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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -23 +16 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,189 1,927 1,691
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.43% 11.71% 6.25%
As % of the General category 9.13% 16.14% 10.22%
Number of salaries quoted 476 427 966
10th Percentile £35,125 £29,000 £33,930
25th Percentile £50,903 £40,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,259 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.38% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,625 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £85,711 £84,924
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 13,028 11,942 16,543
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.45% 72.56% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8,379 6,682 11,496
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,273
% change year-on-year - +1.34% -9.55%

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 28 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 (3.11%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.09%) CMS
4 6 (0.50%) Confluence
5 5 (0.42%) Apache
5 5 (0.42%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.34%) WordPress
7 3 (0.25%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.25%) SAS
7 3 (0.25%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.084%) Drupal
8 1 (0.084%) IIS
Applications
1 34 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (2.02%) Acrobat
3 18 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.76%) InDesign
5 8 (0.67%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.67%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.50%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.50%) Simulink
7 3 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.17%) Mathcad
8 2 (0.17%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.084%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (2.02%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.42%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.34%) Distributed Ledger
4 4 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.34%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.34%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.17%) Shopify
5 2 (0.17%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.084%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.084%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.084%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 226 (19.01%) AWS
2 216 (18.17%) Azure
3 173 (14.55%) GCP
4 151 (12.70%) SaaS
5 84 (7.06%) Power Platform
6 51 (4.29%) Amazon EKS
7 47 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
8 44 (3.70%) dbt
9 43 (3.62%) Serverless
10 34 (2.86%) Power Automate
11 31 (2.61%) Figma
12 30 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
13 27 (2.27%) Azure Key Vault
14 25 (2.10%) Microsoft Purview
15 23 (1.93%) PaaS
16 21 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
16 21 (1.77%) Google Analytics
17 20 (1.68%) Azure Monitor
17 20 (1.68%) Entra ID
17 20 (1.68%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 50 (4.21%) Broadband
2 25 (2.10%) Network Security
3 24 (2.02%) VPN
4 18 (1.51%) Firewall
5 15 (1.26%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.93%) DNS
6 11 (0.93%) WAN
7 10 (0.84%) DHCP
8 7 (0.59%) Intranet
8 7 (0.59%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.50%) LAN
9 6 (0.50%) VLAN
9 6 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.42%) SMTP
11 3 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
11 3 (0.25%) Ethernet
11 3 (0.25%) SSL
12 2 (0.17%) 4G
12 2 (0.17%) Extranet
12 2 (0.17%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.22%) Power BI
2 32 (2.69%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.27%) Tableau
4 25 (2.10%) Metadata
5 24 (2.02%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.51%) BigQuery
7 16 (1.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 15 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.18%) Semantic Layer
10 13 (1.09%) MongoDB
10 13 (1.09%) NoSQL
11 11 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (0.93%) Looker
11 11 (0.93%) MySQL
12 9 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.67%) DynamoDB
13 8 (0.67%) Redis
14 7 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.59%) Big Data
14 7 (0.59%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 48 (4.04%) TeamCity
2 47 (3.95%) Jenkins
3 40 (3.36%) Git
4 32 (2.69%) GitLab
5 27 (2.27%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.85%) Snyk
7 15 (1.26%) JIRA
8 10 (0.84%) LabVIEW
9 8 (0.67%) Rational DOORS
10 7 (0.59%) Balsamiq
11 6 (0.50%) Axure RP
12 5 (0.42%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.42%) JMeter
12 5 (0.42%) JUnit
12 5 (0.42%) Locust
13 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.25%) Postman
13 3 (0.25%) Selenium
13 3 (0.25%) SpecFlow
14 2 (0.17%) Bitbucket
General
1 427 (35.91%) Social Skills
2 360 (30.28%) Finance
3 289 (24.31%) Law
4 199 (16.74%) Public Sector
5 169 (14.21%) Analytical Skills
6 168 (14.13%) Banking
7 167 (14.05%) Retail
8 164 (13.79%) Marketing
9 116 (9.76%) Back Office
10 92 (7.74%) Financial Institution
11 71 (5.97%) Legal
12 65 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
13 52 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
14 39 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
15 36 (3.03%) Aerospace
16 30 (2.52%) Games
17 21 (1.77%) German Language
18 20 (1.68%) Electronics
18 20 (1.68%) Local Government
19 19 (1.60%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 278 (23.38%) Senior
2 196 (16.48%) Architect
3 140 (11.77%) Analyst
4 85 (7.15%) Lead
5 70 (5.89%) Software Engineer
6 69 (5.80%) Senior Analyst
