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 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 28 36
Rank change year-on-year -5 +8 -4
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 931 1,381 1,449
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.12% 8.39% 6.73%
As % of the General category 10.16% 12.18% 10.80%
Number of salaries quoted 448 470 853
10th Percentile £20,000 £38,750 £34,600
25th Percentile £27,697 £46,713 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% - -0.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £74,145 £80,070
90th Percentile £78,750 £90,475 £99,660
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -7.69% +4.00%

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 9,164 11,340 13,419
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.24% 68.87% 62.34%
Number of salaries quoted 5,822 6,411 10,434
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,860 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.45%

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 15 January 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 48 (5.16%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.75%) CMS
4 4 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.32%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.21%) WordPress
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) SAS
7 1 (0.11%) WildFly
Applications
1 58 (6.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.54%) Adobe XD
3 27 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
4 26 (2.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.54%) Maya
5 5 (0.54%) MotionBuilder
6 4 (0.43%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) InDesign
8 1 (0.11%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.11%) Revit
8 1 (0.11%) SmartSuite
8 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.40%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.86%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.43%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.43%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.21%) Academy Housing
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.21%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.11%) Magento
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.11%) Primavera
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 136 (14.61%) Azure
2 135 (14.50%) AWS
3 73 (7.84%) SaaS
4 67 (7.20%) Microsoft 365
5 59 (6.34%) Power Platform
6 42 (4.51%) GCP
7 36 (3.87%) Figma
8 26 (2.79%) Amazon EKS
9 25 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (2.36%) Power Automate
11 21 (2.26%) Google Analytics
11 21 (2.26%) Miro
12 19 (2.04%) PowerApps
12 19 (2.04%) Serverless
13 18 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
14 17 (1.83%) Entra ID
15 13 (1.40%) Pulumi
16 12 (1.29%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
18 10 (1.07%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (4.83%) Broadband
2 13 (1.40%) BGP
3 12 (1.29%) 4G
3 12 (1.29%) VPN
4 11 (1.18%) DNS
4 11 (1.18%) MPLS
4 11 (1.18%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.07%) Cisco IOS
5 10 (1.07%) Ethernet VPN
5 10 (1.07%) IOS XR
6 9 (0.97%) DHCP
7 8 (0.86%) LAN
8 7 (0.75%) Firewall
8 7 (0.75%) WAN
9 5 (0.54%) Internet
9 5 (0.54%) Network Security
10 4 (0.43%) VLAN
10 4 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.32%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (4.73%) Power BI
2 25 (2.69%) Relational Database
3 23 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.04%) Data Lake
5 15 (1.61%) SQL Server
6 14 (1.50%) PostgreSQL
7 13 (1.40%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.40%) RDBMS
8 8 (0.86%) Metadata
9 7 (0.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.54%) Tableau
11 4 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.43%) Looker
11 4 (0.43%) MySQL
11 4 (0.43%) SAP BW
12 3 (0.32%) Apache Iceberg
12 3 (0.32%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.32%) Delta Lake
13 2 (0.21%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 28 (3.01%) Git
2 26 (2.79%) Axure RP
2 26 (2.79%) Balsamiq
3 19 (2.04%) TeamCity
4 17 (1.83%) Jenkins
5 16 (1.72%) GitLab
6 15 (1.61%) SonarQube
7 13 (1.40%) Jaeger
8 8 (0.86%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.86%) JIRA
8 8 (0.86%) Selenium
8 8 (0.86%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.32%) Storybook
10 2 (0.21%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.21%) JMeter
10 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.11%) Deequ
11 1 (0.11%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.11%) JUnit
11 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 312 (33.51%) Social Skills
2 193 (20.73%) Finance
3 178 (19.12%) Public Sector
4 163 (17.51%) Law
5 139 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
6 111 (11.92%) Retail
7 79 (8.49%) Marketing
8 65 (6.98%) Banking
9 61 (6.55%) Organisational Skills
10 56 (6.02%) Financial Institution
11 50 (5.37%) Back Office
12 24 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (2.58%) Telecoms
13 22 (2.36%) Games
14 19 (2.04%) Legal
15 14 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.07%) Local Government
17 8 (0.86%) Police
18 7 (0.75%) Digital Health
18 7 (0.75%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 158 (16.97%) Senior
2 85 (9.13%) Analyst
3 78 (8.38%) Lead
4 62 (6.66%) Architect
5 54 (5.80%) Developer
