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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 16 31
Rank change year-on-year -18 +15 +1
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,525 1,889 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.08% 11.43% 6.91%
As % of the General category 9.86% 16.13% 11.05%
Number of salaries quoted 480 412 566
10th Percentile £31,952 £25,628 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £46,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -16.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £78,224 £72,500 £74,144
90th Percentile £82,625 £82,500 £87,270
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -7.69%

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 15,459 11,713 13,125
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.66% 70.87% 62.53%
Number of salaries quoted 9,262 6,184 7,410
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,891 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,468 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% -8.05% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,560
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.79% -4.07%

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 October 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 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.85%) Confluence
4 8 (0.52%) CMS
5 7 (0.46%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.46%) WordPress
6 5 (0.33%) Apache
6 5 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.26%) SAS
8 3 (0.20%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.13%) Moodle
10 1 (0.066%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.066%) nginx
Applications
1 73 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.11%) Simulink
5 14 (0.92%) Maple
6 12 (0.79%) Notion
7 10 (0.66%) Adobe After Effects
7 10 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
7 10 (0.66%) Photoshop
8 9 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 9 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
9 8 (0.52%) InDesign
9 8 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
10 7 (0.46%) Adobe XD
11 4 (0.26%) Mathcad
11 4 (0.26%) Revit
12 2 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
12 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
12 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
12 2 (0.13%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 17 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (0.98%) Cloudability
3 11 (0.72%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.66%) Primavera
5 9 (0.59%) Teamcenter
6 5 (0.33%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.26%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (0.26%) Distributed Ledger
7 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.20%) Misys Midas
8 3 (0.20%) SAP R/3
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.066%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.066%) NEC Housing
10 1 (0.066%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.066%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.066%) Salesforce CRM
10 1 (0.066%) SAP S/4HANA
10 1 (0.066%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 278 (18.23%) AWS
2 218 (14.30%) Azure
3 217 (14.23%) GCP
4 180 (11.80%) SaaS
5 101 (6.62%) Power Platform
6 89 (5.84%) Amazon EKS
7 50 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
8 42 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
9 41 (2.69%) Serverless
10 35 (2.30%) Azure Key Vault
11 34 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
11 34 (2.23%) dbt
12 32 (2.10%) Figma
13 30 (1.97%) Entra ID
14 28 (1.84%) Power Automate
15 27 (1.77%) PowerApps
16 26 (1.70%) GitHub
16 26 (1.70%) Microsoft Purview
17 24 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
18 21 (1.38%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.69%) Network Security
2 26 (1.70%) VPN
3 24 (1.57%) Ethernet
4 23 (1.51%) TCP/IP
5 22 (1.44%) Firewall
6 18 (1.18%) Broadband
