Influencing Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 157 211 247
Rank change year-on-year +54 +36 +36
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 1,855 1,909 2,549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.89% 1.82% 1.65%
As % of the General category 3.16% 2.65% 2.60%
Number of salaries quoted 569 771 1,265
10th Percentile £40,842 £41,063 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £76,500 £81,576 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £99,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,000 £56,000 £53,112
% change year-on-year +1.79% +5.44% -3.43%

All General Skills
UK

Influencing Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 58,670 71,907 98,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.84% 68.71% 63.59%
Number of salaries quoted 39,462 38,624 51,085
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in the UK

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills.

Salary trend for Influencing Skills in the UK

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the UK

Influencing Skills
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +41 1,481 £62,500 -3.85% 375
UK excluding London 0 1,250 £57,000 +1.79% 241
Work from Home +57 829 £56,435 -13.18% 134
London +99 485 £72,500 -0.41% 145
South East +69 323 £52,500 -20.05% 59
Midlands -29 245 £60,000 +10.60% 47
Scotland +18 207 £80,000 +23.08% 9
West Midlands -13 207 £70,000 +32.08% 26
North of England -72 167 £52,500 -8.70% 59
South West +32 127 £60,000 -3.61% 31
East of England +59 92 £57,500 +4.55% 30
Wales +53 89 £52,738 +22.46% 8
North West -49 85 £50,685 -7.85% 40
Yorkshire -39 60 £66,250 +10.42% 16
East Midlands -20 37 £50,000 -31.03% 21
North East +16 22 £56,693 +31.84% 5

