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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 17 33
Rank change year-on-year -21 +16 +13
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,166 1,932 1,874
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.44% 11.72% 6.09%
As % of the General category 9.14% 16.18% 9.92%
Number of salaries quoted 461 434 1,091
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £32,510
25th Percentile £50,903 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,224 £71,622 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,957 £86,776 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -19.23%

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 12,760 11,938 18,884
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.58% 72.40% 61.35%
Number of salaries quoted 8,265 6,688 13,493
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £98,750
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 17 July 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 39 (3.34%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.03%) CMS
4 5 (0.43%) Apache
5 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.34%) Confluence
6 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.26%) SAS
6 3 (0.26%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.26%) WordPress
7 1 (0.086%) Drupal
7 1 (0.086%) IIS
Applications
1 37 (3.17%) Acrobat
2 32 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.77%) InDesign
5 8 (0.69%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.69%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.69%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.43%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.17%) PlantUML
8 2 (0.17%) Simulink
9 1 (0.086%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 24 (2.06%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.34%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.17%) Shopify
6 1 (0.086%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.086%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 237 (20.33%) AWS
2 209 (17.92%) Azure
3 179 (15.35%) GCP
4 164 (14.07%) SaaS
5 81 (6.95%) Power Platform
6 63 (5.40%) Amazon EKS
7 51 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
8 43 (3.69%) dbt
9 42 (3.60%) Serverless
10 34 (2.92%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.57%) Azure DevOps
12 28 (2.40%) Figma
13 26 (2.23%) Azure Key Vault
14 25 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
15 23 (1.97%) PaaS
16 22 (1.89%) Entra ID
17 20 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
18 19 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
18 19 (1.63%) Google Analytics
19 18 (1.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 66 (5.66%) Broadband
2 27 (2.32%) VPN
3 22 (1.89%) Network Security
4 16 (1.37%) Firewall
4 16 (1.37%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.03%) DNS
5 12 (1.03%) WAN
6 11 (0.94%) DHCP
7 9 (0.77%) SMTP
7 9 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.69%) LAN
9 7 (0.60%) VLAN
10 6 (0.51%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.43%) BGP
11 5 (0.43%) Intranet
12 4 (0.34%) 4G
13 3 (0.26%) 5G
13 3 (0.26%) SSL
14 2 (0.17%) Ethernet
14 2 (0.17%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (6.17%) Power BI
2 34 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.32%) Tableau
4 22 (1.89%) Metadata
5 20 (1.72%) Relational Database
6 18 (1.54%) BigQuery
6 18 (1.54%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.37%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.20%) Semantic Layer
9 11 (0.94%) Looker
9 11 (0.94%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
11 9 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (0.69%) MySQL
12 8 (0.69%) Redis
13 7 (0.60%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.60%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.51%) RDBMS
15 4 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 58 (4.97%) TeamCity
2 52 (4.46%) Jenkins
3 39 (3.34%) GitLab
4 34 (2.92%) SonarQube
5 33 (2.83%) Git
6 22 (1.89%) Snyk
7 11 (0.94%) JIRA
8 9 (0.77%) LabVIEW
9 6 (0.51%) Jaeger
10 5 (0.43%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.43%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.43%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.43%) JMeter
10 5 (0.43%) JUnit
10 5 (0.43%) Locust
11 3 (0.26%) Postman
11 3 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
11 3 (0.26%) Selenium
11 3 (0.26%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.17%) Bower
General
1 409 (35.08%) Social Skills
2 333 (28.56%) Finance
3 304 (26.07%) Law
4 195 (16.72%) Banking
5 192 (16.47%) Retail
6 181 (15.52%) Public Sector
7 170 (14.58%) Marketing
8 153 (13.12%) Analytical Skills
9 134 (11.49%) Back Office
10 109 (9.35%) Financial Institution
11 73 (6.26%) Legal
12 59 (5.06%) Presentation Skills
13 52 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
14 37 (3.17%) Games
15 32 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (1.72%) German Language
16 20 (1.72%) Polish Language
17 19 (1.63%) Local Government
18 17 (1.46%) Advertising
19 16 (1.37%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 260 (22.30%) Senior
2 200 (17.15%) Architect
3 132 (11.32%) Analyst
4 79 (6.78%) Lead
5 66 (5.66%) Software Engineer
6 64 (5.49%) Senior Analyst
7 63 (5.40%) Solutions Architect
8 58 (4.97%) Developer
9 44 (3.77%) Cloud Architect
10 42 (3.60%) Consultant
11 41 (3.52%) Technical Architect
12 36 (3.09%) Business Analyst
