0.55%) Balsamiq
9 8 (0.55%) JUnit
10 7 (0.48%) SonarQube
11 6 (0.41%) Axure RP
12 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.21%) Android Studio
13 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.21%) CMake
13 3 (0.21%) Selenium
13 3 (0.21%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
14 2 (0.14%) Bower
General
1 558 (38.40%) Finance
2 551 (37.92%) Social Skills
3 332 (22.85%) Law
4 246 (16.93%) Analytical Skills
5 226 (15.55%) Public Sector
6 208 (14.32%) Retail
7 196 (13.49%) Banking
8 158 (10.87%) Marketing
9 122 (8.40%) Aerospace
9 122 (8.40%) Back Office
10 111 (7.64%) Financial Institution
11 78 (5.37%) Legal
12 75 (5.16%) Presentation Skills
13 72 (4.96%) Organisational Skills
14 52 (3.58%) Electronics
15 47 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
16 37 (2.55%) Telecoms
17 30 (2.06%) Local Government
17 30 (2.06%) Military
18 20 (1.38%) Police
Job Titles
1 338 (23.26%) Senior
2 190 (13.08%) Architect
3 171 (11.77%) Analyst
4 135 (9.29%) Lead
5 114 (7.85%) Software Engineer
6 79 (5.44%) Senior Analyst
7 78 (5.37%) Developer
8 64 (4.40%) Solutions Architect
9 51 (3.51%) Business Analyst
9 51 (3.51%) Consultant
10 41 (2.82%) Cloud Architect
11 38 (2.62%) Security Architect
11 38 (2.62%) Senior Architect
12 34 (2.34%) Senior Manager
13 33 (2.27%) Sales Executive
13 33 (2.27%) Senior Software Engineer
13 33 (2.27%) Technical Architect
14 32 (2.20%) Systems Engineer
15 30 (2.06%) Designer
16 29 (2.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (7.85%) Terraform
2 51 (3.51%) .NET
3 50 (3.44%) React
4 47 (3.23%) CSS
5 46 (3.17%) HTML
6 38 (2.62%) REST
7 36 (2.48%) Node.js
8 25 (1.72%) RESTful
9 24 (1.65%) .NET Core
10 22 (1.51%) OpenAPI
10 22 (1.51%) XML
11 20 (1.38%) EDI
12 19 (1.31%) ASP.NET
13 17 (1.17%) Swagger
14 16 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
15 15 (1.03%) AngularJS
15 15 (1.03%) Entity Framework
16 14 (0.96%) .NET Framework
16 14 (0.96%) Blazor
17 13 (0.89%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 170 (11.70%) Cloud Native
2 137 (9.43%) Product Ownership
3 89 (6.13%) Onboarding
4 83 (5.71%) Driving Licence
5 67 (4.61%) Data Centre
5 67 (4.61%) Management Information System
6 55 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
7 45 (3.10%) Cyberattack
8 42 (2.89%) Social Media
9 36 (2.48%) Blog
10 24 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (1.65%) Security Posture
11 21 (1.45%) FPGA
11 21 (1.45%) Public Cloud
12 20 (1.38%) Podcast
13 18 (1.24%) Credit Risk
14 16 (1.10%) Data Structures
14 16 (1.10%) SCADA
15 15 (1.03%) Algorithms
15 15 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 45 (3.10%) Windows
2 24 (1.65%) Linux
3 19 (1.31%) Apple iOS
4 18 (1.24%) Android
5 15 (1.03%) VMS
6 11 (0.76%) Windows Server
7 8 (0.55%) Mac OS
8 7 (0.48%) Unix
9 5 (0.34%) VxWorks
10 1 (0.069%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (25.88%) Agile
2 370 (25.46%) AI
3 249 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 240 (16.52%) Mentoring
4 240 (16.52%) Problem-Solving
5 212 (14.59%) CI/CD
5 212 (14.59%) Decision-Making
6 209 (14.38%) Technology Strategy
7 190 (13.08%) Software Engineering
8 171 (11.77%) Cybersecurity
9 164 (11.29%) Stakeholder Management
10 160 (11.01%) Coaching
11 156 (10.74%) Roadmaps
12 149 (10.25%) Community of Practice
13 140 (9.64%) DevOps
14 134 (9.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 129 (8.88%) Test Automation
16 125 (8.60%) Analytics
17 124 (8.53%) Scrum
18 109 (7.50%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 138 (9.50%) SQL
2 131 (9.02%) Python
3 119 (8.19%) Java
4 72 (4.96%) C#
5 59 (4.06%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.06%) MATLAB
7 28 (1.93%) TypeScript
8 26 (1.79%) PowerShell
9 24 (1.65%) Go
10 22 (1.51%) Bash
11 18 (1.24%) Bicep
12 16 (1.10%) Apex Code
13 15 (1.03%) C++
14 13 (0.89%) Ada
15 12 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
16 9 (0.62%) C
16 9 (0.62%) SOQL
16 9 (0.62%) SOSL
17 8 (0.55%) Rust
18 7 (0.48%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 356 (24.50%) Security Cleared
2 350 (24.09%) Degree
3 334 (22.99%) SC Cleared
4 120 (8.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 116 (7.98%) DV Cleared
6 58 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 51 (3.51%) DBS Check
7 51 (3.51%) HNC
8 33 (2.27%) CISSP
9 31 (2.13%) Master's Degree
10 30 (2.06%) AWS Certification
11 29 (2.00%) CISM
12 27 (1.86%) PhD
13 24 (1.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 21 (1.45%) Azure Certification
14 21 (1.45%) Chartered Engineer
15 16 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (0.76%) CISA
17 10 (0.69%) ACCA
17 10 (0.69%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (12.94%) Accessibility
2 74 (5.09%) Data Quality
3 65 (4.47%) NIST
4 47 (3.23%) GDPR
4 47 (3.23%) QA
5 45 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 43 (2.96%) GRC
7 23 (1.58%) NCSC
7 23 (1.58%) SLA
8 18 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 18 (1.24%) PCI DSS
9 16 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 15 (1.03%) WCAG
11 14 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 11 (0.76%) SOC 2
13 10 (0.69%) COBIT
13 10 (0.69%) PMO
14 8 (0.55%) SOC 1
15 5 (0.34%) EMIR
15 5 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 43 (2.96%) Docker
2 38 (2.62%) Firmware
3 26 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
4 25 (1.72%) Active Directory
5 19 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.83%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.069%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 100 (6.88%) Kubernetes
2 74 (5.09%) Grafana
3 6 (0.41%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.34%) Ansible
4 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.28%) Autotask
5 4 (0.28%) CASB
6 3 (0.21%) Puppet
7 2 (0.14%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.069%) Argo
8 1 (0.069%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.069%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.069%) SCCM
8 1 (0.069%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.069%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.069%) WSUS
Vendors
1 218 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.34%) Adobe
3 43 (2.96%) Google
4 36 (2.48%) Salesforce
5 34 (2.34%) Apple
6 30 (2.06%) Cisco
7 29 (2.00%) SAP
8 28 (1.93%) ServiceNow
9 26 (1.79%) Palo Alto
10 25 (1.72%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (1.58%) Oracle
11 23 (1.58%) VMware
12 22 (1.51%) Tenable
13 18 (1.24%) Workday
14 13 (0.89%) Dell
14 13 (0.89%) HP
15 12 (0.83%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.76%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.76%) Siemens
16 11 (0.76%) Splunk