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 169 (9.11%) Apache Spark
2 24 (1.29%) SharePoint
3 17 (0.92%) Confluence
4 4 (0.22%) Apache
5 3 (0.16%) SAS
6 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.054%) Drupal
Applications
1 530 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 195 (10.51%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.59%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.27%) Adobe Captivate
8 5 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.11%) CATIA
9 2 (0.11%) NASTRAN
9 2 (0.11%) SPSS
10 1 (0.054%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (0.59%) Workday HCM
2 8 (0.43%) SAP WM
3 6 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.27%) SAP CRM
4 5 (0.27%) SAP CX
4 5 (0.27%) SAP GTS
4 5 (0.27%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.22%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.11%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.054%) Data Workbench
8 1 (0.054%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.054%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.054%) iTrent
8 1 (0.054%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.054%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 95 (5.12%) AWS
2 93 (5.01%) Azure
3 45 (2.43%) Power Platform
4 31 (1.67%) GCP
5 21 (1.13%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (0.70%) SaaS
8 11 (0.59%) Azure Service Bus
9 9 (0.49%) PowerApps
10 8 (0.43%) Azure AKS
10 8 (0.43%) Azure App Service
10 8 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (0.43%) PaaS
11 7 (0.38%) WhatsApp
12 6 (0.32%) Collibra
12 6 (0.32%) IaaS
13 5 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 5 (0.27%) GitHub
13 5 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 449 (24.20%) Broadband
2 11 (0.59%) Network Security
3 10 (0.54%) DNS
3 10 (0.54%) Firewall
4 3 (0.16%) DHCP
5 2 (0.11%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.11%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.11%) Intranet
5 2 (0.11%) LAN
5 2 (0.11%) SSL
5 2 (0.11%) VLAN
5 2 (0.11%) VPN
5 2 (0.11%) WAN
5 2 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.054%) 4G
6 1 (0.054%) 5G
6 1 (0.054%) IKE
6 1 (0.054%) Internet
6 1 (0.054%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (9.11%) Big Data
2 167 (9.00%) NoSQL
3 32 (1.73%) Power BI
4 26 (1.40%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (0.86%) Data Lake
7 14 (0.75%) Tableau
8 11 (0.59%) BigQuery
9 10 (0.54%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.38%) Data Mining
10 7 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (0.32%) GIS
11 6 (0.32%) Metadata
11 6 (0.32%) MySQL
12 5 (0.27%) Delta Lake
12 5 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
12 5 (0.27%) Looker
12 5 (0.27%) Qlik Sense
12 5 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (1.40%) JIRA
2 18 (0.97%) Jenkins
3 17 (0.92%) Cucumber
4 16 (0.86%) Git
5 14 (0.75%) Selenium
6 8 (0.43%) TeamCity
7 7 (0.38%) Postman
8 4 (0.22%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.16%) JMeter
9 3 (0.16%) Maven
9 3 (0.16%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.11%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.11%) CANoe
10 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.054%) GitLab
11 1 (0.054%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 1,278 (68.89%) Social Skills
2 965 (52.02%) Finance
3 781 (42.10%) Analytical Skills
4 325 (17.52%) Law
5 311 (16.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 233 (12.56%) Marketing
7 227 (12.24%) Presentation Skills
8 174 (9.38%) Manufacturing
9 153 (8.25%) Organisational Skills
10 91 (4.91%) Public Sector
11 85 (4.58%) Legal
12 78 (4.20%) Retail
13 54 (2.91%) Financial Institution
14 45 (2.43%) Automotive
14 45 (2.43%) Banking
15 42 (2.26%) Aerospace
16 21 (1.13%) Games
17 18 (0.97%) Telecoms
18 13 (0.70%) Local Government
18 13 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 689 (37.14%) Analyst
2 424 (22.86%) Senior
3 250 (13.48%) Senior Analyst
4 245 (13.21%) Lead
5 144 (7.76%) Software Engineer
6 130 (7.01%) Lead Software Engineer
7 127 (6.85%) Project Manager
8 121 (6.52%) IT Engineer
9 120 (6.47%) Product Analyst
9 120 (6.47%) Sales Analyst
10 118 (6.36%) Commercial Analyst
11 116 (6.25%) Graduate
12 115 (6.20%) Automation Engineer
12 115 (6.20%) Graduate IT Engineer
12 115 (6.20%) IT Graduate
13 114 (6.15%) Financial Analyst
14 108 (5.82%) Big Data Engineer
14 108 (5.82%) Big Data Software Engineer
14 108 (5.82%) Lead Big Data Engineer
14 108 (5.82%) Scala Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (1.46%) HTML
2 21 (1.13%) React
3 16 (0.86%) .NET
4 13 (0.70%) CSS
5 10 (0.54%) .NET Core
5 10 (0.54%) Gherkin
5 10 (0.54%) RESTful
6 9 (0.49%) HTML5
6 9 (0.49%) JSON
6 9 (0.49%) YAML
7 8 (0.43%) .NET Framework
7 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET
7 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET 2.0
