The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Bolton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
27
15
17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton
84.38%
88.24%
56.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
6
2
10th Percentile
£160
£294
£294
25th Percentile
£170
£429
£322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£190
£490
£388
Median % change year-on-year
-61.22%
+26.45%
+46.23%
75th Percentile
£200
£528
£447
90th Percentile
£250
£538
£471
Manchester median daily rate
£470
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.00%
-
+2.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
6
13
10th Percentile
£54.60
£24.15
£18.68
25th Percentile
-
£26.39
£26.00
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£34.00
£37.30
Median % change year-on-year
+76.47%
-8.85%
+86.50%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£45.50
£45.05
90th Percentile
£77.75
£54.50
£61.81
Manchester median hourly rate
£21.53
£23.45
£25.00
% change year-on-year
-8.19%
-6.20%
+38.89%
Influencing Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Influencing Skills Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Bolton.
Influencing Skills Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Influencing Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bolton region with a requirement for Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:
