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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 14 31
Rank change year-on-year -20 +17 +15
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,320 1,933 1,621
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.81% 11.63% 6.51%
As % of the General category 9.66% 16.13% 10.63%
Number of salaries quoted 495 421 895
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,600 £35,225
25th Percentile £49,750 £39,929 £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 £70,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £81,983 £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 13,661 11,982 15,253
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.11% 72.12% 61.29%
Number of salaries quoted 8,647 6,626 10,239
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 13 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 35 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (0.91%) CMS
3 12 (0.91%) Confluence
4 7 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.38%) Apache
6 4 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.30%) WordPress
7 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.15%) SAS
9 1 (0.076%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.076%) IIS
Applications
1 39 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.29%) Simulink
4 13 (0.98%) Acrobat
5 9 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (0.68%) Adobe XD
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.61%) InDesign
6 8 (0.61%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.30%) Mathcad
9 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.15%) Maple
10 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.076%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.076%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.82%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.83%) Workday HCM
3 10 (0.76%) Primavera
4 7 (0.53%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
6 4 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.30%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.15%) Shopify
8 1 (0.076%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.076%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.076%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 238 (18.03%) AWS
2 227 (17.20%) Azure
3 176 (13.33%) GCP
4 143 (10.83%) SaaS
5 85 (6.44%) Power Platform
6 46 (3.48%) Amazon EKS
6 46 (3.48%) Serverless
7 45 (3.41%) dbt
8 42 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (2.80%) Figma
10 35 (2.65%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.27%) Azure Key Vault
12 29 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
13 25 (1.89%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.74%) Azure Monitor
14 23 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
14 23 (1.74%) PaaS
15 22 (1.67%) GitHub
15 22 (1.67%) Google Analytics
16 19 (1.44%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.03%) Broadband
2 35 (2.65%) Network Security
3 21 (1.59%) VPN
4 20 (1.52%) Firewall
5 16 (1.21%) TCP/IP
6 12 (0.91%) Ethernet
7 11 (0.83%) WAN
8 10 (0.76%) DNS
8 10 (0.76%) Intranet
9 9 (0.68%) DHCP
9 9 (0.68%) SD-WAN
10 6 (0.45%) VLAN
11 5 (0.38%) MPLS
12 4 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.30%) LAN
12 4 (0.30%) SMTP
12 4 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.23%) SDH
13 3 (0.23%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.61%) Power BI
2 40 (3.03%) PostgreSQL
3 34 (2.58%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.20%) Metadata
5 26 (1.97%) Tableau
6 21 (1.59%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.44%) BigQuery
8 17 (1.29%) MySQL
9 16 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
10 15 (1.14%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
11 14 (1.06%) MongoDB
11 14 (1.06%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.91%) Big Data
13 11 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.76%) Looker
15 9 (0.68%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.61%) Redis
17 7 (0.53%) Data Lake
18 6 (0.45%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 57 (4.32%) Git
2 45 (3.41%) TeamCity
3 44 (3.33%) Jenkins
4 28 (2.12%) JIRA
5 25 (1.89%) GitLab
6 22 (1.67%) Snyk
7 20 (1.52%) SonarQube
8 19 (1.44%) Rational DOORS
9 14 (1.06%) LabVIEW
10 10 (0.76%) Balsamiq
11 8 (0.61%) Axure RP
12 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
12 5 (0.38%) JMeter
12 5 (0.38%) JUnit
12 5 (0.38%) Locust
13 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
14 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.23%) CMake
14 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
14 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 480 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 454 (34.39%) Finance
3 292 (22.12%) Law
4 219 (16.59%) Public Sector
5 207 (15.68%) Analytical Skills
6 160 (12.12%) Marketing
7 157 (11.89%) Retail
8 153 (11.59%) Banking
9 112 (8.48%) Aerospace
10 104 (7.88%) Back Office
11 87 (6.59%) Financial Institution
12 71 (5.38%) Legal
13 67 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
14 65 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
15 44 (3.33%) Electronics
16 43 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
17 28 (2.12%) Military
18 25 (1.89%) Telecoms
19 24 (1.82%) Games
20 23 (1.74%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 318 (24.09%) Senior
2 197 (14.92%) Architect
3 158 (11.97%) Analyst
4 118 (8.94%) Lead
5 88 (6.67%) Software Engineer
6 82 (6.21%) Senior Analyst
