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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 16 43
Rank change year-on-year -19 +27 +2
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,126 1,933 1,908
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.59% 12.49% 5.49%
As % of the General category 9.59% 16.76% 9.11%
Number of salaries quoted 416 427 1,123
10th Percentile £32,025 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,823 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,853 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% - -20.08%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £68,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £88,333 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -23.08%

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 11,737 11,530 20,950
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.27% 74.51% 60.33%
Number of salaries quoted 7,665 6,364 15,324
10th Percentile £31,550 £27,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,063 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 20 June 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 47 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.15%) CMS
4 5 (0.44%) Apache
4 5 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.36%) Confluence
5 4 (0.36%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.27%) SAS
7 2 (0.18%) WordPress
8 1 (0.089%) Drupal
8 1 (0.089%) IIS
Applications
1 41 (3.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (3.29%) Acrobat
3 16 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.80%) InDesign
6 8 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (0.71%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.62%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.18%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 24 (2.13%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.53%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.27%) Academy Housing
4 3 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.18%) Shopify
6 1 (0.089%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.089%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.089%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 238 (21.14%) AWS
2 202 (17.94%) Azure
3 166 (14.74%) GCP
4 150 (13.32%) SaaS
5 87 (7.73%) Power Platform
6 59 (5.24%) Amazon EKS
7 57 (5.06%) Microsoft 365
8 39 (3.46%) Serverless
9 36 (3.20%) Power Automate
10 29 (2.58%) Figma
11 28 (2.49%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 24 (2.13%) Entra ID
14 23 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
14 23 (2.04%) Google Analytics
14 23 (2.04%) Pulumi
15 20 (1.78%) dbt
16 19 (1.69%) Azure Key Vault
16 19 (1.69%) PaaS
16 19 (1.69%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 87 (7.73%) Broadband
2 23 (2.04%) VPN
3 21 (1.87%) Network Security
4 17 (1.51%) Firewall
5 14 (1.24%) BGP
5 14 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.24%) WAN
6 13 (1.15%) 4G
6 13 (1.15%) DHCP
6 13 (1.15%) DNS
7 10 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
7 10 (0.89%) Ethernet VPN
7 10 (0.89%) IOS XR
7 10 (0.89%) MPLS
8 9 (0.80%) SMTP
8 9 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.71%) LAN
10 7 (0.62%) VLAN
11 6 (0.53%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.44%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.84%) Power BI
2 33 (2.93%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (2.84%) Relational Database
4 26 (2.31%) NoSQL
4 26 (2.31%) Tableau
5 21 (1.87%) Metadata
6 19 (1.69%) BigQuery
7 18 (1.60%) RDBMS
8 16 (1.42%) SQL Server
9 14 (1.24%) Semantic Layer
10 12 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (1.07%) Data Lake
10 12 (1.07%) Looker
11 10 (0.89%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
12 9 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.71%) MySQL
13 8 (0.71%) Redis
14 7 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
15 6 (0.53%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 53 (4.71%) TeamCity
2 51 (4.53%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.46%) GitLab
4 35 (3.11%) Git
5 34 (3.02%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.95%) Snyk
7 18 (1.60%) Jaeger
8 12 (1.07%) JIRA
9 7 (0.62%) Axure RP
9 7 (0.62%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.44%) JMeter
10 5 (0.44%) Locust
11 4 (0.36%) JUnit
12 3 (0.27%) Postman
12 3 (0.27%) Selenium
12 3 (0.27%) SpecFlow
13 2 (0.18%) Bower
14 1 (0.089%) Appium
14 1 (0.089%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 365 (32.42%) Social Skills
2 329 (29.22%) Finance
3 294 (26.11%) Law
4 186 (16.52%) Banking
4 186 (16.52%) Public Sector
5 180 (15.99%) Retail
6 165 (14.65%) Marketing
7 148 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
8 125 (11.10%) Back Office
9 103 (9.15%) Financial Institution
10 73 (6.48%) Legal
11 56 (4.97%) Presentation Skills
12 46 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
13 37 (3.29%) Games
14 33 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (1.87%) Telecoms
16 20 (1.78%) Polish Language
17 19 (1.69%) German Language
18 18 (1.60%) Local Government
19 15 (1.33%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 235 (20.87%) Senior
2 156 (13.85%) Architect
3 133 (11.81%) Analyst
4 78 (6.93%) Lead
5 61 (5.42%) Senior Analyst
6 58 (5.15%) Software Engineer