6 52 (5.59%) Senior Manager
7 45 (4.83%) Microsoft Specialist
8 42 (4.51%) Account Manager
9 39 (4.19%) Sales Account Manager
9 39 (4.19%) Sales Manager
9 39 (4.19%) Senior Account Manager
9 39 (4.19%) Senior Sales Manager
10 37 (3.97%) Alliance Manager
11 25 (2.69%) Designer
12 24 (2.58%) Consultant
13 22 (2.36%) Business Analyst
14 21 (2.26%) Data Engineer
15 20 (2.15%) Senior Developer
16 19 (2.04%) Senior Analyst
16 19 (2.04%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.33%) REST
2 25 (2.69%) .NET
2 25 (2.69%) HTML
3 24 (2.58%) CSS
4 23 (2.47%) Lightning Web Components
4 23 (2.47%) React
4 23 (2.47%) SOAP
4 23 (2.47%) Visualforce
5 19 (2.04%) EDI
6 16 (1.72%) Node.js
7 13 (1.40%) Elastic Stack
7 13 (1.40%) HTML5 Canvas
7 13 (1.40%) OpenTelemetry
8 11 (1.18%) Playwright
9 10 (1.07%) Jinja
9 10 (1.07%) NETCONF
9 10 (1.07%) RESTful
9 10 (1.07%) YANG
10 9 (0.97%) Django
10 9 (0.97%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 114 (12.24%) Blog
2 88 (9.45%) Onboarding
3 77 (8.27%) Product Ownership
4 60 (6.44%) Cloud Native
5 39 (4.19%) Driving Licence
6 35 (3.76%) Management Information System
7 28 (3.01%) Public Cloud
8 27 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
9 26 (2.79%) Data Centre
10 23 (2.47%) Social Media
11 17 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
12 12 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
12 12 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
13 10 (1.07%) Reinsurance
14 9 (0.97%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 8 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 8 (0.86%) Security Posture
15 8 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.58%) Linux
2 22 (2.36%) Windows
3 13 (1.40%) Unix
4 11 (1.18%) Android
5 9 (0.97%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.64%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.64%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) Debian
8 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (35.66%) AI
2 212 (22.77%) Agile
3 158 (16.97%) Continuous Improvement
4 149 (16.00%) Customer Service
5 111 (11.92%) CRM
6 99 (10.63%) Community of Practice
6 99 (10.63%) Cybersecurity
7 92 (9.88%) DevOps
7 92 (9.88%) Mentoring
7 92 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
8 82 (8.81%) Technology Strategy
9 81 (8.70%) Roadmaps
10 80 (8.59%) CI/CD
11 77 (8.27%) Analytics
12 75 (8.06%) Business Development
13 72 (7.73%) Project Management
14 67 (7.20%) B2B
15 62 (6.66%) User Experience
16 59 (6.34%) Customer Experience
16 59 (6.34%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 76 (8.16%) Python
2 69 (7.41%) Java
3 65 (6.98%) JavaScript
4 49 (5.26%) SQL
5 40 (4.30%) C#
6 23 (2.47%) Apex Code
7 19 (2.04%) Go
8 15 (1.61%) SOQL
8 15 (1.61%) SOSL
8 15 (1.61%) TypeScript
9 13 (1.40%) Bash
10 6 (0.64%) RPG
11 5 (0.54%) C
11 5 (0.54%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.43%) C++
12 4 (0.43%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.21%) R
14 2 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 314 (33.73%) Degree
2 107 (11.49%) Security Cleared
3 102 (10.96%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 35 (3.76%) AWS Certification
6 31 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 25 (2.69%) PMP
8 21 (2.26%) DBS Check
9 18 (1.93%) Azure Certification
10 17 (1.83%) CISSP
11 13 (1.40%) CISM
12 12 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (1.29%) Master's Degree
13 7 (0.75%) CITP
13 7 (0.75%) CREST Certified
13 7 (0.75%) OSCP
13 7 (0.75%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.54%) ACCA
14 5 (0.54%) CIMA
14 5 (0.54%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (6.66%) Accessibility
2 36 (3.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (2.90%) GDPR
3 27 (2.90%) QA
3 27 (2.90%) WCAG
4 20 (2.15%) NIST
5 17 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 17 (1.83%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.72%) PCI DSS
7 13 (1.40%) SOC 2
8 11 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (1.18%) PMO
9 10 (1.07%) SLA
10 8 (0.86%) GRC
11 6 (0.64%) EU AI Act
12 5 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.54%) NCSC
12 5 (0.54%) NEBOSH
13 3 (0.32%) PERC
14 1 (0.11%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 21 (2.26%) Docker
2 15 (1.61%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.11%) Firmware
3 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.11%) iptables
3 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 53 (5.69%) Terraform
2 44 (4.73%) Kubernetes
3 20 (2.15%) Grafana
4 18 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (1.83%) Argo
6 14 (1.50%) Ansible
7 13 (1.40%) Kustomize
7 13 (1.40%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.21%) SCCM
9 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.11%) Nessus
9 1 (0.11%) Nmap
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 240 (25.78%) Microsoft
2 73 (7.84%) Adobe
3 49 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 39 (4.19%) Google
5 38 (4.08%) Apple
6 30 (3.22%) Cisco
7 15 (1.61%) Splunk
8 13 (1.40%) Oracle
8 13 (1.40%) SAP
9 10 (1.07%) Databricks
9 10 (1.07%) Palo Alto
10 8 (0.86%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.75%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.64%) Planon
12 6 (0.64%) Snow
13 5 (0.54%) Dell
13 5 (0.54%) Instagram
13 5 (0.54%) Openreach
14 4 (0.43%) Hootsuite
14 4 (0.43%) YouTube