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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 14 31
Rank change year-on-year -22 +17 +15
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,305 1,930 1,619
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.75% 11.62% 6.52%
As % of the General category 9.56% 16.13% 10.64%
Number of salaries quoted 490 420 894
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,600 £35,225
25th Percentile £49,813 £39,697 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £69,063 £69,800
90th Percentile £82,050 £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 13,654 11,963 15,210
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.12% 72.03% 61.27%
Number of salaries quoted 8,633 6,606 10,206
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.21% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 14 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 34 (2.61%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.92%) CMS
3 12 (0.92%) Confluence
4 7 (0.54%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.38%) Apache
6 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.31%) WordPress
7 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
7 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.077%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.077%) IIS
Applications
1 39 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.30%) Simulink
4 11 (0.84%) Acrobat
5 10 (0.77%) Adobe XD
6 9 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.61%) InDesign
7 8 (0.61%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (0.31%) Mathcad
10 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.15%) Maple
11 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.077%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.077%) SPSS
12 1 (0.077%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.84%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.84%) Workday HCM
3 10 (0.77%) Primavera
4 7 (0.54%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
6 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.31%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.15%) Shopify
8 1 (0.077%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.077%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.077%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 230 (17.62%) AWS
2 222 (17.01%) Azure
3 168 (12.87%) GCP
4 137 (10.50%) SaaS
5 85 (6.51%) Power Platform
6 46 (3.52%) Serverless
7 44 (3.37%) Amazon EKS
8 40 (3.07%) dbt
9 38 (2.91%) Microsoft 365
10 37 (2.84%) Figma
11 35 (2.68%) Power Automate
12 30 (2.30%) Azure Key Vault
13 29 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
14 25 (1.92%) Microsoft Purview
15 24 (1.84%) Google Analytics
16 23 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
16 23 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
16 23 (1.76%) GitHub
17 19 (1.46%) Entra ID
17 19 (1.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.07%) Broadband
2 36 (2.76%) Network Security
3 20 (1.53%) VPN
4 19 (1.46%) Firewall
5 13 (1.00%) Ethernet
6 11 (0.84%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.84%) WAN
7 10 (0.77%) DNS
7 10 (0.77%) Intranet
8 9 (0.69%) DHCP
8 9 (0.69%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.46%) VLAN
10 5 (0.38%) MPLS
11 4 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
11 4 (0.31%) LAN
11 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.23%) SDH
12 3 (0.23%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.15%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.67%) Power BI
2 36 (2.76%) PostgreSQL
3 35 (2.68%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.22%) Metadata
5 27 (2.07%) Tableau
6 22 (1.69%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.46%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.38%) MySQL
9 16 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 15 (1.15%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.07%) MongoDB
11 14 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.92%) Big Data
13 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
14 9 (0.69%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (0.69%) Looker
15 7 (0.54%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.46%) Hadoop
17 5 (0.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 58 (4.44%) Git
2 44 (3.37%) Jenkins
2 44 (3.37%) TeamCity
3 29 (2.22%) JIRA
4 25 (1.92%) GitLab
5 22 (1.69%) Snyk
6 20 (1.53%) Rational DOORS
6 20 (1.53%) SonarQube
7 14 (1.07%) LabVIEW
8 11 (0.84%) Balsamiq
9 9 (0.69%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.38%) JMeter
10 5 (0.38%) JUnit
10 5 (0.38%) Locust
11 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.23%) CMake
12 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
12 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 474 (36.32%) Social Skills
2 449 (34.41%) Finance
3 288 (22.07%) Law
4 222 (17.01%) Public Sector
5 210 (16.09%) Analytical Skills
6 158 (12.11%) Marketing
7 148 (11.34%) Retail
8 144 (11.03%) Banking
9 114 (8.74%) Aerospace
10 98 (7.51%) Back Office
11 83 (6.36%) Financial Institution
12 71 (5.44%) Legal
13 65 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
13 65 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
14 44 (3.37%) Electronics
15 43 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (2.22%) Military
17 25 (1.92%) Telecoms
18 24 (1.84%) Games
19 23 (1.76%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 313 (23.98%) Senior
2 198 (15.17%) Architect
3 160 (12.26%) Analyst
4 116 (8.89%) Lead
5 89 (6.82%) Software Engineer
6 83 (6.36%) Senior Analyst
7 72 (5.52%) Developer
8 62 (4.75%) Solutions Architect
9 54 (4.14%) Consultant
10 53 (4.06%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.22%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.07%) Technical Architect
13 36 (2.76%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.53%) Senior Architect
15 32 (2.45%) Senior Business Analyst
15 32 (2.45%) Systems Engineer
16 29 (2.22%) Designer
16 29 (2.22%) Principal Engineer
17 28 (2.15%) Senior Developer
17 28 (2.15%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (4.44%) REST
2 53 (4.06%) React
3 51 (3.91%) CSS
4 50 (3.83%) .NET
4 50 (3.83%) HTML
5 36 (2.76%) Node.js
6 33 (2.53%) Lightning Web Components
7 28 (2.15%) SOAP
8 26 (1.99%) Visualforce
9 23 (1.76%) .NET Core
10 18 (1.38%) ASP.NET
11 17 (1.30%) RESTful
12 16 (1.23%) OpenAPI
12 16 (1.23%) XML
13 15 (1.15%) AngularJS
13 15 (1.15%) Entity Framework
14 14 (1.07%) .NET Framework
14 14 (1.07%) EDI
15 13 (1.00%) Blazor
16 12 (0.92%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 159 (12.18%) Cloud Native
2 138 (10.57%) Product Ownership
3 73 (5.59%) Onboarding
4 63 (4.83%) Driving Licence
5 58 (4.44%) Management Information System
6 57 (4.37%) Data Centre
7 54 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.52%) Cyberattack
9 40 (3.07%) Social Media
10 28 (2.15%) Podcast
11 22 (1.69%) Blog
12 21 (1.61%) FPGA
13 20 (1.53%) Public Cloud
14 19 (1.46%) Security Posture
15 18 (1.38%) Credit Risk
15 18 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
16 17 (1.30%) Algorithms
17 16 (1.23%) Data Structures
18 15 (1.15%) AI Agents
19 14 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 44 (3.37%) Windows
2 22 (1.69%) Linux
3 13 (1.00%) Android
3 13 (1.00%) Apple iOS
4 12 (0.92%) VMS
5 11 (0.84%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.61%) Unix
7 5 (0.38%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (30.73%) Agile
2 333 (25.52%) AI
3 227 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 223 (17.09%) Problem-Solving
5 214 (16.40%) CI/CD
6 209 (16.02%) Technology Strategy
7 202 (15.48%) Mentoring
8 184 (14.10%) Decision-Making
9 181 (13.87%) Roadmaps
10 171 (13.10%) Community of Practice
11 169 (12.95%) Software Engineering
12 165 (12.64%) Cybersecurity
13 148 (11.34%) DevOps
14 146 (11.19%) Scrum
15 127 (9.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 123 (9.43%) Coaching
16 123 (9.43%) Stakeholder Management
17 119 (9.12%) Analytics
18 108 (8.28%) Test Automation
19 102 (7.82%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 132 (10.11%) Python
2 129 (9.89%) SQL
3 90 (6.90%) Java
4 71 (5.44%) JavaScript
5 61 (4.67%) C#
6 33 (2.53%) Apex Code
7 30 (2.30%) MATLAB
8 29 (2.22%) TypeScript
9 28 (2.15%) PowerShell
10 22 (1.69%) SOQL
10 22 (1.69%) SOSL
11 21 (1.61%) Bicep
12 18 (1.38%) Bash
12 18 (1.38%) Go
13 15 (1.15%) C++
14 13 (1.00%) Ada
15 12 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
16 9 (0.69%) C
17 8 (0.61%) Rust
18 6 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 347 (26.59%) Degree
2 343 (26.28%) Security Cleared
3 325 (24.90%) SC Cleared
4 119 (9.12%) BPSS Clearance
5 111 (8.51%) DV Cleared
6 65 (4.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.53%) CISSP
8 32 (2.45%) DBS Check
9 30 (2.30%) HNC
9 30 (2.30%) Master's Degree
10 29 (2.22%) AWS Certification
10 29 (2.22%) CISM
11 26 (1.99%) PhD
12 24 (1.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
14 19 (1.46%) Azure Certification
14 19 (1.46%) Chartered Engineer
15 10 (0.77%) CISA
15 10 (0.77%) CRISC
15 10 (0.77%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (14.10%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.29%) Data Quality
3 66 (5.06%) NIST
4 49 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 47 (3.60%) GRC
6 45 (3.45%) GDPR
7 43 (3.30%) QA
8 24 (1.84%) WCAG
9 22 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.69%) SLA
10 20 (1.53%) NCSC
11 18 (1.38%) PCI DSS
12 14 (1.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 14 (1.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 11 (0.84%) PMO
13 11 (0.84%) SOC 2
14 10 (0.77%) COBIT
15 7 (0.54%) SOC 1
16 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 45 (3.45%) Docker
2 38 (2.91%) Firmware
3 26 (1.99%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.92%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.077%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 91 (6.97%) Terraform
2 70 (5.36%) Kubernetes
3 50 (3.83%) Grafana
4 7 (0.54%) Ansible
4 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.38%) CASB
5 5 (0.38%) Puppet
6 4 (0.31%) Autotask
7 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
7 3 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.077%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.077%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.077%) SCCM
9 1 (0.077%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.077%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.077%) WSUS
Vendors
1 186 (14.25%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.52%) Adobe
3 53 (4.06%) Salesforce
4 43 (3.30%) Google
5 31 (2.38%) Apple
6 30 (2.30%) Cisco
7 29 (2.22%) ServiceNow
8 26 (1.99%) Palo Alto
9 23 (1.76%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.69%) SAP
10 22 (1.69%) Tenable
11 20 (1.53%) Splunk
12 19 (1.46%) VMware
13 18 (1.38%) Oracle
14 15 (1.15%) Workday
15 12 (0.92%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 11 (0.84%) Siemens
17 10 (0.77%) Dell
17 10 (0.77%) IBM