7 16 (1.05%) VLAN
8 13 (0.85%) Modbus
8 13 (0.85%) Profibus
9 10 (0.66%) 5G
10 9 (0.59%) BGP
10 9 (0.59%) WAN
11 8 (0.52%) Intranet
12 7 (0.46%) DNS
12 7 (0.46%) SD-WAN
13 6 (0.39%) DHCP
14 5 (0.33%) MPLS
15 4 (0.26%) Cisco ISE
15 4 (0.26%) Internet
15 4 (0.26%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (5.84%) Power BI
2 62 (4.07%) PostgreSQL
3 34 (2.23%) SQL Server
4 29 (1.90%) Metadata
5 28 (1.84%) Tableau
6 25 (1.64%) Relational Database
7 20 (1.31%) BigQuery
8 18 (1.18%) MySQL
9 16 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
9 16 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
9 16 (1.05%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.98%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.92%) Semantic Layer
12 13 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
12 13 (0.85%) MongoDB
13 12 (0.79%) Big Data
13 12 (0.79%) GIS
14 10 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
15 8 (0.52%) DynamoDB
16 7 (0.46%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 92 (6.03%) TeamCity
2 71 (4.66%) Git
3 30 (1.97%) JIRA
4 29 (1.90%) Jenkins
5 20 (1.31%) Rational DOORS
6 18 (1.18%) JUnit
7 14 (0.92%) LabVIEW
8 11 (0.72%) Snyk
9 8 (0.52%) Balsamiq
10 6 (0.39%) Axure RP
11 5 (0.33%) Android Studio
11 5 (0.33%) GitLab
12 4 (0.26%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.20%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.20%) CMake
13 3 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
14 2 (0.13%) Bower
14 2 (0.13%) Gradle
14 2 (0.13%) MLflow
15 1 (0.066%) Appium
General
1 618 (40.52%) Finance
2 575 (37.70%) Social Skills
3 359 (23.54%) Law
4 268 (17.57%) Analytical Skills
5 256 (16.79%) Retail
6 237 (15.54%) Banking
7 227 (14.89%) Public Sector
8 158 (10.36%) Marketing
9 145 (9.51%) Back Office
10 136 (8.92%) Financial Institution
11 135 (8.85%) Aerospace
12 86 (5.64%) Organisational Skills
13 78 (5.11%) Legal
14 66 (4.33%) Presentation Skills
15 54 (3.54%) Electronics
16 52 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
17 40 (2.62%) Telecoms
18 31 (2.03%) Local Government
19 28 (1.84%) Military
20 22 (1.44%) French Language
Job Titles
1 363 (23.80%) Senior
2 163 (10.69%) Analyst
3 159 (10.43%) Architect
4 153 (10.03%) Lead
5 132 (8.66%) Software Engineer
6 89 (5.84%) Developer
7 59 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
8 52 (3.41%) Solutions Architect
9 50 (3.28%) Senior Manager
10 45 (2.95%) Consultant
10 45 (2.95%) Senior Software Engineer
11 42 (2.75%) Business Analyst
12 36 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
13 34 (2.23%) Sales Executive
13 34 (2.23%) Team Leader
14 32 (2.10%) Senior Architect
15 31 (2.03%) Lead Software Engineer
16 30 (1.97%) Systems Engineer
17 29 (1.90%) Project Manager
17 29 (1.90%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 136 (8.92%) Terraform
2 52 (3.41%) .NET
3 49 (3.21%) React
4 45 (2.95%) CSS
4 45 (2.95%) HTML
5 39 (2.56%) RESTful
6 33 (2.16%) Node.js
6 33 (2.16%) REST
7 31 (2.03%) XML
8 27 (1.77%) OpenAPI
9 24 (1.57%) .NET Core
10 22 (1.44%) Swagger
11 19 (1.25%) ASP.NET
11 19 (1.25%) EDI
12 15 (0.98%) AngularJS
12 15 (0.98%) Entity Framework
12 15 (0.98%) Next.js
12 15 (0.98%) OpenTelemetry
13 14 (0.92%) .NET Framework
13 14 (0.92%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 184 (12.07%) Cloud Native
2 129 (8.46%) Product Ownership
3 105 (6.89%) Driving Licence
4 70 (4.59%) Onboarding
5 59 (3.87%) Management Information System
6 55 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
7 52 (3.41%) Blog
7 52 (3.41%) Data Centre
8 50 (3.28%) Social Media
9 38 (2.49%) Distributed Systems
10 27 (1.77%) Security Posture
11 25 (1.64%) Cyberattack
12 24 (1.57%) Public Cloud
13 22 (1.44%) FPGA
14 20 (1.31%) SCADA
15 18 (1.18%) Credit Risk
16 16 (1.05%) Algorithms
17 15 (0.98%) AI Agents
17 15 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
18 14 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 50 (3.28%) Windows
2 32 (2.10%) Apple iOS
3 27 (1.77%) Android
4 26 (1.70%) Linux
