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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -22 +16 +13
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,274 1,930 1,638
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.68% 11.70% 6.48%
As % of the General category 9.49% 16.11% 10.59%
Number of salaries quoted 493 425 917
10th Percentile £34,400 £27,424 £35,000
25th Percentile £49,750 £40,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,400 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.82% -3.51% -12.31%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £83,250 £83,439
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,590
% change year-on-year - +0.75% -16.02%

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 13,419 11,978 15,462
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.82% 72.59% 61.15%
Number of salaries quoted 8,575 6,695 10,479
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,103
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £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 5 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 36 (2.83%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.10%) CMS
4 9 (0.71%) Confluence
5 7 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.39%) Apache
6 5 (0.39%) WordPress
7 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.24%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.24%) SAS
8 3 (0.24%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.078%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.078%) Drupal
9 1 (0.078%) IIS
Applications
1 36 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.65%) Acrobat
2 21 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (0.86%) Simulink
4 9 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.71%) Adobe XD
4 9 (0.71%) InDesign
5 8 (0.63%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.63%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.24%) Mathcad
7 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.16%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.078%) Maple
9 1 (0.078%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.078%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.88%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.71%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.31%) Primavera
5 4 (0.31%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.24%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.16%) Shopify
8 1 (0.078%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.078%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.078%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 238 (18.68%) AWS
2 220 (17.27%) Azure
3 181 (14.21%) GCP
4 154 (12.09%) SaaS
5 87 (6.83%) Power Platform
6 53 (4.16%) Amazon EKS
7 46 (3.61%) Microsoft 365
8 45 (3.53%) dbt
8 45 (3.53%) Serverless
9 36 (2.83%) Figma
10 35 (2.75%) Power Automate
11 29 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
12 28 (2.20%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
14 24 (1.88%) Google Analytics
15 23 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
15 23 (1.81%) PaaS
16 21 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
17 20 (1.57%) Entra ID
17 20 (1.57%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.77%) Broadband
2 32 (2.51%) Network Security
3 22 (1.73%) VPN
4 19 (1.49%) Firewall
5 14 (1.10%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.86%) WAN
7 10 (0.78%) DNS
8 9 (0.71%) DHCP
9 8 (0.63%) Intranet
9 8 (0.63%) SD-WAN
10 7 (0.55%) Ethernet
11 5 (0.39%) LAN
11 5 (0.39%) SMTP
11 5 (0.39%) VLAN
11 5 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.24%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.24%) MPLS
12 3 (0.24%) SSL
13 2 (0.16%) Extranet
13 2 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (5.97%) Power BI
2 36 (2.83%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (2.20%) SQL Server
4 27 (2.12%) Metadata
4 27 (2.12%) Tableau
5 19 (1.49%) BigQuery
6 17 (1.33%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
8 15 (1.18%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.10%) MongoDB
9 14 (1.10%) Semantic Layer
10 13 (1.02%) MySQL
11 12 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
12 11 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.86%) Looker
13 10 (0.78%) Big Data
14 9 (0.71%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.63%) Redis
16 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
17 6 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 52 (4.08%) TeamCity
2 49 (3.85%) Jenkins
3 46 (3.61%) Git
4 31 (2.43%) GitLab
5 26 (2.04%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.73%) Snyk
7 21 (1.65%) JIRA
8 13 (1.02%) Rational DOORS
9 11 (0.86%) LabVIEW
10 9 (0.71%) Balsamiq
11 8 (0.63%) Axure RP
12 5 (0.39%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.39%) JMeter
12 5 (0.39%) JUnit
12 5 (0.39%) Locust
13 4 (0.31%) Cypress.io
14 3 (0.24%) Postman
14 3 (0.24%) Selenium
14 3 (0.24%) SpecFlow
14 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 466 (36.58%) Social Skills
2 415 (32.57%) Finance
3 299 (23.47%) Law
4 207 (16.25%) Public Sector
5 192 (15.07%) Analytical Skills
6 171 (13.42%) Retail
7 170 (13.34%) Banking
8 168 (13.19%) Marketing
9 116 (9.11%) Back Office
10 94 (7.38%) Financial Institution
11 74 (5.81%) Legal
12 71 (5.57%) Aerospace
13 68 (5.34%) Presentation Skills
14 60 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
15 40 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (2.28%) Electronics
16 29 (2.28%) Games
17 21 (1.65%) German Language
17 21 (1.65%) Local Government
18 20 (1.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 296 (23.23%) Senior
2 198 (15.54%) Architect
