Inclusion and Diversity Contracts in England

Inclusion and Diversity
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Inclusion and Diversity in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Inclusion and Diversity over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 158 181 447
Rank change year-on-year +23 +266 +128
Contract jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity 563 684 358
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.55% 1.42% 0.51%
As % of the General category 2.66% 2.39% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 411 448 267
10th Percentile £425 £472 £425
25th Percentile £550 £550 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% +4.35% +21.69%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £650
90th Percentile £800 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £550
% change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 4 1
10th Percentile £9.92 - -
25th Percentile £11.65 £13.31 £47.50
Median hourly rate £18.20 £26.44 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.17% -47.13% +144.89%
75th Percentile £34.21 £48.13 £52.50
90th Percentile £57.86 £63.65 -
UK median hourly rate £21.64 £26.44 £50.00
% change year-on-year -18.15% -47.13% +144.89%

All General Skills
England

Inclusion and Diversity is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,183 28,577 39,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.22% 59.31% 56.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,657 20,071 27,958
10th Percentile £281 £313 £319
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £790 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 929 1,300
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.48 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.46 £18.09 £14.75
Median hourly rate £30.16 £32.30 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.63% +50.23% -4.10%
75th Percentile £51.91 £61.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £66.74 £72.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.96% +44.87% -

Inclusion and Diversity
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Inclusion and Diversity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Inclusion and Diversity in England

Inclusion and Diversity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in England.

Daily rate trend for Inclusion and Diversity in England

Inclusion and Diversity
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in England

Inclusion and Diversity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in England.

Hourly rate trend for Inclusion and Diversity in England

Inclusion and Diversity
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Inclusion and Diversity in England

Inclusion and Diversity
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Inclusion and Diversity within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +8 400 £615 +2.50% 519
Midlands +77 58 £563 -2.17% 168
West Midlands +72 55 £600 +4.35% 117
South East +27 52 £400 -38.46% 228
North of England +48 31 £480 -0.72% 195
South West +19 15 £650 -11.92% 144
North West +29 14 £538 +7.50% 113
Yorkshire +22 10 £480 -21.12% 45
North East +15 7 - - 39
East of England +15 7 £675 +33.66% 77
East Midlands - 3 £550 - 51
Inclusion and Diversity
UK

