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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -20 +16 +14
Permanent jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 1,313 1,927 1,607
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.79% 11.69% 6.45%
As % of the General category 9.64% 16.10% 10.55%
Number of salaries quoted 492 422 895
10th Percentile £35,263 £27,040 £35,000
25th Percentile £49,938 £40,000 £43,114
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,259 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.38% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,224 £70,938 £69,125
90th Percentile £81,957 £82,500 £85,750
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 13,614 11,971 15,238
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.08% 72.60% 61.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,670 6,674 10,320
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,825 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,901 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.04% -6.08%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £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 8 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 34 (2.59%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.99%) CMS
4 11 (0.84%) Confluence
5 7 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.38%) Apache
7 4 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.30%) WordPress
8 3 (0.23%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.076%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.076%) Drupal
9 1 (0.076%) IIS
Applications
1 37 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.60%) Acrobat
2 21 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.22%) Simulink
4 9 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (0.69%) Adobe XD
4 9 (0.69%) InDesign
5 8 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (0.61%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.61%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (0.30%) Mathcad
8 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.15%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.076%) Maple
10 1 (0.076%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 24 (1.83%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.84%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.46%) Primavera
5 5 (0.38%) 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
1 244 (18.58%) AWS
2 223 (16.98%) Azure
3 184 (14.01%) GCP
4 154 (11.73%) SaaS
5 85 (6.47%) Power Platform
6 53 (4.04%) Amazon EKS
7 45 (3.43%) dbt
7 45 (3.43%) Serverless
8 44 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (2.82%) Figma
10 34 (2.59%) Power Automate
11 30 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
12 29 (2.21%) Azure Key Vault
13 25 (1.90%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (1.75%) Google Analytics
14 23 (1.75%) PaaS
15 22 (1.68%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
15 22 (1.68%) GitHub
16 19 (1.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.50%) Broadband
2 35 (2.67%) Network Security
3 22 (1.68%) VPN
4 21 (1.60%) Firewall
5 15 (1.14%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.84%) WAN
7 10 (0.76%) DNS
8 9 (0.69%) DHCP
8 9 (0.69%) Ethernet
8 9 (0.69%) Intranet
8 9 (0.69%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.46%) VLAN
10 5 (0.38%) SMTP
11 4 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
11 4 (0.30%) LAN
11 4 (0.30%) MPLS
11 4 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.23%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.23%) SSL
13 2 (0.15%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.64%) Power BI
2 40 (3.05%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (2.44%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.21%) Metadata
5 27 (2.06%) Tableau
6 19 (1.45%) BigQuery
6 19 (1.45%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
8 15 (1.14%) MySQL
8 15 (1.14%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.07%) MongoDB
9 14 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
10 13 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
11 12 (0.91%) Big Data
12 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
12 11 (0.84%) Looker
13 9 (0.69%) DynamoDB
14 8 (0.61%) Redis
15 7 (0.53%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 54 (4.11%) Git
2 52 (3.96%) TeamCity
3 49 (3.73%) Jenkins
4 30 (2.28%) GitLab
5 25 (1.90%) JIRA
5 25 (1.90%) SonarQube
6 22 (1.68%) Snyk
7 17 (1.29%) Rational DOORS
8 13 (0.99%) LabVIEW
9 10 (0.76%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.61%) Axure RP
11 5 (0.38%) Cucumber
11 5 (0.38%) JMeter
11 5 (0.38%) JUnit
11 5 (0.38%) Locust
12 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.23%) CMake
13 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 474 (36.10%) Social Skills
2 444 (33.82%) Finance
3 304 (23.15%) Law
4 216 (16.45%) Public Sector
5 197 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
6 171 (13.02%) Retail
7 170 (12.95%) Banking
8 166 (12.64%) Marketing
9 116 (8.83%) Back Office
10 95 (7.24%) Aerospace
10 95 (7.24%) Financial Institution
11 74 (5.64%) Legal
12 69 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
13 61 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
14 41 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
15 36 (2.74%) Electronics
16 28 (2.13%) Games
17 22 (1.68%) German Language
17 22 (1.68%) Military
17 22 (1.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 306 (23.31%) Senior
2 202 (15.38%) Architect
3 156 (11.88%) Analyst
4 115 (8.76%) Lead
