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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 15 30
Rank change year-on-year -19 +15 +11
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,364 1,896 1,652
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.87% 11.46% 6.65%
As % of the General category 9.75% 16.07% 10.86%
Number of salaries quoted 488 411 835
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,600 £35,225
25th Percentile £48,750 £37,250 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,200 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% -6.09% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £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 13,995 11,802 15,217
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.21% 71.32% 61.30%
Number of salaries quoted 8,804 6,603 9,806
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £79,688 £78,750 £81,120
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 27 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 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.81%) Confluence
4 10 (0.73%) CMS
5 7 (0.51%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.37%) Apache
7 4 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.29%) WordPress
8 3 (0.22%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.22%) SAS
8 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.073%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.073%) IIS
Applications
1 45 (3.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.25%) Simulink
4 15 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.66%) Adobe XD
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.59%) InDesign
6 8 (0.59%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.44%) Maple
8 4 (0.29%) 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 (0.073%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.073%) SPSS
11 1 (0.073%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.76%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.81%) Workday HCM
3 10 (0.73%) Primavera
4 7 (0.51%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.37%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.29%) Distributed Ledger
6 4 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.29%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.22%) Misys Midas
7 3 (0.22%) SAP R/3
8 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.15%) Shopify
9 1 (0.073%) NEC Housing
9 1 (0.073%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 246 (18.04%) AWS
2 225 (16.50%) Azure
3 182 (13.34%) GCP
4 150 (11.00%) SaaS
5 87 (6.38%) Power Platform
6 53 (3.89%) Amazon EKS
7 47 (3.45%) Serverless
8 40 (2.93%) dbt
9 35 (2.57%) Azure Key Vault
9 35 (2.57%) Figma
10 33 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
10 33 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
10 33 (2.42%) Power Automate
11 26 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (1.83%) GitHub
13 24 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
13 24 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
14 22 (1.61%) Google Analytics
15 21 (1.54%) Entra ID
16 20 (1.47%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.93%) Network Security
2 32 (2.35%) Broadband
3 19 (1.39%) Firewall
4 17 (1.25%) Ethernet
4 17 (1.25%) VPN
5 11 (0.81%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.66%) Intranet
7 8 (0.59%) DNS
7 8 (0.59%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.59%) WAN
8 7 (0.51%) DHCP
9 6 (0.44%) Modbus
9 6 (0.44%) Profibus
9 6 (0.44%) VLAN
10 5 (0.37%) MPLS
11 4 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.22%) SDH
12 3 (0.22%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.15%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.57%) Power BI
2 38 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
3 36 (2.64%) SQL Server
4 27 (1.98%) Metadata
4 27 (1.98%) Tableau
5 22 (1.61%) Relational Database
6 19 (1.39%) BigQuery
7 18 (1.32%) MySQL
8 16 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
8 16 (1.17%) MongoDB
9 15 (1.10%) NoSQL
10 14 (1.03%) Semantic Layer
11 12 (0.88%) Big Data
12 11 (0.81%) Data Lake
12 11 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (0.66%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.66%) Looker
15 6 (0.44%) Hadoop
16 5 (0.37%) GIS
Development Applications
1 63 (4.62%) Git
2 51 (3.74%) TeamCity
3 38 (2.79%) Jenkins
4 26 (1.91%) JIRA
5 22 (1.61%) Snyk
6 20 (1.47%) Rational DOORS
7 19 (1.39%) GitLab
8 14 (1.03%) LabVIEW
8 14 (1.03%) SonarQube
9 10 (0.73%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.59%) Axure RP
11 7 (0.51%) JUnit
12 5 (0.37%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.37%) JMeter
12 5 (0.37%) Locust
13 4 (0.29%) Cypress.io
14 3 (0.22%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.22%) CMake
14 3 (0.22%) Selenium
14 3 (0.22%) SpecFlow
General
1 523 (38.34%) Social Skills
2 505 (37.02%) Finance
3 305 (22.36%) Law
4 231 (16.94%) Analytical Skills
5 219 (16.06%) Public Sector
6 173 (12.68%) Retail
7 167 (12.24%) Banking
8 163 (11.95%) Marketing
9 115 (8.43%) Aerospace
10 113 (8.28%) Back Office
11 97 (7.11%) Financial Institution
12 78 (5.72%) Presentation Skills
13 71 (5.21%) Legal
14 68 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
15 49 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
16 48 (3.52%) Electronics
17 30 (2.20%) Military
18 28 (2.05%) Telecoms
19 26 (1.91%) Local Government
20 23 (1.69%) German Language
Job Titles
1 326 (23.90%) Senior
2 198 (14.52%) Architect
3 164 (12.02%) Analyst
4 128 (9.38%) Lead
5 99 (7.26%) Software Engineer
6 84 (6.16%) Senior Analyst
7 71 (5.21%) Developer
