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 24 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -21 +16 +11
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,337 1,902 1,634
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.79% 11.46% 6.60%
As % of the General category 9.63% 16.05% 10.78%
Number of salaries quoted 491 419 845
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,600 £35,225
25th Percentile £48,750 £38,242 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,625 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.84% -5.00% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,128 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,957 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

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 13,878 11,850 15,163
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.14% 71.39% 61.23%
Number of salaries quoted 8,743 6,597 9,842
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £43,149
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £79,594 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
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 24 August 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 29 (2.17%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.82%) Confluence
4 10 (0.75%) 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
8 3 (0.22%) SAS
8 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.075%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.075%) IIS
Applications
1 44 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.27%) Simulink
4 13 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.75%) Adobe XD
6 9 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.60%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.60%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.60%) InDesign
7 8 (0.60%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.30%) Maple
8 4 (0.30%) Mathcad
9 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.075%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.075%) SPSS
11 1 (0.075%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.80%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.82%) Workday HCM
3 10 (0.75%) Primavera
4 7 (0.52%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.37%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
6 4 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.30%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.22%) Misys Midas
8 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.15%) SAP R/3
8 2 (0.15%) Shopify
9 1 (0.075%) NEC Housing
9 1 (0.075%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 238 (17.80%) AWS
2 224 (16.75%) Azure
3 176 (13.16%) GCP
4 144 (10.77%) SaaS
5 87 (6.51%) Power Platform
6 50 (3.74%) Amazon EKS
7 47 (3.52%) Serverless
8 40 (2.99%) dbt
9 36 (2.69%) Figma
10 34 (2.54%) Azure Key Vault
10 34 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
11 33 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
11 33 (2.47%) Power Automate
12 26 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
13 25 (1.87%) GitHub
14 24 (1.80%) Azure Monitor
14 24 (1.80%) Microsoft Purview
15 23 (1.72%) Google Analytics
16 20 (1.50%) Entra ID
16 20 (1.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.99%) Network Security
2 32 (2.39%) Broadband
3 19 (1.42%) Firewall
4 17 (1.27%) VPN
5 15 (1.12%) Ethernet
6 10 (0.75%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.67%) Intranet
8 8 (0.60%) DNS
8 8 (0.60%) SD-WAN
8 8 (0.60%) WAN
9 7 (0.52%) DHCP
10 6 (0.45%) VLAN
11 5 (0.37%) MPLS
12 4 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.30%) Modbus
12 4 (0.30%) Profibus
13 3 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.22%) SDH
13 3 (0.22%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.15%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.68%) Power BI
2 37 (2.77%) PostgreSQL
3 36 (2.69%) SQL Server
4 27 (2.02%) Metadata
4 27 (2.02%) Tableau
5 22 (1.65%) Relational Database
6 19 (1.42%) BigQuery
7 18 (1.35%) MySQL
8 16 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
8 16 (1.20%) MongoDB
9 15 (1.12%) NoSQL
10 14 (1.05%) Semantic Layer
11 12 (0.90%) Big Data
12 11 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.75%) Data Lake
13 10 (0.75%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (0.67%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.67%) Looker
15 6 (0.45%) Hadoop
16 5 (0.37%) GIS
Development Applications
1 62 (4.64%) Git
2 48 (3.59%) TeamCity
3 38 (2.84%) Jenkins
4 26 (1.94%) JIRA
5 22 (1.65%) Snyk
6 20 (1.50%) Rational DOORS
7 19 (1.42%) GitLab
8 14 (1.05%) LabVIEW
8 14 (1.05%) SonarQube
9 11 (0.82%) Balsamiq
10 9 (0.67%) Axure RP
11 6 (0.45%) JUnit
12 5 (0.37%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.37%) JMeter
12 5 (0.37%) Locust
13 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
14 3 (0.22%) CMake
14 3 (0.22%) Selenium
14 3 (0.22%) SpecFlow
14 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 508 (38.00%) Social Skills
2 481 (35.98%) Finance
3 296 (22.14%) Law
4 226 (16.90%) Analytical Skills
5 223 (16.68%) Public Sector
6 162 (12.12%) Retail
7 161 (12.04%) Marketing
8 155 (11.59%) Banking
9 115 (8.60%) Aerospace
10 106 (7.93%) Back Office
11 90 (6.73%) Financial Institution
12 72 (5.39%) Presentation Skills
13 69 (5.16%) Legal
14 67 (5.01%) Organisational Skills
15 46 (3.44%) Electronics
15 46 (3.44%) Influencing Skills
16 30 (2.24%) Military
17 27 (2.02%) Telecoms
18 26 (1.94%) Local Government
19 22 (1.65%) German Language
Job Titles
1 322 (24.08%) Senior
2 196 (14.66%) Architect
3 163 (12.19%) Analyst