7 62 (5.21%) Developer
8 60 (5.05%) Solutions Architect
9 48 (4.04%) Consultant
10 43 (3.62%) Cloud Architect
11 42 (3.53%) Business Analyst
12 40 (3.36%) Technical Architect
13 35 (2.94%) Security Architect
14 32 (2.69%) Senior Architect
15 27 (2.27%) Salesforce Architect
15 27 (2.27%) Senior Software Engineer
16 26 (2.19%) Delivery Manager
17 25 (2.10%) Agile Delivery Manager
17 25 (2.10%) Designer
18 24 (2.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (5.89%) REST
2 42 (3.53%) React
3 40 (3.36%) Lightning Web Components
4 38 (3.20%) CSS
4 38 (3.20%) HTML
5 37 (3.11%) SOAP
6 35 (2.94%) .NET
6 35 (2.94%) Visualforce
7 34 (2.86%) Node.js
8 18 (1.51%) RESTful
9 15 (1.26%) EDI
9 15 (1.26%) OpenAPI
9 15 (1.26%) XML
10 13 (1.09%) Middleware
11 11 (0.93%) .NET Core
11 11 (0.93%) ASP.NET
11 11 (0.93%) Swagger
12 10 (0.84%) Next.js
13 9 (0.76%) Django
13 9 (0.76%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 168 (14.13%) Cloud Native
2 134 (11.27%) Product Ownership
3 84 (7.06%) Onboarding
4 52 (4.37%) Driving Licence
4 52 (4.37%) Management Information System
5 46 (3.87%) Cyberattack
6 45 (3.78%) Data Centre
6 45 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
7 36 (3.03%) Social Media
8 28 (2.35%) Podcast
9 26 (2.19%) Blog
10 23 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
11 21 (1.77%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.51%) Credit Risk
13 16 (1.35%) Public Cloud
14 13 (1.09%) Data Structures
15 11 (0.93%) AI Agents
16 10 (0.84%) Low-Code
17 9 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
17 9 (0.76%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 44 (3.70%) Windows
2 18 (1.51%) Linux
3 15 (1.26%) Android
3 15 (1.26%) Apple iOS
4 12 (1.01%) VMS
4 12 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.84%) Unix
6 4 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.17%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.084%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 361 (30.36%) Agile
2 300 (25.23%) AI
3 225 (18.92%) CI/CD
4 205 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 192 (16.15%) Technology Strategy
6 186 (15.64%) Problem-Solving
7 182 (15.31%) Roadmaps
8 174 (14.63%) Mentoring
9 161 (13.54%) Community of Practice
10 153 (12.87%) Decision-Making
10 153 (12.87%) DevOps
11 145 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
12 138 (11.61%) Scrum
13 136 (11.44%) Software Engineering
14 115 (9.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 111 (9.34%) Analytics
16 108 (9.08%) Test Automation
17 106 (8.92%) Coaching
18 102 (8.58%) Stakeholder Management
19 86 (7.23%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 128 (10.77%) Python
2 123 (10.34%) SQL
3 97 (8.16%) Java
4 64 (5.38%) JavaScript
5 40 (3.36%) Apex Code
6 38 (3.20%) C#
7 29 (2.44%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.35%) PowerShell
9 27 (2.27%) SOQL
9 27 (2.27%) SOSL
10 21 (1.77%) Bicep
11 20 (1.68%) Go
12 17 (1.43%) Bash
13 16 (1.35%) MATLAB
14 12 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
15 7 (0.59%) Ada
16 6 (0.50%) R
16 6 (0.50%) Rust
17 5 (0.42%) C++
17 5 (0.42%) PHP
Qualifications
1 283 (23.80%) Degree
2 247 (20.77%) Security Cleared
3 237 (19.93%) SC Cleared
4 56 (4.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 44 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
6 36 (3.03%) DV Cleared
7 33 (2.78%) DBS Check
8 32 (2.69%) CISSP
9 27 (2.27%) AWS Certification
9 27 (2.27%) CISM
10 26 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
11 24 (2.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 18 (1.51%) HNC
13 17 (1.43%) Master's Degree
14 15 (1.26%) Azure Certification
14 15 (1.26%) PhD
15 12 (1.01%) CISA
16 11 (0.93%) CRISC
17 8 (0.67%) HND
18 7 (0.59%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (8.83%) Accessibility
2 67 (5.63%) Data Quality
3 61 (5.13%) NIST
4 49 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 47 (3.95%) GRC
6 41 (3.45%) GDPR
7 36 (3.03%) QA
8 24 (2.02%) SLA
9 22 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
10 21 (1.77%) PCI DSS
11 18 (1.51%) WCAG
12 17 (1.43%) NCSC
12 17 (1.43%) SOC 2
13 14 (1.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 10 (0.84%) COBIT
15 10 (0.84%) PMO
16 7 (0.59%) SOC 1
17 5 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 41 (3.45%) Docker
2 28 (2.35%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.09%) Firmware
5 13 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.01%) vSphere
7 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 103 (8.66%) Terraform
2 72 (6.06%) Kubernetes
3 57 (4.79%) Grafana
4 9 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.59%) Ansible
5 7 (0.59%) Autotask
6 6 (0.50%) Puppet
7 5 (0.42%) AWS Copilot
7 5 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.25%) CASB
8 3 (0.25%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.17%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.17%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.084%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.084%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.084%) SCCM
10 1 (0.084%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.084%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.084%) WSUS
Vendors
1 183 (15.39%) Microsoft
2 78 (6.56%) Adobe
3 59 (4.96%) Salesforce
4 42 (3.53%) Google
5 31 (2.61%) ServiceNow
6 29 (2.44%) Cisco
7 27 (2.27%) Splunk
8 26 (2.19%) Apple
9 24 (2.02%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.85%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.85%) Tenable
11 19 (1.60%) VMware
12 15 (1.26%) Oracle
13 13 (1.09%) SAP
14 12 (1.01%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.93%) Instagram
15 11 (0.93%) OpenAI
16 10 (0.84%) Dell
17 9 (0.76%) FIS
17 9 (0.76%) ION Trading