8 66 (4.84%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (4.18%) Consultant
10 55 (4.03%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.08%) Cloud Architect
12 37 (2.71%) Security Architect
12 37 (2.71%) Technical Architect
13 33 (2.42%) Senior Architect
13 33 (2.42%) Senior Business Analyst
14 32 (2.35%) Designer
14 32 (2.35%) Systems Engineer
15 30 (2.20%) Senior Software Engineer
16 29 (2.13%) Principal Engineer
16 29 (2.13%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (7.55%) Terraform
2 53 (3.89%) React
3 51 (3.74%) .NET
4 50 (3.67%) CSS
5 48 (3.52%) HTML
6 46 (3.37%) REST
7 37 (2.71%) Node.js
8 24 (1.76%) .NET Core
8 24 (1.76%) Lightning Web Components
9 20 (1.47%) RESTful
10 19 (1.39%) ASP.NET
10 19 (1.39%) EDI
10 19 (1.39%) SOAP
10 19 (1.39%) XML
11 18 (1.32%) OpenAPI
12 17 (1.25%) Visualforce
13 15 (1.10%) AngularJS
13 15 (1.10%) Entity Framework
14 14 (1.03%) .NET Framework
14 14 (1.03%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 169 (12.39%) Cloud Native
2 138 (10.12%) Product Ownership
3 94 (6.89%) Onboarding
4 72 (5.28%) Driving Licence
5 63 (4.62%) Data Centre
6 58 (4.25%) Management Information System
7 54 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.37%) Cyberattack
9 38 (2.79%) Social Media
10 27 (1.98%) Blog
10 27 (1.98%) Podcast
11 23 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
12 21 (1.54%) FPGA
13 20 (1.47%) Public Cloud
13 20 (1.47%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.32%) Credit Risk
15 16 (1.17%) Data Structures
16 15 (1.10%) AI Agents
16 15 (1.10%) Algorithms
16 15 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 43 (3.15%) Windows
2 22 (1.61%) Linux
3 16 (1.17%) Android
4 15 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 15 (1.10%) VMS
5 12 (0.88%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.59%) Unix
7 5 (0.37%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.29%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.073%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.073%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 395 (28.96%) Agile
2 350 (25.66%) AI
3 233 (17.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 225 (16.50%) Problem-Solving
5 217 (15.91%) Mentoring
6 214 (15.69%) CI/CD
7 209 (15.32%) Technology Strategy
8 200 (14.66%) Decision-Making
9 179 (13.12%) Software Engineering
10 174 (12.76%) Roadmaps
11 171 (12.54%) Cybersecurity
12 161 (11.80%) Community of Practice
13 149 (10.92%) DevOps
14 145 (10.63%) Stakeholder Management
15 142 (10.41%) Coaching
16 138 (10.12%) Scrum
17 133 (9.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 119 (8.72%) Test Automation
19 110 (8.06%) Analytics
20 102 (7.48%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 130 (9.53%) Python
1 130 (9.53%) SQL
2 101 (7.40%) Java
3 64 (4.69%) C#
3 64 (4.69%) JavaScript
4 30 (2.20%) MATLAB
5 29 (2.13%) TypeScript
6 27 (1.98%) PowerShell
7 24 (1.76%) Apex Code
8 21 (1.54%) Bicep
9 20 (1.47%) Go
10 17 (1.25%) Bash
11 16 (1.17%) SOQL
11 16 (1.17%) SOSL
12 15 (1.10%) C++
13 13 (0.95%) Ada
14 12 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
15 9 (0.66%) C
16 8 (0.59%) Rust
17 6 (0.44%) PHP
Qualifications
1 351 (25.73%) Degree
2 335 (24.56%) Security Cleared
3 316 (23.17%) SC Cleared
4 119 (8.72%) BPSS Clearance
5 112 (8.21%) DV Cleared
6 61 (4.47%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (3.08%) HNC
8 36 (2.64%) DBS Check
9 32 (2.35%) CISSP
10 29 (2.13%) AWS Certification
10 29 (2.13%) Master's Degree
11 28 (2.05%) CISM
12 25 (1.83%) PhD
13 24 (1.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 20 (1.47%) Azure Certification
14 20 (1.47%) Chartered Engineer
15 19 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (0.73%) CISA
16 10 (0.73%) CRISC
16 10 (0.73%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (13.49%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.06%) Data Quality
3 66 (4.84%) NIST
4 47 (3.45%) GRC
4 47 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 43 (3.15%) GDPR
6 42 (3.08%) QA
7 22 (1.61%) SLA
8 21 (1.54%) NCSC
8 21 (1.54%) WCAG
9 20 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 17 (1.25%) PCI DSS
11 15 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 14 (1.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 11 (0.81%) PMO
14 10 (0.73%) COBIT
14 10 (0.73%) SOC 2
15 7 (0.51%) SOC 1
16 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 4 (0.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 45 (3.30%) Docker
2 38 (2.79%) Firmware
3 25 (1.83%) Active Directory
3 25 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.88%) vSphere
7 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 82 (6.01%) Kubernetes
2 60 (4.40%) Grafana
3 7 (0.51%) Ansible
4 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.37%) Puppet
5 4 (0.29%) Autotask
5 4 (0.29%) CASB
5 4 (0.29%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.073%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.073%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.073%) SCCM
8 1 (0.073%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.073%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.073%) WSUS
Vendors
1 196 (14.37%) Microsoft
2 57 (4.18%) Adobe
3 43 (3.15%) Google
3 43 (3.15%) Salesforce
4 34 (2.49%) Apple
5 28 (2.05%) Cisco
5 28 (2.05%) ServiceNow
6 27 (1.98%) SAP
7 26 (1.91%) Palo Alto
8 23 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
9 22 (1.61%) Tenable
9 22 (1.61%) VMware
10 18 (1.32%) Oracle
11 16 (1.17%) Splunk
12 15 (1.10%) Workday
13 12 (0.88%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (0.81%) Dell
14 11 (0.81%) OpenAI
14 11 (0.81%) Siemens
15 10 (0.73%) IBM