7 72 (5.45%) Developer
8 62 (4.70%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (4.32%) Consultant
10 51 (3.86%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.18%) Cloud Architect
12 40 (3.03%) Technical Architect
13 35 (2.65%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.50%) Senior Architect
15 32 (2.42%) Systems Engineer
16 31 (2.35%) Senior Business Analyst
17 29 (2.20%) Designer
17 29 (2.20%) Principal Engineer
17 29 (2.20%) Senior Software Engineer
18 27 (2.05%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.70%) REST
2 53 (4.02%) React
3 49 (3.71%) .NET
3 49 (3.71%) CSS
4 48 (3.64%) HTML
5 36 (2.73%) Node.js
6 33 (2.50%) Lightning Web Components
7 28 (2.12%) SOAP
8 26 (1.97%) Visualforce
9 22 (1.67%) .NET Core
10 18 (1.36%) ASP.NET
11 17 (1.29%) RESTful
12 16 (1.21%) OpenAPI
12 16 (1.21%) XML
13 14 (1.06%) AngularJS
13 14 (1.06%) EDI
13 14 (1.06%) Entity Framework
14 13 (0.98%) .NET Framework
15 12 (0.91%) Middleware
15 12 (0.91%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 164 (12.42%) Cloud Native
2 135 (10.23%) Product Ownership
3 76 (5.76%) Onboarding
4 62 (4.70%) Driving Licence
5 58 (4.39%) Management Information System
6 57 (4.32%) Data Centre
7 54 (4.09%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.48%) Cyberattack
9 40 (3.03%) Social Media
10 28 (2.12%) Podcast
11 23 (1.74%) Blog
12 21 (1.59%) FPGA
12 21 (1.59%) Security Posture
13 20 (1.52%) Public Cloud
14 19 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
15 18 (1.36%) Credit Risk
16 17 (1.29%) Algorithms
17 16 (1.21%) Data Structures
18 15 (1.14%) AI Agents
19 13 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 48 (3.64%) Windows
2 26 (1.97%) Linux
3 15 (1.14%) Android
3 15 (1.14%) Apple iOS
4 12 (0.91%) Unix
4 12 (0.91%) VMS
4 12 (0.91%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.38%) VxWorks
6 4 (0.30%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (30.61%) Agile
2 331 (25.08%) AI
3 226 (17.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 225 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
5 221 (16.74%) CI/CD
6 204 (15.45%) Technology Strategy
7 199 (15.08%) Mentoring
8 185 (14.02%) Decision-Making
9 182 (13.79%) Roadmaps
10 167 (12.65%) Software Engineering
11 166 (12.58%) Community of Practice
11 166 (12.58%) Cybersecurity
12 153 (11.59%) DevOps
13 143 (10.83%) Scrum
14 126 (9.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 123 (9.32%) Stakeholder Management
16 120 (9.09%) Coaching
17 117 (8.86%) Analytics
18 110 (8.33%) Test Automation
19 102 (7.73%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 138 (10.45%) Python
2 129 (9.77%) SQL
3 97 (7.35%) Java
4 70 (5.30%) JavaScript
5 59 (4.47%) C#
6 33 (2.50%) Apex Code
7 30 (2.27%) MATLAB
7 30 (2.27%) TypeScript
8 29 (2.20%) PowerShell
9 22 (1.67%) SOQL
9 22 (1.67%) SOSL
10 21 (1.59%) Bicep
11 20 (1.52%) Go
12 18 (1.36%) Bash
13 14 (1.06%) C++
14 12 (0.91%) Ada
14 12 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.61%) C
16 7 (0.53%) Rust
17 6 (0.45%) R
Qualifications
1 346 (26.21%) Degree
2 343 (25.98%) Security Cleared
3 325 (24.62%) SC Cleared
4 118 (8.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 109 (8.26%) DV Cleared
6 63 (4.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.50%) DBS Check
8 32 (2.42%) CISSP
9 30 (2.27%) HNC
9 30 (2.27%) Master's Degree
10 29 (2.20%) AWS Certification
11 28 (2.12%) CISM
12 26 (1.97%) PhD
13 24 (1.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 23 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
15 19 (1.44%) Azure Certification
15 19 (1.44%) Chartered Engineer
16 10 (0.76%) CISA
16 10 (0.76%) CRISC
16 10 (0.76%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (13.79%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.23%) Data Quality
3 65 (4.92%) NIST
4 48 (3.64%) GRC
4 48 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 45 (3.41%) GDPR
6 42 (3.18%) QA
7 23 (1.74%) WCAG
8 22 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
8 22 (1.67%) SLA
9 19 (1.44%) NCSC
10 18 (1.36%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 13 (0.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 11 (0.83%) SOC 2
14 10 (0.76%) COBIT
14 10 (0.76%) PMO
15 7 (0.53%) SOC 1
16 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 4 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 50 (3.79%) Docker
2 38 (2.88%) Firmware
3 28 (2.12%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.91%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 98 (7.42%) Terraform
2 72 (5.45%) Kubernetes
3 52 (3.94%) Grafana
4 7 (0.53%) Ansible
4 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.38%) Autotask
5 5 (0.38%) AWS Copilot
5 5 (0.38%) CASB
5 5 (0.38%) Puppet
6 4 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
8 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.076%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.076%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.076%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.076%) SCCM
9 1 (0.076%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.076%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.076%) WSUS
Vendors
1 189 (14.32%) Microsoft
2 73 (5.53%) Adobe
3 53 (4.02%) Salesforce
4 47 (3.56%) Google
5 31 (2.35%) Apple
6 30 (2.27%) Cisco
6 30 (2.27%) ServiceNow
7 26 (1.97%) Palo Alto
8 23 (1.74%) CrowdStrike
9 22 (1.67%) SAP
9 22 (1.67%) Tenable
10 20 (1.52%) Splunk
10 20 (1.52%) VMware
11 18 (1.36%) Oracle
12 15 (1.14%) Workday
13 12 (0.91%) ScienceLogic
14 11 (0.83%) OpenAI
14 11 (0.83%) Siemens
15 10 (0.76%) Dell
15 10 (0.76%) IBM