Inclusion and Diversity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (1.78%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.24%) SAS
3 5 (0.89%) CMS
4 4 (0.71%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.71%) Drupal
5 3 (0.53%) nginx
6 2 (0.36%) Confluence
6 2 (0.36%) Mendix
7 1 (0.18%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.18%) Hyperledger
7 1 (0.18%) IBM Domino
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.36%) InVision
5 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.36%) Sketch
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.18%) CANalyzer
6 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.18%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 6 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.89%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.36%) Exstream
3 2 (0.36%) Markit EDM
3 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.36%) thinkFolio
4 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.18%) HealthRoster
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.18%) SAP CX
4 1 (0.18%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.18%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 63 (11.19%) AWS
2 52 (9.24%) Azure
3 22 (3.91%) Power Platform
4 19 (3.37%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (1.95%) GCP
6 10 (1.78%) Boomi
6 10 (1.78%) Snowflake
7 9 (1.60%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (1.60%) Serverless
8 7 (1.24%) GitHub
9 6 (1.07%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.89%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.71%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (0.71%) BrowserStack
11 4 (0.71%) IaaS
11 4 (0.71%) PaaS
12 3 (0.53%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.53%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
13 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.78%) Firewall
2 8 (1.42%) WAN
3 7 (1.24%) Kerberos
4 6 (1.07%) LAN
5 5 (0.89%) Network Security
5 5 (0.89%) SSL
5 5 (0.89%) VPN
6 4 (0.71%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.71%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (0.53%) 2G
7 3 (0.53%) 3G
7 3 (0.53%) 4G
7 3 (0.53%) ATM
7 3 (0.53%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (0.53%) SDH
7 3 (0.53%) WLAN
8 2 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.36%) IPsec
8 2 (0.36%) OSPF
8 2 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.91%) Power BI
2 17 (3.02%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.95%) NoSQL
4 9 (1.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (1.42%) MySQL
6 7 (1.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (1.07%) Crystal Reports
7 6 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (0.89%) KDB
8 5 (0.89%) SQL Server
9 4 (0.71%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.53%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.53%) CockroachDB
10 3 (0.53%) Tableau
11 2 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.36%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.36%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (2.13%) JIRA
2 8 (1.42%) Selenium
3 7 (1.24%) GitLab
3 7 (1.24%) SpecFlow
4 6 (1.07%) Cypress.io
4 6 (1.07%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.71%) GCC
5 4 (0.71%) Git
6 3 (0.53%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.53%) Gradle
6 3 (0.53%) JMeter
6 3 (0.53%) Maven
7 2 (0.36%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.36%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.36%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.36%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.36%) webpack
8 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.18%) VisualWorks
General
1 158 (28.06%) Social Skills
2 145 (25.75%) Finance
3 29 (5.15%) Telecoms
4 26 (4.62%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (4.26%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.55%) Banking
6 20 (3.55%) Law
7 12 (2.13%) Marketing
8 11 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (1.42%) Front Office
9 8 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.24%) Legal
11 5 (0.89%) Investment Banking
11 5 (0.89%) Manufacturing
11 5 (0.89%) Publishing
12 4 (0.71%) Advertising
12 4 (0.71%) Retail
13 3 (0.53%) Local Government
13 3 (0.53%) Police
14 2 (0.36%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 138 (24.51%) Analyst
2 86 (15.28%) Business Analyst
3 63 (11.19%) Developer
4 62 (11.01%) Project Manager
5 59 (10.48%) Senior
6 55 (9.77%) Architect
7 36 (6.39%) Solutions Architect
8 33 (5.86%) Insurance Business Analyst
9 32 (5.68%) Lead
10 24 (4.26%) Consultant
10 24 (4.26%) Senior Analyst
11 19 (3.37%) Change Manager
12 17 (3.02%) Data Analyst
12 17 (3.02%) Senior Business Analyst
13 13 (2.31%) Senior Manager
14 12 (2.13%) C# Developer
15 11 (1.95%) Java Developer
15 11 (1.95%) Quality Analyst
15 11 (1.95%) Security Architect
15 11 (1.95%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.78%) .NET
2 9 (1.60%) JSON
2 9 (1.60%) React
3 7 (1.24%) KnockoutJS
4 6 (1.07%) REST
5 5 (0.89%) .NET Core
5 5 (0.89%) Node.js
5 5 (0.89%) RESTful
5 5 (0.89%) Spring
5 5 (0.89%) Spring Boot
6 4 (0.71%) Catalyst
6 4 (0.71%) EDI
6 4 (0.71%) HTML
6 4 (0.71%) LLVM
6 4 (0.71%) Next.js
7 3 (0.53%) CSS
7 3 (0.53%) Laravel
7 3 (0.53%) Pandas
7 3 (0.53%) Vue
7 3 (0.53%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 26 (4.62%) Reinsurance
2 15 (2.66%) Product Ownership
3 14 (2.49%) Management Information System
4 12 (2.13%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.78%) NHS
6 9 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.42%) Smartphone
8 7 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.07%) CSOC
10 5 (0.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.89%) PKI
10 5 (0.89%) Public Cloud
10 5 (0.89%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.71%) Data Centre
11 4 (0.71%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (0.53%) Driving Licence
12 3 (0.53%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.37%) Windows
2 10 (1.78%) Linux
2 10 (1.78%) Unix
3 5 (0.89%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (24.69%) Agile
2 61 (10.83%) Migration
3 60 (10.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 58 (10.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 47 (8.35%) Project Management
6 44 (7.82%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (5.33%) DevOps
7 30 (5.33%) Test Automation
8 29 (5.15%) Mentoring
9 28 (4.97%) Cybersecurity
9 28 (4.97%) Roadmaps
10 27 (4.80%) Analytics
10 27 (4.80%) CI/CD
11 26 (4.62%) Business Intelligence
12 24 (4.26%) Change Management
12 24 (4.26%) User Acceptance Testing
13 23 (4.09%) Data Modelling
14 21 (3.73%) Software Engineering
14 21 (3.73%) Target Operating Model
14 21 (3.73%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 58 (10.30%) SQL
2 29 (5.15%) Python
3 28 (4.97%) Java
4 19 (3.37%) C#
5 18 (3.20%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.42%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.42%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.89%) Perl
7 5 (0.89%) PHP
8 4 (0.71%) C
8 4 (0.71%) C++
8 4 (0.71%) Ruby
9 3 (0.53%) Scala
10 2 (0.36%) Bash
10 2 (0.36%) Go
10 2 (0.36%) VBA
11 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.18%) Smalltalk
11 1 (0.18%) Solidity
11 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (6.39%) Degree
2 27 (4.80%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.73%) SC Cleared
4 9 (1.60%) DV Cleared
5 5 (0.89%) PhD
6 4 (0.71%) Azure Certification
6 4 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (0.71%) CISSP
6 4 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.53%) APMP
7 3 (0.53%) CCNA
7 3 (0.53%) CCNP
7 3 (0.53%) CISM
7 3 (0.53%) HNC
7 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.53%) NVQ Level 4
7 3 (0.53%) SANS
8 2 (0.36%) APMG
8 2 (0.36%) CISA
8 2 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.02%) QA
2 16 (2.84%) Accessibility
3 15 (2.66%) GDPR
4 11 (1.95%) Data Quality
5 10 (1.78%) PMO
6 7 (1.24%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.07%) NIST
8 5 (0.89%) NCSC
9 4 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.53%) SLA
11 2 (0.36%) GRC
11 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.36%) P3O
12 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS
12 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (1.24%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.53%) Docker
3 2 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (1.95%) Terraform
2 9 (1.60%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.42%) Grafana
4 6 (1.07%) Ansible
4 6 (1.07%) SCCM
5 4 (0.71%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.36%) Puppet
7 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.18%) Kibana
7 1 (0.18%) logstash
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 43 (7.64%) Microsoft
2 11 (1.95%) BT
3 10 (1.78%) VMware
4 9 (1.60%) Cisco
4 9 (1.60%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.42%) IFS
5 8 (1.42%) SAP
6 7 (1.24%) Okta
7 5 (0.89%) Google
7 5 (0.89%) Guidewire
7 5 (0.89%) ION Trading
7 5 (0.89%) Oracle
7 5 (0.89%) Palo Alto
7 5 (0.89%) Salesforce
7 5 (0.89%) Veeam
8 4 (0.71%) Fortinet
8 4 (0.71%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.71%) Juniper
8 4 (0.71%) Screaming Frog
9 3 (0.53%) PagerDuty