7 56 (4.97%) Developer
8 48 (4.26%) Solutions Architect
9 39 (3.46%) Consultant
10 35 (3.11%) Business Analyst
11 33 (2.93%) Salesforce Architect
12 32 (2.84%) Security Architect
13 31 (2.75%) Senior Architect
14 30 (2.66%) Cloud Architect
15 28 (2.49%) Designer
16 27 (2.40%) Technical Architect
17 25 (2.22%) Data Manager
18 23 (2.04%) Senior Software Engineer
19 22 (1.95%) Delivery Manager
19 22 (1.95%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (6.84%) REST
2 50 (4.44%) Lightning Web Components
3 47 (4.17%) SOAP
4 45 (4.00%) Visualforce
5 34 (3.02%) HTML
6 32 (2.84%) CSS
7 28 (2.49%) React
8 26 (2.31%) Node.js
9 25 (2.22%) .NET
10 20 (1.78%) Elastic Stack
11 18 (1.60%) OpenTelemetry
12 17 (1.51%) RESTful
13 16 (1.42%) EDI
14 14 (1.24%) Middleware
15 12 (1.07%) OpenAPI
15 12 (1.07%) SAML
16 10 (0.89%) Jinja
16 10 (0.89%) NETCONF
16 10 (0.89%) XML
16 10 (0.89%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 164 (14.56%) Cloud Native
2 132 (11.72%) Product Ownership
3 104 (9.24%) Onboarding
4 51 (4.53%) Social Media
5 48 (4.26%) Management Information System
6 46 (4.09%) Cyberattack
7 45 (4.00%) Data Centre
7 45 (4.00%) Driving Licence
8 40 (3.55%) Blog
9 38 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
10 24 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (2.13%) Podcast
11 19 (1.69%) Public Cloud
12 18 (1.60%) Credit Risk
12 18 (1.60%) Security Posture
13 11 (0.98%) Video Editing
14 10 (0.89%) Low-Code
15 9 (0.80%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.80%) SWIFT Messaging Network
16 8 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 45 (4.00%) Windows
2 39 (3.46%) Linux
3 27 (2.40%) Unix
4 16 (1.42%) Android
5 15 (1.33%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.15%) Windows Server
7 8 (0.71%) VMS
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.27%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (29.31%) Agile
2 268 (23.80%) AI
3 218 (19.36%) CI/CD
4 189 (16.79%) Roadmaps
5 188 (16.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 172 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
7 165 (14.65%) DevOps
8 161 (14.30%) Technology Strategy
9 154 (13.68%) Community of Practice
9 154 (13.68%) Mentoring
10 127 (11.28%) Decision-Making
10 127 (11.28%) Scrum
11 117 (10.39%) Cybersecurity
12 110 (9.77%) Software Engineering
13 104 (9.24%) Analytics
13 104 (9.24%) Test Automation
14 93 (8.26%) CRM
15 92 (8.17%) TOGAF
16 89 (7.90%) Fintech
17 86 (7.64%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 144 (12.79%) Python
2 127 (11.28%) Java
3 120 (10.66%) SQL
4 80 (7.10%) JavaScript
5 50 (4.44%) Apex Code
6 36 (3.20%) Go
7 34 (3.02%) SOQL
7 34 (3.02%) SOSL
8 31 (2.75%) Bash
9 28 (2.49%) C#
10 22 (1.95%) PowerShell
10 22 (1.95%) TypeScript
11 17 (1.51%) Bicep
12 8 (0.71%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.44%) R
14 4 (0.36%) C
14 4 (0.36%) Rust
15 3 (0.27%) Ada
15 3 (0.27%) Ruby
15 3 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 241 (21.40%) Degree
2 163 (14.48%) Security Cleared
3 158 (14.03%) SC Cleared
4 52 (4.62%) AWS Certification
5 43 (3.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 39 (3.46%) DBS Check
7 30 (2.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 28 (2.49%) CISSP
9 25 (2.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 23 (2.04%) CISM
11 15 (1.33%) Azure Certification
12 14 (1.24%) HNC
13 11 (0.98%) CISA
13 11 (0.98%) HND
14 10 (0.89%) CRISC
15 9 (0.80%) CREST Certified
15 9 (0.80%) OSCP
16 6 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
16 6 (0.53%) Chartered Engineer
16 6 (0.53%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (5.86%) Data Quality
2 64 (5.68%) Accessibility
3 53 (4.71%) NIST
4 48 (4.26%) GRC
4 48 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 38 (3.37%) GDPR
6 37 (3.29%) QA
7 25 (2.22%) PCI DSS
7 25 (2.22%) SLA
8 22 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
8 22 (1.95%) SOC 2
9 15 (1.33%) WCAG
10 14 (1.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 12 (1.07%) NCSC
12 11 (0.98%) PMO
13 10 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 9 (0.80%) COBIT
15 6 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 5 (0.44%) SOC 1
17 3 (0.27%) PSD2
System Software
1 49 (4.35%) Docker
2 27 (2.40%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (0.71%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 126 (11.19%) Terraform
2 96 (8.53%) Kubernetes
3 62 (5.51%) Grafana
4 24 (2.13%) Ansible
5 19 (1.69%) Prometheus
6 18 (1.60%) Argo
6 18 (1.60%) Kustomize
7 13 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (0.80%) Autotask
9 6 (0.53%) Puppet
10 5 (0.44%) AWS Copilot
11 4 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.27%) Check_MK
13 2 (0.18%) CASB
13 2 (0.18%) Opsgenie
14 1 (0.089%) FortiGate
14 1 (0.089%) Jamf Pro
14 1 (0.089%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 190 (16.87%) Microsoft
2 101 (8.97%) Adobe
3 69 (6.13%) Salesforce
4 56 (4.97%) Google
5 39 (3.46%) Cisco
6 34 (3.02%) Splunk
7 33 (2.93%) ServiceNow
8 31 (2.75%) Apple
9 23 (2.04%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.95%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.95%) Tenable
11 15 (1.33%) SAP
12 14 (1.24%) Oracle
13 13 (1.15%) VMware
14 11 (0.98%) Dell
14 11 (0.98%) Hootsuite
14 11 (0.98%) Instagram
14 11 (0.98%) MuleSoft
14 11 (0.98%) Wrike
15 10 (0.89%) Meraki