4 124 (9.27%) Lead
5 96 (7.18%) Software Engineer
6 84 (6.28%) Senior Analyst
7 70 (5.24%) Developer
8 64 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
9 56 (4.19%) Consultant
10 55 (4.11%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.14%) Cloud Architect
12 37 (2.77%) Security Architect
12 37 (2.77%) Technical Architect
13 33 (2.47%) Designer
13 33 (2.47%) Senior Architect
13 33 (2.47%) Senior Business Analyst
14 32 (2.39%) Systems Engineer
15 30 (2.24%) Senior Software Engineer
16 29 (2.17%) Principal Engineer
17 28 (2.09%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (7.33%) Terraform
2 53 (3.96%) React
3 51 (3.81%) .NET
3 51 (3.81%) CSS
4 49 (3.66%) HTML
5 47 (3.52%) REST
6 37 (2.77%) Node.js
7 25 (1.87%) Lightning Web Components
8 24 (1.80%) .NET Core
9 20 (1.50%) SOAP
10 19 (1.42%) ASP.NET
10 19 (1.42%) RESTful
11 18 (1.35%) Visualforce
12 17 (1.27%) EDI
12 17 (1.27%) OpenAPI
12 17 (1.27%) XML
13 15 (1.12%) AngularJS
13 15 (1.12%) Entity Framework
14 14 (1.05%) .NET Framework
14 14 (1.05%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 164 (12.27%) Cloud Native
2 135 (10.10%) Product Ownership
3 81 (6.06%) Onboarding
4 67 (5.01%) Driving Licence
5 62 (4.64%) Data Centre
6 58 (4.34%) Management Information System
7 54 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.44%) Cyberattack
9 39 (2.92%) Social Media
10 27 (2.02%) Podcast
11 25 (1.87%) Blog
12 21 (1.57%) Distributed Systems
12 21 (1.57%) FPGA
13 20 (1.50%) Public Cloud
13 20 (1.50%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.35%) Credit Risk
15 16 (1.20%) Algorithms
15 16 (1.20%) Data Structures
15 16 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
16 15 (1.12%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 43 (3.22%) Windows
2 22 (1.65%) Linux
3 15 (1.12%) Android
3 15 (1.12%) VMS
4 14 (1.05%) Apple iOS
5 12 (0.90%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.60%) Unix
7 5 (0.37%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.30%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (29.62%) Agile
2 351 (26.25%) AI
3 227 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 221 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
5 213 (15.93%) Mentoring
6 211 (15.78%) CI/CD
6 211 (15.78%) Technology Strategy
7 194 (14.51%) Decision-Making
8 175 (13.09%) Software Engineering
9 174 (13.01%) Roadmaps
10 171 (12.79%) Cybersecurity
11 164 (12.27%) Community of Practice
12 147 (10.99%) DevOps
13 140 (10.47%) Scrum
14 137 (10.25%) Coaching
14 137 (10.25%) Stakeholder Management
15 132 (9.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 113 (8.45%) Analytics
16 113 (8.45%) Test Automation
17 102 (7.63%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 132 (9.87%) Python
2 129 (9.65%) SQL
3 97 (7.26%) Java
4 67 (5.01%) JavaScript
5 63 (4.71%) C#
6 30 (2.24%) MATLAB
7 29 (2.17%) TypeScript
8 27 (2.02%) PowerShell
9 25 (1.87%) Apex Code
10 21 (1.57%) Bicep
11 19 (1.42%) Go
12 17 (1.27%) Bash
13 16 (1.20%) SOQL
13 16 (1.20%) SOSL
14 15 (1.12%) C++
15 13 (0.97%) Ada
16 12 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
17 9 (0.67%) C
18 8 (0.60%) Rust
19 6 (0.45%) PHP
Qualifications
1 353 (26.40%) Degree
2 338 (25.28%) Security Cleared
3 320 (23.93%) SC Cleared
4 119 (8.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 112 (8.38%) DV Cleared
6 62 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.69%) DBS Check
7 36 (2.69%) HNC
8 32 (2.39%) CISSP
9 30 (2.24%) Master's Degree
10 29 (2.17%) AWS Certification
11 28 (2.09%) CISM
12 26 (1.94%) PhD
13 24 (1.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 20 (1.50%) Azure Certification
14 20 (1.50%) Chartered Engineer
14 20 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (0.75%) CISA
15 10 (0.75%) CRISC
15 10 (0.75%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (13.91%) Accessibility
2 70 (5.24%) Data Quality
3 66 (4.94%) NIST
4 47 (3.52%) GRC
4 47 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 43 (3.22%) GDPR
5 43 (3.22%) QA
6 22 (1.65%) SLA
6 22 (1.65%) WCAG
7 21 (1.57%) NCSC
8 20 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 17 (1.27%) PCI DSS
10 15 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 14 (1.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 11 (0.82%) PMO
13 10 (0.75%) COBIT
13 10 (0.75%) SOC 2
14 7 (0.52%) SOC 1
15 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 4 (0.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 45 (3.37%) Docker
2 38 (2.84%) Firmware
3 25 (1.87%) Active Directory
3 25 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.90%) vSphere
7 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 77 (5.76%) Kubernetes
2 56 (4.19%) 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
6 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
6 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.075%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.075%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.075%) SCCM
8 1 (0.075%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.075%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.075%) WSUS
Vendors
1 196 (14.66%) Microsoft
2 60 (4.49%) Adobe
3 44 (3.29%) Salesforce
4 43 (3.22%) Google
5 34 (2.54%) Apple
6 28 (2.09%) Cisco
6 28 (2.09%) ServiceNow
7 26 (1.94%) Palo Alto
8 25 (1.87%) SAP
9 23 (1.72%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.65%) Tenable
11 21 (1.57%) VMware
12 18 (1.35%) Oracle
13 16 (1.20%) Splunk
14 15 (1.12%) Workday
15 12 (0.90%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.82%) Dell
16 11 (0.82%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.82%) Siemens
17 10 (0.75%) IBM