3 151 (11.85%) Analyst
4 101 (7.93%) Lead
5 82 (6.44%) Software Engineer
6 74 (5.81%) Senior Analyst
7 67 (5.26%) Developer
8 62 (4.87%) Solutions Architect
9 55 (4.32%) Consultant
10 45 (3.53%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.30%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.14%) Technical Architect
13 35 (2.75%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.59%) Senior Architect
15 29 (2.28%) Designer
16 28 (2.20%) Senior Software Engineer
17 26 (2.04%) Salesforce Architect
17 26 (2.04%) Senior Business Analyst
18 25 (1.96%) Delivery Manager
18 25 (1.96%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (5.49%) REST
2 48 (3.77%) React
3 44 (3.45%) CSS
3 44 (3.45%) HTML
4 39 (3.06%) .NET
4 39 (3.06%) Lightning Web Components
5 36 (2.83%) Node.js
6 35 (2.75%) SOAP
7 33 (2.59%) Visualforce
8 17 (1.33%) RESTful
9 16 (1.26%) OpenAPI
9 16 (1.26%) XML
10 15 (1.18%) EDI
11 14 (1.10%) .NET Core
12 13 (1.02%) ASP.NET
12 13 (1.02%) Middleware
13 11 (0.86%) Django
13 11 (0.86%) Next.js
13 11 (0.86%) Swagger
14 10 (0.78%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 174 (13.66%) Cloud Native
2 140 (10.99%) Product Ownership
3 88 (6.91%) Onboarding
4 57 (4.47%) Driving Licence
5 55 (4.32%) Management Information System
6 53 (4.16%) Data Centre
7 51 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.61%) Cyberattack
9 39 (3.06%) Social Media
10 28 (2.20%) Podcast
11 26 (2.04%) Blog
12 22 (1.73%) Security Posture
13 21 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
14 19 (1.49%) Public Cloud
15 18 (1.41%) Credit Risk
16 15 (1.18%) Data Structures
17 14 (1.10%) Algorithms
18 13 (1.02%) AI Agents
19 12 (0.94%) FPGA
20 10 (0.78%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 47 (3.69%) Windows
2 22 (1.73%) Linux
3 15 (1.18%) Android
3 15 (1.18%) Apple iOS
4 12 (0.94%) VMS
4 12 (0.94%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.78%) Unix
6 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.24%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (29.98%) Agile
2 320 (25.12%) AI
3 234 (18.37%) CI/CD
4 223 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 209 (16.41%) Problem-Solving
6 196 (15.38%) Technology Strategy
7 191 (14.99%) Mentoring
8 186 (14.60%) Roadmaps
9 170 (13.34%) Decision-Making
10 164 (12.87%) Community of Practice
11 160 (12.56%) Cybersecurity
12 158 (12.40%) DevOps
13 152 (11.93%) Software Engineering
14 140 (10.99%) Scrum
15 125 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 118 (9.26%) Analytics
17 114 (8.95%) Coaching
17 114 (8.95%) Test Automation
18 110 (8.63%) Stakeholder Management
19 95 (7.46%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 136 (10.68%) Python
2 128 (10.05%) SQL
3 102 (8.01%) Java
4 69 (5.42%) JavaScript
5 46 (3.61%) C#
6 39 (3.06%) Apex Code
7 31 (2.43%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.20%) PowerShell
9 27 (2.12%) SOQL
9 27 (2.12%) SOSL
10 23 (1.81%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.65%) Bicep
12 20 (1.57%) Go
13 18 (1.41%) Bash
14 12 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
15 9 (0.71%) Ada
16 8 (0.63%) C++
17 6 (0.47%) C
17 6 (0.47%) PHP
17 6 (0.47%) Rust
Qualifications
1 312 (24.49%) Degree
2 290 (22.76%) Security Cleared
3 279 (21.90%) SC Cleared
4 77 (6.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 70 (5.49%) DV Cleared
6 59 (4.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.59%) DBS Check
8 32 (2.51%) CISSP
9 28 (2.20%) AWS Certification
10 27 (2.12%) CISM
11 25 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
12 24 (1.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 24 (1.88%) HNC
13 23 (1.81%) Master's Degree
14 20 (1.57%) PhD
15 17 (1.33%) Azure Certification
16 12 (0.94%) Chartered Engineer
16 12 (0.94%) CISA
17 11 (0.86%) CRISC
18 9 (0.71%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (11.46%) Accessibility
2 68 (5.34%) Data Quality
3 65 (5.10%) NIST
4 51 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 49 (3.85%) GRC
6 42 (3.30%) GDPR
7 39 (3.06%) QA
8 23 (1.81%) SLA
8 23 (1.81%) WCAG
9 22 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.73%) PCI DSS
10 18 (1.41%) NCSC
11 16 (1.26%) SOC 2
12 14 (1.10%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 13 (1.02%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 10 (0.78%) COBIT
14 10 (0.78%) PMO
15 7 (0.55%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (3.53%) Docker
2 28 (2.20%) Active Directory
3 24 (1.88%) Firmware
3 24 (1.88%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (0.94%) vSphere
7 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 107 (8.40%) Terraform
2 77 (6.04%) Kubernetes
3 60 (4.71%) Grafana
4 8 (0.63%) Ansible
4 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.47%) Autotask
5 6 (0.47%) Puppet
6 5 (0.39%) AWS Copilot
6 5 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.31%) CASB
8 3 (0.24%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.16%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.078%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.078%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.078%) SCCM
10 1 (0.078%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.078%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.078%) WSUS
Vendors
1 191 (14.99%) Microsoft
2 80 (6.28%) Adobe
3 58 (4.55%) Salesforce
4 47 (3.69%) Google
5 31 (2.43%) ServiceNow
6 29 (2.28%) Apple
6 29 (2.28%) Cisco
7 26 (2.04%) Splunk
8 25 (1.96%) Palo Alto
9 23 (1.81%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.73%) Tenable
11 19 (1.49%) VMware
12 17 (1.33%) SAP
13 16 (1.26%) Oracle
14 13 (1.02%) Workday
15 12 (0.94%) ScienceLogic
16 11 (0.86%) Instagram
16 11 (0.86%) OpenAI
17 10 (0.78%) Dell
18 9 (0.71%) IBM