7 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET Web API
7 8 (0.43%) Blazor
7 8 (0.43%) Entity Framework
7 8 (0.43%) Kafka
7 8 (0.43%) Razor View Engine
7 8 (0.43%) XML
8 6 (0.32%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 137 (7.39%) FMCG
2 86 (4.64%) Management Information System
3 80 (4.31%) Cloud Native
4 47 (2.53%) Product Ownership
5 43 (2.32%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.26%) IoT
7 28 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
8 21 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (1.08%) Driving Licence
10 17 (0.92%) Robotics
11 14 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (0.75%) Cyberattack
11 14 (0.75%) Data Centre
11 14 (0.75%) PMI
11 14 (0.75%) Social Media
12 13 (0.70%) Virtual Team
13 11 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
14 10 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (0.54%) Digital Media
14 10 (0.54%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 23 (1.24%) Windows
2 17 (0.92%) Android
3 15 (0.81%) Apple iOS
4 14 (0.75%) Linux
5 13 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.22%) DC/OS
6 4 (0.22%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.16%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.11%) CentOS
8 2 (0.11%) Unix
9 1 (0.054%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 913 (49.22%) Agile
2 729 (39.30%) Mentoring
3 602 (32.45%) Decision-Making
4 545 (29.38%) Problem-Solving
5 512 (27.60%) Business Case
6 480 (25.88%) Actionable Insight
7 465 (25.07%) Budgeting
8 453 (24.42%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 387 (20.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 208 (11.21%) Coaching
11 206 (11.11%) Software Engineering
12 195 (10.51%) SDLC
13 192 (10.35%) Project Management
14 180 (9.70%) CI/CD
15 161 (8.68%) Performance Tuning
16 158 (8.52%) Customer Service
17 157 (8.46%) Customer Requirements
18 151 (8.14%) Roadmaps
19 143 (7.71%) Stakeholder Management
20 130 (7.01%) Operational Stability
Programming Languages
1 205 (11.05%) SQL
2 194 (10.46%) Java
3 165 (8.89%) Scala
4 40 (2.16%) SystemVerilog
5 35 (1.89%) Python
6 21 (1.13%) C#
7 20 (1.08%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.86%) C++
8 16 (0.86%) JavaScript
9 11 (0.59%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.32%) C
11 5 (0.27%) Go
12 4 (0.22%) PHP
12 4 (0.22%) VB
13 3 (0.16%) Perl
13 3 (0.16%) PowerShell
14 2 (0.11%) R
14 2 (0.11%) VBA
15 1 (0.054%) Bash
15 1 (0.054%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 464 (25.01%) Degree
2 452 (24.37%) CIMA
3 450 (24.26%) ACCA
4 133 (7.17%) Security Cleared
5 117 (6.31%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 65 (3.50%) SC Cleared
7 35 (1.89%) DV Cleared
8 25 (1.35%) TOGAF Certification
9 22 (1.19%) CISSP
10 21 (1.13%) Master's Degree
10 21 (1.13%) PMI Certification
11 20 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
12 18 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
13 13 (0.70%) CRISC
14 11 (0.59%) PMP
15 9 (0.49%) DBS Check
16 7 (0.38%) HNC
17 6 (0.32%) HND
17 6 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
18 5 (0.27%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (3.56%) QA
2 32 (1.73%) Data Quality
3 25 (1.35%) GDPR
4 22 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (1.19%) PMO
5 11 (0.59%) NCSC
6 10 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.54%) ISO 9001
7 9 (0.49%) GRC
8 7 (0.38%) COBIT
8 7 (0.38%) DO-254
8 7 (0.38%) Good Clinical Practice
9 4 (0.22%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.22%) SLA
10 3 (0.16%) IFRS
10 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
10 3 (0.16%) NIST
10 3 (0.16%) Solvency II
11 2 (0.11%) IASME
11 2 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 15 (0.81%) Docker
2 9 (0.49%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.32%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.11%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 28 (1.51%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.02%) Functional Safety
3 13 (0.70%) Terraform
4 8 (0.43%) SCOM
5 6 (0.32%) FortiGate
5 6 (0.32%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.22%) Kibana
8 3 (0.16%) Ansible
8 3 (0.16%) CASB
8 3 (0.16%) Grafana
8 3 (0.16%) Nessus
8 3 (0.16%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.11%) WSUS
10 1 (0.054%) BMC PATROL
10 1 (0.054%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.054%) Oracle Identity Management
10 1 (0.054%) Puppet
Vendors
1 610 (32.88%) Microsoft
2 31 (1.67%) SAP
3 30 (1.62%) Cadence
3 30 (1.62%) ServiceNow
4 28 (1.51%) Synopsys
5 27 (1.46%) Workday
6 25 (1.35%) Google
7 22 (1.19%) VMware
8 21 (1.13%) IFS
9 19 (1.02%) Salesforce
10 13 (0.70%) Oracle
11 11 (0.59%) Databricks
12 9 (0.49%) Adobe
13 7 (0.38%) Minitab
14 4 (0.22%) BT
14 4 (0.22%) CA
14 4 (0.22%) Citrix
14 4 (0.22%) Computacenter
14 4 (0.22%) Teradata
15 3 (0.16%) Sitecore