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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 14 28
Rank change year-on-year -20 +14 +12
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,416 1,912 1,605
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.92% 11.78% 6.85%
As % of the General category 9.79% 16.42% 10.98%
Number of salaries quoted 482 415 747
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,600 £35,900
25th Percentile £47,500 £36,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +12.15% -8.86% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,224 £72,500 £72,000
90th Percentile £81,957 £82,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -11.54%

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 14,471 11,641 14,615
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.52% 71.72% 62.37%
Number of salaries quoted 8,988 6,430 8,649
10th Percentile £32,428 £28,750 £34,874
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 12 September 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 33 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.78%) Confluence
4 10 (0.71%) CMS
5 7 (0.49%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.49%) WordPress
6 5 (0.35%) Apache
7 4 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.28%) SAS
8 3 (0.21%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.14%) Moodle
9 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.071%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 61 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.20%) Simulink
5 10 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
5 10 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
5 10 (0.71%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.56%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.56%) InDesign
8 7 (0.49%) Maple
8 7 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
10 4 (0.28%) Mathcad
11 2 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.14%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.14%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.071%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.071%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.071%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 24 (1.69%) Cloudability
2 13 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.78%) Workday HCM
4 10 (0.71%) Primavera
5 9 (0.64%) Teamcenter
6 6 (0.42%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.28%) Distributed Ledger
7 4 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.21%) Misys Midas
8 3 (0.21%) SAP R/3
9 2 (0.14%) Elite 3E
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.14%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.071%) Adobe Campaign
10 1 (0.071%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.071%) NEC Housing
10 1 (0.071%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 254 (17.94%) AWS
2 227 (16.03%) Azure
3 195 (13.77%) GCP
4 149 (10.52%) SaaS
5 90 (6.36%) Power Platform
6 63 (4.45%) Amazon EKS
7 48 (3.39%) Serverless
8 38 (2.68%) Azure Key Vault
8 38 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
9 36 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
9 36 (2.54%) dbt
10 34 (2.40%) Figma
11 33 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
11 33 (2.33%) Power Automate
12 26 (1.84%) Entra ID
12 26 (1.84%) PowerApps
13 24 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
13 24 (1.69%) GitHub
13 24 (1.69%) Microsoft Purview
14 22 (1.55%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.90%) Network Security
2 26 (1.84%) Broadband
3 18 (1.27%) Ethernet
3 18 (1.27%) Firewall
4 17 (1.20%) VPN
5 12 (0.85%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.64%) 5G
7 8 (0.56%) Intranet
7 8 (0.56%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.56%) WAN
8 7 (0.49%) DNS
8 7 (0.49%) Modbus
8 7 (0.49%) Profibus
9 6 (0.42%) DHCP
10 5 (0.35%) MPLS
10 5 (0.35%) VLAN
11 4 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.21%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.21%) SDH
12 3 (0.21%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (5.58%) Power BI
2 42 (2.97%) PostgreSQL
3 34 (2.40%) SQL Server
4 28 (1.98%) Metadata
5 26 (1.84%) Tableau
6 22 (1.55%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.34%) BigQuery
8 17 (1.20%) MySQL
9 16 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 16 (1.13%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.13%) MongoDB
10 15 (1.06%) NoSQL
11 14 (0.99%) Semantic Layer
12 12 (0.85%) Big Data
13 11 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.71%) Elasticsearch
15 8 (0.56%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.56%) Looker
16 6 (0.42%) Hadoop
17 5 (0.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 64 (4.52%) Git
2 63 (4.45%) TeamCity
3 32 (2.26%) Jenkins
4 26 (1.84%) JIRA
5 22 (1.55%) Snyk
6 20 (1.41%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (0.99%) LabVIEW
8 12 (0.85%) GitLab
9 9 (0.64%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.56%) JUnit
11 7 (0.49%) Axure RP
11 7 (0.49%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.21%) Android Studio
13 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.21%) CMake
13 3 (0.21%) Selenium
13 3 (0.21%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
14 2 (0.14%) Bower
General
1 537 (37.92%) Finance
1 537 (37.92%) Social Skills
2 326 (23.02%) Law
3 242 (17.09%) Analytical Skills
4 227 (16.03%) Public Sector
5 196 (13.84%) Retail
6 185 (13.06%) Banking
7 154 (10.88%) Marketing
8 120 (8.47%) Aerospace
9 118 (8.33%) Back Office
10 104 (7.34%) Financial Institution
11 79 (5.58%) Legal
12 78 (5.51%) Presentation Skills
13 69 (4.87%) Organisational Skills
14 52 (3.67%) Electronics
15 45 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
16 37 (2.61%) Telecoms
17 30 (2.12%) Local Government
17 30 (2.12%) Military