5 89 (6.78%) Software Engineer
6 78 (5.94%) Senior Analyst
7 68 (5.18%) Developer
8 63 (4.80%) Solutions Architect
9 60 (4.57%) Consultant
10 49 (3.73%) Business Analyst
11 42 (3.20%) Cloud Architect
11 42 (3.20%) Technical Architect
12 35 (2.67%) Security Architect
13 33 (2.51%) Senior Architect
14 31 (2.36%) Systems Engineer
15 30 (2.28%) Senior Software Engineer
16 29 (2.21%) Designer
16 29 (2.21%) Senior Business Analyst
17 28 (2.13%) Principal Engineer
18 25 (1.90%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (5.26%) REST
2 50 (3.81%) React
3 46 (3.50%) CSS
4 45 (3.43%) HTML
5 44 (3.35%) .NET
6 37 (2.82%) Lightning Web Components
7 36 (2.74%) Node.js
8 33 (2.51%) SOAP
9 31 (2.36%) Visualforce
10 19 (1.45%) .NET Core
11 17 (1.29%) RESTful
12 16 (1.22%) ASP.NET
12 16 (1.22%) OpenAPI
13 15 (1.14%) EDI
13 15 (1.14%) XML
14 12 (0.91%) Entity Framework
14 12 (0.91%) Middleware
14 12 (0.91%) Spring
15 11 (0.84%) AngularJS
15 11 (0.84%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 174 (13.25%) Cloud Native
2 143 (10.89%) Product Ownership
3 88 (6.70%) Onboarding
4 59 (4.49%) Management Information System
5 56 (4.27%) Driving Licence
6 55 (4.19%) Data Centre
7 52 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
8 46 (3.50%) Cyberattack
9 38 (2.89%) Social Media
10 29 (2.21%) Podcast
11 27 (2.06%) Blog
12 22 (1.68%) Security Posture
13 21 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
14 20 (1.52%) Public Cloud
15 18 (1.37%) Credit Risk
16 16 (1.22%) Data Structures
17 15 (1.14%) Algorithms
17 15 (1.14%) FPGA
18 14 (1.07%) AI Agents
19 11 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 49 (3.73%) Windows
2 25 (1.90%) Linux
3 15 (1.14%) Android
3 15 (1.14%) Apple iOS
4 13 (0.99%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.91%) VMS
6 11 (0.84%) Unix
7 4 (0.30%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.30%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 402 (30.62%) Agile
2 325 (24.75%) AI
3 233 (17.75%) CI/CD
4 224 (17.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 220 (16.76%) Problem-Solving
6 200 (15.23%) Technology Strategy
7 197 (15.00%) Mentoring
8 190 (14.47%) Roadmaps
9 178 (13.56%) Decision-Making
10 167 (12.72%) Community of Practice
11 164 (12.49%) Cybersecurity
11 164 (12.49%) Software Engineering
12 162 (12.34%) DevOps
13 145 (11.04%) Scrum
14 126 (9.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 123 (9.37%) Coaching
16 117 (8.91%) Analytics
17 116 (8.83%) Stakeholder Management
17 116 (8.83%) Test Automation
18 96 (7.31%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 135 (10.28%) Python
2 129 (9.82%) SQL
3 103 (7.84%) Java
4 69 (5.26%) JavaScript
5 53 (4.04%) C#
6 37 (2.82%) Apex Code
7 31 (2.36%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.13%) MATLAB
8 28 (2.13%) PowerShell
9 26 (1.98%) SOQL
9 26 (1.98%) SOSL
10 21 (1.60%) Bicep
11 20 (1.52%) Go
12 18 (1.37%) Bash
13 13 (0.99%) C++
14 12 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
15 11 (0.84%) Ada
16 8 (0.61%) C
17 7 (0.53%) R
17 7 (0.53%) Rust
Qualifications
1 333 (25.36%) Degree
2 323 (24.60%) Security Cleared
3 306 (23.31%) SC Cleared
4 102 (7.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 94 (7.16%) DV Cleared
6 62 (4.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.51%) CISSP
7 33 (2.51%) DBS Check
8 29 (2.21%) AWS Certification
9 28 (2.13%) CISM
10 26 (1.98%) Master's Degree
11 24 (1.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 24 (1.83%) HNC
11 24 (1.83%) PhD
12 23 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
13 18 (1.37%) Azure Certification
14 15 (1.14%) Chartered Engineer
15 12 (0.91%) CISA
15 12 (0.91%) CRISC
16 9 (0.69%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (12.64%) Accessibility
2 69 (5.26%) Data Quality
3 67 (5.10%) NIST
4 52 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 51 (3.88%) GRC
6 44 (3.35%) GDPR
7 40 (3.05%) QA
8 23 (1.75%) PCI DSS
9 22 (1.68%) SLA
9 22 (1.68%) WCAG
10 21 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
11 19 (1.45%) NCSC
12 16 (1.22%) SOC 2
13 14 (1.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 10 (0.76%) COBIT
15 10 (0.76%) PMO
16 7 (0.53%) SOC 1
17 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 4 (0.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 49 (3.73%) Docker
2 31 (2.36%) Firmware
3 29 (2.21%) Active Directory
4 25 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 13 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.91%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 107 (8.15%) Terraform
2 79 (6.02%) Kubernetes
3 60 (4.57%) Grafana
4 8 (0.61%) Ansible
5 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.46%) Autotask
6 6 (0.46%) Puppet
7 5 (0.38%) AWS Copilot
7 5 (0.38%) CASB
7 5 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.23%) Check_MK
9 2 (0.15%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.076%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.076%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.076%) SCCM
10 1 (0.076%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.076%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.076%) WSUS
Vendors
1 189 (14.39%) Microsoft
2 80 (6.09%) Adobe
3 56 (4.27%) Salesforce
4 48 (3.66%) Google
5 31 (2.36%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.28%) Cisco
7 29 (2.21%) Apple
8 26 (1.98%) Palo Alto
9 25 (1.90%) Splunk
10 23 (1.75%) CrowdStrike
11 22 (1.68%) Tenable
12 20 (1.52%) VMware
13 19 (1.45%) SAP
14 17 (1.29%) Oracle
15 15 (1.14%) Workday
16 12 (0.91%) ScienceLogic
17 11 (0.84%) Instagram
17 11 (0.84%) OpenAI
18 10 (0.76%) Dell
18 10 (0.76%) IBM