13 35 (3.00%) Security Architect
14 33 (2.83%) Salesforce Architect
15 31 (2.66%) Senior Architect
16 26 (2.23%) Senior Software Engineer
17 25 (2.14%) Designer
18 24 (2.06%) Data Manager
18 24 (2.06%) Delivery Manager
19 23 (1.97%) Agile Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (6.95%) REST
2 48 (4.12%) Lightning Web Components
3 45 (3.86%) SOAP
4 43 (3.69%) Visualforce
5 33 (2.83%) React
6 32 (2.74%) CSS
6 32 (2.74%) HTML
7 31 (2.66%) Node.js
8 27 (2.32%) .NET
9 21 (1.80%) RESTful
10 15 (1.29%) EDI
10 15 (1.29%) OpenAPI
11 13 (1.11%) Middleware
11 13 (1.11%) XML
12 12 (1.03%) SAML
12 12 (1.03%) Swagger
13 8 (0.69%) Elastic Stack
13 8 (0.69%) HTML5 Canvas
14 7 (0.60%) Django
14 7 (0.60%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 178 (15.27%) Cloud Native
2 141 (12.09%) Product Ownership
3 96 (8.23%) Onboarding
4 53 (4.55%) Driving Licence
5 47 (4.03%) Management Information System
6 46 (3.95%) Cyberattack
7 44 (3.77%) Data Centre
8 42 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
8 42 (3.60%) Social Media
9 39 (3.34%) Blog
10 27 (2.32%) Distributed Systems
10 27 (2.32%) Podcast
11 22 (1.89%) Security Posture
12 18 (1.54%) Credit Risk
13 14 (1.20%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.94%) Video Editing
15 10 (0.86%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.77%) Culture of Ownership
16 9 (0.77%) Low-Code
16 9 (0.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 49 (4.20%) Windows
2 25 (2.14%) Linux
3 16 (1.37%) Android
3 16 (1.37%) Apple iOS
4 15 (1.29%) Unix
5 12 (1.03%) VMS
5 12 (1.03%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.26%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (29.50%) Agile
2 278 (23.84%) AI
3 235 (20.15%) CI/CD
4 198 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 186 (15.95%) Roadmaps
6 177 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
7 173 (14.84%) Technology Strategy
8 166 (14.24%) Mentoring
9 163 (13.98%) DevOps
10 155 (13.29%) Community of Practice
11 139 (11.92%) Cybersecurity
12 136 (11.66%) Decision-Making
13 135 (11.58%) Scrum
14 126 (10.81%) Software Engineering
15 113 (9.69%) Test Automation
16 108 (9.26%) Analytics
17 105 (9.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 93 (7.98%) Fintech
19 91 (7.80%) Coaching
20 90 (7.72%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 129 (11.06%) Python
2 119 (10.21%) Java
2 119 (10.21%) SQL
3 66 (5.66%) JavaScript
4 48 (4.12%) Apex Code
5 34 (2.92%) SOQL
5 34 (2.92%) SOSL
6 28 (2.40%) C#
6 28 (2.40%) Go
7 27 (2.32%) PowerShell
8 25 (2.14%) TypeScript
9 23 (1.97%) Bash
10 21 (1.80%) Bicep
11 12 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
12 10 (0.86%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.43%) R
13 5 (0.43%) Rust
14 4 (0.34%) C
14 4 (0.34%) PHP
15 3 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 254 (21.78%) Degree
2 209 (17.92%) Security Cleared
3 202 (17.32%) SC Cleared
4 46 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (2.83%) AWS Certification
5 33 (2.83%) CISSP
5 33 (2.83%) DBS Check
6 29 (2.49%) Microsoft Certification
7 27 (2.32%) CISM
8 24 (2.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 16 (1.37%) HNC
10 15 (1.29%) Azure Certification
11 14 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.20%) CISA
12 13 (1.11%) CRISC
12 13 (1.11%) Master's Degree
13 12 (1.03%) PhD
14 10 (0.86%) DV Cleared
14 10 (0.86%) HND
15 8 (0.69%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (6.09%) Accessibility
2 64 (5.49%) Data Quality
3 57 (4.89%) NIST
4 52 (4.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 48 (4.12%) GRC
6 39 (3.34%) GDPR
7 34 (2.92%) QA
8 26 (2.23%) PCI DSS
9 25 (2.14%) SOC 2
10 24 (2.06%) SLA
11 22 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
12 16 (1.37%) NCSC
12 16 (1.37%) WCAG
13 14 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 10 (0.86%) COBIT
15 10 (0.86%) PMO
16 7 (0.60%) SOC 1
17 6 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 42 (3.60%) Docker
2 31 (2.66%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
4 15 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.11%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.03%) vSphere
7 7 (0.60%) Firmware
8 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.086%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 123 (10.55%) Terraform
2 89 (7.63%) Kubernetes
3 67 (5.75%) Grafana
4 12 (1.03%) Ansible
5 11 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.69%) Autotask
6 8 (0.69%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.51%) Argo
7 6 (0.51%) Kustomize
7 6 (0.51%) Puppet
8 5 (0.43%) AWS Copilot
8 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
10 2 (0.17%) CASB
10 2 (0.17%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.086%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.086%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.086%) SCCM
11 1 (0.086%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.086%) WSUS
Vendors
1 189 (16.21%) Microsoft
2 93 (7.98%) Adobe
3 63 (5.40%) Salesforce
4 43 (3.69%) Google
5 34 (2.92%) Splunk
6 32 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 30 (2.57%) Cisco
8 26 (2.23%) Apple
9 23 (1.97%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.89%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (1.89%) Tenable
11 18 (1.54%) VMware
12 14 (1.20%) Instagram
12 14 (1.20%) Oracle
13 13 (1.11%) SAP
14 12 (1.03%) ScienceLogic
15 11 (0.94%) Dell
15 11 (0.94%) Hootsuite
15 11 (0.94%) OpenAI
15 11 (0.94%) Wrike