18 20 (1.41%) German Language
Job Titles
1 330 (23.31%) Senior
2 191 (13.49%) Architect
3 164 (11.58%) Analyst
4 131 (9.25%) Lead
5 111 (7.84%) Software Engineer
6 79 (5.58%) Senior Analyst
7 75 (5.30%) Developer
8 65 (4.59%) Solutions Architect
9 54 (3.81%) Consultant
10 50 (3.53%) Business Analyst
11 41 (2.90%) Cloud Architect
12 38 (2.68%) Security Architect
13 36 (2.54%) Senior Architect
14 33 (2.33%) Technical Architect
15 32 (2.26%) Senior Manager
15 32 (2.26%) Senior Software Engineer
15 32 (2.26%) Systems Engineer
16 31 (2.19%) Designer
17 30 (2.12%) Sales Executive
18 29 (2.05%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (7.70%) Terraform
2 51 (3.60%) React
3 50 (3.53%) .NET
4 49 (3.46%) CSS
5 48 (3.39%) HTML
6 37 (2.61%) REST
7 36 (2.54%) Node.js
8 24 (1.69%) .NET Core
8 24 (1.69%) RESTful
9 22 (1.55%) XML
10 21 (1.48%) EDI
10 21 (1.48%) OpenAPI
11 19 (1.34%) ASP.NET
12 16 (1.13%) Lightning Web Components
12 16 (1.13%) Swagger
13 15 (1.06%) AngularJS
13 15 (1.06%) Entity Framework
14 14 (0.99%) .NET Framework
14 14 (0.99%) Blazor
15 13 (0.92%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 172 (12.15%) Cloud Native
2 137 (9.68%) Product Ownership
3 92 (6.50%) Onboarding
4 80 (5.65%) Driving Licence
5 67 (4.73%) Management Information System
6 66 (4.66%) Data Centre
7 55 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
8 47 (3.32%) Cyberattack
9 40 (2.82%) Social Media
10 33 (2.33%) Blog
11 23 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
11 23 (1.62%) Podcast
12 22 (1.55%) Security Posture
13 21 (1.48%) FPGA
13 21 (1.48%) Public Cloud
14 18 (1.27%) Credit Risk
15 15 (1.06%) Algorithms
15 15 (1.06%) Data Structures
15 15 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
16 14 (0.99%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 45 (3.18%) Windows
2 24 (1.69%) Linux
3 18 (1.27%) Android
3 18 (1.27%) Apple iOS
4 15 (1.06%) VMS
5 11 (0.78%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.56%) Unix
7 7 (0.49%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.35%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.071%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (26.55%) Agile
2 363 (25.64%) AI
3 245 (17.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 234 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
5 232 (16.38%) Mentoring
6 209 (14.76%) Technology Strategy
7 208 (14.69%) CI/CD
8 206 (14.55%) Decision-Making
9 190 (13.42%) Software Engineering
10 171 (12.08%) Cybersecurity
11 159 (11.23%) Roadmaps
12 157 (11.09%) Coaching
13 156 (11.02%) Stakeholder Management
14 153 (10.81%) Community of Practice
15 141 (9.96%) DevOps
16 134 (9.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 128 (9.04%) Scrum
18 127 (8.97%) Test Automation
19 115 (8.12%) Analytics
20 106 (7.49%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 133 (9.39%) SQL
2 127 (8.97%) Python
3 112 (7.91%) Java
4 70 (4.94%) C#
5 62 (4.38%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.12%) MATLAB
7 28 (1.98%) TypeScript
8 26 (1.84%) PowerShell
9 23 (1.62%) Go
10 20 (1.41%) Bash
11 19 (1.34%) Bicep
12 16 (1.13%) Apex Code
13 15 (1.06%) C++
14 13 (0.92%) Ada
15 12 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
16 9 (0.64%) C
16 9 (0.64%) SOQL
16 9 (0.64%) SOSL
17 8 (0.56%) Rust
18 7 (0.49%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 355 (25.07%) Degree
2 351 (24.79%) Security Cleared
3 332 (23.45%) SC Cleared
4 120 (8.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 114 (8.05%) DV Cleared
6 60 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
7 49 (3.46%) DBS Check
8 47 (3.32%) HNC
9 34 (2.40%) CISSP
10 31 (2.19%) Master's Degree
11 30 (2.12%) AWS Certification
11 30 (2.12%) CISM
12 27 (1.91%) PhD
13 24 (1.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 21 (1.48%) Azure Certification
14 21 (1.48%) Chartered Engineer
15 17 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (0.78%) CISA
17 10 (0.71%) CRISC
17 10 (0.71%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 190 (13.42%) Accessibility
2 73 (5.16%) Data Quality
3 68 (4.80%) NIST
4 45 (3.18%) GDPR
4 45 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 45 (3.18%) QA
5 44 (3.11%) GRC
6 23 (1.62%) NCSC
6 23 (1.62%) SLA
7 18 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (1.20%) PCI DSS
9 16 (1.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 16 (1.13%) WCAG
10 14 (0.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 11 (0.78%) PMO
12 10 (0.71%) COBIT
12 10 (0.71%) SOC 2
13 7 (0.49%) SOC 1
14 5 (0.35%) EMIR
14 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 41 (2.90%) Docker
2 38 (2.68%) Firmware
3 26 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
4 25 (1.77%) Active Directory
5 18 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.85%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.071%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 91 (6.43%) Kubernetes
2 67 (4.73%) Grafana
3 6 (0.42%) Ansible
4 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.35%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.28%) Autotask
5 4 (0.28%) CASB
5 4 (0.28%) Puppet
6 3 (0.21%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.071%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.071%) SCCM
8 1 (0.071%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.071%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.071%) WSUS
Vendors
1 213 (15.04%) Microsoft
2 62 (4.38%) Adobe
3 43 (3.04%) Google
4 34 (2.40%) Apple
4 34 (2.40%) Salesforce
5 27 (1.91%) Cisco
5 27 (1.91%) SAP
5 27 (1.91%) ServiceNow
6 26 (1.84%) Palo Alto
7 24 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
8 23 (1.62%) VMware
9 22 (1.55%) Tenable
10 20 (1.41%) Oracle
11 17 (1.20%) Workday
12 12 (0.85%) ScienceLogic
13 11 (0.78%) Dell
13 11 (0.78%) HP
13 11 (0.78%) OpenAI
13 11 (0.78%) Siemens
14 10 (0.71%) Splunk