5 16 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 15 (0.98%) VMS
7 13 (0.85%) macOS
8 5 (0.33%) VxWorks
9 4 (0.26%) Unix
10 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 373 (24.46%) Agile
2 362 (23.74%) AI
3 272 (17.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 268 (17.57%) Mentoring
5 260 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
6 234 (15.34%) Decision-Making
7 217 (14.23%) CI/CD
8 202 (13.25%) Software Engineering
9 181 (11.87%) Coaching
10 180 (11.80%) Stakeholder Management
11 178 (11.67%) Technology Strategy
12 156 (10.23%) Cybersecurity
13 150 (9.84%) Analytics
14 149 (9.77%) Fintech
15 138 (9.05%) Test Automation
16 137 (8.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 136 (8.92%) Roadmaps
18 132 (8.66%) DevOps
19 126 (8.26%) Community of Practice
20 121 (7.93%) Disruptive Innovation
Programming Languages
1 153 (10.03%) Java
2 143 (9.38%) SQL
3 141 (9.25%) Python
4 74 (4.85%) C#
5 62 (4.07%) JavaScript
6 36 (2.36%) Bash
7 35 (2.30%) Go
8 30 (1.97%) MATLAB
8 30 (1.97%) TypeScript
9 24 (1.57%) PowerShell
10 16 (1.05%) C++
11 15 (0.98%) Bicep
12 14 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
13 13 (0.85%) Ada
14 12 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 12 (0.79%) Kotlin
15 10 (0.66%) C
16 9 (0.59%) Apex Code
17 8 (0.52%) PHP
17 8 (0.52%) Rust
Qualifications
1 367 (24.07%) Security Cleared
2 335 (21.97%) SC Cleared
3 326 (21.38%) Degree
4 124 (8.13%) DV Cleared
5 120 (7.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 68 (4.46%) HNC
7 59 (3.87%) DBS Check
8 50 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (2.03%) Master's Degree
9 31 (2.03%) PhD
10 29 (1.90%) CISSP
11 24 (1.57%) Azure Certification
11 24 (1.57%) CISM
12 21 (1.38%) AWS Certification
12 21 (1.38%) Chartered Engineer
13 15 (0.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 15 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (0.72%) ACCA
15 10 (0.66%) CIMA
15 10 (0.66%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 216 (14.16%) Accessibility
2 88 (5.77%) Data Quality
3 56 (3.67%) GDPR
3 56 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 54 (3.54%) QA
5 50 (3.28%) NIST
6 35 (2.30%) GRC
7 28 (1.84%) PCI DSS
8 23 (1.51%) NCSC
9 22 (1.44%) SLA
10 21 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
11 20 (1.31%) SOC 2
12 16 (1.05%) WCAG
13 15 (0.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 14 (0.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 9 (0.59%) COBIT
15 9 (0.59%) PMO
16 7 (0.46%) SOC 1
17 5 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 4 (0.26%) NIST 800
System Software
1 46 (3.02%) Docker
2 39 (2.56%) Firmware
3 29 (1.90%) Active Directory
4 22 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 17 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
6 15 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.79%) vSphere
8 3 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.066%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.066%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 131 (8.59%) Kubernetes
2 97 (6.36%) Grafana
3 17 (1.11%) Prometheus
4 12 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.33%) Ansible
7 4 (0.26%) Autotask
7 4 (0.26%) CASB
8 3 (0.20%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.13%) Puppet
10 1 (0.066%) Argo
10 1 (0.066%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.066%) SCCM
10 1 (0.066%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.066%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.066%) WSUS
Vendors
1 237 (15.54%) Microsoft
2 57 (3.74%) Adobe
3 53 (3.48%) Google
4 42 (2.75%) Salesforce
5 33 (2.16%) Cisco
6 31 (2.03%) SAP
7 29 (1.90%) Oracle
8 26 (1.70%) Apple
9 24 (1.57%) ServiceNow
9 24 (1.57%) VMware
10 21 (1.38%) Workday
11 16 (1.05%) CrowdStrike
12 15 (0.98%) Dell
13 14 (0.92%) Palo Alto
14 12 (0.79%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.72%) HP
15 11 (0.72%) OpenAI
15 11 (0.72%) Siemens
15 11 (0.72%) Tenable
16 10 (0.66%) Databricks